June, 2022 News:
NY Legislature passed The Utility Thermal Energy Network and Jobs Act (S9422/A10493)
Passed late on Friday, this law will help the state decarbonize buildings at scale by removing the legal barriers to utility development of thermal energy networks. The bill directs utilities to advance thermal energy network pilots in each major utility territory. Coupled with strong labor standards, this law will provide a transition for fossil fuel industry and utility workers to good, clean energy jobs. Thermal energy networks are an efficient way to dramatically and affordably cut carbon emissions from New York’s buildings and have the added benefit of relieving strain on the electrical grid. The bill has the support of environmental organizations, organized labor, consumer advocates, and utilities.
Gov. Hochul is expected to sign both bills–but this could take months.
US, Defense Production Act
President Biden is authorizing the use of the Defense Production Act (DPA) to accelerate domestic production of clean energy technologies – unlocking new powers to meet this moment. Specifically, the President is authorizing the Department of Energy to use the DPA to rapidly expand American manufacturing of five critical clean energy technologies:
Here is an explainer and social assets doc here to help spread the word about this significant step toward supply chain resiliency and efficiency.
US demand for heat pumps
"The growth in the use of electricity for heating was driven in large part by heat pumps, which grew by 50 percent between 2015 and 2020."
https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2022/06/06/in-a-first-electricity-surpasses-gas-for-home-heating-00037199