ACEEE filed joint comments with Climate Mayors, Urban Sustainability Directors Network, C40 Cities, and Southeast Sustainability Directors Network in response to the Department of Energy’s Request …
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ACEEE filed joint comments with Climate Mayors, Urban Sustainability Directors Network, C40 Cities, and Southeast Sustainability Directors Network in response to the Department of Energy’s Request for Information regarding the Adoption of Building Energy Codes funding under the Inflation Reduction Act. The joint comments focused on supporting jurisdictions through templates, tools, and streamlined processes. They also encouraged focusing efforts on the areas of greatest impact through energy and carbon savings as well as community benefits including advancing equity, affordability, and workforce development.
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.
The BUILD America 250 Act, advanced by the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, would eliminate or weaken many programs that help lower transportation …
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