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Buildings tax credits are at risk. Here’s what’s at stake.
Beginning on Sunday, the Senate has begun discussing its draft of the budget reconciliation bill. Directly at threat in these conversations are the four building electrification-related tax credits highlighted in Table 1 and supported [...]
Empowering Local Communities to Decarbonize Buildings
The week of June 10, Atlas Buildings Hub staff had the opportunity to travel to New Orleans for the inaugural Clean Buildings Healthy Communities convening. This effort brought together community-based organizations (CBOs), technical assistance [...]
A Spotlight States Dashboard Policy Category Refresh
The Atlas Buildings Hub Spotlight States Dashboard currently surfaces passed legislation relating to building decarbonization and electrification out of 29 states and the District of Columbia. Further, data is collected for the largest investor-owned [...]
Budget reconciliation threatens billions in funding for efficient buildings
Budget reconciliation has been hectic. After disagreements between the Senate and House between which discretionary budget items should be prioritized, the Senate finally adopted its version of the topline funding levels of the reconciliation [...]
Home Energy Rebates Tracker provides the latest on HEAR and HER rollout
Today, the Atlas Buildings Hub is rolling out a new tool, the Home Energy Rebates Tracker, to provide more clarity about the program status of the Home Energy Rebates programs in states and territories. [...]
The loss of LIHEAP
The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is a federal, multi-billion dollar direct federal spending program managed by the Administration for Children and Families within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). [...]