Enabling Policies

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State Indicators for Advancing Demand Flexibility and Energy Efficiency in Buildings – Part I: Demand Response and Energy Efficiency Targeted to Reduce Peak Electricity Demand

This slide deck report identifies objectives and key indicators for state activities that advance demand flexibility in buildings — legislation, utility regulatory proceedings, executive orders and ... This slide deck report identifies objectives and key indicators for state activities that advance demand flexibility in buildings — legislation, utility regulatory proceedings, executive orders and programs. It also illustrates progress to date and identifies trends, gaps, and opportunities.
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Time-Sensitive Value of Efficiency: Use Cases in Electricity Sector Planning and Programs

This report stresses the importance to the electricity system of both knowing when energy efficiency occurs and the value of the energy or demand savings in order to understand the optimal amount of e... This report stresses the importance to the electricity system of both knowing when energy efficiency occurs and the value of the energy or demand savings in order to understand the optimal amount of energy efficiency. The report also presents five use cases for identifying the time-sensitive value of efficiency. Section 4.5 describes state and local government approaches through building energy codes.
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Better Buildings Financing Navigator

The Navigator is an online tool developed by DOE that helps public and private sector organizations find financing solutions for non-residential energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. The to... The Navigator is an online tool developed by DOE that helps public and private sector organizations find financing solutions for non-residential energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. The tool allows the user to compare financing options and offers an abundance of information by sector (commercial, healthcare, higher education, industrial, multifamily, and public).
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Current Practices in Efficiency Financing: An Overview for State and Local Governments

This report presents a typology of financing products with an overview of various EE financing products. This report distinguishes between “traditional” financing products (e.g., loans and leases)... This report presents a typology of financing products with an overview of various EE financing products. This report distinguishes between “traditional” financing products (e.g., loans and leases) that are commonly used to pay for EE as well as many other goods and services, and “specialized” products (e.g., PACE and on-bill financing products) that are specifically designed to support energy efficiency and other clean energy installations and to overcome market barriers.
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A National Roadmap for Grid-Interactive Efficient Buildings

This report identifies the most important barriers and outlines the key opportunities for full implementation of GEBs and associated demand flexibility. See recommendations on how to expand innovative... This report identifies the most important barriers and outlines the key opportunities for full implementation of GEBs and associated demand flexibility. See recommendations on how to expand innovative customer demand flexibility program offerings.