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Recovery Through Retrofit identified homeowners’ lack of access to information, financing and skilled workers as the key barriers that have prevented a strong nationwide home energy retrofitmarket from growing. The report also laid out several recommendations aimed at breaking down these barriers. During the last year, an interagency working group has addressed each of therecommendations and the Middle Class Task Force and CEQ are pleased to report on ourprogress and announce the launch of several new initiatives.
Energy efficient mortgages have been around for decades but largely have notbeen taken advantage of. In the past few years the secondary mortgage markethas streamlined the underwriting process for the energy mortgage product. Fannie Mae has made the process seamless for the lender and the rater. Yet despite these infrastructure improvements and rising energy costs the demand for the product has not increased.
With new funds in the pipeline and a new administration at the helm, communities nationwide are looking for ways to align their strategies for development with the tone and tenor of Washington. In order to help counties better understand the new mechanisms for addressing their energy needs, Brian spoke to NACo’s Energy Subcommittee about the opportunities for clean energy activities in the 2009 American Recover and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). He outlined the main recipients of ARRA funding for energy efficiency (which include state energy offices and local governments), as well as how those funds will be allocated, how interested organizations should apply for those funds, and what activities are eligible for funding.
Our Energy Guelph (OEG) is a community-led group established by the Guelph City Council to determine stakeholder priorities, establish metrics for progress, & update Guelph's Community Energy Initiative.
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policy alternatives and estimates their effectiveness at mitigating the negative impacts of the investment tax credit cliff embedded within current law.
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During the spring and summer of 2017, OEG engaged with community members, seeking input into Guelph’s community energy plan. Community engagement represents one of three primary inputs and activities that will come together to inform Guelph's community energy plan.
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David Terry, Executive Director
National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO)
Manufacturing in America 2016 PACE presentation. How to use the money already being spent on the inefficient use of energy to become more energy efficient with no upfront cost.
Contents: Hoping for the Best, Preparing for the Worst: Utilities continue to prepare to implement the EPA's most sweeping carbon-dioxide rule to date.
-Nuclear Still Delivers: Some public power utilities continue to invest in nuclear power plants as CO2-free, diversified energy sources.
-Smart Start for Public Power: Utilities modernized the gird with smart meters.
-Power in Numbers: New Jersey public power utilities are trying to secure state legislation that would allow them to work together through a joint action agency and harness economies of scale.
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Public Power magazine is the trade magazine for the more than 2,000 community-owned electric utilities that serve more than 48 million people in the United States. The American Public Power Association publishes the magazine bi-monthly online and in print.
Join the discussion! Use #PublicPower and connect with us:
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Federal tax policies have been an important driver for solar’s recent remarkable growth, but without action during the 114th Congress, the 30-percent investment tax credit (ITC) for solar and other clean energy technologies will expire at the end of 2016. If Congress were to allow this policy shock to occur, the economics of solar investments would worsen, reducing solar deployments in 2017 and beyond. Solar jobs would be lost, and solar cost reductions would be delayed. While these negative impacts of current law are undeniable, their magnitude remains an open question. This policy brief estimates the impacts that current law would have on the solar industry. It also formulates several
policy alternatives and estimates their effectiveness at mitigating the negative impacts of the investment tax credit cliff embedded within current law.
The GW Solar Institute working paper, Bridging the Solar Income Gap, details a wide range of policy tools to increase access to affordable solar energy, particularly for lower income families. These urgently needed tools could help unlock solar energy for all Americans and drive billions of dollars of solar wealth into lower income communities.
Simon Bawakyillenuo, Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research
Presentation given at “Unlocking Investment in Africa’s Renewables: What are the Binding Constraints?” event, organised by the Institute of Development Studies and held on 19 January 2017 at the Wellcome Collection, London. For more information, please visit http://www.ids.ac.uk/events/unlocking-investment-in-africa-s-renewables-what-are-the-binding-constraints.
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Hur tar man hänsyn till olika inlärningsstilar när man designar för användbarhet?
Reference: Thomas Forsberg, "Hjärnans utveckling – Inlärning - Inlärningsstilar", 2001, Linköpings Universitet.
