Low-income Americans are often faced with a tough choice: buy groceries for the family, or pay disproportionally high utility bills. In the wake of a nationwide housing and financial crisis, the situation of low-income households in the U.S. has become precarious. Yet superefficiency can help reduce cost burdens on these households and on the agencies and organizations that provide housing to them.   READ MORE >>

“Big data” is the buzzword du jour in the energy efficiency world. That’s right, “smart grid” is losing its title as the little understood, least agreed upon term that everyone loves to use. But that is not to say that such concepts are without merit. In fact, one would be foolish to discount their importance.   READ MORE >>

By most measures, the U.S. solar industry is doing very well with gross installation rates, growing by at least 2x per year for the past several years. Yet, sustaining recent growth rates—or even accelerating the market’s pace—is far from guaranteed.   READ MORE >>

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Originally posted on October 18, 2011 and written by Kelly Vaughn. Today as Americans go to the polls, we're running this post from last year because transforming our energy future—especially in the wake of tragic and destructive weather events like Hurricane Sandy—is more important than ever.   READ MORE >>