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New tariffs may make constructing and operating buildings more expensive
On February 1st, President Trump signed executive orders instituting an array of new tariffs on Canada, China, and Mexico. These included a 25 percent tariff on all Canadian and Mexican imports, with a ten [...]
Electrify DC’s demonstration site puts residential electrification on display
In Northwest DC lies an average-looking single-family home. While nearby students and passersby may notice its robust rooftop solar array, a slew of energy efficiency and building decarbonization measures are hidden inside. These measures [...]
Tracking Two Decades of Utility Spending: EIA Insights, Recent Trends, and Ratepayer Impacts
Utilities across the United States spent an estimated $320 billion on electricity in 2023, a 12 percent increase from $287 billion in 2003 (in real 2023 dollars), according to data compiled by the U.S. [...]
Atlas Buildings Hub in 2024
This year, Atlas Buildings Hub published 21 original stories in our bi-weekly digests. Subject matter ranged from building codes to net metering to the electrification workforce. Here, we highlight our five post popular digests [...]
Public Utility Commission elections flew under the radar in 2024
Public Utility Commissions (PUCs), Public Service Commissions (PSCs), Consolidated Commission, or Corporate Commissions — no matter what you call them, each state (and Guam) has a public commission governing how utilities in the state [...]
New technologies dispatch novel decarbonization methods
Note: This digest is not intended to be an exhaustive list of new building decarbonization solutions. These are illustrative examples of some exciting new solutions in the market. Atlas Buildings Hub is not sponsored [...]