Archive for July 20, 2010

DOE Announces $30 Million for Energy-Efficient Housing Partnerships

Posted on July 20, 2010, 3:42 pm, by Jared, under News.

The U.S. Department of Energy today announced 15 research and deployment partnerships to help dramatically improve the energy efficiency of American homes. These highly-qualified, multidisciplinary teams will receive a total of up to $30 million for the initial eighteen months of the projects to deliver innovative energy efficiency strategies to the residential market and address [...]

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Urgent Home Star Update

Posted on July 20, 2010, 2:11 pm, by membership, under News.

In the next 24 hours, Senate leadership will decide whether to include HOME STAR in the Small Business Jobs Bill now or delay it until the Fall. Some in the Senate believe HOME STAR should be delayed until a larger energy bill is negotiated, but the timeframe on that is indefinite. This means we need [...]

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