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Maine surpassed 75,000 total heat pumps last year and installed 28,000 in 2020 alone, according to Michael Stoddard, executive director of Efficiency Maine.
A Maryland Climate Change Commission working group recommends ordering the state's Building Code Administration to adopt an all-electric construction code.
The New York State Climate Action Council discussed an integration analysis toward shaping its final scoping plan by year-end to reach goals outlined in the CLCPA.
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Consultants to the Vermont Climate Council modeled GHG emission reductions based on proposed actions from the council’s Cross-sector Mitigation Subcommittee.
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Sen. Michael Barrett says that “from a legislative view, there is no one focused on responsibility” for the role Mass Save plays in electrification.
Acadia Center’s Ben Butterworth says energy efficiency retrofits coupled with building electrification is the central solution to decarbonizing buildings.
A pilot project in Virginia found that electrification retrofits on low- and moderate-income homes cut energy consumption but not always costs and carbon emissions.
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Zeyneb Magavi with Home Energy Efficiency Team says the new lower rates for National Grid’s proposed geothermal project are a “big win.”
The $24 million in funding will help upgrade 1,200 housing units in New York City, reaching about 3,000 residents.
Energy efficiency plays a crucial role in decarbonization because it can reduce costs as demand for electricity grows, panelists said in a CEC workshop.
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