Advocacy

As public utility commissions gather to discuss policies and programs that regulate how energy is used and moved in America, HPC releases its report, A Policymaker’s Guide to Incorporating Existing Homes into Carbon Reduction Strategies and Clean Power Plan Compliance to policymakers outlining ways in which existing homes are a key aspect to carbon reductions…

HPC supports building energy code provisions and language approved by the Senate in order to address concerns of the home building industry and has joined key stakeholders to refute false claims against the bipartisan building energy code provisions in S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015, which was passed by the Senate in…

Today, HPC released comments on EPA’s Proposed Rule on the Clean Energy Incentive Program (CEIP) Design Details along with three other home performance industry leaders; the Building Performance Institute (BPI), The Energy & Environmental Building Alliance (EEBA) and Efficiency First (EF). The Building Performance Association applauds the Administration for recognizing the additional benefits of energy…

Today the Obama Administration announced the guidance for Property-Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing, placing a new tool in the toolbox for homeowners to make energy efficiency improvements. The payback on the clean energy loan will be included with the property taxes. An innovative aspect of residential PACE is that, at the time of sale, the…