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As the housing affordability crisis worsens yearly and more Americans face homelessness, climate change-induced extreme temperatures continue to stress America’s aging and inefficient housing stock, which leads to spiraling inflation on utility bills that further economically distress America’s most vulnerable families. The confluence of these two issues exacerbates housing precarity and the average American’s ability to recover from financial disaster. …
Bridge Loans Can Unlock Your Property’s Energy Efficiency Potential In the rapidly evolving landscape of green energy, timing is everything. The current influx of investment tax credits and incentives under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) presents an opportunity for multifamily affordable housing, disadvantaged, and Tribal communities to implement solar and energy efficiency upgrades. However, these financial benefits often arrive after …
As the years pass, technologies that were once cutting-edge reach a critical mass of affordability that leads to widespread adoption throughout the market. Solar energy technologies are reaching such a critical mass of affordability and widespread adoption: Every rooftop and parking lot in America is now potentially a site for generating cheap, clean, and renewable energy. According to PR Newswire, …
Kristen Cheriegate | ICAST Policy Manager ========== Maine Files Energy Storage Procurement Recommendations The Maine Governors Energy Office (GEO) was directed by the state legislature to consult with the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to evaluate the increase of capacity for utility-scale energy storage systems. The states policy sets a goal to procure cost-effective energy storage and diversify its energy resources. …
In the past year, the Connecticut Residential Energy Preparation Services (REPS) program has been making waves in the state’s energy efficiency landscape by eliminating health and safety barriers. Operated by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection in partnership with ICAST, REPS provides a lifeline for low-income households left out of critical weatherization services. For many low-income households, the …
By Kristen Cheriegate | ICAST Policy Manager With Donald Trump as the President-elect of 2025, many fear his campaign claims of repealing green energy and environmental subsidies, clawing back related funds in favor of deregulation, and increasing the domestic production of oil. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is the single largest climate and energy investment in American history and was …
ICAST Partners with Pennsylvania for Multifamily Weatherization Program ICAST recently signed a contract with Pennsylvania to implement the state’s Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) for multifamily communities across the state. WAP is a federal program, administered individually by states and their chosen partners, dedicated to lowering energy costs for low-income households while ensuring their health and safety. ICAST will collaborate with …
Kristen Cheriegate | ICAST Policy Manager ========== Virginia Announced Launch of Clean Energy Innovation Bank The Virginia Department of Energy has announced the launch of the Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank (VCEIB) after similar legislation was vetoed earlier this year. As a green bank, VCEIB will mobilize public and private capital to bridge the gaps in clean energy financing in …
EnergyUnited (EU), a rural electric cooperative headquartered in Statesville, North Carolina, signed a Power Purchase Agreement with a national 501c3 nonprofit, Finance for Impact (FFI), to install one 5MW solar project in the Township of New Hope, North Carolina. FFI will sell the energy to EnergyUnited, allowing for: increased resiliency, reliability and sustainability for the EU grid, affordable energy costs for EU members, …
ICAST was recently invited to present at the E Source 2024 Forum in early October. E Source is a utilities-focused research and consultation firm that annually holds the E Source Forum to bring together utility professionals to learn, innovate, and grow the utility industry. Our presentation, titled “Equitable Access to the Benefits of DSM,” was delivered by Ryan Kristoff, ICAST’s …