NORTHEAST ENERGY EFFICIENCY PARTNERSHIPS INC
81 HARTWELL AVENUE, LEXINGTON, MA 02421 www.neep.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: NORTHEAST ENERGY EFFICIENCY PARTNERSHIPS, INC. WAS FOUNDED AS A NONPROFIT WHOSE MISSION IS TO ACCELERATE REGIONAL COLLABORATION TO PROMOTE ADVANCED ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RELATED SOLUTIONS IN HOMES, BUILDINGS, INDUSTRY AND COMMUNITIES.

NORTHEAST ENERGY EFFICIENCY PARTNERSHIPS, INC. WAS FOUNDED AS A NONPROFIT WHOSE MISSION IS TO ACCELERATE REGIONAL COLLABORATION TO PROMOTE ADVANCED ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RELATED SOLUTIONS IN HOMES, BUILDINGS, INDUSTRY AND COMMUNITIES. OUR VISION IS THAT THE REGION'S HOMES, BUILDINGS, AND COMMUNITIES WILL BE TRANSFORMED INTO EFFICIENT, AFFORDABLE, LOW-CARBON, RESILIENT PLACES TO LIVE, WORK, AND PLAY. OUR APPROACHES INCLUDE COLLABORATION, RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS, REGIONAL STRATEGIES ALONG WITH BEST PRACTICE RESOURCES AND EDUCATION TO ADVANCE LONG-TERM TERM REGIONAL ENERGY SAVINGS AND REDUCE BUILDING SECTOR CARBON EMISSIONS.

EFFICIENT AND RESILIENT BUIDLINGS AND COMMUNITIES - NEEP PROVIDEDGUIDANCE AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OFRESILIENT, HEALTHY, HIGH-PERFORMANCE AND ZERO ENERGY BUILDINGS ANDCOMMUNITIES AT THE LOCAL AND STATE LEVEL IN THE NORTHEAST U.S. OUR WORK INCLUDED:TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT THROUGH AN ONLINE INTERACTIVE TOOL, COMMUNITY ACTION PLANNING FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY (CAPEE), TOASSIST UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES IN THEIR EFFORTS TO MOVE FORWARDENERGY EFFICIENCY IN THEIR MUNICIPALITIES. INTEGRATION OF SOLAR PV DATA AND CONTINUED TO DISSEMINATE THE HOME ENERGY LABELING INFORMATION EXCHANGE (HELIX), A DATABASE CAPABLE OF AUTOMATICALLY POPULATING REAL ESTATE LISTINGS WITH HOME ENERGY INFORMATION WHEN IT IS AVAILABLE AND APPROVED BY THE SELLER. CODE ADOPTION ACTIVITY IN ALL 13 STATES IN THE NEEP REGION: FOUR STATES ADOPTED THE 2018 INTERNATIONAL CONSERVATION CODE (IECC) FOR STATEWIDE IMPLEMENTATION, TWO STATES ADOPTED THE 2015 IECC, THREE STATES IMPLEMENTED ZERO ENERGY STRETCH CODES, AND THREE MORE ADOPTED STRETCH CODES. NEEP PROVIDED GUIDANCE AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO RAPIDLY SCALE UP MARKET MOMENTUM FOR LOW CARBON SOLUTIONS, AND TO SUPPORT THE EXPANSION AND SUCCESS OF COMMUNITY INITIATIVES FOR RESILIENT, HEALTHY, EFFICIENT, LOW-CARBON BUILDINGS AND COMMUNITIES TO ACHIEVE MAJOR ENERGY SAVINGS. THIS WORK INCLUDED:-DEVELOPMENT OF A ZERO ENERGY SCHOOLS TOOLKIT TO HELP COMMUNITIES CREATE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS THAT ARE HEALTHY, PRODUCTIVE, AND ENERGY EFFICIENT. -AUTHORSHIP OF A MASSACHUSETTS ZERO ENERGY STRETCH CODE, ENERGY ZERO STRETCH CODE 2.0, THAT ADDRESSES ELECTRIFICATION WHILE CONSIDERING LEGAL ISSUES AROUND PHASING OUT COMBUSTION. -DEVELOPMENT OF ENERGY ESTIMATOR - POWERED BY HELIX & CLEARLY ENERGY, A CONTINUATION OF OUR EFFORTS WITH VERMONT AND SOFTWARE CONTRACTOR CLEARLYENERGY TO ADDRESS COVID-19 IMPACTS OF NO ON-SITE VISITS. ENERGY ESTIMATOR WAS ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED TO PROVIDE A COST-EFFECTIVE, SIMPLE WAY TO IDENTIFY A HOME'S ENERGY COST ESTIMATE. WITH THE PANDEMIC, NEEP IDENTIFIED ENERGY ESTIMATOR AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BETTER SERVE OUR REGION AND KEEP EFFICIENCY MOVING FORWARD BY PROVIDING A WAY TO PERFORM VIRTUAL ASSESSMENTS OF A HOME.

