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Germany’s Bioenergy Villages

Known as Bioenergiedörfer, these villages use locally sourced sustainable fuels to produce most of their electricity and space heat

LED lamps are more expensive than incandescents and compact fluorescents, but the gap is narrowing

Recent experiences with contractors and tradespeople leave me frustrated

Friedrich will offer two sizes of ductless minisplit units designed for easy installation by homeowners

The code is complicated, poorly written, subject to interpretation, and often unenforced

The state legislature approves a plan that will extend net-metering to more solar customers in a rare show of cooperation

Saving energy isn’t only about using less electricity and fuel; it’s also about saving water

An effort to end net metering is blocked, but the price that utilities pay PV system owners for solar power will drop

Higher energy bills and lower comfort levels may not be the worst of your problems with faulty ducts

Researchers say that fossil fuel use and carbon dioxide emissions could be cut substantially if more wood were used instead of steel and concrete