Energy efficiency — news for homeowners
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Home & Safety
How the Government Is Redesigning Your Living Room
The Department of Energy is quietly funding a massive overhaul of everyday household staples. Think windows that act like walls and magnetic refrigerators.
Energy & Solar
The AI Utility Tax
Data centers are pulling massive amounts of power from the grid, and everyday homeowners are quietly footing the bill for the upgrades.
Home Projects
The Envelope Audit: Protecting Your Roof and Your Wallet
Storm season brings aggressive winds and shady contractors. Here's how to check your roof's integrity before your insurance company denies a claim.
Home & Safety
Check the Nursery: A Sound Machine Recall and the Future of Windows
A popular infant sleep device is being recalled over battery fire risks. Meanwhile, federal researchers want to overhaul how our bedrooms handle energy.
Home & Safety
The Household Hazard Audit
State regulators are cracking down on soil contaminants, and federal grants are targeting magnetic refrigerators. The biggest changes hitting your home right now are entirely invisible.
Energy & Solar
The Efficiency Paperwork Is Finally Here
Wondering if those new windows will actually pay for themselves? The government is finally rolling out tools to help you calculate the real ROI of energy upgrades.
Energy & Solar
The Utility Squeeze: How to Fight Back Against Rising Energy Bills
With natural gas and electricity rates creeping up again, new federal incentives and simple window upgrades can help you take control of your monthly bills.
Energy & Solar
Your House, the Power Plant
You don't need a massive roof overhaul to make your own energy anymore. New laws are making plug-in solar and smart batteries easier than ever.
Energy & Solar
The AI Power Struggle in Your Backyard
AI data centers are creating a bizarre tug-of-war for homeowners. In some towns, they lower property taxes. In others, they drive up utility bills.
Home Projects
The High Cost of Breaking Down
Air conditioning repairs are wiping out emergency funds this summer. Now, homeowners are paying up for heavy-duty upgrades and dodging predatory contractors along the way.
Home & Safety
The Summer Utility and Water Audit
Electricity rates are spiking and municipalities are cracking down on water usage. Here's what you need to know to protect your budget and your lawn this season.
Energy & Solar
Your House Is the New Power Plant
Utility giants are merging and net metering policies are shifting. But new incentives can help you turn your property into a personal power hub.
Home Projects
The New Rules of Home Improvement
Between a looming lumber tariff and new 'lawn cop' enforcement in drought zones, upgrading your property is getting complicated.
Energy & Solar
The Heat Pump Bottleneck
Upgrading your home's climate control is getting a lot cheaper thanks to stacked government rebates. But finding someone to install it is another story.
Home Projects
The Power Struggle at City Hall
Homeowners are getting squeezed by a strained grid and local permit delays, while neighborhood associations bring their own financial drama.
Energy & Solar
Solar Power is Finally Getting a 'Plug-and-Play' Upgrade
Traditional rooftop solar is in a slump. But a new wave of plug-in technology and simple utility alerts are helping homeowners bypass the grid.
Energy & Solar
The AI Power Grab: Why Your Utility Bill Isn't Spiking (Yet)
Data centers are eating up massive amounts of electricity, but regulators are finally stepping in to make sure tech companies, not homeowners, foot the bill.
Energy & Solar
The Pragmatic Energy Pivot
With federal tax credits drying up, homeowners are ditching grand green visions for grounded, middle-lane upgrades that actually pencil out.
Energy & Solar
Funding the Green Home: New Loans and a Solar Supply Chain Fight
Upgrading your home's energy efficiency is getting easier with new federal tools and state loans. Meanwhile, a trade dispute over solar panels is brewing.
Money & Bills
Why the AI Boom Is Raising Your Utility and Tax Bills
Data centers are draining local power grids and municipal budgets, leaving homeowners to make up the difference.