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The guiding fiscal principle of President Obama’s 2009 Stimulus Package was simple: “spend it as fast as you can.” Programs operating under that principle are almost predestined to flunk a cost-benefit test — and the federal Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) has proved to be no exception. University of Chicago researchers have documented that WAP is yet another government “efficiency” program that does not actually save money. The only surprising finding was just how badly it f...

A federally funded program in Dallas County is helping low-income residents weatherize their homes to protect themselves against extreme weather events — like the catastrophic 2021 Texas blackout.

Alarm bells are sounding at the Department of Energy as the Biden administration has moved to triple the ...

Pittsylvania County Community Action Inc. (PCCA) continues to remain busy as a vital asset to those in need, and I wanted to share some of the ways in which the

On November 15, 2021, President Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) into law. Referred to by the Administration as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL),...

Loan Programs Summary The Loan Programs Office (LPO) within the Department of Energy (DOE) provides a variety of different loans and loan guarantees for energy-related projects, with...

The U.S. Department of Energy has launched two new program offices – the Grid Deployment Office and the Office of State and Community Energy Programs.

Energy secretary Jennifer Granholm was schooled by "State of the Union" host Brianna Keilar, Sunday, for comments regarding the Inflation Reduction Act.

Two New DOE Offices Will Support the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Investments to Modernize the Electric Grid, Help States, Communities, Tribes and Territories Build Out Clean Energy Infrastructure and Revitalize Economies.

Video clips shared on Facebook offer thousands of dollars for solar panel installation through a "sunshine program" from the US government. But the ads are not linked to any federal or state entity, they do not guarantee economic assistance, and the US Department of Energy and a consumer organization caution against them.