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An Innovative Financing Tool That Makes Energy Efficiency Affordable
By rolling upgrade costs into monthly bills, utilities are helping customers save energy and money at the same time
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Electric Cars Could Make America’s Crumbling Roads Even Worse
State and federal taxes on gasoline pay for about three-quarters of what the U.S. spends on road maintenance
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Urban Rustic: Choosing and Installing a Ductless Minisplit
A right-sized system and three indoor heads spells comfort, even when a polar vortex blasts into town
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Big Batteries, Not New Power Plants
Increasing energy storage on the grid will help stretch electricity generating capacity
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Saving Sustainably: Electrical Rough-In
Start with a clear plan that shows the location of electrical devices and how much current they will need
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How We Use 322 Billion Gallons of Water Every Day
From cooling power plants to quenching thirst and growing crops, water is part of everything we do
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2019 Is the Year of Energy Codes
Updated energy codes will be released later this year as warnings on climate change grow sharper
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Frugal Happy: We Have a Floor on Our Ceiling
An opportunity to salvage oak flooring to make a new ceiling proves too good to pass up
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Is the Green New Deal Just a Pipe Dream?
The 10-year timeframe is unrealistic even if a lot can happen in a few decades
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Urban Rustic: Installing an ERV
Installing and living with a Zehnder ComfoAir 350 in a high-performance home
