Energy Efficiency

What can Behavioral Science do for you? Meet BEAR Hub – Free Behavioral Science Support for Programs

By |2025-05-13T10:29:52-04:00May 13, 2025|

ACEEE is launching a new free service: BEAR Hub (Behavior | Energy | Action | Research). Through the BEAR Hub, we help transportation, buildings, and industrial efficiency programs turn behavioral insights into action. Whether you’re looking to boost participation, accelerate technology adoption, or overcome other behavior-related barriers, we provide research-backed recommendations to make sustainable energy choices easier. The service is open to cities, states, utilities, program implementers, nonprofits, and anyone running a program to reduce energy consumption. Join us for a webinar explaining what the new BEAR Hub can do for you. Attendees will be introduced to the staff and advisory board, who will explain what we do, how you can take advantage of these services, and answer any questions you may have. We will also share real-world examples of how BEAR Hub can help programs achieve their goals.

Green Communities Summit

By |2024-10-17T12:01:31-04:00October 17, 2024|

The summit will feature presentations on local energy initiatives, policy updates, and opportunities for collaboration. Participants will engage in meaningful discussions about strategies to enhance energy efficiency in their communities and help the commonwealth achieve its 2050 emission reduction goals.

Decarbonizing Energy: Setting and Measuring GHG Targets Through Utility Energy Efficiency Programs

By |2024-09-03T12:41:37-04:00September 3, 2024|

Attendees will hear about multiple methods for setting GHG goals within energy efficiency programs, the various methods utilities can use to translate energy savings into GHG reductions, and what motivations, policies, targets, and equity considerations go into such a transition.

Funding Strategies for Nonprofits: Making the case for Energy Investments

By |2024-08-08T16:53:26-04:00August 8, 2024|

Join the DOE Office of State and Community Energy Program (SCEP) and the Renew America’s Nonprofits on Wednesday, August 28th at 2pm ET for the first webinar in a series designed to help nonprofits make the case to funders for energy efficiency upgrades and clean energy improvements.

Well-Designed Equitable Home Energy Upgrades: Best Practices and Strategies

By |2024-07-31T12:10:42-04:00July 31, 2024|

Using R2E2’s Playbook – which was created to help local energy upgrade program administrators, government officials, community-based organizations, and other stakeholders design best-practice, high-impact, equitable energy upgrade programs serving low- and moderate-income housing – this workshop will explore specific best practices for program design.