October 6, 2010
How do you know if your state is energy efficient? And how do you compare your state’s energy efficiency record to another’s? Those are questions that ACEEE set out to answer in its 2010 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard report coming...
September 22, 2010
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) earned recognition for three outstanding programs in ACEEE's latest States Stepping Forward report, which can be accessed here. The programs present...
September 18, 2009
From the EPA CHP Partnership:
The EPA CHP Partnership is informing its Partners of an important funding opportunity. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has issued grant solicitations designed for the purchase and...
August 26, 2009
From the EPA CHP Partnership:
The EPA CHP Partnership is informing its Partners of an important funding opportunity. The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities in consultation with its Business Energy Ombudsman issued a solicitation for...
July 24, 2009
From the EPA CHP Partnership:
...The U.S. Department of Treasury has issued guidance for grants in lieu of tax credits for energy production facilities contained in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009.
The Department of...
June 8, 2009
From the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) bulletin:
On June 1, 2009, DOE Secretary Steven Chu announced plans to provide $256 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) to support energy...
May 31, 2009
ACEEE will update its State Energy Efficiency Policy Database in late June to reflect efforts at the state level to enact policies promoting energy efficiency in 2009. The database serves as a comprehensive, navigable resource with detailed...
April 23, 2009
Well, the month of April has been a busy one in Washington Energy Policy circles. In addition to the Senate's energy efficiency in manufacturing legislation (S. 661), we are dealing with the House's Waxman-Markey climate legislation. One...
November 12, 2008
In early November, Stanford University's Energy Modeling Forum (EMF) convened a new modeling exercise in Washington, D.C. to explore the role of energy efficiency in shaping future energy demand. Called EMF 25 (or, the 25th such exercise...
November 12, 2008
Last month ACEEE finalized a new on-line resource for state policymakers and energy efficiency advocates, the State Energy Efficiency Policy Database. The site serves as an easy-to-use on-line database of energy efficiency policies in the states,...