November 18, 2024

NetZero Insider

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.
Ken Lund, CC BY-SA-2.0, via Wikimedia
Report: Weatherization, Efficiency Policies Will Balance Cooling Demand in NYC
Jim Young of Guidehouse says NYC cooling load will be 14% less/home in 2050 than it is now with advanced building technologies and efficiency policies.
NYDPS
NY Activists Want Less Industry, More Justice in Clean Energy
Activists and consumer advocates in New York want to see less industry influence on clean energy policy recommendations to the state.
Ramontxotx, CC BY-SA-3.0, via Wikimedia
Legislators Say Mass Save is ‘Dragging Feet’ on Clean Energy Goals
Sen. Michael Barrett says that “from a legislative view, there is no one focused on responsibility” for the role Mass Save plays in electrification.
University of Maine
Maine Submits Fed Lease Application for Floating OSW Research
Maine says its small-scale offshore wind array will offer critical research opportunities and experience with floating turbine technology.
Oregon Metro
Oregon Adopts Nation’s Strictest Landfill Emissions Rules
Oregon’s EQC approved the most stringent landfill emissions standards in the U.S., part of an effort to reduce the release of heat-trapping methane.
National Center for Freight & Infrastructure Research & Education
Trucks the Focus of Midwest States’ Collaboration on EVs
Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota will collaborate to speed electric vehicle adoption in the upper Midwest, focusing initially on trucks.
Shutterstock
Smart Energy: DERs, Electrification, Wholesale Pricing
Distributed energy resources, electrification and just wholesale compensation for both dominated two panels during the virtual North America Smart Energy Week.
Invinity Energy Systems
Long-duration Storage Needed for Decarbonization
A Smart Energy Week panel said a decarbonized grid will need long-term storage "time machines" to move energy from when it's produced to when it's needed.
Public Service Commission of D.C
DC’s Solar Markets Expanding in Low-income Neighborhoods
D.C.'s ambitious clean energy target — 100% by 2032 — has created a market for solar companies and utility bill savings for the city's low-income residents.

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