Updated efficiency standards from HUD and USDA will lower bills and make homes safer. Here’s how. On April 25, the US Departments of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Agriculture (USDA) announced final energy efficiency standards for new home construction. The refreshed standards will impact up to a quarter of … [continued]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently had an interesting exchange on Twitter concerning the Model 3 that seems worth highlighting here. After a pleading request from a likely buyer, Elon noted very concisely that there would be no option for a conventional instrument cluster. No surprise there — that matches earlier comments. Responding to a quick second request, he provided this simple line: “you won’t care.”
Donald Trump’s new administration has begun to exert itself on the country’s federal agencies, with preliminary budget proposals including funding cuts to everything from the US coast guard to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Department of Energy.
Originally published on the ECOreport. Seven years ago, the White House released policy guidelines that would allow homeowners to finance home energy improvements through their property taxes. The Property-Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) is a local government/corporate partnership, in which private companies supply 100% of the initial funding and are paid back over time. If … [continued]
Update: For more background on what a HUD is, see this video (thanks to “newnodm” for sharing): Editor’s Note: I absolutely loved the HUD in the BMW i8. If the Model 3 has a HUD even better than that, or even just as good as that, I’m sure customers will … [continued]
by Roberto Verzola [Roberto Verzola is the author of Crossing Over: The Energy Transition to Renewable Electricity, a book published by the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung which was launched on March 23, 2015. The online version of the book as well as the article this post comes from can be downloaded freely. The author may … [continued]
US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced $68 million in funding Thursday for 540 US renewable energy and energy efficiency projects in the nation’s rural communities. This legislation is part of the “Swiss Army knife” of tools for jobs, innovation, infrastructure, research, and conservation President Obama has been talking about. Of … [continued]
The 7th Annual National Clean Energy Summit was just held September 4th at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, NV. You ask why Mandalay Bay is significant? Well, its convention center, where the event was held, has a huge roof and they have loaded it up with solar panels. Photo Credit: … [continued]
Streetsblog Capitol Hill recently conducted a great, long interview with outgoing U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood. There’s some really great stuff in here, so I’m reposting Part 1 (below) & Part 3 (Part 2 is here). By Tanya Snyder I had the chance to sit down with Ray LaHood [last week] … [continued]
