We’re excited to announce that Massachusetts, in collaboration with our New England neighbors, has secured a $450 million award from the EPA! The New England Heat Pump Accelerator will make heating and cooling more affordable and efficient, driving down costs and emissions. Proud to be part of this transformative initiative!
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We celebrate the successes of 2023 and continued growth in the 1st quarter of 2024. #greenfinance is important to the debt stack for new construction and adaptive retrofit projects in #Wisconsin.
2023 brought a greater mix of projects to Wisconsin’s commercial property assessed clean energy (C-PACE) program. We attribute that to a larger mix of lenders and the assistance of PACE Wisconsin stakeholder groups: counties, economic development groups, chambers, developer associations, and local utilities were essential partners in helping to spread the word about the impact of PACE as an economic development tool that creates more energy efficient buildings in Wisconsin. https://lnkd.in/dw8tHYiV
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Thrilled that the first paper led by my first U-M PhD student, the stellar Claire McKenna, and with Carina Gronlund, is now out in Resources, Conservation & Recycling. From energy audits, utility bill analysis, thermostat data analysis, and interviews with 51 homeowners in Wayne and Washtenaw Counties, we find: 1. A switch to heat pumps from natural gas will raise energy burdens sharply for all participants. This will be particularly acute for low-income households. This is a function of the cold climate, poor housing stock (more below), and the relative prices of natural gas and electricity. In the figure below, (1) is for standard flat electricity rate and 2022 natural gas cost; and (2) is for standard time-of-use electricity rate and 2022 natural gas cost. Read the article here: https://lnkd.in/gdrAEDkX CRUCIAL POINT: this is not an argument against electrification, which is essential. It is an argument for standards and help to make our housing stock more efficient and for closer scrutiny of utility rates.
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It feels really great to be part of this amazing clean energy transition. It's happening in front of our eyes: all that solar mentioned in this video will need storage to even out the electricity flow. That's why I find the integration of BESS (battery energy storage systems) so rewarding: every project brings us closer to a sustainable energy future.
Built nearly 100 years ago, the Hoover Dam is a hallmark of big and bold action in the U.S. We invested in America then and, under the Biden-Harris Administration, we’re investing in America now. By 2030, we expect to add the equivalent of over 300 Hoover Dams-worth of clean energy to our grid.
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Day 1 of PCBC down…. tomorrow is the last day to connect with me directly to discuss CHEERS and all things ENERGY STAR. Learn more about 45L tax credits!
🔔 Reminder! 🔔 CHEERS will be attending the PCBC Trade Show as an exhibitor again this year, and we would like to invite you to visit us at booth #748 to chat with @Jimmy Wheeler and learn more about how builders can claim up to $5,000 in Federal Tax Credits for ENERGY STAR® and Zero Energy Ready Home participation. 📅 When: June 19th - June 20th 📍 Where: Anaheim Convention Center, California 🤝 Join Us!
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America is know for thinking and going big, and that’s just what we’re doing when it comes to the clean energy future.
Built nearly 100 years ago, the Hoover Dam is a hallmark of big and bold action in the U.S. We invested in America then and, under the Biden-Harris Administration, we’re investing in America now. By 2030, we expect to add the equivalent of over 300 Hoover Dams-worth of clean energy to our grid.
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Ex-Salesforce project manager and marketing manager working on solving climate change | Generated over 8,000 downloads and $5M in marketing influenced pipeline with content strategy
If you're interested in #sustainability in #washington state, check out this webinar!
🗓 Join us next Tuesday, Oct 24th at 10am PT for BDC’s National Policy Call. This time we’ll be catching up with all of the amazing building decarb activity in #Washington state! Get ready to hear from speakers Laura Feinstein (Sightline Institute), Duane Jonlin (City of Seattle) and Steve Gelb (Emerald Cities Collaborative) about: ✅ Regulatory context for the “future of gas” ✅ Washington's statewide electrification codes ✅ Equity, weatherization, and community-centered resilience Register here: https://lnkd.in/eRfXgjzv
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Check out our article in this month's issue of Properties Magazine for insight into how you can leverage district energy to improve the value of your building.
Corix Cleveland Thermal's business development director, Alexis Omilion, is a contributor In the July 2024 issue of Northeast Ohio Properties magazine. Alexis wrote an article titled "Unlocking Benefits of District Energy." The article begins on page 34, and you can read it at https://loom.ly/g-_e_yA #greenhousegasemissions
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Economic Development @ Kentucky's Touchstone Energy Cooperatives | Community Development
“It is time to be BOLD and proactive. Steel on the ground and diversification of generation resources are the best hedges against the unpredictability of the future.” - Tony Campbell, East Kentucky Power Cooperative’s president & CEO last week at EKPC's Annual Meeting Our Economic Development by Kentucky's Touchstone Energy Cooperatives Team are taking that battle cry on the road as we push for transformational opportunities for our rural served communities. Moments after presenting with Rodney Hitch at the annual meeting, Brittany Cox and I hurried to the airport with that message in hand to take part in the Site Selectors Guild's Summer Summit in Charleston, South Carolina. In visiting with our site selection friends and talking with economic development peers from across the country, it became obvious that our electric cooperatives are taking a different tack than a lot of others when it comes to electricity and projects. We are taking steps to push Kentucky first in site selection through bold actions as expressed by our CEO. We are investing in diverse generation and planning for growth that will bring jobs and careers to our communities. Our investments are not limited to just generation but focus also on transmission that will bring this vast power supply to numerous industrial sites located across the state. From our served areas in high growth areas along the interstates as well as rural locations that are reinventing themselves for advanced manufacturing opportunities, our cooperatives serve the Top Industrial Sites in Kentucky. These sites represent the most viable mega sites as well as the largest number of industrial sites best suited for manufacturing, more than any other electricity provider in the state. Our cooperatives are poised for a bright future and We in the words of Tony Campbell will be BOLD... ______ Site Selection Magazine; Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development; Kentucky Electric Cooperatives; FDI Alliance International; National Rural Economic Developers Association; NRECA; Touchstone Energy® Cooperative, Inc.; PJM Interconnection; The Lane Report; #SiteSelection #EconomicDevelopment #MegaSites
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Building engineering and policy researcher focused on household and social justice impacts of climate action
New paper! https://lnkd.in/gDR3mdba I'm celebrating my first journal publication today! The paper, out in Resources, Conservation & Recycling, quantifies the utility bill impact of switching to a heat pump from fossil gas in a cold climate. It's more expensive than most people realize - just over $1,100 on average for our sample of 51 real homes in Michigan. This paper is not meant to discourage electrification, but to analyze ways of electrifying our housing stock that do not have severe energy burden impact for the lowest earners. We find that energy retrofits like air sealing and insulation can eliminate the ongoing cost premium for heat pumps for natural gas users, but they cost so much that they are likely out of reach for low to moderate income households. That's why we're calling on policy makers at Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy and City of Ann Arbor among others in cold climates where fossil gas heating predominates to offer programs that weave together electrification and energy efficiency. Read the paper and share it! https://lnkd.in/gDR3mdba Thanks to my PhD advisors and coauthors Parth Vaishnav and Carina Gronlund for your thoughtful contributions throughout the process.
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Today @ the signing of an executive order establishing the Federal Funds and Infrastructure. Positioning Massachusetts to get every dollar available in the Inflation Reduction Act furthers our goal to reduce energy burdens & GHG emmissions as well as the creation of a diversified clean energy work force . This is how we build an affordable, competitive & equitable Massachusetts for all.
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