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BPA is Your Home Performance Advocate

BPA lobbies for state and federal policies that grow the home performance industry. Our advocacy work advances the goals and aspirations of our members and nearly 2.3 million Americans across all 50 states who work in building performance and energy efficiency businesses and industries.

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Read BPA's Policy Principles

Read our full list of the 15 policy principles that guide us in advancing building performance and energy efficiency.

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Active Priority

Unprecedented Federal Funding Within the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)

BPA helped secure $8.8 billion in rebates and incentives for home efficiency and electrification upgrades as part of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). This funding is expected to trigger a tsunami of home performance work across the country. To ease the tight labor market, BPA worked to secure another $200 million for state-based home energy-efficiency contractor training grants. BPA is in frequent contact with state energy offices to provide input, keep up with developments, and keep members informed.

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Recent Advocacy Work

Residential Energy Efficiency Retrofit Projects That Create Jobs: Insights from the Buildings Upgrade Prize

The Building Performance Association has published a white paper that explores early findings from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Buildings Upgrade Prize, a competitive program designed to support innovative, high-performance…

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What the Senate’s Elimination of 25C Means for Energy Efficiency

This afternoon, the U.S. Senate passed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA) by a 51-50 vote. The bill eliminates the Energy Efficient Home Improvement Tax Credit (25C) at the…

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Act Now: Save the 25C Tax Credit from Elimination

Today, Monday, June 30th, the U.S. Senate plans to vote on a proposal to eliminate the 25C Energy Efficient Home Improvement tax credit. If enacted, the proposal would terminate 25C…

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Time-Sensitive Top Priority

BPA’s Workforce Development Efforts

The future of our industry depends on our people. BPA is investing in a framework for training and education that will equip our industry with a high-quality, skilled workforce.

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Time-Sensitive Top Priority

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL)

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), also knowns as the Infrastructure Investment Jobs Act (IIJA), provides funding for several highly effective state and local programs that will support projects that increase access to energy efficiency to save money for Americans, help achieve nationwide clean energy goals, and accelerate job growth.

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BPA tracks the latest policy updates and legislative issues in many states across the nation. Find your state and keep up with policy news.

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