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Building Electrification Helps Illinois Achieve Climate Goals - Rocky Mountain Institute
There are three key conclusions to this analysis:
Illinois needs to phase fossil fuels out of buildings to meet its commitment to the Paris Climate Agreement: Direct fossil fuel combustion in buildings accounts for 18% of Illinois’ energy-related carbon emissions.
Electrification saves emissions: Recent improvements in the electric grid and heat pump technology make heat pumps an emissions-savings intervention over their lifetime even with conservative assumptions about the future growth of renewable energy in the state.
Pursuing 100% clean electricity will significantly increase emissions savings related to building electrification: Achieving 100% renewable energy on the grid by 2050 would result in 46% more emissions savings in the buildings sector than a lower renewable energy scenario.
Read the blog here or download the research note here.
Building Electrification Helps Illinois Achieve Climate Goals - Rocky Mountain Institute
Illinois is one of many states across the United States grappling with how best to achieve its climate goals, such as its commitment to emissions reductions in line with Paris Climate Agreement targets. Thankfully, the US grid continues to get cleaner and states like Illinois are relying on a growing supply of renewable energy to meet their energy needs. A new analysis from RMI and Illinois-based Elevate Energy shows that clean electricity can be put to good use powering homes and cutting carbon emissions at the same time. Installing a new, efficient heat pump in a single-family home today will save emissions compared with a high-efficiency gas or propane furnace. If Illinois leaders pass ambitious climate change legislation, those emissions savings will be far greater. Policymakers can help Illinois residents create healthy, comfortable, modern homes that aren’t contributing to the climate crisis by encouraging heat pumps. The time to act is now.
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