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 08/05/20 While transportation and industry tend to come to mind when people think of the primary culprits of energy consumption, another sector globally actually tops that list: buildings. In June, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Johnson Controls released the beta version of the Building... |
 08/03/20 The COVID-19 pandemic has placed a renewed emphasis on household energy consumption in the U.S., as loads have shifted away from the commercial building sector and into residences as a result of stay-at-home orders. One report found that the commercial sector saw a 11% decline in electricity... |
 07/29/20 Even though the Great Recession was considered a once-in-a-century crisis, we’ve found ourselves in an even more catastrophic economic calamity just a little more than a decade later. Back in 2008, the United States and the European Union respectively passed the American Recovery and... |
 07/28/20 It’s not just you – it’s hot. In the past few weeks, heat indexes hit 120˚F in New Orleans, 111˚F in Houston, and 105˚F in Washington, D.C. Nearly 90% of the contiguous U.S. was anticipated to hit high temperatures of 90°F or higher last week, and it’s not even August yet. These heat waves would... |
 06/18/20 Among the many challenges of working from home, an increase in personal energy use might not be first on your mind. |
 Trump Pines for the Good Ol’ Days for Toilets and Dishwashers. But Those Days are Actually Here Now.
02/03/20 President Trump has recently launched a crusade against newer and more energy and water-efficient appliances and plumbing products, claiming that they do not perform as well as their energy-intensive predecessors. Appliance and plumbing fixture standards have cumulatively saved consumers... |
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