January 13, 2025

Building Decarbonization

LED Streetlights Cut One Massachusetts City’s Power Bill in Half
Medford, Massachusetts, converted 4,500 streetlights to LED bulbs, which are using 60% less electricity than conventional technologies.
Calif. Bills Seek to Decarbonize Concrete
A California lawmaker has proposed a bill that calls for carbon neutrality in the state’s cement and concrete industry by 2045.
Eversource’s New CEO Talks Future of Natural Gas
Eversource's incoming CEO Joe Nolan has spent 25 of years growing the company's renewable energy portfolio.
FERC Electrification Conference Considers Future Grid
The need for uniform EV charging standards and the limits of state efforts to price carbon highlighted FERC’s technical conference on electrification.
Mass. Plans Emission Reductions for State Agencies
Governor Charlie Baker has directed government agencies in Massachusetts to purchase only zero-emission vehicles starting next year.
VT Climate Council Might Delay Release of Action Plan
The Vermont Climate Council could reinterpret its statutory obligations to delay delivery of the state's first climate action plan.
Minnesota Hits Midway Point in Zero-emission Efforts
Renewable energy became the largest source of electricity in Minnesota in 2020 at 29%, BloombergNEF reported last week.
Colorado Net-zero Home Wins Solar Decathlon
A net-zero home designed and built for one of the coldest climates in the contiguous U.S. was named first-place winner of DOE’s 2021 Solar Decathlon.
Vermont City Memorializes its Energy Transition
The Moran Frame project in Burlington, Vt., will turn a shuttered coal plant into a 65-foot-high public art piece that symbolizes the city's energy story.
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Weatherization, Backup Heating Called Key to Managing Winter Peaks
A shift to electric heating will raise winter power demands, but utilities could mitigate spikes by improving buildings' "thermal envelopes," ACEEE said.

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