On-bill financing refers to a type of loan available to property owners to help pay for the high upfront costs associated with energy efficiency... Read more
High upfront costs are a primary obstacle preventing wide-scale adoption of home energy efficiency improvements. Even though energy retrofits can... Read more
The Save Act was introduced to the Senate in October 2011 by Senators Bennet (D-CO) and Isakson (R-GA) and is now before the Senate Banking... Read more
We've seen the price of solar panels plummet by nearly 80% over the past few years. Now if you're a homeowner, you're probably wondering if you... Read more
This November the state of California will hold its first carbon auction under its recently launched cap-and-trade program. As part of the Global... Read more
A recent Massachusetts Superior Court case raised an interesting question with regard to solar installations: Should electricians be the only... Read more
Last month, Eric Mackres and Sara Hayes of the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy published an extensive report detailing the... Read more
Last week the United States Department of Commerce (DOC) determined that Chinese manufacturers were unfairly selling solar panels below market... Read more
Previous posts on this blog have dealt with financing energy retrofit projects. As a general rule, residential efficiency is cheaper to achieve... Read more