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What: Efficiency Maine will host a press event at the Norridgewock Fire Station on Tuesday, August 30, at 1 p.m. to launch a new grant opportunity for small municipalities with fewer than 5,000 residents to make energy upgrades to town buildings. This new promotion will rely on a […] A Zero Accessory Dwelling Unit in Bend, Oregon provides affordable small, well-designed living spaces with no energy bills. (Joe Emerson) Joe Emerson We all know there is a considerable lack of affordable housing in the U.S. and that addressing it effectively has been challenging. Now that many states and municipalities are […]
Supporting Rural Communities with State Energy Efficiency Policy
Date and time: Thursday, January 14, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET State energy efficiency policies are a key tool for delivering energy savings to rural communities across the country. State regulators and policymakers are using a variety of […] 103 Communities Receive Funds for Energy Efficiency and Clean Energy Projects BOSTON – The Baker-Polito Administration today awarded $13,000,558 in Green Communities competitive grants to 103 municipalities across Massachusetts to fund clean energy projects. With today’s announcement, the Department of Energy Resources (DOER) has awarded over $136 million to Green Communities in Designation Grants […] States up efficiency investments and power savings; push net-zero buildings and electric vehicles; NJ, CT, CO, SD improve most; MA and CA lead As the U.S. government loosens environmental rules, states are investing more in energy efficiency and delivering increased power savings, according to the 2018 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard. This 12th annual report from […] Gryphon Doors – keep your home warm and tight with mycelium Gryphon Door in Charlotte, VT. Photo: Ben Graham By Ben Graham At the beginning of the last energy efficiency revolution that brought about Passive House, Living Building Challenge, Net Zero and Vermont High Performance Homes, it was widely reported that windows and […] CO2 levels increased during the El Niño period (2015-2016) due the droughts causing less vegetation available to take CO2 out of the atmosphere. Photo: Pixabay. By George Harvey According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere set a historic record in 2016. The […] Tesla Roadster 2.0. Tesla image. By George Harvey Readers of Green Energy Times will probably recall an article that appeared on the front page of the October issue, “New Tesla Semi-Truck” (http://bit.ly/GET-Tesla-semi). We had expected to go to press with an article on the new Tesla truck, which was scheduled to […] A 134-kW rooftop solar array was inaugurated in November 2017 at the DHMC’s Heater Road facility. The 378 solar panels will offset 10% of the electrical demand of the Heater Road DHMC building. Photo courtesy of Norwich Solar Technologies. By Thaddeus Rumple Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) in Lebanon, New Hampshire, has […] Low flow showerhead. Credit: en.wikibooks.org by Bill Gauley and John Koeller Did you know that, on average, people take 0.69 showers per day? Did you know that the average shower lasts 7.8 minutes? Did you know that showering uses a lot of water? Showering currently accounts for almost 20% of all indoor residential […] |
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