Updated building energy codes can help states lower energy costs and cut carbon pollution through more energy efficient buildings. And our National Energy Codes Collaborative is working to help address barriers to implementing these codes.

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Zero-energy buildings use no net energy on an annual basis, helping cut U.S. energy use and greenhouse gas emissions.

Our new white paper profiles programs advancing these buildings.

Learn more⬇️
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A new nationwide survey found that found that homeowners and renters are interested in electrifying their homes for the environment, health and safety, and energy efficiency – but how do we get them to actually do it?

Join us for a webinar to find out!
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“the regulation’s benefits to cash-strapped ratepayers are likely the most urgent. With less energy going to waste, U.S. utility bills on the whole would drop by $1.5 billion per year.” huffpost.com/entry/biden-ga…

From today’s #R2E2 / ENERGY STAR workshop on energy upgrades in affordable housing: Benton Harbor Community Development Corp.’s Ashley Hines outlines how her organization centers climate equity in its work to bring safe, sustainable housing to her Southwest Michigan community.

Earlier this month, nearly a hundred building energy code leaders and key stakeholders from across the U.S. came together to launch the National Energy Codes Collaborative.

Here's what we learned at our kick-off meeting and where we're going from here⤵️

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.Laurie Mazur in @Governing: the 2024 City Clean Energy Scorecard highlights how local governments can learn from a range of strategies—such as zoning changes, encouraging #EVs and making freight systems more efficient—to cut transportation emissions.

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Congress is considering cancelling new energy efficiency standards for furnaces. It would raise many households’ annual energy bills by $50 and cause needless pollution.

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In 2022, U.S. households spent on average 5.6% of their income on energy, with transportation fuel making up over half of this spending. But our research shows that low-income households spend far more – sometimes more than 3x the national average.
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Minimizing new buildings' energy use and emissions is essential for combating climate change and can improve occupant comfort and health.

What zero-energy and zero-carbon building programs are states and utilities offering, and what have they learned?
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If the U.S. is to dramatically reduce emissions, we need new homes and buildings to minimize energy use and emissions.

Our new white paper identifies programs that can serve as models for others as we work toward this goal⤵️
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Energy burden research typically looks at home or transportation energy spending in isolation. Our new paper is the first to compare home energy and transportation fuel costs using the same dataset.

Here's what we found⤵️
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Combined home energy & transportation fuel costs make up a substantial share of household income, but low-income households spend nearly 20% of their income on these necessities – more than 3 x the national average!

How do we tackle these energy burdens?
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If you are a community-based organization, working on home upgrades, you won't want to miss our upcoming ENERGYSTAR/ #R2E2workshop series!

We'll be assisting in navigating funding opportunities & jumpstarting home energy upgrades.
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#Madison , Wisconsin is the top city in a midsize metro region in the 2024 City Clean Energy Scorecard.

What did Madison do to claim this rank and how do other cities stack up? Find out below!
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Everyone deserves to be part of the #CleanEnergy future through home energy upgrades.

That's why ENERGY STAR & our #R2E2 initiative are hosting a workshop series to help those working hard to help our most underserved Americans upgrade their homes.
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Today, House of Reps. SEEC urged FHFA to follow in the footsteps of Department of Housing and Urban Development and Dept. of Agriculture by adopting modern energy efficiency building codes that are an essential part of lowering housing costs & supporting our nation’s transition to a more equitable, clean energy future!

As the climate crisis intensifies & families struggle with escalating living costs, the need to cut costly energy waste & emissions is more urgent than ever.

See our 2023 Annual Report to learn how ACEEE is building a more sustainable & just future⤵️
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How can we advance equitable energy upgrades of low-income housing?

ENERGY STAR and the #R2E2 initiative are joining forces to host a series of workshops designed to help stakeholders tackle this challenge.

Join us⬇️
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Our 2024 City Clean Energy Scorecard had a greater focus on equity this year, but only four—San Francisco, Seattle, Minneapolis, and Portland—earned more than half the equity points available.

Where did your city place?
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