WASHINGTON — Consumer, energy efficiency, environmental, and utility stakeholders welcomed a significantly strengthened federal efficiency standard for home furnaces Friday. The final standards announced by the Department of Energy (DOE) will reduce average household costs by $350 over the life of a furnace compared to using old-style models and cut 332 million metric tons of carbon dioxide…
This letter urges FHFA to direct the Enterprises, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, to require that all mortgages for new homes backed by the Enterprises meet the same building code requirements currently proposed by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Home appliance manufacturers, together with consumer, climate, and energy and water efficiency advocates announce a consensus plan to improve energy and water efficiency.
This guidance from the US Department of Health and Human Services draws on recommendations by NCLC and sets forth consumer protection guidance for Community Solar programs that enroll LIHEAP households.
Read More about US HHS Community Solar and LIHEAP Considerations
Joint comments were submitted on the preliminary determination to update energy efficiency requirements for federally financed housing. The covered Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Department of Agriculture (USDA) mortgages and programs provide essential support for new affordable homes, a critical national need. Yet these homes may waste energy, resulting in high energy…
NCLC has responded to NASEO's RFI regarding an essential component of state's IRA home energy rebates programs -- consumer protections. The Department of Energy's one-time nearly $9 billion home energy efficiency and electrification rebates provide an opportunity to package critical energy efficiency investments to the most vulnerable households, but it could open the door to unfair or predatory practices.
Read More about Comments to NASEO's IRA Rebates RFI Regarding Essential Consumer Protections
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