A net-zero home designed and built for one of the coldest climates in the contiguous U.S. was named first-place winner of DOE’s 2021 Solar Decathlon.

The Moran Frame project in Burlington, Vt., will turn a shuttered coal plant into a 65-foot-high public art piece that symbolizes the city's energy story.

A shift to electric heating will raise winter power demands, but utilities could mitigate spikes by improving buildings' "thermal envelopes," ACEEE said.

The Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon, virtual this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, is showcasing nine net-zero homes designed by students.

The Maryland legislature failed to reach an agreement to increase the state’s 2030 greenhouse gas reduction target after the House and Senate deadlocked.

New York state officials and advisers disagree on the merits of a moratorium on new natural gas infrastructure.

New York state and its utilities are funding a $700 million program to support EE and building electrification, mainly through heat pump technologies.

Local leaders in Newton, Mass., created a new energy coach position to help individuals and small businesses achieve energy efficiency.

A Maryland House committee approved legislation to increase the state’s 2030 greenhouse gas reduction target to 50% from 2006 levels.

Spark Northwest works with community land trusts to address the challenges of bringing rooftop solar to low- and moderate-income households.