2025 The Matrix: Navigating Equity to Empowerment for Sustainability
Join us in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from July 29 - August 1st for our first ever in-person Equity Summit!
Midwest BDC Federal Policy Working Group
Our Federal Policy Working Group created a Talking Points Toolkit and hosted virtual Training Prep Sessions to equip advocates to attend these public input hearings and advocate for accessible and equitable rebate programs
How do we measure the impacts of buildings decarbonization policies?
According to the Energy Information Administration’s 2020 Residential Energy Consumption Survey, Midwestern households are less electrified than those in other regions. 12 percent of homes in the Midwest are all-electric, compared to 25 percent [...]
Fresh Energy 2024 Benefit Breakfast
All proceeds from this dynamic event will support Fresh Energy’s work to design, influence, and implement equitable policy to continue ambitiously advancing a carbon-neutral economy in Minnesota and the Midwest.
Midwest Energy Policy Series on Renewables & Efficiency
Midwest Energy Policy Series on Renewable and Efficiency will merge both events to bring together experts, stakeholders, and leaders to address key sector issues related to renewable and energy efficiency.
Examining home energy price trends
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 [...]
Buildings Hub Live: Electrifying Buildings in Cold Climates
Join us Wednesday, May 1 at 9:30am EST for a discussion on progress and developments in electrifying buildings in cold climates with Marnese Jackson, Executive Director of the Midwest Building Decarbonization Coalition, and Michael Stoddard, Executive Director of Efficiency Maine.
Education’s electrification: Progress on the decarbonization of K-12 schools
A recent report by Healthy Buildings, a partnership between For Health and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, found that governmental investment in public schools for maintaining building quality and ensuring environmental [...]
2024 Equity Summit: Sustainability Renaissance
Save the date for the Midwest Building Decarbonization Coalition’s first in-person summit in 2024! Our theme is Sustainability Renaissance: Unleashing the Power of Collective Action. This conference embarks on a transformative journey towards a just and sustainable future.
Optimized Installations of Air Source Heat Pumps for Single Family Homes
Cold climate air source heat pumps (ASHPs) are the technology expected to provide an estimated 25% of total residential electrical savings in the state in the coming decade.