Rev. Mariama White-Hammond with the city of Boston said improving HVAC systems now is a way to start the conversation around efficiency.

A new bill in Massachusetts would create funding mechanisms for gas companies to develop renewable thermal energy alternatives.

A group of 49 health experts and climate organizations called on Eversource to meet with them to discuss a plan for the utility to phase out natural gas.

Even as the electricity sector decarbonizes and appliance efficiency improves, reducing GHG emissions from buildings will prove increasingly difficult.

Secretary Jennifer Granholm and Administrator Michael Regan announced several buildings initiatives during the Better Buildings and Better Plants Summit.

The need for uniform EV charging standards and the limits of state efforts to price carbon highlighted FERC’s technical conference on electrification.

A shift to electric heating will raise winter power demands, but utilities could mitigate spikes by improving buildings' "thermal envelopes," ACEEE said.

New York state officials and advisers disagree on the merits of a moratorium on new natural gas infrastructure.

New York state and its utilities are funding a $700 million program to support EE and building electrification, mainly through heat pump technologies.

Local leaders in Newton, Mass., created a new energy coach position to help individuals and small businesses achieve energy efficiency.