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This month’s report finally brought some welcome news. The report, released earlier today, shows an uptick with 71,800 jobs added back in June, or about a 4% gain. We’re happy to see these numbers are no longer next to negative signs, but any optimism is tempered by significant uncertainty ahead...

While Congress has yet to seriously consider legislation to help combat the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic – including its impacts on the energy sector workforce – both the...

“If the coronavirus pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that being prepared and having the right infrastructure in place are critical to our response capabilities.” - Alliance Interim President Clay Nesler

It’s no secret that COVID-19 upended any expectations for what 2020 might look like, but the impact on the energy efficiency sector has been particularly devastating.

Energy literacy programs present schools with both educational and financial opportunities. When schools do return to in-person instruction, utility costs will continue to be their second largest expenditure behind only personnel. Nationally, K-12 schools spend approximately $6 billion per year...

A new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that more than half the public school districts in the U.S. need to update or replace multiple building systems or features in their schools, and in particular highlighted concerns over aging HVAC systems, interior lighting...

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