January 11, 2025

Building Decarbonization

Rocky Mountain Power
‘Connected Communities’ Get $61M in DOE Funding
PacifiCorp will receive $6.42 million in Department of Energy funding for a “connected communities” pilot project in Utah, one of 10 projects nationwide.
Maryland Commission on Climate Change
Maryland Looking at New, All-electric Building Code
A Maryland Climate Change Commission working group recommends ordering the state's Building Code Administration to adopt an all-electric construction code.
New Analysis Sets Low-carbon Focus for NY Climate Plan
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.
IEA Calls on World Leaders to Close Net-zero ‘Ambition Gap’
IEA released its annual World Energy Outlook a month earlier than usual as a guide for policymakers ahead of the U.N.'s Glasgow conference in November.
Alabama Power
CEC Explores Grid-interactive Efficient Buildings
A California Energy Commission workshop explored ways that grid-interactive efficient buildings can contribute to carbon reduction goals.
Shutterstock
Global Hydrogen Conference Reveals Plans to Ship Sunshine
The race to make hydrogen the world's transportation and industrial fuel in order to reduce carbon dioxide emissions is well underway.
Jared and Corin, CC BY-SA-2.0, via Wikimedia
Modeling Shows Vt. Can Hit Decarbonization Targets Through 2050
Consultants to the Vermont Climate Council modeled GHG emission reductions based on proposed actions from the council’s Cross-sector Mitigation Subcommittee.
E4TheFuture/BW Research
Welch: Democrats Face Hard Choices on Cuts to Biden’s Budget
Rep. Peter Welch and clean energy advocates stay hopeful that energy-efficiency measures will survive potential cuts to Biden's $3.5 trillion budget.
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Massachusetts Legislators Call on DPU to Reconsider Gas Plan
Some Massachusetts legislators want the Department of Public Utilities to speed up efforts to reduce natural gas use to meet the state's climate goals.
LeFrak City
NYC Case Study Highlights Ideal Tech for Building Decarbonization
The apartment buildings of LeFrak City made a good case study for decarbonization under New York City’s Local Law 97.

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