The Department of Energy has introduced the Affordable Home Energy Shot™ initiative, aiming to advance clean energy solutions for affordable homes, reduce emissions, enhance resilience, and lower costs. This project will support research and development as well as demonstrations in the affordable housing sector, as stated in a press release issued by the DOE.
The Affordable Home Energy ShotTM is the closing element of the DOE Energy EarthshotTM program, which has been launched by the Department of Energy (DOE). The program has the objective of lowering the cost of decarbonizing affordable homes by fifty percent and cutting the energy bills of those who live in them by twenty percent during the next ten years. According to a press release issued by the Department of Energy (DOE), the initiative has received support from numerous divisions within the DOE, including the divisions responsible for science, energy efficiency, and community programs.
The United States Secretary of Energy, Jennifer M. Granholm, was quoted as saying in a press release issued by the Department of Energy (DOE) that "The windows, walls, and roofs that protect our families from the elements and keep us healthy and safe are some of the most effective tools we have to reduce utility bills, fight climate change, and advance environmental justice." As part of "This Energy Earthshot," also known as the Affordable house Energy ShotTM, the Department of Energy will direct its resources toward creating the most promising next-generation materials and technologies in order to make investments in energy-efficient house modifications affordable for everybody. This will be done in the context of "This Energy Earthshot."
The Department of Energy (DOE) estimates that more than one-third of the United States' carbon dioxide emissions are produced by the nation's 130 million houses and other structures, which are the primary target of the Affordable Home Energy ShotTM. It is planned to assist low-income households, where high energy costs affect about one-quarter of households and where more than twenty percent of households will be behind on their energy payments by the year 2022. The Department of Energy has issued a press release stating that individuals who have lower incomes and whose homes are older and have lesser energy efficiency will suffer the most from this.
