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…

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…