The Tenant Star program will give tenants and building owners a way to work together to achieve significant energy savings in leased commercial spaces.

After six meetings, the working group reached consensus and provided recommendations for energy conservation standards, test procedures, and metrics.

The DOE is making up to $12 million available to develop a diverse, well-trained solar-support workforce, including insurance, real estate, and utility professionals whom consumers rely on when they choose solar. 

Between the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HVACR contractors might feel as if they are facing a one-two regulatory punch. Especially on the refrigeration side, new regulations roll out of both the DOE and EPA regularly enough to keep things — shall we say — interesting.

While many in the industry are pleased the DOE has taken the opportunity to work together to develop its final rule, exactly how much of the working group’s recommendation the regulatory agency will adopt remains to be seen.

Eight competitively selected projects will receive $6 million with the private sector cost sharing reaching a total investment of $12.5 million.