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Teams from 16 North American universities are competing to design a fuel-efficient vehicle that minimizes emissions while maximizing consumer appeal, safety and performance. I recently had the chance to spend time with these bright and enthusiastic students.

The Sacramento Municipal Utility District is looking for approximately 70 homeowners with residential solar willing to monitor their energy use.

The mountain paradise of Park City, Utah - best known for its sensational skiing and annual Sundance Film Festival - is quickly becoming a shining example of environmental sustainability. The city’s latest green endeavor: an 18 kW solar energy system on top of the historic Marsac Building.

Rebecca Bivens applied at Argonne and was hired in April 2009, four months after she lost her second job. She now works in safety and procurement. Her job is funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Wyoming’s appliance rebate program, which opened in April, continues through this fall. Residents of the Equality State can receive rebates on ENERGY STAR certified clothes washers, dishwashers, water heaters and gas furnaces ranging from $50 to $250.

Find out Houston is at the forefront of another technological revolution, and thanks to Recovery Act money, is supporting local jobs to implement their electric grid.

By this winter, the 22 traffic signals within Topeka’s three major traffic corridors—21st Street, Wanamaker and Topeka Boulevard—will be resynchronized to help reduce driving time, gas consumption and emissions. These corridors see anywhere from 17,000 to 30,000 cars daily.

Rooftop solar panels provide 27 percent of White Tank Library and Nature Center's energy.

Naperville, Illinois is improving their long-term electricity distribution through the implementation of the Naperville Smart Grid Initiative (NSGI) -- to the tune of $3million in savings over a 15-year period.

“We really do like Indiana as an operating environment because it’s pro business,” says Jeff Seidel. And for Mt. Comfort, Ind., that’s good news.