Resource Library

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has developed the following resources to help states, territories, and Tribes apply for and implement their Home Energy Rebates Programs.

Informed by extensive community engagement with low-income communities across Los Angeles, this document outlines the Los Angeles for Resilient and Health Homes (LARHH) coalition's proposed path to decarbonizing buildings equitably.

The Power Sector Competitiveness Dashboard offers a set of indicators that characterize competitiveness of electricity markets in the Southeastern United States.

A majority of states have done little to adopt common-sense practices that reduce the costs and delays that permitting and inspection requirements impose on families wishing to install solar panels and batteries.

From the ever-expanding energy demand of data centers and AI-driven campaigns to weaken appliance standards, to the growing list of repealed regulations intended to protect public health and the environment, 2026 looks different from the future many of us envisioned when we began working on building decarbonization.

The Strategic Energy Investment Dashboard (SEID) map brings these investments together in one place, showing where dollars were invested and the types of energy projects that are happening in every ward, ANC, and Census tract.

Click on a state to see congressional district, county, or zip code data.

How many times more efficient does a heat pump need to be — compared to a gas furnace — to save money on fuel costs? Explore the break-even COP by state, sector, and furnace efficiency.

From July 2021 through June 2025, the TECH Clean California Multifamily Pilot aimed to strategically tackle these challenges and bring heat pump technology to this critical sector.

In a new report, New York University’s Guarini Center on Environmental, Energy and Land Use Law and Marron Institute of Urban Management provide a retrospective analysis of the implementation of local BPS laws using qualitative and quantitative methods. The report is the most comprehensive analysis of BPS implementation to date.

Enterprise Green Communities sets the standard across the U.S. for green affordable homes. The 2026 edition centers three themes – energy, health, and resilience.

The Climate Tech Map seeks to ignite bold, scalable breakthroughs and drive ambitious global investment in existing, emerging, and yet-to-be-discovered climate technologies.

The Maryland Clean Buildings Hub has launched the first version of its Building Decarbonization Incentive Library, which includes incentives Marylanders may be eligible to receive for investments that contribute to building decarbonization goals.

To help more Arizonans find out if they are eligible for the Efficiency Arizona program, the Governor’s Office of Resiliency launched a new resource, the Efficiency Arizona Eligibility Screening Tool.

This paper presents updated estimates of a standard measure of price responsiveness in the US residential electricity market—the price elasticity of demand for electricity (PEDE)—and explores how it varies across states.

Utilities and regulators have long used rates to drive energy efficiency. Today, emerging priorities often compete with other objectives, including aligning prices with electrification, optimizing grid use, and ensuring affordability.

The Climate Resilience Playbook is not a strict rulebook—it’s a guide full of ideas, tools, and examples from other Massachusetts communities who’ve tried different approaches and learned from them.

This report from BEI outlines the issue with traditional retrofit programs and how to design better programs, including examples from programs in Philadelphia, Madison, and New York City.

In the 2025 legislative session, we tracked 130 bills and budget items promoting building decarbonization. This tracker is updated annually.

Welcome to BDC’s 4th annual building decarbonization legislative roundup.

Recommendations for state action are organized into four categories – equity and workforce, carbon reduction obligations, codes and standards, and utility planning and regulation – using a framework introduced in a 2024 policy brief, Decarbonizing Buildings: How States Can Set the Table for Success.

There is an overlooked solution that has the potential to provide sweeping benefits: investing in the household as energy infrastructure.

The Energy Tax Credits for Schools Hub provides up-to-date information and resources to help district leaders learn about these tax credits, understand recent changes, and make the most of this opportunity.