Barbara has written professionally for more than two decades. In the past five years, she has specialized in creating real estate and home improvement content. Besides writing for Forbes Home, she ...

Virtual power plants can help energy providers balance demand and smart thermostats are an essential element of maximizing energy efficiency across the grid. The world is grappling with the challenges ...

Under energy department guidelines, a single-family home must be well-insulated, equipped with LED lighting and contain Energy Star appliances, energy-efficient windows, high-efficiency water heaters ...

Major energy improvements like installing a heat pump or adding solar panels to your roof promise significant long-term savings. But they also require a hefty investment up front. How then, can we ...

Home Energy Systems specializes in residential and commercial solar, EV charging and roofing. It offers products from ChargePoint, Enphase Energy, Maxeon, Qcells, Silfab, SMA, SolarEdge, SunPower, ...

About 9% of Duke Energy customers with solar installed a residential battery. Duke Energy customers can now save money on their electrical bills while putting stored energy from their home batteries ...

Incentives for heat pumps and other home energy and efficiency investments are also expiring early after changes made by Congress and President Trump. A big federal tax credit for homeowners who get ...

Modern energy-efficient windows do more than brighten your space—they can reduce your energy costs by up to 25%. Home Services from The Home Depot offers professional installation of double and triple ...

Here’s some good news: Thanks to improvements like more efficient appliances and lighting, we’re using less energy at home than we did 15 years ago, according to the U.S. Energy Information ...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Low-income households in New Mexico may be eligible to receive rebates of up to $14,000 to help replace aging appliances and heating and cooling systems with energy-efficient ...

As Maryland moves toward eliminating greenhouse gas emissions, home builders have begun pursuing a stringent federal energy efficiency designation that requires ...