This presentation was delivered by Joseph Williams, Sustainable Energy Advisor, CDB, at the Fifth Caribbean Sustainable Energy Forum in The Bahamas in January 2017. For more information about renewable energy and energy efficiency in the Caribbean, visit www.caribank.org.
In the context of sustainable energy transition in CARICOM, this presentation discusses, where we were, and where we are today and identifies issues, challenges, and opportunities along the way. Delivered by Joseph Williams, Sustainable Energy Advisor, Renewable Energy/ Energy Efficiency Unit, CDB at the Fifth Caribbean Sustainable Energy Forum in the Bahamas from January 23-25, 2017.
A regulatory framework that that better aligns how utilities earn revenue with customer demands and public policy goals.
Given at National Symposium on Market Transformation on April 21st, 2015.
Presentation at Behavior Energy and Climate Change conference 2018 on the roles of chambers of commerce in promoting energy efficiency among small businesses. Chambers can be effective partners with gas and electric utility energy efficiency programs in successfully communicating the benefits of energy efficiency to their small business members.
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Energy efficiency is often regarded as the fastest and most
accessible means to achieve sustainability and reduce energy
costs. Using a framework developed from semi-structured
interviews of business owners, staff and personnel, this
presentation will analyze the relevance of various barriers to
energy efficiency experienced by commercial and small
industrial businesses across 7 industrial parks in the Upper
Peninsula of Michigan.
Preliminary analysis indicates that high energy costs in the
region pose a significant barrier to business expansion and
workforce development. To address this, the presentation will
also make specific technical and policy recommendations for
regional planners, showing how advancing energy efficiency
helps support local economic development and business
retention.
Power Generation Costs and Support for RenewablesMichael Taylor
IRENA presentation to the International Feed-in Co-operation workshop in Brussels, October 24th 2013. The focus is on IRENA's analysis of renewable power generation costs of over 8000 utility-scale renewable power generation projects and the implications for support policies for renewables.
CLEAResult CEO 2014 Keynote: Energy Efficiency: More than ImpactsCLEAResult
CLEAResult CEO Glenn Garland's presentation on the economic benefits of energy efficiency which emphasizes the importance of consumer engagement. Garland presented these slides to utility executives attending CLEAResult's Energy Efficiency Roundup in Austin, Texas, Nov. 5 - 6, 2014.
Watch the video: https://youtu.be/l8Be9EfvgbA
1. THE NEW POLICY LANDSCAPE FOR SUCCESSFUL
ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS:
VIEWS FROM THE NORTHEAST
JIM O’REILLY
NORTHEAST ENERGY EFFICIENCY PARTNERSHIPS (NEEP)
ACEEE Market Transformation Symposium
April 2, 2012
2. NORTHEAST ENERGY EFFICIENCY PARTNERSHIPS
“Accelerating Energy Efficiency”
MISSION
Accelerate the efficient use of energy in
the Northeast
and Mid-Atlantic Regions
APPROACH
Overcome barriers to efficiency through
Collaboration, Education & Advocacy
VISION
Transform the way we think about
and use energy in the world around us.
