Energy efficiency
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Energy efficiency
Trump’s all-out war on energy efficiency
From targeting Energy Star to pausing more obscure rules, the Trump administration is derailing measures that help save money by reducing energy use.By Alison F. Takemura .
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Energy efficiency
Louisiana kills energy-efficiency program in eleventh hour
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Clean energy
The rural N.C. mayor betting big on clean energy to uplift his hometown
In one of the nation’s poorest towns, the mayor and others are planning to build a solar installation, a weatherization resource center, and a gleaming new resilience hub.By Elizabeth Ouzts .
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Geothermal
Lennar will build 1,500 new Colorado homes with geothermal heat pumps
The homebuilder is partnering with Dandelion Energy to install the tech, which is efficient but expensive — unless it’s built into new homes from the start.By Jeff St. John .
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Utilities
Ohio utility retracts energy-efficiency plan despite potential savings
Duke Energy Ohio’s retreat is the latest chapter in a struggle to restore utility-run energy-saving programs that were eliminated by a 2019 law.By Kathiann M. Kowalski .
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Carbon-free buildings
How to decarbonize every building everywhere — just not all at once
To become climate-friendly, buildings need heat pumps, energy-efficiency measures, cleaner construction, and tech that makes their power use more flexible.By Alison F. Takemura .
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Clean energy
Housing developers will have a new green financing tool in New Hampshire
State lawmakers started the 2025 session with a rare bipartisan win, passing legislation to establish C-PACE loans.By Sarah Shemkus .
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Electrification
North Carolina launches first-ever statewide electrification incentives
State officials recently unveiled a broad home energy efficiency and electrification program, but it’s unclear whether the Trump administration will block funding.By Elizabeth Ouzts .
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Policy & regulation
Trump's climate spending freeze is already causing serious economic harm
Federal courts have ordered funding to resume. But businesses and community groups struggling to stay afloat because of the pause don’t know when they’ll see it.By Jeff St. John .
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Energy efficiency
These high-tech windows fight climate change – and will save you money
LuxWall makes vacuum-sealed glass in a factory it opened this summer. Now it’s ramping up production after landing a federal grant and $51 million in new funding.By Julian Spector .
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