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Big Energy Bill? Usage and Costs Climb During New York’s Rough Winter
The City
Samantha Maldonado
03/05/2026
As the snow melts in New York, the temperature is not the only thing on the rise. Prepare for sticker shock on your utility bills…
Environmental groups launch coalition to pressure Hochul on cap-and-invest
Acadia Center
Rebecca Lewis
01/31/2025
A coalition of nearly two dozen environmental and climate change groups are coming together to put pressure on Gov. Kathy…
Water Heater Flexible Load Conformance White Paper
Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
Multiple researchers including AEA contributors
11/06/2024
Utilities have used residential loads for providing grid services to utility customers for decades, particularly for demand…
California Wants Homes To Go Electric. But What If You Don’t Have Enough Money?
San Francisco Chronicle
Twilight Greenaway
09/01/2024
At the Walnut House Cooperative, a nearly 100-year-old apartment building in Berkeley, the windows leak cold air on winter evenings…
Why this new induction stove has a battery inside—and old-fashioned knobs instead of a touchscreen
Fast Company
07/19/2024
Some of Copper’s first customers are apartment buildings with owners that want to upgrade their old equipment both for…
Turning Retrofits into Reality
Enterprise Community Partners
Vesna Jaksic Lowe
06/11/2024
In Chicago, an affordable housing community will undergo major rehabilitation work, with updates that include high-efficiency…
SyracuseCoE Project, Reducing Applied Losses in Heat Pumps, Selected for Building America Program Award
Syracuse University
SyracuseCoE Project
02/22/2024
Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems (SyracuseCoE) is pleased to announce that Syracuse…
Reducing Applied Losses in Heat Pumps in Cold Climates
U.S. Department of Energy
02/01/2024
This Building America Retrofit Solutions team is focusing on solving barriers to high-efficiency heat pump retrofits in cold…
NYC Advocates Want Gas Stoves Replaced with Electric in Affordable Housing Buildings
Pix 11 News
Michelle Ross
01/31/2023
A new study that followed a small group of public housing residents in the Bronx found reductions in indoor air pollution after…
Governor Hochul Announces $52 Million in Awards for Regional Clean Energy Hubs to Connect New York Communities…
New York State
Governor’s Press Office
12/22/2022
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced $52 million in awards to establish 12 Regional Clean Energy Hubs to serve as centers…
Supervisor Haubert Hosts Energy Roundtable To Help Landlords Meet Climate Change Goals
The Independent
Larry Altman
11/04/2022
Alameda County Supervisor David Haubert, whose district includes most of the Tri-Valley, is encouraging owners of multifamily…
10 Yrs Post Sandy, Advocates, Electeds Rally around Climate-Friendly Homes; Tell NYS to Electrify Buildings!
readMedia Newswire
Marissa Solomon
10/28/2022
Residents celebrate the benefits of highly-efficient, all-electric living, and call on Albany lawmakers to ensure a transition to…
Flipping the Switch on All-Electric Housing
KneeDeep Times
Katie Okamoto
09/21/2022
When it comes to adapting to new construction technology, there’s a learning curve for everyone involved, explains Nick Young…
Comprehensive Affordable Multifamily Retrofits (CAMR)
California Housing Partnership
02/18/2022
The California Housing Partnership works closely with the Association for Energy Affordability to help lead nonprofit outreach…
Oven Pilot Gives NYCHA Residents Induction Stoves for Air-Quality Project
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Samantha Maldonado, THE CITY
02/16/2022
The Association for Energy Affordability, which is spearheading the window and heat pump installations, undertook re-writing…
First-Of-Its-Kind Project To Use Private-Sector Funding to Reduce Asthma for NYC Medicaid Recipients
Green & Healthy Homes Initiative
01/12/2022
NEW YORK, Jan. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The New York Healthy Homes Collaborative (NYHHC) today announced the launch…
MCE Partners with the Greater Richmond Interfaith Program
