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Transformative New Heat Pumps to Accelerate Building Decarbonization in NY

In this Teach-in, we discuss how cutting edge heat pumps could turbocharge efforts to electrify buildings with technology that is faster, easier and cheaper to install and operate.

Successfully implementing LL 97 is essential for delivering affordable, comfortable homes and clean air for NYC while demonstrating the viability of the national building electrification movement. Window and through wall heat pumps could show the way– that clean energy solutions are accessible, affordable and improve comfort.

Find out how climate and clean energy advocates can help accelerate adoption of this new technology in New York.

Speakers include:

-Marc Zuluaga, Co-founder and Chief Revenue Officer, Cadence OneFive
-Paul Clark, Sales Engineer, INNOVA
-Michael Reed, Sr. Director, Building Transformation at NYSERDA

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Heat Pump Rate Design

To achieve widespread adoption of heat pumps, it’s imperative to ensure that households switching from gas to heat pumps don’t see their bills go up. Fortunately there’s a solution! Currently, utilities are overcharging heat pump customers for the poles and wires that deliver electricity. Dedicated heat pump rates, like those already offered by Con Edison, can solve this.

Our esteemed speakers include Juan-Pablo Velez, Executive Director of Switchbox, Magdalen Sullivan, Attorney at the Environmental Defense Fund, and Jessica Azulay, Executive Director at AGREE.

The webinar covers a new report commissioned by AGREE and Earthjustice on heat pump rates. The report can be accessed at this link: https://www.switch.box/nyhprates

Study Two-Pager: https://renewableheatnow.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/switchbox_nyhprates_onepager.pdf

The teach-in includes an overview of the NY heat pump design working group’s plan to call on the NY Public Service Commission to take action on electric rate design in the “Grid of the Future” docket to ensure that electric heating customers are not overpaying for electricity and to help drive heat pump adoption across the state.

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Don’t Miss Out: Federal Clean Energy Incentives

The Inflation Reduction Act created many incentives for clean energy upgrades such as EVs and heat pumps. Many of these rebates and tax credits will now expire in the next few months because of the “Big Beautiful” Budget Bill.

Watch for an overview of what the changes are and how to leverage these benefits before they disappear.

Speakers:
Michael Hernandez – Rewiring America
Samrat Pathania & Steve Wehr – Clean Energy Coaches, NY for Clean Power

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Pass the NY HEAT Act NOW V2

New Yorkers need cleaner heat and lower bills. Tell Gov. Hochul, Speaker Heastie, and the NY Legislature to include the NY HEAT Act in the budget.

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Pass the NY HEAT Act NOW

New Yorkers need cleaner heat and lower bills. Tell Gov. Hochul, Speaker Heastie, and the NY Legislature to include the NY HEAT Act in the budget.

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Clean Green Schools Opportunities for Engagement, Implementation, and Learning

This Teach-In explored the many ways to green our schools: from bringing hydroponic farming into our classrooms, to transitioning schools to all-electric heat pumps, to advocating for our schools to commit to net zero emissions, to state investments that make our schools healthier and more productive learning environments.

The Teach-In Featured:

– Emma Hines, Senior Associate Carbon Free Buildings at RMI

– Diana Michaelson, Senior at Long Beach Polytechnic High School

– Hannah Morgan, Senior Project Manager on the Efficiency Planning and Engineering Team at NYSERDA

– Manuela Zamora, Executive Director of New York Sun Works

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Refrigerants 101

Learn the facts about refrigerants, how to safely manage, and the role they play in electrifying our buildings via heat pumps to get off fossil fuels!
Speakers include:
Michael Helme, New Yorkers for Cool Refrigerant Management
John Ciovacco, Aztech Geothermal
Christina Theodoridi, Climate & Clean Energy Program at NRDC

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HeatSmart Ulster Sullivan Campaign 101

Heat pumps 101 with Hugo Jule, a clean energy & EV expert consulting with the HeatSmart Ulster-Sullivan campaign.

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Heat Pump & Energy Efficiency

Learn what you can do to promote comprehensive utility energy efficiency & heat pump (not pipelines) programs!
In partnership with Renewable Heat Now, New Yorkers for Clean Power is collecting comments on the joint utility filing for the utility energy efficiency programs.
The public comment deadline is July 1st, 2019.
Submit a comment (you can use our sample): https://actionnetwork.org/letters/renewable-heat-now-for-all

The utility efficiency programs need to be well funded, accessible, provide incentives for renewable heating and cooling and not gas!

Speakers include:
Bob Howarth, Professor of Ecology and Environmental Biology at Cornell University
Valerie Strauss, Director of Policy & Regulatory Affairs at Association for Energy Affordability
Jessica Azulay, Executive Director of Alliance for a Green Economy
Jens Ponikau, Owner of Buffalo Geothermal Heating & Vice President of New York Geothermal Energy Organization

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Renewable Heat

Time to Get Pumped!  Renewable heat pumps are good for the planet & can save you money.

Learn about renewable heat pumps in our homes and communities. Today’s heat pumps are more efficient and fossil-fuel free. Heat pumps extract heat from the air or ground to heat the air or water in your building. They can also work in reverse as air conditioners!

Speakers:
John Ciovacco, President of Aztech Geothermal
Zeyneb Magavi, District Heating Advocate with Mothers Out Front
Donovan Gordon, Director of Renewable Heating & Cooling at NYSERDA
Betta Broad, Director of NYCP and Co-founder of Renewable Heat Now!

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