Author: NEEEC Staff

Advancing Clean Energy and Electrification in Massachusetts and New York

NEEEC is actively involved in two key state initiatives. In Massachusetts, the first meeting of the newly created Office of Energy Transformation (OET) took place in September 2024. The OET was created by  Governor Healey following a recommendation from NEEEC last year. Steve Cowell, NEEEC’s Executive Director, participated as a member of the Advisory Board,…

UPDATE: First Meeting of the Massachusetts Office of Energy Transformation (OET) Advisory Board

The newly formed Massachusetts Office of Energy Transformation (OET) Advisory Board, created with supporting recommendations from NEEEC, held its first meeting on September 30. Steve Cowell, NEEEC’s Executive Director, represented our organization as an appointed board member by Governor Healey. The meeting, led by OET’s Executive Director Melissa Lavinson, brought together over 50 key stakeholders…

NEEEC Appointment to Office of Energy Transformation Advisory Board

We are pleased to announce that NEEEC has been appointed by Governor Healey to serve on the Office of Energy Transformation Advisory Board. Steve Cowell will represent NEEEC and our entire board will be able to provide input. We are very supportive of this new Office and look forward to working with Executive Director Melissa Lavinson….

NEEEC Work on National Policy

Over the past two years, NEEEC has actively participated in the Energy Efficiency Strategy Group, advocating for national energy efficiency initiatives. We’ve collaborated on various letters and documents addressed to Congress and administrative agencies such as the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Our recent efforts this week involved letters to…

Recent National Home Performance Conference Sponsored by Building Performance Association (BPA)

The annual national conference held by BPA was carried out on April 10-12, 2024 in Minneapolis Minnesota with 2500 attendees. This was an impactful event that included bringing together both local organizations delivering energy efficiency services such as the Federal WAP program, and state programs from almost every state. In addition, HUD and DOE attended…