High-performance commercial buildings deliver exceptional energy efficiency and comfort, reduce building-related carbon emissions, and offer many other benefits. Because these buildings are becomin…
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High-performance commercial buildings deliver exceptional energy efficiency and comfort, reduce building-related carbon emissions, and offer many other benefits. Because these buildings are becoming increasingly automated — and rely on advanced technology, controls, and systems integration — the skillsets required to operate and maintain them will continue to increase in depth and breadth. This report identifies essential skills for the high-performance buildings workforce and finds that building operations and maintenance (O&M) is the most important skillset according to an original survey and expert interviews. The report discusses several training programs that provide continuing education for the existing workforce and career-oriented training for new entrants to the field. It concludes with strategies that utilities, program administrators, and policy makers can use to improve workforce education and training to broaden the pool of skilled building professionals.
The commonwealth spends almost $11 billion a year buying energy from out of state. Mass Save lowers bills and keeps money at home.
Utility energy efficiency programs have increased investment in low-income households, but significant gaps remain. This report examines spending and savings trends across 48 major U.S. utilities, identifies barriers to expanding low-income programs and highlights policies and program strategies that can improve energy affordability and equitable access to efficiency upgrades.
The United States faces interlocking energy challenges: rising home energy bills and gasoline prices; new demand for electricity from data centers and other loads; high greenhouse gas emissions from burning fossil fuels.
Now, a new era of energy efficiency progress in our buildings, transportation, and industry is needed to meet this moment. This wide-ranging study finds a massive opportunity.
Home energy report programs, in which utilities provide households with personalized insights into their energy use and tips to lower their bills, are a…
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