Workforce Development, Energy Efficiency, MCE News
Sarah Dillemuth
11/19/2020
MCE’s Workforce Education and Training (WE&T) team is proud to announce the completion of our first in-field mentorship…
Report: Efficient Electric Water Heating Could Slash Multifamily Buildings’ Carbon Emissions
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
Ben Somberg
11/18/2021
Efficient electric water heaters in multifamily buildings cause less than half the greenhouse gas emissions of gas-fired products…
Celebrating Energy Awareness Month & National Weatherization Day
Bronx Times
Jonas Bronck
09/21/2011
The chill wind and rain made Wednesday October 19th a fitting day to celebrate energy awareness at the Energy Management…
These Energy Efficiency Advocates Give Home Comforts a New Look
Natural Resources Defense Council
Maudlyne Ihejirika
08/02/2021
The Association for Energy Affordability is helping to keep low-income housing cool in the summer, warm in the winter, and…
‘Building back better’ starts with our buildings
The Hill
Rachel Golden and Andrew Brooks, Opinion Contributors
06/17/2021
No one should have to skip a meal or put off the purchase of necessary medicine just so they can afford to pay an energy bill…
Accelerating Electrification of California’s Multifamily Buildings
Stop Waste
Jack Aitchison, Nick Dirr, and Aubrey Dority (AEA) and Ben Cooper
05/01/2021
This report, Accelerating Electrification of California’s Multifamily Buildings, is a deliverable for the Accelerating Multifamily…
City Workforce Prepared For The Future With New Green Jobs Training
Bronx Times
Jonas Bronck
03/02/2021
District Council 37 (DC 37), New York City’s largest municipal labor union, today announced a new training initiative to prepare…
MCE’s Commitment to a Just Transition
MCE
MCE Team
09/01/2026
This series explores the ways environmental justice is essential to MCE’s mission to address climate change by reducing energy…
Jonathan Rose Companies’ Advance Planning Unlocks Deep Energy Savings Across LA Portfolio
Better Buildings Challenge, U.S. Department of Energy Los Angles
Jonathan Rose Companies
05/06/2020
Jonathan Rose Companies is committed to the Better Buildings Challenge sustainability goals and targets a 20 percent energy…
BayREN Multifamily Program Recognized Nationally for Effectiveness and Innovation
BayRen
Mindy Craig
04/20/2020
On January 16, 2019, BayREN’s Bay Area Multifamily Building Enhancements Program (BAMBE) was recognized by the American…
Building sector must transition to clean energy
Capitol Weekly
Pierre Delforge and Andrew Brooks
02/27/2018
When snowboarders Chloe Kim and Shaun White return home to California after dazzling on the halfpipe to win gold at the…
Jan 11 Open House at AEA Chicago Hands-On Training Lab
Rate it Green
01/09/2018
Learn how to build more sustainable, efficient buildings in 2018. Visit AEA’s Chicago Hands-on Training Lab and learn about…
Benefit or burden? Perceptions of energy efficiency efforts among low-income housing residents in New York City
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
Diana Hernández & Douglas Phillips
07/01/2015
In collaboration with the Association for Energy Affordability (AEA), a community-based weatherization provider, the project…
Hepinstall of AEA receives ACI’s 2014 Leadership Award
New York Real Estate Journal
05/27/2014
David Hepinstall, executive director of the Bronx-based Association for Energy Affordability, Inc. (AEA), was awarded the Linda…
NYSERDA Recognizes Six Engineering Firms for Doubling Energy Efficiency Savings in Multifamily Buildings
Multi-Housing News
11/26/2013
New York—Multifamily buildings across New York State are maximizing building energy efficiency and reducing energy costs…
Association for Energy Affordability: On the Leading Edge of Technology-Enhanced Instruction
Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC)
Jane Pulaski
04/24/2013
The non-profit, Association for Energy Affordability (AEA), performs energy efficiency upgrades for affordable, healthy housing…
Grant Expands Green Collar Workforce
Bronx Times
Jonas Bronck
05/25/2010
The grant is being used to prepare workers for careers in the growing fields of weatherization and energy efficiency. This is…