Transportation Costs and Burdens Across the Southeast  Source: Center for Neighborhood Technology  Transportation is a vital household need. Without access to reliable transportation, people may struggle to hold down a job, get their kids to school, get groceries, […]

Where the contractors aren’t: mapping workforce deserts in the Southeast By: William Bryan Of all the barriers to scaling energy efficiency (and there are many), none are as fundamental as having people who can do the […]

By: Amy Lovell Energy Efficiency Workforce Needed to Meet Growing Energy Demand  Energy demand is growing across the U.S., driven by new and larger data centers, energy-intensive manufacturing, and electrification of homes, businesses, and vehicles.  While […]

Growth and Energy Burden in Arkansas: A County Comparison  By Laura Diaz-Villaquiran Data: U.S. Census Bureau ACS (2020–2024); U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA); U.S. Department of Energy LEAD Tool  Across Arkansas, patterns of […]

By Will Bryan Housing in the Southeast is aging, and the cost of living in it is getting more expensive. As we noted last month, around 40% of housing in the region was built before 1980, when the nation’s first […]