In Pursuit of Equitable Clean Energy: The Power of Coalitions for Utility Regulatory Transformation
How more stakeholder engagement in utility planning can increase equity and climate action.
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Resilient Electrification: Writing Rules for a Flexible, Renewable and Equitable Grid
Electrification and clean energy require smart, strategic changes in how we regulate buildings.
Priority Actions for America’s Buildings: Recommendations for the Biden-Harris Administration
Recommendations for decarbonizing buildings and ensuring a transition to an equitable, clean energy economy.
Opportunities to Advance Demand Flexibility with Building Performance Standards
U.S. buildings can help us transition to renewable energy by becoming active participants in the grid rather than just passive consumers.
Make Them an Offer They Can’t Refuse: Using Utility Franchise Agreement Negotiations to Achieve Clean Energy Goals
Utility franchise agreements offer a big opportunity for jurisdictions seeking more clean energy.
Public Utility Commissions – The Most Important Regulators You’ve Never Heard Of
Back in September, at the Just Energy Summit—a virtual conference this year, hosted by the Partnership for Southern Equity (PSE)—the session I was most excited about was the one on public utility commissions. I’m always eager to hear the ways that folks make the rather dry and esoteric topic of utility regulation both relevant and engaging, and … Continued
Understanding the Housing Affordability Risk Posed by Building Performance Policies
This paper hopes to help jurisdictions design policies and budget for programs to enable affordable housing to benefit from building performance standards.
Green Leasing by the Numbers
To demonstrate the impacts of green leasing and programs that support its adoption, IMT, the Department of Energy (DOE), and RE Tech Advisors collaborated to develop a paper for the ACEEE Summer Study.
New Leasing Languages – How Green Leasing Programs Can Help Overcome the Split Incentive
This paper explores the impact of green leasing programs, tenant engagement, opportunities for expanding leasing programs to new space types, and potential solutions for improving the efficiency of leased space.
The Challenge Facing Gas Bans–and What Can Be Done
This blog takes a look at the challenges for gas bans and what they could mean for the transition to cleaner energy and buildings.