Climate XChange Staff

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Buildings and Energy Efficiency
Policy Explainer: Writing a Blueprint for Efficiency with Energy Codes
April 6, 2023 by Climate XChange Staff

Climate XChange’s Dashboard Digest is a deep dive on each of the policies that we track in the State Climate Policy Dashboard and an exploration of how these policies can interact with one another to form a robust policy landscape....

Buildings and Energy Efficiency
Policy Explainer: How Energy Efficiency Resource Standards Align Utility Profits with Energy Savings
March 17, 2023 by Climate XChange Staff

Climate XChange’s Dashboard Digest is a deep dive on each of the policies that we track in the State Climate Policy Dashboard and an exploration of how these policies can interact with one another to form a robust policy landscape....

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Buildings and Energy Efficiency
Policy Primer: Why States are Targeting Buildings Policies to Meet Their Climate Goals
February 10, 2023 by Climate XChange Staff

Climate XChange’s Dashboard Digest is a deep dive on each of the policies that we track in the State Climate Policy Dashboard and an exploration of how these policies can interact with one another to form a robust policy landscape....

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Grid & Utility Reform
Policy Explainer: How States Can Expand Consumer Power Choices
January 26, 2023 by Climate XChange Staff

Climate XChange’s Dashboard Digest is a deep dive on each of the policies that we track in the State Climate Policy Dashboard and an exploration of how these policies can interact with one another to form a robust policy landscape....

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Grid & Utility Reform
Policy Explainer: What States Can Do to Modernize the Grid
January 13, 2023 by Climate XChange Staff

Climate XChange’s Dashboard Digest is a deep dive on each of the policies that we track in the State Climate Policy Dashboard and an exploration of how these policies can interact with one another to form a robust policy landscape....

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Grid & Utility Reform
Policy Explainer: Fast-Tracking Renewables with Interconnection Standards
December 14, 2022 by Climate XChange Staff

Climate XChange’s Dashboard Digest is a deep dive on each of the policies that we track in the State Climate Policy Dashboard and an exploration of how these policies can interact with one another to form a robust policy landscape....

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Grid & Utility Reform
Policy Explainer: How Utility Reform Can Align Profits with Climate Goals
November 10, 2022 by Climate XChange Staff

Climate XChange’s Dashboard Digest is a deep dive on each of the policies that we track in the State Climate Policy Dashboard and an exploration of how these policies can interact with one another to form a robust policy landscape....

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Grid & Utility Reform
Policy Explainer: Designing a Roadmap for Decarbonization with Clean Energy Plans
October 21, 2022 by Climate XChange Staff

Climate XChange’s Dashboard Digest is a deep dive on each of the policies that we track in the State Climate Policy Dashboard and an exploration of how these policies can interact with one another to form a robust policy landscape....

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Fundraising
Our 7th Annual Raffle is Live: Support our Work and Drive Away in a Tesla
October 7, 2022 by Climate XChange Staff

When Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) last August, they unlocked $370 billion of funding for building a clean economy — our country’s single largest investment in climate change ever. With this money, states are primed for implementing climate...