According
to a report issued by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, tax
reform will provide Congress with many opportunities to promote energy efficiency
and remove barriers through the tax code.
The
Federal Trade Commission issued a
proposed rule Jan. 9 to update the ranges of comparability for residential
water heater and gas-fired pool heater EnergyGuide labels.
From
the Farmer’s Almanac comes this comparison of wood heat, natural gas, pellet
stoves, heating oil furnaces, propane wall furnaces and anthracite coal
burners.
Building-science
lab houses, also known as pressure houses, are built and outfitted so the
entire house becomes a building-science laboratory, demonstrating energy loss
issues and other problems faced by those working in energy-efficiency fields.
The
Citgo-Venezuela Heating Oil Program has donated free heating oil to more than
1.7 million Americans in 25 states and the District of Columbia since 2005.