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28Jul2010
In May of 2010, the House approved the Home Star Energy Retrofit Act, a landmark bill that offers financial incentives to homeowners who make residential energy efficiency improvements. Home Star is expected to offer three benefits to the broader economy: create construction jobs, energize the housing market, and deliver monetary savings from reduced energy consumption. Passage of the bill by the Senate is the final hurdle, and this is expected sometime this year.