Department of Energy Releases Updated Home Energy Rebates Guidance
Analysis of newly-released Department of Energy Home Energy Rebates guidance.
Measuring the Locational Value of Avoided Costs on the Distribution Grid
Measuring the benefits of avoided peak demand on the distribution system
AnnDyl Publishes Two Reports for ACEEE Summer Study
New research on Home Energy Rebates best practices an the peak reduction potential of ground source heat pumps.
Home Energy Rebates: Considerations for Public Utility Commissioners
Maximizing Impacts of HOMES, HEEHR, 25C Tax Credit, WAP, and Utility Programs for Existing Single-Family Homes
The Home Technology Revolution: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence and Remote Diagnostics to Drive Residential Energy Savings
How the use of AI and remote diagnostic technologies could revolutionize the residential energy efficiency landscape.
Measurable Energy Efficiency to Meet Data Center Growth: How Home Energy Efficiency Upgrades Will Make Data Centers and AI Welcome
by Kara Saul Rinaldi and Doug Presley View the Report The load growth resulting from the proliferation of data centers in recent years has prompted regulators, policymakers, and other stakeholders to consider creative solutions to ensure grid reliability while simultaneously addressing the affordability crisis. Proposed solutions include data center and large load tariffs, making data…
AnnDyl Delivers Next Set of Thermal Energy Network Policy Reports to Midwest Building Decarbonization Coalition
by Doug Presley and Kate Moore View the Reports AnnDyl is developing a series of reports for the Midwest Building Decarbonization Coalition (Midwest BDC) regarding policy and regulatory opportunities and barriers to thermal energy networks in the Midwest. Midwest BDC published the second pair of reports, focusing on Michigan and Ohio, following detailed research, analysis,…
State Benefit-Cost-Analysis Practices: Accounting for Non-Utility System Impacts of Select Distributed Energy Resources
by Doug Presley and Alice BellAnnDyl Policy Group for the National Energy Screening Project (NESP) View the Report The rapid growth and deployment of DERs is creating dynamic and complex challenges for regulators, utilities, and policymakers as they assess the benefits and costs of DER systems and incentive programs. The Database of Screening Practices, now a…
Policy Brief: The Residential Capital Stack
Maximizing Impacts of HOMES, HEEHR, 25C Tax Credit, WAP, and Utility Programs for Existing Single-Family Homes
Recommendations for Contractors Seeking to Engage in Historic Federal and State Incentive Opportunities
by Kara Saul Rinaldi and Alice BellAnnDyl Policy Group for the Building Performance Association View the Reports The energy efficiency incentive market offers historic support for home upgrades and provides a wide range of ways for contractors to engage. The recommendations in this document aim to help contracting companies prepare to market themselves and take…
Contractor Perspectives for States Designing New Federal Home Upgrade Incentive Programs
by Kara Saul Rinaldi and Alice BellAnnDyl Policy Group for the Building Performance Association View the Reports The AnnDyl Policy Group and BPA has been gathering insights from contractors nationwide to shape Home Energy Rebate programs. The paper includes ten recommendations to address contractor needs and concerns. These initiatives, part of the Inflation Reduction Act…
AnnDyl Delivers Thermal Energy Network Policy Reports to Midwest Building Decarbonization Coalition
by Doug Presley and Kate Moore View the Reports AnnDyl is developing a series of reports for the Midwest Building Decarbonization Coalition (Midwest BDC) regarding policy and regulatory opportunities and barriers to thermal energy networks in the Midwest. Midwest BDC published the first two reports — focused on Minnesota and Wisconsin — following detailed research,…
Retrofitting America’s Homes: Designing Home Energy Programs that Leverage Federal Climate Investments with Other Funding
A new paper from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), the AnnDyl Policy Group, and the Building Performance Association (BPA) outlines how states can maximize the impact of the funds to lower utility bills and cut climate pollution.
Policy Brief: The Residential Capital Stack
Maximizing Impacts of HOMES, HEEHR, 25C Tax Credit, WAP, and Utility Programs for Existing Single-Family Homes
AnnDyl Contractor Survey Results
To ensure contractor voices are strongly represented as program implementation begins, the AnnDyl Policy Group administered a Contractor Survey.
Building a Sustainable Residential Infrastructure
A report on opportunities, challenges, and policy strategies to drive residential energy efficiency and decarbonization through advanced technologies and approaches.
Economic Recovery Begins at Home: Retroffiting US Housing Stock for Jobs, Health, Savings and the Climate
Restoring America’s Housing Stock:Solving Man Problems with One Unifying Program
Residential Grid-Interactive Efficient Building Technology and Policy
The AnnDyl Policy Group has prepared this report for the National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO), in cooperation with the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC), and with support from the U.S. Department of Energy.
Weatherization and Home Performance: Recommendations for Mutual Success and Collaboration
The purpose of this report is to identify the opportunities and barriers in creating a more unified set of cost-effective national residential energy efficiency programs for all income levels and to discuss the untapped potential for residential energy efficiency.
A Policymaker’s Guide to Incorporating Existing Homes Into Carbon Reduction Strategies and Clean Power Plan Compliance
In addition to being a cost-effective option for CPP compliance, energy efficiency also helps states meet other air quality and clean energy goals, reduce consumers’ energy bills, create local jobs, and increase energy reliability.