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Priorities for President-Elect Trump’s Department of Energy Nominee, Chris Wright

President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Chris Wright to lead the Department of Energy presents an important moment for American energy policy. Trump has promised to cut energy costs “by half within 12 months”. To deliver on this promise, Chris Wright will need to continue key areas of work where the DOE has successfully saved families […]

New Definition Will Help Nation Achieve Clean Energy and Climate Goals

U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

On June 6, 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced National Definition of a Zero Emissions Building (energy.gov)to advance public and private sector efforts to decarbonize the buildings sector, which is responsible for more than one-third of total U.S. greenhouse gas […]

Exeter, New Hampshire’s YMCA Takes Steps to Slash Energy Use

The Exeter, NH area YMCA (Unitil)

Unitil

The Exeter Area YMCA in New Hampshire has made the switch to LED lighting and installed HVAC fan motor controls in an effort to reduce electricity usage and lower costs.

Unitil worked closely on the project with representatives from the Southern District YMCA, […]

Li Ling Young of Efficiency Vermont and VEIC

Li Ling, lead engineering consultant at VEIC, is awarded the RESNET Recognition of Women Pioneer in the HERS Industry award. (Courtesy photos)

Interview by Janis Petzel, MD

G.E.T.: Congratulations on your award. Please tell us about your work.

Li Ling Young: I’m a Lead Engineering Consultant with VEIC, the parent […]

Need for FHFA to Lower Energy Costs for Homeowners

Campaign for Lower Home Energy Costs

On July 1 the Campaign to Lower Home Energy Costs launched a clock to call attention to the fact that the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has not yet made a critical decision that would lower energy costs for homeowners by almost $1,000 per year for new single-family homes.

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EPA Reminds New Englanders to Use Free Air Quality Monitoring Tools this Summer

With the onset of warmer weather, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency urges New Englanders to be aware of the increased risk of ground-level ozone (often referred to as smog) and fine particle air pollution, especially when combined, and to take precautions when air quality levels are predicted to be hazardous. EPA and the New England […]

Senator Shaheen Dispels Myths Around Modernizing Building Energy Codes

Urges State to Adopt Codes and Lower Costs for Granite Staters

This is the press release at Senator Shaheen’s web site, slightly edited:

Senator Jeanne Shaheen. (Edward Kimmel. CCBY-SA 2.0. Wikimedia Commons. https://bit.ly/45hntTw)

(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) wrote an op-ed in […]

A New Fire Station Addresses Cost and Sustainability

A new fire station in Norfolk, MA was designed with sustainability in the forefront. (Dore + Whittier Architects)

Barbara Whitchurch

At Efficiency VT’s annual Better Building by Design conference in Burlington this April, a session titled “Cost: No Obstacle to Sustainability” caught my attention (mostly because cost is the first question […]

Cut Cement Emissions Using Calcined Clays

The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE)

Federal, state, and local governments could reduce CO2 emissions from cement manufacturing by 7.3 million metric tons annually by shifting half of their concrete purchases for public construction projects to a lower-carbon alternative, a report released recently finds. The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) and […]

Eversource and Margaritas – A Case Study in Energy Efficiency

The Nashua, NH Margaritas Restaurant utilizes the NHSaves® program to save energy and money. (Courtesy photo)

Eversource Staff

Margaritas is a Mexican restaurant chain with company-owned locations in New Hampshire, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New Jersey, along with franchises in Maine, New

Jersey, and Pennsylvania. The restaurants are inspired by central Mexico and […]