Every state (and Guam) has a governmental board regulating the public and private companies that distribute essential utility services: the Public Utility Commission (PUC) or the Public Service Commission (PSC). These bodies act as [...]
According to the 2020 Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS), about four million or three percent of households nationwide had installed solar power generation (Figure 1). Recent federal incentives have propelled residential installation of solar [...]
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was passed with much fanfare on August 16, 2022. In recognition of the landmark legislation’s two-year anniversary, Buildings Hub is examining the IRA’s key buildings programs, the status of [...]
It’s been a hot summer. Nationwide, temperatures are forecasted to be at least two degrees above historical averages. In the East, major cities will see more 90-degree days than the historical average and more [...]
The historic $128.5 billion in federal funding for building decarbonization that has come through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) represents an opportunity to make buildings healthier and [...]
This is the first in a two-part Data Story series on how we use and pay for the energy in our homes. Over the last few years, rising energy bills have been a hot [...]
A heat wave washed over the Northeast and the Ohio Valley these past couple of weeks, with about a quarter of the country under extreme heat alerts at its peak. Elevated on-the-ground temperatures were [...]
Atlantic hurricane season kicked off at the beginning of this month, and once again the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is predicting “above normal” activity. Specifically, NOAA forecasts that up to 25 named storms will [...]
Atlas Public Policy Analyst Stephen Naimoli will walk attendees through the Buildings Hub's offerings with a chance to get your questions answered.
As of the 2020 Residential Energy Consumption Survey, about four million homes have solar generation capacity, amounting to about three percent of residential buildings in the country. The distribution of these homes is dependent [...]
