retrofits
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Exclusive: Fannie regulator digs in on clean-energy opposition
The Federal Housing Finance Agency solidified its opposition to the home-greening program PACE in a letter to members of Congress.
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Americans don't know jack about saving energy
A new survey quizzed people on what steps make the biggest difference in saving energy and found loads of confusion.
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Why won’t Team Obama save a clean-energy program from Fannie and Freddie?
The Obama administration has taken modest measures to help rescue a promising clean-energy finance tool, but it hasn't put its top people on the case. If it did, there's reason to think PACE could be quickly restored.
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Report: Energy efficiency can save oil, avoid dangerous drilling
Retrofitting houses to run on cleaner fuel and make them more energy efficient could save as much oil as would be spilled in two Deepwater Horizon disasters a month. So says a report from the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Institute for Market Transformation.
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California pulls home-energy stimulus funding in PACE dispute
More fallout from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's opposition to a popular clean-energy program.
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Energy bill could save PACE clean-energy program — if a Republican will help
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said he is willing to add PACE-restoring legislation to a scaled-back energy bill, but only if a Republican cosponsor signs on to the plan. That may be the best hope of restoring the popular finance tool.
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Senate PACE bill adds to pressure to restore clean-energy program
Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), and Mark Begich (D-Alaska) introduced a bill Thursday that would put Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) programs back in action over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's objections.
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Home Star teeters on the edge
Remember Home Star, the killer bill that would incentivize thousands of home energy retrofits across the country, reduce energy bills for struggling homeowners, put some of America’s hardest hit trades back to work, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions? The one backed by a coalition of more than 1,700 organizations including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce […]
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Fate of PACE clean-energy programs about to become clearer
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have shut down most of the nation’s programs using Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE), an innovative tool (explained here) that helps Americans finance green improvements to their homes. Here’s the latest news: The Federal Housing Finance Agency will say Wednesday whether it will allow a 30-month pilot project for Property […]