February 2025 Newsletter
The Trump administration’s pause on federal grants and funding has rocked the energy efficiency and renewable energy sectors. These actions have caused great confusion in the industry as federal offices and their pending contracts and obligations have evaporated overnight. The bottom line is that energy efficiency and renewable energy save money, bolster domestic energy production, and stimulate our economy. ICAST will continue working to bring these benefits to our communities through innovative solutions despite headwinds.
ICAST Experts Weigh In: Community Solar and Low-Income Communities
ICAST’s Director of Solar Programs, Sam Lipman, discusses our community solar projects and their impact on low-income communities and grid resiliency.
ICAST's Award-Winning Demand-Side Management Program Reaches New Milestones
2024 was a banner year for our flagship demand-side management program, the Wattsmart multifamily program. Our year-end report on the program is in.
ICAST and SOMAH: Unique Multifamily Solar Opportunities in California
ICAST is pairing up with the SOMAH program in California to offer free rooftop solar to multifamily affordable housing properties in the state.
ICAST Policy Watch
ICAST’s policy team gives an overview of President Trump’s executive orders’ effects on the industry while distributed solar continues to shape policy in its favor in nearly every state.
Heat pumps keep widening their lead on gas furnaces
With record-breaking heat pump sales in 2024, the U.S. is now among the top countries quickly transitioning away from oil and gas heating.
How US states are leading the climate fight – despite Trump’s rollbacks
As the Trump administration rolls back environmental protections and renewable energy initiatives, officials are making clean-energy moves in California, New York and beyond.
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