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How Air Districts Can End NOx Pollution from Household Appliances
This policy brief examines air districts' legal authority to adopt standards requiring zero-NOx appliances and suggests policy mechanisms to help ensure that the transition to such appliances is equitable and affordable.
Unearthing potential: The value of geothermal energy to US decarbonization
Report on the value of geothermal for both the power sector and individual home and building heating.
Utilities and Energy Efficiency as a Service: The Potential for Win-Win Partnerships
This research synthesizes insights into the current EEaaS market and identifies opportunities and challenges to be aware of when scaling these services.
Cost Study of the Building Decarbonization Code
This report analyzes the incremental first cost and life cycle cost of two common building types that follow the code language in NBI’s Building Decarbonization Code.
Long-Term Performance of Energy Efficiency Loan Portfolios
This report presents a detailed analysis of energy efficiency loan performance data from four large and long-running residential programs.
Ten Ways Your Community Can Go All-Electric
This guide features ten initiatives that localities can take to join the movement and transition to all-electric buildings.
Decarbonizing Tall Buildings with a New York State of Mind
New York’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (Climate Act) mandates 100 percent zero-emissions electricity by 2040 and economy-wide carbon neutrality by 2050. That means that billions of square feet of New York buildings have 28 years to wean off the fossil fuel combustion and fossil-fueled steam that heat the majority of the building stock today. For many buildings, that translates to roughly one asset replacement cycle, and buildings that simply replace today’s fossil fuel equipment with newer versions of the same will not be in compliance with Climate Act mandates before the equipment reaches the end of its lifetime. [...]
A Roadmap for Climate-Forward Efficiency
Roadmap providing advice to legislators, utilities, regulators, and others on how to align policy, prepare the market, deliver effective programs, and ensure equity.
Natural Gas Bans Are New Front in Effort to Curb Emissions
New York is considering laws to ban natural gas in buildings.
Operation 2030: Scaling Building Decarbonization in Washington State
Operation 2030 offers the interconnected and precise timing of various steps required to implement a building decarbonization strategy from now until 2030 in Washington state.
Building Seattle Better – How Seattle’s municipal buildings support a carbon-neutral future
An overview of how Seattle’s municipal buildings can support a carbon-neutral future.
Pathways to Energy Affordability in Colorado
This report provides an analysis of energy affordability and energy cost burdens for Colorado households.