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Find out how much solar energy your town could generate:

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How electric vehicles work and what they're doing to improve fuel efficiency, reduce emissions, and lower maintenance costs.

The Weatherization Assistance Program is helping families save money by saving energy. Over 750 thousand homes have been weatherized through the program over the last three years.

The average American household spends around $2,000 on energy costs each year - and about 45 percent of those costs are heating-related. Did you know that there are many simple things you can do to lower your energy bills this winter?

On December 20, 1951, scientists from Argonne and the National Reactor Testing Station watched four light bulbs glow, powered by the world’s first nuclear reactor to generate electricity.

36 start-up companies signed 43 option agreements allowing them to license cutting-edge technologies. Beginning in mid January, you'll be able to vote for the ones that could make the greatest contributions to the country's economic and energy future.

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  • January 9, 2012

    We have approximately $7 million waiting to fund the next big, innovative idea through the SunShot Incubator Program for Soft Cost Reduction. But you have to hurry. The deadline for concept papers is January 16, 2012.

  • January 9, 2012

    A look at how electric vehicles (EVs) work and what current and future models are doing to cut transit costs, reduce emissions, and strengthen our nation's energy security.

  • January 6, 2012

    750 thousand homes have been weatherized over the past three years through the Department's Weatherization Assistance Program, saving families $400 a year on their heating and cooling bills.

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