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3. THE NORTHEAST AS AN EFFICIENCY LEADER
Strong Leader in
Aggressive Policy High Innovative
Savings Support for Efficiency Programs &
Goals Efficiency Products Policies
Programs & Buildings
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4. RECENT TRENDS
Northeast remains a leader in setting efficiency
as a first order resource
• Over $2.7 billion committed in New England 2007-2011
• $843.6 million for 2011 = $521 million increase from 2007
• Multiple funding sources: SBC, RGGI, FCM, rate factors
Overall, budgets are up … but gaps are developing
Significant expansion in:
• Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont
New, renewed commitments to growth in:
• Connecticut, New York
Less growth and/or backsliding in:
• New Hampshire, Maine, New Jersey
New programs emerging in:
• Maryland, Penn., D.C…. Delaware? 3
5. THE GOOD…
• 2011 ACEEE Policy Scorecard:
# 1 – Massachusetts
# 3 – New York
# 5 – Rhode Island & Vermont (w/Washington)
# 8 – Connecticut (w/Minnesota)
#10 – Maryland
• All cost effective legislative mandates in place in:
- Massachusetts
- Rhode Island
- Connecticut
- Vermont
- Maine
• Portfolio standards in:
- New York
- Maryland
- Pennsylvania
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6. THE NOT SO GOOD…
• Maine
o Program funding capped by legislature
o Governor calls efficiency ‘Ponzi scheme’
o Bill pushes electric heat, give governor more power
• Connecticut
o Still dependent upon IRP proceeding, regulatory approval
• Maryland
o Missed first EmPOWER Maryland targets
• Pennsylvania
o Funding capped, some targets missed
• New Hampshire
o Conservative, anti-regulatory legislature, exec. council
• Massachusetts
o #1 status threatened by business opponents, focused on
costs - not benefits; rates – not bills
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7. THE NOT SO GOOD (CONT.)…
• RGGI - provided + $720 M for consumer benefit/clean
energy in 10-state region; EE gets ~ 65 % of investments, with
$3-$4 in savings for every $1 invested, but…
New Jersey – governor pulling state out
New Hampshire – defeated in 2011, but back again this session
Delaware – defeated legislatively in 2011
Maine – defeated legislatively 2011
New York – lawsuit pending
Politics of cap-and-trade growing even more heated with elections
• Low natural gas prices
Suddenly, measures becoming less cost-effective
Shale negates national security arguments
• Conservative, anti-regulatory politics
• Waning public interest in climate change
• Economy
Issue framed as environment vs. jobs
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8. WHAT WILL DETERMINE EFFICIENCY’S FUTURE?
Regulatory follow-through
Bill vs. rate impact
Cost-effectiveness decisions
Decoupling
Leveraging of complementary public policies (more
on that in a minute)
Economic messaging
Costs of going deeper with efficiency programs
Convincing customers of need to spend a little more now
to save a lot more later
Political messaging
Not a choice between clean energy/environment and
jobs/economy - choice between old, dirty, fossil fuel
economy vs. new, innovative, clean energy economy
Codes/standards & history of public benefit regulation 7
9. THE ‘NO SILVER BULLET’ POLICY SOLUTIONS
Better integration of EE into system planning
ISO-NE predicting NO growth in annual net energy for
load over next 10 years if EE investments continue
Recognized need/benefit of program links to codes
& standards development, adoption, enforcement
Concepts being explored in MA, CT, NY, VT
Need to allow programs to claim savings when those
savings are hard to quantify
Recognize relation of changing baselines, evolving goals
Valuing building energy performance
Need an MPG-like guide for properties
More/better information drives informed decisions
Markets value energy performance
Financing should follow
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10. THE ‘NO SILVER BULLET’ POLICY SOLUTIONS
Support for common EM&V
Consistent methods = greater validity of the resource
Allow efficiency to compete in markets
Links to environmental compliance - climate change,
air regulation
Taking on unregulated heating fuels
Northeast particularly dependent on heating oil, propane
Need funding mechanisms, seamless program delivery
Financing
New devices in development
PACE holds great promise, link to building performance
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11. THE VIRTUOUS CYCLE
Innovation
Codes and
Policy
Standards
Energy
Efficiency
Programs
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12. THE VIRTUOUS CYCLE
To foster innovation, SBC programs and
codes/standards need to become more integrated
Programs have expertise, market relationships and
funding
However, savings from program involvement with
codes/standards are hard to measure
Must address attribution/claimed savings for this to occur
California, Arizona have methods in place
NEEP EM&V Forum project (2012) to highlight best practices,
recommended pathways forward: stay tuned
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13. THE VIRTUOUS CYCLE
Innovation
This Cycle usually
takes 10 years.
Codes and
Policy
How can we get this to Standards
3-5 years?
Energy
Efficiency
Programs
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14. THANK YOU
Jim O’Reilly
Director of Public Policy
joreilly@neep.org, ext. 118
Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships
91 Hartwell Avenue Lexington, MA 02421
P: 781.860.9177
www.neep.org