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This white paper was prepared on behalf of the Green Energy Consumers Alliance (GECA). It presents a preliminary assessment of costs to customers heating with air-source heat pumps (ASHPs), and discusses the need for alternative electric rate designs to make heating electrification cost effective in Massachusetts. An “operating cost gap” is a measure that can be used to determine whether switching from one heating system to another would be a cost-effective choice for a given household. The “cost gap” is the difference between current and expected future operating costs and can be used to compare different heating systems. A household …
View Full ResourceHousehold decisions to adopt rooftop solar photovoltaics are partly driven by social influence. Previous research on solar adoption influence has focused on influence among residential peers. Here, they expand the framework of solar adoption influence by exploring the influence of non-residential installations on residential adoption decisions. This report uses staggered differences-in-differences to estimate non-residential influence effects using a large data sample of residential adoptions. It also critically evaluate prevailing frameworks for solar adoption influence. It find that non-residential installations are associated with accelerated residential adoption rates, on the order of 0.4 additional residential adoptions per quarter per non-residential installation. The …
View Full ResourceThrough the Better Buildings Initiative, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) works with leaders across the nation to develop and deploy solutions that benefit our communities and our planet while strengthening our economy and increasing our competitiveness. Better Buildings partners are pursuing ambitious greenhouse gas (GHG), energy, water, and waste reduction goals, and sharing their proven solutions with the marketplace.
Since the start of the program, partners have collectively saved more than 3 quadrillion British thermal units (QBtu) of energy. This amounts to a savings of more than $18.5 billion. Partners have also reduced their carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) by …
View Full ResourceThe Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) made some significant investments in industrial decarbonization, particularly for clean hydrogen and carbon capture, storage, and utilization. However, analyses show that the IRA does not adequately incentivize the full range of renewable thermal solutions. To accelerate the decarbonization of thermal energy for industry and buildings, the RTC has developed a set of recommendations for our advocacy efforts that build on the IRA and IIJA while addressing some critical policy gaps.…
View Full ResourceFrom 2020 to 2023, SEI participated as a partner in the Better Buildings Workforce Accelerator. The BBWA is a Department of Energy (DOE) initiative seeking to raise the level of building science and energy efficiency knowledge in the nation’s building-related workforce. Through the BBWA, DOE engaged industry partners in activities that build interest and awareness, streamline pathways, and improve skills for people pursuing green building careers.…
View Full ResourceFrom 2020 to 2023, NEEC participated as a partner in the Better Buildings Workforce Accelerator (BBWA). The BBWA is a Department of Energy (DOE) initiative seeking to raise the level of building science and energy efficiency knowledge in the nation’s building-related workforce. Through the BBWA, DOE engaged industry partners in activities that build interest and awareness, streamline pathways, and improve skills for people pursuing green building careers. …
View Full ResourceShifting thermal energy production away from carbon-intensive fossil fuels to clean sources such as electrification where low- or zero-carbon electricity is used presents a significant opportunity to decarbonize the industrial and commercial buildings sectors. Many in the industrial and commercial sectors are interested in pursuing thermal electrification options, but some may not know where to start.
This roadmap is designed to help thermal energy users identify, analyze, and execute electrification projects. It categorizes what companies need to consider and the questions they need to ask while exploring electrification options.…
View Full Resource“All Electric Construction: A Good Deal” details the cost saving opportunity for constructing new homes to be all-electric and avoiding gas pipeline extensions.
All-electric building codes lead to lower construction costs in Michigan by encouraging developers to bypass the cost and complexity of installing new gas lines. These homes have roughly the same utility bills as mixed-fuel homes, which use both gas and electricity. Those savings are projected to improve over time as gas prices rise.…
The Framework for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Planning: Industrial Portfolios articulates a process to help industrial organizations develop a specific, actionable plan to achieve Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction – an Emissions Reduction Plan (ERP). An ERP covers an entire portfolio of facilities, yet contains enough detail to be practically useful at the facility level.
Organizations may find many benefits to developing an ERP. An ERP translates targets into action and ensures members of an organization at all levels understand the resources needed to achieve goals.
The Framework guides organizations through five milestones to developing …
View Full ResourceThe energy system is going through a remarkable transition. To meet climate and carbon reduction goals, numerous local and federal government policies, corporate goals, and consumer preferences are leading toward a lower-carbon future. A key part of that low-carbon future is a low-carbon electricity supply fleet and the electrification of other sectors such as buildings and transportation. This can create challenges, as the way in which the electric power system is planned for and operated can be significantly different from what it is today. In 2019, the Energy Systems Integration Group facilitated a workshop to review several workstreams representing the …
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