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Reduce Electricity Demand 15 Percent In 10 Years |
"Third, I will call on businesses, government, and the American people to meet the goal of reducing our demand for electricity by 15 percent by the end of the next decade."
-- Elkhart, Ind.
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MAY 06, 2010
House Passes Home Star Bill
The House passed the $5.7 billion Home Star bill by a vote of 246-161. The bill would implement a two-year program that gives rebates to homeowners if they retrofit their houses to make them more energy-efficient. The bill now moves to the Senate. |
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MARCH 02, 2010
Obama Pushes ‘Cash For Caulkers’
Pushing jobs and talking about the economy at a speech in Savannah, Ga., Obama announced details of the Home Star rebate program, informally dubbed "cash for caulkers," which designed to make homes more energy-efficient. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chairman Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., is sponsoring legislation that would approve funding for the $6 billion program. |
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DECEMBER 15, 2009
Obama: Retrofit Homes To Save Energy
In a speech at a Home Depot in Virginia, Obama said the country could reduce its energy consumption if homeowners retrofit their homes, and Congress should "provide new temporary incentives" to help them. "It spurs hiring because local contractors and construction workers do the installation. It saves consumers money -- perhaps hundreds of dollars off their utility bills each year -- and it reduces our energy consumption in the process." |
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JUNE 26, 2009
Waxman-Markey Includes Efficiency Measures
The Waxman-Markey bill that passed the House June 26 includes a number of measures aimed at improving the energy efficiency of homes, industrial and commercial buildings and appliances. One measure would require a 30 percent energy efficiency improvement by 2010 and 50 percent by 2016 for non-residential buildings; another would give households $3,000 in financial support to make their homes at least 20 percent more energy efficient. |
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FEBRUARY 17, 2009
Obama Signs Stimulus Bill
The final stimulus bill [PDF] was signed into law by President Obama in Denver. |
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FEBRUARY 11, 2009
Stimulus Bill Gives Tax Breaks For Making Houses Energy Efficient
The stimulus compromise creates tax breaks of up to $1,500 for those who install new doors, windows or furnaces to make their houses more energy-efficient. |
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FEBRUARY 05, 2009
Obama Mandates New Standards For Appliances
President Obama issued a memorandum calling upon the Energy Department to quickly "finalize legally required efficiency standards" for household appliances. |
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JANUARY 21, 2009
Stimulus Funds For Energy Conservation
Obama's proposed stimulus package would provide $16 billion to repair public housing and make key energy-efficiency retrofits and $6 billion to weatherize modest-income homes. |
