Background The blog post we published back in March entitled “How Ditching Natural Gas Service” generated quite a bit of buzz and we received a good deal of feedback, both supportive and critical. While we stand by the calculations as a way to better understand the...
CAI: Community Association Institute BEPS: Building Energy Performance Standards Condominium and Coop homeowners, representing nearly one-third of DC property owners, have been largely excluded from the development of the Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS)...
As Washington, DC strives toward its ambitious clean energy goals, Mayor Bowser’s recent budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2024 and 2025 proposes policy changes that could do serious damage to the local solar landscape by causing DC’s Solar Renewable Energy Credits...
Washington D.C.’s Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS) set a threshold for building energy efficiency, measured by the Energy Star Score. Surprisingly, using natural gas on-site can boost this score more than using an equivalent amount of electrical...
In the District of Columbia, three essential programs are making a significant impact on energy efficiency and sustainability: Income Qualified Efficiency Fund (IQEF); Affordable Housing Retrofit Accelerator (AHRA); And Commercial Direct Install (CDI). IQEF and...
Introduction As the urgency to address climate change grows, cities across the globe are taking significant steps to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. One such city at the forefront of this movement is Washington DC and Montgomery County,...
