Building Energy Efficiency: Why? What? How? A 101 Session
You know that building energy efficiency is critical to meeting our society's carbon reduction goals, and you see it driving public policy, codes, and new certification programs. But where do you start to digest it all? It's overwhelming! This session takes a step back
Solar + Storage: Technology Options for Profitable Resiliency
Current 21st century buildings with no energy production and storage are as unprepared for the future as early 20th century construction without electricity or indoor plumbing. With local utility, city, state, and federal incentives, these technologies not only provide resiliency, they also expand financing options and improve your building’s bottom line.
Beat the Clock: A 2030 District Can Accelerate NYC's Sustainable Progress
How can a district model facilitate integrating innovation, aggregation, and community action to accelerate progress toward Urban Climate Sustainability and Resilience? Speakers in this session will present background of the 2030 Districts, collaborative methods and goals, metrics for success, and the status of the Emerging NYC 2030 District.
Battery Storage: Are We Nearing the Tipping Point?
With costs dropping and fire codes being written, battery storage in New York City is becoming an attractive option to help manage peak loads. In this session we will explore actual NYC installations and the required considerations to successfully complete a battery storage project. We will also explore near- and long-term projections, and challenges for the battery storage industry as a whole.
REV Roundtable: Program Design & Projects Breaking Ground
This session will provide attendees with a high-level update on the REV (Reforming the Energy Vision) proceedings in New York State paired with examples and discussion of how REV is impacting program design and energy projects on the ground. Leaders from REV Demo projects will present specific projects in addition to reviewing the program as a whole. Program administrators will be on hand to discuss how REV is impacting their program planning in the short and long term.
Empowering NYC to Fight Climate Change and Thrive
Climate change presents New York City with significant challenges to adapt infrastructure, livelihoods and maintain a quality of life that makes it one of the great world capitals. And as New Yorkers, we face these challenges together: we breathe the same air, drink from the same water supply, and suffer the same impacts of hotter summers and bigger storms. To ensure we create
Beyond Incentives: Addressing Market Barriers Through Customer-Centric Programs
The creation of the NYC Retrofit Accelerator and Community Retrofit NYC marks a shift in how energy efficiency services are delivered to New York City’s large and fragmented market. These programs are exploring new options for overcoming market barriers to efficiency investments