Electrification and Electric Coaching Resources

Rewiring America is the leading electrification nonprofit, focused on electrifying our homes, businesses, and communities. They offer an electrification coach certification program and other coursework that I highly recommend! Saul Griffith, author of Electrify, is co-founder and chief scientist of this organization.
NEEP database for heat pump specifications and comparisons.
Will Musser’s Electrification and IRA Resources
RMI offers a number of resources and is a source of info for electrification: https://rmi.org/equitable-home-electrification-toolkit/https://rmi.org/insight/decarbonizing-homes/

Cool Calc, online Manual J calculator https://www.coolcalc.com/
Efficiency Maine Cost Calculator Simple tool for comparing costs of different fuel sources (need to know price/unit)
Mike Simon’s Balance Point Calculator
Sustainable Design’s Window Heat Gain calculator
MassSave Heating Comparison Calclator

Climate zones in the USA
Design Temperatures from ASHRAE
National Solar Radiation Database including
viewer from which you can view a map and download data
explanation of data provided from the viewer does not seem to exist, but is probably the same as in the downloads for computation.
Database of Thermal and Optical Properties of Glazing Products, IGSDB . You need an account to sign in.
ColoradoEnergy.org list of R values for materials.
GHG Emission Factors Hub, with downloadable spreadsheets giving tons of CO2 generation per BTU of fuel or kWh of Electricity for every region of the country (different ISOs). Useful for calculating CO2 saved from installing solar.
For Heating Degree Days and historical weather, use NOAA.gov

Building Performance Institute has a “find a contractor” tool that can be useful.

What happens during combustion safety testing Great video of different mechanical systems, and provides an understanding of how an energy auditor tests combustion equipment
HeatingHelp.com Great information about hydronics and steam, and excellent podcast called Dead Men’s Tale
Green Building Advisor Good article and many super geniuses in the comments!

How to Prevent Ice Dams | This Old House Video that helps highlight the importance of air sealing, insulation, and ventilation
How to Make a House Energy Efficient Great step by step on what goes into insulating an attic
How to Seal Leaky Ductwork | Ask This Old House Really amazing technology to seal ductwork, sealing ductwork in unconditioned spaces is unbelievably important
Comparison of common insulation materials Video demonstrating why R-Values matter
Choosing the Right Insulation | This Old House Simple video about insulation material applications
Energy Vanguard Blog All time favorite building science blog– he loves his heat pumps too!
Dr Energy Saver on how to weatherize a cape.
Green Insulation Group in Worcester, for reclaimed insulation.

Residential Energy Appendix of Residential Energy which has tons of great reference material (formulas, values, datapoints)

MassSave residential heatpumps Information about heatpumps and rebates, and the 2024 residential rebate flyer:https://www.masssave.com/-/media/Files/PDFs/Save/Residential/rebate-forms/2024-Rebate-Matrix_Announcement.pdf
Heat pump consults now available through MassSave: https://www.masssave.com/en/residential/programs-and-services/decarbonization-consultations
General rebates from masssave: https://www.masssave.com/residential/rebates-and-incentives
For more info about MassSave Rebates, use this contact info: 1-888-855-0340 or email MARebates@resource-innovations.com.
Green Energy Consumers Alliance Tons of information about everything from EVs to heatpumps. They work with Abode Energy Management and EnergySage to support the energy transition.
Abode Energy Management Among other things, provides consulting and quote comparison services for homeowners, home to the inimitable Mike Simons.
EnergySage provides quote comparisons and information about incentives for residential photovoltaics, among other things.
MassCEC (Clean Energy Center) Much of the funding in MA runs through this center. “MassCEC funds climate solution innovation to meet Massachusetts’ emission reduction goals while growing the state’s clean energy economy.” Their funding page is here: https://www.masscec.com/funding
Another MassCEC page to know about: https://goclean.masscec.com/

Induction cooking

E-Bike Guide from Mass CEC.
2023 EV Guide from pluginamerica.org
Incentive Lookup Tool
VIN Lookup tool from DOE to see if the car you want to buy qualifies for federal tax credit!
Even better tool to see which cars are currently eligible for rebates (from 2023 these are through the dealer): https://fueleconomy.gov/feg/tax2023.shtml

VIN Lookup tool from DOE to see if the car you want to buy qualifies for federal tax credit!

MassCEC overview page with many good links: https://goclean.masscec.com/benefits-savings/
Federal Home Energy Tax Credits, including Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit, and Residential Clean Energy Credit https://www.irs.gov/credits-deductions/home-energy-tax-credits
Inflation Reduction Act webpage at irs.gov, with links to the above. https://www.irs.gov/inflation-reduction-act-of-2022