Mitigating Energy Upgrade Costs for Renters

Mitigating Energy Upgrade Costs for Renters

Apr 11, 2025

According to research from the Sierra Club, roughly 50 percent of tenants in the U.S. are cost-burdened by utility payments. As building owners nationwide address much-needed energy efficiency improvements in aging rental housing stock, there’s a growing emphasis on mitigating…

Voters Want Efficiency. Are They Getting It?

Voters Want Efficiency. Are They Getting It?

Mar 28, 2025

New research released this week from Data for Progress reveals that a bipartisan majority of American voters know about energy efficiency (68 percent) and that it can reduce energy consumption at home and lower household costs. Additionally, U.S. Energy Information Administration data…

Significant Use Shows Value of 45L

Significant Use Shows Value of 45L

Mar 14, 2025

The American Council for an Energy-Efficiency Economy (ACEEE) recently released a new fact sheet on the use of the 45L Builder New Home Tax Credit. The credit aided home builders nationwide last year – spurring the construction of 350,000 new…

Building Efficiency and Community Resilience

Building Efficiency and Community Resilience

Feb 28, 2025

“Strengthening building efficiency codes is an essential element of increasing resilience and improving health and safety,” concludes a new report from Just Solutions, a climate organization that works with communities disproportionately impacted by climate change to improve outcomes. The report,…

Prepare to Pay More for Home Energy?

Prepare to Pay More for Home Energy?

Feb 14, 2025

This week, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasted that U.S. natural gas prices in 2025 and 2026 will increase by 21 percent. The projected increase in natural gas prices tempers hopes that home heating costs for Americans would decrease…