Alumni Internship: Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships – Massachusetts
*If you want more information about this BCEP graduate’s internship experience or want to get in touch with a student/alum, please contact Caroline Ramaley at [email protected].
Organization: Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships
Location: Lexington, Massachusetts
Student Name and Class Year: Serafina Zeringo, 2014
Organization description: NEEP was founded in 1996 as a non-profit whose mission is to serve the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic to accelerate energy efficiency in the building sector through public policy, program strategies and education. Our vision is that the region will fully embrace energy efficiency as a cornerstone of sustainable energy policy to help achieve a cleaner environment and a more reliable and affordable energy system.
How We Do It
Speed Adoption of High Efficiency Products – Accelerate the adoption of high-efficiency, quality consumer and business sector lighting solutions, electronics and appliances that reduce total home and building energy use and peak demand.
Reduce Energy Use in Buildings – Make possible a future in which all homes and buildings are zero net energy, through incremental yet aggressive improvements to building energy policies and programs.
Advance Knowledge and Best Practices – Promote knowledge and the use best practices that support the expansion, implementation and evaluation of policies and programs to increase and accelerate energy efficiency.
Make Efficiency Visible – Position the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic region as the national leader for efficiency as a critical and tangible resource to support environmental sustainability, a robust economy, and a reliable and affordable energy system.
