HVAC manufacturers had seats at the table during the White House Electrification Summit, which focused on the electrification of transportation and building systems as a means of reducing the country’s use of fossil fuels, and on the improvements to the power grid that are necessary to implement such changes.
Scott Tew, vice president of sustainability at Trane Technologies, and David Calabrese, senior vice president of government affairs at Daikin U.S. Corp., participated in the December 14 meeting, which also included Biden administration officials, federal lawmakers, and representatives of utility companies and public interest groups.