Clean Building Compass

Assess the feasibility, marketability, benefits, and costs of implementing large-scale geothermal heat pump systems (TENs)

Models three distinct heat pump rate designs and compares it to existing rate structure in New York State

Identifies several reinforcing mechanisms that systematically inflate pre-construction TEN cost estimates and proposes a framework to better estimate TENs costs

A quarterly update on the building decarbonization movement

Offers a shared policy framework that jurisdictions can adapt to local conditions while promoting consistency across California and alignment with a future statewide Building Performance Standards

Part of our TENs ownership models case study series.

Provides a straightforward guide to infrastructure financing tools for advocates, community leaders, municipal officials, and public or mission-driven utilities to learn how to lower initial capital barriers for thermal energy networks (TENs)

Identifies areas suitable for deployment of thermal energy networks (TENs) statewide and the potential barriers to the deployment of TENs

Presents the findings of the workgroup and recommendations for the Legislature for how to structure regulation so that it protects the public interest, accounting for reliability, affordability, environmental, and socioeconomic impacts

Explores how modern rate design can align with electrification, encourage demand flexibility and embed equity and affordability

Quantifies the technical and market potential of next-generation geothermal and recommends measures to increase wider geothermal uptake

Annual Building Decarbonization Roundup