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December 25, 2024

Energy Efficiency

DOE
DOE Announces $275 Million for Clean Energy Supply Chain

The Department of Energy said it would provide $275 million for seven projects around the country that are meant to bolster domestic clean energy supply chains.

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White House Releases Climate Assessment, $6B for Resilience Projects
DOE is opening the second round of funding for its Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnership program, which will offer $3.9 billion from the IIJA for projects that will modernize the grid, increase capacity, and unlock renewable energy resources.
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Obstacles to Decarbonizing Key New York Housing Sector Flagged
Decarbonizing hundreds of thousands of small- to midsize apartment buildings in New York will be an expensive and challenging task, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York indicates in a new report.
DOE
DOE to Cut Costs of Building Decarb with $30M BENEFIT Program
The BENEFIT program will support DOE's Affordable Home Energy Shot, aimed reducing the cost of home upgrades for affordable housing by at least 50% while also reducing energy bills by 20% within a decade.
Itron
Report Offers Snapshot of Utilities amid Energy Transition
Itron's 2023 Resourcefulness Insight Report examines the U.S. energy transition from the perspective of 250 U.S. utility executives and 10 public utility commissioners.
ISO-NE
ISO-NE Prices Transmission Upgrades Needed by 2050: up to $26B
Transmission upgrades that are needed to avoid overloads in a fully electrified New England by 2050 could cumulatively cost between $22 billion and $26 billion, ISO-NE told its Planning Advisory Committee.
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Focused Strategies Needed to Electrify ‘Frontline’ Communities
To decarbonize homes in low-income communities, agencies need to remove administrative barriers, consider all types of housing and prepare for a hotter world, experts said.
RMI
New Buildings May be The Next Climate Solution

The building sector has the potential to move from being a massive emissions source to a carbon sink, a new report said.

House Energy and Commerce Committee
Efficiency and Reliability are Debated at House Energy Hearing
A House hearing looking into Republican bills aimed at curbing DOE's efficiency regulations  displayed the partisan split on reliability and energy efficiency.
ACEEE
Report: Many US Utilities not Delivering on Energy Efficiency
The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy's 2023 scorecard for utilities revealed that many utilities are not prioritizing energy efficiency as they focus on decarbonization and resiliency.

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