SMART, EFFICIENT LOW CARBON BUILDING ENERGY SOLUTIONS - NEEP ENGAGED AND COLLABORATED WITH STAKEHOLDERS TO CATALYZE MARKET TRANSFORMATION FOR ADVANCED EFFICIENCY, SMART STRATEGIC ELECTRIFICATION TECHNOLOGIES, AND OTHER BUILDING DECARBONIZATION SOLUTIONS THROUGH PUBLIC POLICY, RESEARCH, COLLABORATION, PROGRAMS, AND PARTNERSHIPS TO LEVERAGE REGIONAL-SCALE IMPACTS. BY THE END OF 2020, NEEP WITNESSED IN THE NORTHEAST U.S.:-TWENTY PROGRAMS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE REGION NOW REFERENCE NEEP'S CCASHP SPECIFICATION/PRODUCT LIST -ALL NORTHEAST STATES OFFER SMART ENERGY HOME AND BUILDING PROGRAMS THAT OPTIMIZE BUILDING ENERGY PERFORMANCE AND ENABLE BUILDINGS TO SERVE AS FLEXIBLE GRID RESOURCES.-ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS IN SEVEN NORTHEAST STATES (CT, MA, NH, NY, PA, RI, VT) SUPPORT SEM AS A PROGRAM MEASURE. -SIX NORTHEAST STATES PROPOSED NEW STATE APPLIANCE STANDARDS IN 2020 (NJ, MA, RI, CT, DC, ME, PA).

ADVANCED EFFICIENCY & DECARBONIZATION LEADERSHIP NETWORK - NEEP PROVIDED A REGIONAL CENTER FOR LEARNING AND BEST PRACTICE SHARING AMONG THOUGHT LEADERS ON POLICY, PROGRAMS, AND MARKET-BASED SOLUTIONS TO DRIVE PROGRESS TOWARDS AN ENERGY-EFFICIENT, RESILIENT, AND AFFORDABLE LOW-CARBON ECONOMY. THIS WORK INCLUDES STATE AND LOCAL PROGRESS DASHBOARDS AND EXEMPLARS TO HIGHLIGHT SUCCESSES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLABORATION. SINCE THE 2020 NEEP SUMMIT ON DECARBONIZING OUR COMMUNITIES WAS CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19, NEEP SHIFTED THE PURPOSE OF ITS LEADERSHIP FORUM TO FOCUS ON ENGAGING AND SUPPORTING REGIONAL LEADERSHIP TO ADDRESS KEY ISSUES AROUND THE COVID-19 CRISIS AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPACTS, AND TO EXAMINE SOLUTIONS TO RESTORE AND REGAIN ENERGY EFFICIENCY POLICY AND PROGRAM MOMENTUM. NEEP TRACKED AND REPORTED ON UTILITY AND STATE RESPONSES TO COVID-19 AND PARTICIPATED IN A NATIONAL BI-WEEKLY CALL TO SHARE UPDATES WITH OTHER REGIONAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY ORGANIZATIONS (REEOS). A MASTER REED WORKBOOK INCLUDING REED DATA FROM 2011-2018 AND AN ACCOMPANYING REED SUPPORTING INFORMATION REPORT WAS MADE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE ON THE NEEP WEBSITE IN DECEMBER.

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