by Bobby Hayden on October 16, 2011

In an economic downturn, a community-based effort is helping create local jobs for contractors and improving energy-efficiency of local homes.

by Tom Osdoba on October 14, 2011

The price of installed solar PV has plummeted and is approaching the point at which we no longer should even pretend that solar is a more expensive alternative than other forms of energy.

by Elizabeth Willmott on October 12, 2011

In the September 15 issue of The Atlantic magazine, Brookings expert Bruce Katz called out a “metropolitan moment,” in which municipal and regional leaders are “adapting the discipline of private sector business planning…to the task of revitalizing and restructuring metropolitan economies.”

by Eileen V. Quigley on October 5, 2011

Of late, a rising set of rational Republican voices can be heard affirming the assessment of 95 percent of the scientific community that the earth is warming at an alarming rate due to burning fossil fuels.

by Bobby Hayden on October 3, 2011

How citizens on Bainbridge Island came together and created an option to change behavior through energy use, move closer to carbon neutrality and become a model for other communities. "We’ve seen a 50 percent decrease in our heating costs and our overall energy costs are down approximately 35 percent.” - Matt Olson, Bainbridge Island homeowner and RePower Bainbridge participant

by Rhys Roth on September 29, 2011

RBI.  I’m a baseball fanatic -- especially in playoff season -- and I was hoping that our new program could have that acronym.  

by Bobby Hayden on September 16, 2011

How commercial building owners use energy efficiency to become more competitive in a challenging market.

by Bobby Hayden on September 3, 2011

In Spokane, a public performing arts center held great potential for energy efficiency upgrades given its age. Watch how improving the efficiency of the facility reduced the amount of electricity and natural gas used, thus helping to offset rising energy prices.

by Jamie Pool on May 17, 2011

While fuel cell technology is still advancing, certain applications are on the market right now, providing jobs at over 630 companies and labs across the United States.

by Hendrik Van Hemert on May 16, 2011

Are we wrong to always assume households act economically rational when considering efficiency? A growing interest in behavioral frameworks for energy efficiency programs is challenging this assumption and several recent studies support a shift from pure economic incentive to a greater behavioral focus.