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Reforming Residential Energy Efficiency Incentive Programs: Best Practices and Legislative Options
This report presents best practices for program administrators, utility regulators, policymakers, and advocates to make energy efficiency programs more simple, market-friendly, durable, and equitable.
Thermal Energy Networks Legislative Guidebook
This resource from the Building Decarbonization Coalition examines enabling legislation for thermal energy networks across eight states and derives lessons for other states considering these policies.
NEEP’s 2024 Regional Roundup
Welcome to NEEP’s 2024 Regional Roundup, which provides a snapshot of state policies and progress toward greater energy efficiency in each of the NEEP region’s 12 states and Washington, D.C.
Electrify Your Community
A five-step guide to develop a local home electrification program.
Home Efficiency Rebates and Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates (IRA Sections 50121 and 50122): Market Transformation Plan Guidance
The U.S. Department of Energy has issued its Market Transformation Plan Guidance to help states develop their Market Transformation Plans.
Guidelines for Maximizing the Benefits of Federal Investments in Buildings
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) will unleash billions of dollars of funding for building retrofits. To see equitable results from this funding, policy makers and program designers need to intentionally co-create retrofit programs that serve residential buildings in low- and moderate-income communities.
Guidelines for creating community-driven building retrofit programs
This report showcases how cities in the US can implement building decarbonization policies and programs in an equitable manner while also incorporating a broader set of community priorities and needs in the development, delivery, and outcomes of the program.
Growing the workforce needed for building retrofits: A guide for U.S. cities
This report supports local leaders involved in building a sustained workforce to meet building retrofit and broader climate goals. It recommends actions cities can take to grow the diversity and capacity of workers while maximizing potential funding opportunities.
State Electrification Policy Menu
The State Electrification Policy Menu is intended to be a foundational guide for state-based policy approaches that make building electrification easier and more affordable.