State & Local Energy Report

We at State & Local Energy Report are working to sponsor dialogue between different levels of government on issues of energy efficiency, technology, and economics, in order to foster communication and support progress in this important field. State & Local Energy Report was pleased to host a discussion this past month between US Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Malcolm Woolf, Director of the Maryland Energy Administration, on the ramp up of weatherization, stimulus funding, energy efficiency financing, and more. Read More »

Amid all the recent negative press about the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) ramp-up of the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP), we wanted to take a look at the part of the story that is missing. Weatherization is a cost-effective way to make people’s homes healthier, more efficient, and more valuable, while at the same time providing jobs to hard-working Americans. Read More »

by Jim Arwood and Leo Wiegman

A few weeks ago, I needed to locate some information in a hurry. As the mayor of Croton-on-Hudson, a small village in New York’s Hudson Valley, I needed to compose a presentation for the U. S. Green Building Council to discuss funding the nation’s energy efficiency revolution. With the deadline fast approaching, I wanted to list the states had enabled property-assessed clean energy financing in the past few years. Read More »

By Rona Cohen

For the majority of green-minded consumers, solar energy has long sounded like a good idea that has been out of reach to all but those in possession of a sun-filled roof and several thousand dollars to purchase and install photovoltaic panels (PV). Read More »