WASHINGTON — As part of a White House roundtable on building efficiency, Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm announced sweeping actions to power more American homes and buildings with cleaner, smarter, and more affordable energy services that sharply reduce the buildings sector’s contributions to the climate crisis.
“America’s path to a net-zero carbon economy runs straight through our buildings, which means we need to help households and commercial buildings across the nation reduce their emissions and convert to cheaper, cleaner energy,” said Granholm. “These new DOE investments and initiatives will help unlock new innovation for cleaner buildings while preparing a strong, skilled, diverse American workforce to seize good-paying job opportunities right here at home.”