Efficiency First

Check out this recent CNN report on the proposed HOME STAR program, featuring Virginia-based Efficiency First member EDGE Energy:

On April 20, the Wall Street Journal published an editorial criticizing the proposed HOME STAR efficiency retrofit program, which the newspaper dismissed as “Essentially … a federally sponsored sale at the local Home Depot or Lowe’s.” Two prominent supporters of the legislation, Rep. Ed Markey of Massachusetts and Rep. Peter Welch of Vermont, responded to [...]

Last week the Department of Energy announced a competitive funding opportunity for “new projects that will deliver measureable improvements in the cost, scope, and energy savings of low-income weatherization programs across the country.” The DOE’s new Weatherization Innovation Pilot Program will provide up to $30 million to fund collaborative partnerships that involve private businesses, colleges or [...]