Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy

  • Love Your Home by Weatherizing

    Valentine’s Day is a good time to show some love to your home. Steps you take today to make your home more energy efficient will pay off tomorrow in cost and energy savings. Conduct a home energy audit to learn how to reduce your home’s energy use.

  • Groundhog Day: A Great Time to Focus on Geothermal Resources Underground

    Punxsutawney Phil may burrow underground for the next six weeks since he spotted his shadow on Groundhog Day. But it’s not a bad place to be, considering the geothermal energy resources under his feet. Read about where geothermal research is headed in a feature on Dr. Susan Hamm, Geothermal Technologies Director.

  • Super Bowl's Big Winner is Efficient Lighting

    The ultimate Super Bowl winner was LED lighting. The game’s host venue, NRG Stadium in Houston, uses 60% less energy from illuminating exclusively with 65,000 LED lights. Learn more about LEDs here.

  • EERE's Evolution as a Clean Energy Agency Is Outlined in New Timeline

    As we commemorate another U.S. inauguration, we have launched the EERE timeline to reflect on the laws, programs and innovative leaders who have shaped EERE into a cutting-edge agency that's leading clean energy research.

  • New REMADE Institute Will Boost U.S. Manufacturing

    The Energy Department has selected the Sustainable Manufacturing Innovation Alliance to lead the Reducing Embodied-energy and Decreasing Emissions (REMADE) Institute focused on driving down the cost of technologies needed to reuse, recycle, and remanufacture materials.

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