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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Dharna Noor

A new project promised low-income families ‘zero net energy homes’ – but they still rely on gas

graphic illustration with overlaid pictures of a house, construction workers, a gas plant, a $100 bill and a man in a suit
The houses, which are sold at affordable rates to low-income families, have appliances powered by gas, a planet-heating fossil fuel that has been shown to degrade indoor air quality. Composite: Javier Palma/The Guardian/Getty Images

US gas utilities are partnering with one of the nation’s most trusted non-profits as part of a “cynical PR stunt” to combat efforts to curb fossil fuel usage, a Guardian investigation has found.

Local Habitat for Humanity affiliates have teamed up with at least four utilities across 10 states to build “zero-net energy homes”, which are meant to produce more energy than they use.

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