Rebate
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What’s Better: An EV or a Plug-In Hybrid?
Policy wonks warn us, once again, not to let the perfect become the enemy of the good
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Electricians, Get Ready!
For the next decade, there’s going to be more work than you can handle
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Program Details of the One Knob Proposal
Can we envision a better incentive program for residential energy-efficiency improvements?
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Hard Truths of Home Performance
Residential energy retrofit work isn’t cost-effective
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Designing a ‘One Knob’ Incentive Program
A proposal for a better way for utilities to subsidize energy-efficiency upgrades
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How an Efficiency Program Killed My Business
Utility-sponsored rebate programs encourage small jobs — and contractors are discovering that it’s hard to build a successful business on small jobs