08/20/10
The Department of Energy (DOE) has announced its latest round of weatherization grantees, this time with an eye towards innovation. Nearly $90 million in Recovery Act funds will be awarded to some 100 weatherization providers in 27 states to expand their existing programs, according to a statement by the DOE. (more…)
08/05/10
Colorado Public Utilities Commission Chairman Ron Binz is the new Chair of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners’ (NARUC) Task Force on Climate Policy. (more…)
08/03/10
In the second quarter of 2010, the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) directly funded nearly 13,000 jobs, according to self-reported numbers filed with the federal government. (more…)
07/19/10
California is suing the Federal Housing Finance Authority (FHFA) because of the decision by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, the two quasi-governmental agencies it oversees, to not buy mortgages from participants in the Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) energy-efficiency program. In the lawsuit, CA Attorney General Jerry Brown says the publicly regulated mortgage companies are breaking California laws by interfering with city programs that allow homeowners to finance energy retrofits through property taxes. (more…)
07/15/10
A recent Congressional Budget Office (CBO) analysis of the American Power Act, the beleagured climate bill co-sponsored by John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), says that if the bill became law, it would cut the federal deficit by $19 billion by 2020. The sponsoring legislators have been searching for modifications to the bill that might gain it the 60 votes needed to pass; Republican fears about adding to the deficit have been a major impasse. (more…)
