Policy Watch

Access to Useful Data Supports Energy Management, Clean Energy Goals

On January 25, 2024, the U.S. DOE, U.S. EPA and U.S. HUD announced they have signed a joint letter asking Utilities and State Commission...

To assist U.S. states and territories in planning and applying for the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) Home Energy Rebates (HER) Programs, the U.S....

On 13 June 2023, Senators Peter Welch (VT) and Chris Van Hollen (MD) introduced the E-Access Act, legislation that will help consumers access their...

On 01 November, the government of Ontario, Canada announced it is requiring nearly all regulated electricity and natural gas utilities provincewide...

The Ontario, Canada government has passed Ontario Regulation 633/21: Energy Data, filing the regulation on 02 September. Ontario’s new energy data...

On 11 February, the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) announced it has adopted New York State Department of Public Service (DPS) staff...

Exciting energy data-access initiatives, as part of grid modernization efforts, continue to move forward in the United States. Innovative plans are...

New Hampshire is poised to move forward on a statewide, multi-use utility-customer energy -data platform that includes the benefits of the Green...

In the U.S., the number of states and utilities working to increase customer access to their energy-usage data—and for customer-authorized third...

In the U.S., regulators, utilities, innovators and industry stakeholders continue to participate in information-sharing sessions in order to discuss...

On 21 February, GBA staff and members of the GBA, participated in a New York State Department of Public Service-hosted Green Button Connect working...