Cities in Ohio want to use the same clean energy financing company that saddled Missouri homeowners with debt
An Ohio city had a low-interest loan program for energy-saving home improvements. Now, the officials who run it plan to turn it over to the...
On Virginia military base, efficiency upgrades produce savings and resilience
An energy services contract is helping the storied Quantico Marine Corps Base southwest of Washington, D.C., to tackle a host of energy projects, from lighting...
Updated Minnesota conservation program aims to close ‘pre-weatherization’ gap
The recently signed ECO Act allows utilities to receive credit for preparatory work such as removing asbestos, mold or lead paint — common barriers that...
Kansas City building code update, once poised to be the most efficient, is now delayed
The city’s planning department has sent the highly contentious building code update on a detour that is almost guaranteed to delay City Council action until...
Mass. bill would double real estate fee to fund clean energy, affordable housing
A broad coalition of environmental and community advocates backs the proposal to increase the deeds excise tax and spend the expected $300 million per year...
Energy efficiency can rein in costs from healthy building air quality projects
Steps to improve commercial building ventilation often use more energy, but experts say energy efficiency work can offset added savings. Energy efficiency can rein in...
Heat pumps, already on the rise in rural Minnesota, get boost from new state law
Minnesota’s new energy conservation law allows utilities to more freely market heat pumps to customers that currently rely on propane furnaces. Heat pumps, already on...