… The Renewable Thermal Alliance (RTA) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2019 RTA Seed Innovation Grant. By providing $15,000 to each of the four winners, the grant will support novel approachesto supporting low-carbon heating and cooling markets and technologies. “The breadth and quality of this year’s applicants are exemplars of the innovations needed to catalyze a huge and …
… Today, the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) opened its new certificate in … wantto advance their careers as well asthe transition to a clean economy. Vero Bourg-Meyer, Program Director, Clean Energy and Conservation Finance, Brad Gentry, the newly … and key contributors at CBEY’s main office. Bourg-Meyer, who is leading the development of this new certificate, is incredibly excited aboutthe unique collaborative nature of this …
… -by Stephanie Hsiung (F&ES '19) Smarter and more affordable technologies are leading more and … of Internet of Things (IoT) devices in homes, the continued growth of distributed energy resources (DERs), and the rise of the prosumer. Excitement about new opportunities and … slow pace of moving from pilot projectto full-scale deploymentto wider customer adoption. Thistension gave rise to divergent visions of the future for utilities and their customers. …
… Introduction of Solarize and SEEDS II Solarize is a unique community-based program that leverages peers and social networksto encourage residential solar adoption through a group pricing strategy. Solarize campaigns … Solar: Does Messaging Matter? Retrieved February 19, 2019, from https://cbey.yale.edu/our-stories/accelerating-residential-solar-does-messaging-matter. HUD Rent and Income Limits. …
… The popularity of solar energy skyrocketed in South Carolina (SC) withthe introduction of … passed its landmark energy bill. Act 236, also known asthe Distributed Energy Resources (DER) program, which created a net-metering system permitting residential and … long time to purchase solar from a community shared solar installation; and C) nuclear abandonment in SC is of great concern. Many people believe it may lead to higher electricity …
… A common story in the world of heating and cooling isthat householdstend to wait until their old … problem needsto be fixed, and fast. Under conditions like this, customers are likely to buy a replacement unitsimilar to the broken one. In Connecticut, where nearly 50 percent of … pump installations in Connecticutsupported by a grant from United Illuminating and Eversource in the period 2012 through 2017. Top: Heat pump installations per 1000 residents. …
… The Renewable Thermal Alliance (RTA) is pleased to announce the recipients of this year’s RTA Seed Innovation Grant. By providing $20,000 to each of the four winners, the grant will support novel approachesto supporting low-carbon heating and …
… Shortly after concluding their most recent campaign, researchers working on the Yale SEEDS II … communities, were excited to begin a new collaboration, called “ConnectSun.” This project—a partnership between the Connecticut Green Bank, United Illuminating (UI), and … is generated from June 1 through September 30 during defined peak usage periods. In tandem withthis payment, the Connecticut Green Bank is offering these ConnectSun customers a …
… Each year the Yale Center for Business and the Environment givesteams applying to the Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize the opportunity to be matched with a mentor from our network of partners and experts. Sabin Mentors commit a minimum of two hoursto advising …
… Solarize is a solar adoption program in which a community pairswith a solar installer to promote local residential … provides fixed, advantageous contracting ratesto customers and simplifiesthe process, encouraging high rates of adoption. (See the Solarize Your Community guidebook for more … a nonprofit marketing firm thatspecializes in energy efficiency and clean energy, this post outlines both Rhode Island’s recentSolarize campaigns and the currentstate of …