Let Americans choose clean energy
People want to power their homes with clean energy, but upfront costs are an obstacle. We’re defending tax credits for solar panels and energy-saving tech.
Energy efficiency
Let’s stop wasting so much of the energy we create, and figure out new ways to be efficient and to conserve. That will equal big savings for our climate, our health and even our wallets.
The Latest on Energy efficiency
The Public Interest Network’s 2024 highlights
Electricity demand from U.S. data centers could more than double by 2035. That’s like adding another California.
Updates
2.3 million families used efficiency tax credit to reduce energy costs in 2023
Heat pumps are outselling gas furnaces by a record margin
Energy Department finalizes efficiency standards for tankless water heaters
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What actually is a heat pump?
How heat pumps can double as your furnace and air conditioner – reducing energy use, reducing pollution, and saving you money on utility bills
Updated energy efficiency standards become law
Knowledge is power— electromagnetic power, to be exact.
Cooking with gas relies on combusting methane, which releases health-harming pollutants into the surrounding air. But there are better options.
NJPIRG-backed act is passed by state Senate
Gov. Cooper defends local governments’ right to choose clean energy
In a victory for renewable energy, legislation that would have held up North Carolina's transition to clean, electrified buildings has been rejected.