Policy Tracker
Our most recent Policy Tracker is available now. Key developments include: State Policy Updates: Delaware Policy Status, New Hampshire Energy Policy Study, New York SBC IV, Rhode Island’s New Savings...
View ArticleEngineering Change – Market Transformation in the Northeast
Adam Cooper - Manager, Institute for Electric Efficiency The development of energy efficient practices and products requires deliberate efforts and actions by individuals and organizations. Technology...
View ArticleEnergy Efficiency: Jobs Creator
Energy Efficiency: Jobs Creator The national news has been focused lately on some high profile renewable energy failures. But they’ve been missing out on the bigger picture: clean energy jobs, powered...
View ArticleLUMEN Coalition Unveils New Consumer Website
Which Bulb Should I Use?! 2012 is almost upon us and in preparation for the upcoming change in lighting standards the LUMEN (Lighting Understanding For a More Efficient Nation) Coalition gave media an...
View ArticleGreen codes underway in Rhode Island – is this the future of public policy?
City Hall Annex - Cambridge's first high performance municipal building Photo: City of Cambridge and Blind Dog Photo, Inc. Naturally, I waited until the last possible day of the year to apply for my...
View ArticleProposed Transformer Standards Leave Efficiency Advocates Scratching their Heads
You may be surprised to hear that Distribution Transformers (which include the round barrel-looking devices on telephone poles) offer significant energy savings opportunities. Although most...
View ArticleTackling Market Barriers – NEEP Begins Work with Efficiency Maine on...
The potential energy savings in the multi-family sector is tremendous. In spite of this, the sector has not been a point of focus for retrofit projects as there are multiple barriers to achieving...
View ArticleCongratulations, Massachusetts! (And NY, VT, CT, RI and MD, while we’re at it!)
Northeast Region Tops the Nation in Energy Efficiency The much anticipated state energy efficiency policy scorecard was just issued by the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE), and,...
View ArticlePolicy Tracker–October 24 Edition
Presidential election aside, November brings many important state and federal policy developments for energy efficiency. From state elections and energy efficiency plans, the Northeast states will be...
View ArticleMassachusetts Kicks off Grid Modernization Working Group
Increasing severe weather events. Increasing plug load. An aging infrastructure. Cyber security concerns. The advance of electric cars. The trend toward more distributed and renewable energy...
View ArticleNortheast Region Innovating to Accelerate Energy Efficiency in 2013
The Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions are seeing unprecedented savings in electricity and natural gas use, thanks to a combined commitment to invest over $2.5 billion dollars in energy efficiency...
View ArticleNEEP’s Retail Products Initiative receives ENERGY STAR’s Partner of the Year...
The Northeast Retail Products Initiative, facilitated by NEEP, in conjunction with its sponsoring utility and energy efficiency program administrators, has been awarded the coveted 2013 ENERGY STAR...
View ArticleDialogue on Industrial Efficiency and CHP Kicks Off in Baltimore
Good morning from Baltimore, where the U.S. Department of Energy and NEEP have just kicked off our Regional Dialogue on Accelerating Industrial Energy Efficiency and Combined Heat and Power (CHP). This...
View ArticleIn Connecticut, it’s Back to the Future … Unfortunately
Haven’t we been here before? Connecticut’s redirection of Energy Efficiency Funds could potentially halt monetary and energy savings. For the third time in the last decade, legislators in Connecticut...
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