Building Decarbonization

New Jersey Energy Master Plan
Departing N.J. Governor Touts Clean Energy to Solve State Power Woes
New Jersey should continue to pursue a strategy of heavy reliance on clean energy to head off the state’s looming energy shortage, with no increase in natural gas generation, says outgoing Gov. Phil Murphy.
Cal State Monterey Bay
CPUC Approves PG&E Cancellation of University Electrification Project
The California PUC approved a request to cancel Pacific Gas and Electric’s contract with California State University, Monterey Bay to convert hundreds of the university’s residential units from gas and electric service to all-electric service.
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New York Suspends All-electric New Construction Law
Attorneys for the state of New York agreed in a federal court filing to delay the implementation of the All-Electric Buildings Act.
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IEA World Energy Outlook 2025 Quantifies Rising Global Power Demand
IEA released its 2025 World Energy Outlook, which shows the growing importance of electricity as residents start to adopt air conditioning and data centers and other large loads drive demand growth in rich countries.
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Split Panel on the D.C. Circuit Upholds DOE’s Furnace Efficiency Rule
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the Department of Energy’s efficiency standard for natural gas furnaces and water heaters against appeals from gas trade associations.
General Court of Massachusetts
Advocates in Massachusetts Continue Push for All-electric Construction
A coalition of municipal officials and climate advocates in Massachusetts are renewing a push for the expansion of a state program allowing a select number of municipalities to ban fossil fuel hookups in new building construction and renovation projects.
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Pipeline Expansion Highlights Key Questions About Gas in New England
A relatively small project aiming to increase gas pipeline capacity into New England is raising larger underlying questions about how the region will balance gas reliability and affordability with longer-term efforts to transition away from natural gas.
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Report Calls for Maryland Clean Heat Program to Target Low-income Customers

Maryland residents can benefit from the rollout of heat pumps the most by targeting state funds for low-income customers, according to a report released by the Sierra Club’s Maryland Chapter and the Center for Progressive Reform.

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Outgoing Mass. DPU Chair Van Nostrand Discusses Gas Transition
Two and a half years after taking the helm at the Massachusetts DPU, Chair Jamie Van Nostrand is leaving after leading it through a series of major changes in its approach to natural gas regulation.
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N.J. Seeks to Promote Energy-efficient Construction
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities is looking to stimulate energy-efficient construction with a new program that offers a simpler incentive application process and incentives of up to $2.50/square foot of construction. 

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