retrofits
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Obama gets a little climate hawkish: ‘Carbon pollution’ is contributing to ‘climate change’
Cross-posted from the Wonk Room. In his 2011 State of the Union address, President Barack Obama emphasized his commitment to transforming America’s energy policy, with initiatives to move our nation away from killer fossil fuels. Although he called for doubling “clean” electricity in the United States, he argued only that this was important to keep […]
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The messy side of energy efficiency: finance
If we want to make a dent in household energy efficiency, we will need to move large amounts of private capital.
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6 ways to solve the ‘renter’s dilemma’ for home energy
If renters aren't staying and landlords aren't paying utility bills, who pays for home-energy improvements?
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9 things I learned by shadowing a home-energy inspector
Everyone knows that weatherization is the super-duper-est economic policy ever. But forget policy for a moment. Let's look at how it works out in the real world.
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Home Energy Score could be a much-needed MPG for houses
The score gives a simple 1-10 rating of a home's energy performance and then -- this is the exciting part! -- a higher score owners might achieve if they take recommended steps like adding insulation, installing a programmable thermostat, shutting down the steel refinery in their basement, etc. So a home might achieve a 6 and have an expected upgraded score of 8.
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The Biggest Loser (of energy waste): UNC dormitory
A UNC dorm tops a Biggest-Loser-style contest between 14 buildings to see which could cut the most energy waste. Hooray!
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Angry county could cut California out of $33 million in efficiency cash
California may lose $33 million in energy-efficiency funds because officials in Riverside County are upset they didn't get more than half of the sum.
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Creating 625,000 jobs and saving $64 billion through energy efficiency
A major new report finds that a straightforward set of policies aimed at upgrading just 40 percent of the residential and commercial building stock in the United States would create 625,000 sustained full-time jobs over a decade and spark $500 billion in
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PACE homeowners must pay up before refinancing, Fannie and Freddie say
Mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac said today that homeowners must pay off PACE assessments before refinancing their mortgages.