Minnesota
Net-zero home highlights builders’ growing interest in energy efficiency
About two-thirds of homes on an annual Twin Cities tour now include a standardized energy consumption score.
Chicago
Community partners help ComEd steer efficiency funds to low-income customers
A unique partnership with a California startup helps link the Illinois utility with community action agencies, expanding efficiency programs’ reach.
Iowa
Iowa utility’s rate hike would fall hardest on smallest users, critics say
Environmental groups say Interstate Power & Light’s proposed rate increase would punish solar and efficiency.
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Illinois marijuana growers will face energy efficiency and reporting rules
The state law seeks to avoid blackouts and other grid problems when its marijuana law takes effect Jan. 1.
Massachusetts
Offshore wind delays highlight increasing challenge to Massachusetts’ climate goals
One of America’s leading carbon cutters faces a series of hurdles that threaten to undermine its ability to slash emissions further.