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Letter to FHFA Urging Adoption of Energy Codes and Release of Related Research

December 3, 2024

This coalition letter urges adoption of energy efficiency building code standards for the Enterprises before the transition to a new administration. It also urges publication of the FHFA/Enterprises analyses on the impacts of efficiency standards. Making the analysis public provides full transparency into the process, will demonstrate the effort that FHFA and the Enterprises have…

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The Washington Post: These are the environmental rules that will likely outlive Trump

November 18, 2024

President Biden set efficiency rules for dozens of appliances that are expected to cut billions of tons of greenhouse emissions. Despite his rhetoric, Nicolas Rivero talked to NCLC senior attorney Charlie Harak about how Trump has few effective ways to reverse them for coverage appearing in The Washington Post on November 18, 2024. “Although it’s…

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Maryland Energy Efficiency Advocates' Comments on the Revised EmPOWER MD 2024-2026 Program Plans

October 15, 2024

These comments from the Maryland Energy Efficiency Advocates' Coalition include recommendations to ensure a stakeholder process for electrification and keeping low-income incentives with the state agencies that administer a suite of low-income energy efficiency programs.

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Consumer Advocates' Letter to CFPB Regarding Rooftop Solar Panel Sales Concerns

September 27, 2024

Rooftop solar panels and other renewable energy and energy efficiency products hold great potential to help consumers, ideally by lowering household energy burdens while reducing emissions. The solar panel market is growing at a fast pace and increasilgly expanding into low-income communities, communities of color, and disadvantaged communities. As demand grows for rooftop solar panels,…

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Grist: This tweak to mortgage rules could save homeowners thousands in energy bills

September 23, 2024

Appearing in Grist on September 23, 2024, Tik Root interviewed NCLC senior attorney Alys Cohen for coverage of how lawmakers recently demanded action from the Federal Housing Finance Agency after months of debating adopting a minimum energy efficiency standard for new homes. “Energy poverty is a real problem. It doesn’t make sense to keep building…

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MassLive: Time for Mass. to gear up for ‘summer preparedness’ (Viewpoint)

September 20, 2024

Winter preparedness is embedded in the Massachusetts way of life, but over the past few years it has become clear that policymakers and residents aren’t prepared for the new reality of summer in the Bay State.

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Letter to FHFA Urging Adoption of Energy Codes and Release of Related Research

The Washington Post: These are the environmental rules that will likely outlive Trump

Maryland Energy Efficiency Advocates' Comments on the Revised EmPOWER MD 2024-2026 Program Plans

Consumer Advocates' Letter to CFPB Regarding Rooftop Solar Panel Sales Concerns

Grist: This tweak to mortgage rules could save homeowners thousands in energy bills

MassLive: Time for Mass. to gear up for ‘summer preparedness’ (Viewpoint)