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Energy is one budget item that NYC co-ops and condos can lower, and the articles here will give you ideas on how to do that. Plus, New York City has passed an ambitious set of laws that requires buildings to reduce their carbon emissions over the next decade, and all buildings will have to comply. For co-ops and condos, this means taking action now.
Program will pay for heat pumps, energy-efficient appliances and more.
Westchester County Facing Moratorium on New Gas Hookups
March 13, 2019
Con Ed will stop accepting applications after Friday, March 15.
PACE Energy-Efficiency Loans Come Under Scrutiny
March 12, 2019
Regulators want to treat green lenders more like mortgage lenders.
Smart Electric Meters Are Coming
Written by Kathryn Farrell on February 26, 2019
Data on electricity usage patterns can help cut energy bills.
Demand Response: Getting Paid to Reduce Kilowatts
Written by Carol Ott on January 29, 2019
Demand Response is the Con Ed program that gives some to get some.
A New Way to Cut Shipments to Landfills
Written by Kaya Laterman on January 24, 2019
Department of Sanitation has a program to link people and usable goods.
Don’t Touch That Steam Boiler – Yet!
Written by Tom Sahagian on January 11, 2019
Heat pumps will be vital in reducing buildings’ carbon emissions.
Cuomo Pledges a Carbon-Free New York via “Green New Deal”
December 20, 2018
Ambitious plan to produce all electricity from renewable sources by 2040.
Switch to LED Lights Brightens a Co-op’s Bottom Line
Written by Carol J. Ott on December 18, 2018
Sometimes even the low-hanging fruit can yield sweet savings.
How Will Co-ops and Condos Pay for Greener Buildings?
Written by Marianne Schaefer on December 13, 2018
New bill would require retrofits to reduce carbon emissions by 2022.
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