Later this week, the House and Senate will hold hearings to discuss energy efficiency programs such as Home Star (which will provide rebates for upgrades to homes), Building Star (a similar program for commercial buildings), and manufactured housing rebates. This comes shortly after Obama’s visit to Savannah, GA, during which the President touted the benefits that these energy efficiency programs would have on job creation, carbon reduction, and energy savings.

Read the full article in the New York Times here.