Advocacy

Today, the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis holds a hearing titled “Solving the Climate Crisis: Cleaner, Stronger Buildings” focused on reducing carbon pollution and improving resilience in residential and commercial buildings across the nation. The Building Performance Association (BPA) strongly urges Congress to act to advance energy efficiency in buildings by maintaining robust…

The Building Performance Association strongly supports H.R. 1315, “The Blue Collar to Green Collar Jobs Act of 2019,” which aims to support training for employment in clean energy industries including residential energy efficiency and renewable energy retrofits, and is being considered during a U.S. House of Representatives hearing today on “Clean Energy Infrastructure and the…

On October 4, 2018, the Building Performance Association called on policymakers, industry leaders, energy program managers and contractors to redefine home energy performance to include smart technology, smart homes. In “Redefining Home Performance in the 21st Century, How the Smart Home Could Revolutionize the Industry and Transform the Home-to-Grid Connection,” HPC asserts that America’s homes…

Today, President Trump released his budget for fiscal year (FY) 2019, which includes a significant cut in funding for residential energy efficiency programs at the Department of Energy (DOE). The Weatherization Assistance Program, Energy STAR and the State Energy Program are zeroed out completely in the President’s budget. Read more about BPA’s response in our…

Yesterday, President Trump announced to the world that America will rescind from the Paris accord leaving the U.S. diplomatically at odds with 194 countries on climate, taking the United States of America from “America First” to “America Alone” on climate change and clean energy job creation. The president said, “I was elected to represent the…

Today, President Trump released his budget for fiscal year (FY) 2018, which includes a 72% cut in funding for residential energy efficiency programs at the Department of Energy (DOE). The Weatherization Assistance Program and the State Energy Program are zeroed out completely in the President’s budget. DOE’s residential energy efficiency programs at are vital to…

This week, the National Efficiency Screening Project (NESP) announced the publication of the National Standard Practice Manual for Assessing Cost-Effectiveness of Energy Efficiency Resources (NSPM). This comprehensive national guide for utility-funded energy efficiency programs is now available to help utilities, regulators and other stakeholders make the best possible energy efficiency decisions for their state and…

HPC submitted comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding the evaluation of existing regulations proposed rule explaining why carbon regulations do not meet the top three criteria identified in Executive Order 13777, which serves as the underpinning for the evaluation, and therefore should not be revised. There is a wide array of existing,…

Home contracting and energy groups urge continued funding of key programs National energy efficiency programs support jobs across the country and protect vulnerable families. But the White House’s initial budget outline suggests these programs might end up on the chopping block. So home contracting and energy efficiency groups are rallying to their defense. “The Department…