Growth Domestic action. The program is intended to show that the US can curb heat-trapping gases by conserving energy while preserving economic growth. Together these initiatives would stimulate adoption of more efficient technologies in buildings, industrial processes, vehicles and power generation.
Residences are responsible for about one-sixth of greenhouse emissions.
The package would give tax credits to purchasers of highly efficient homes, would encourage efficient building equipment and appliances and would stimulate the use of solar power including solar roofs.