New Jersey Town Looks to Build Energy-Efficient Housing

by Nancy Solomon , NPR

Low-income residents of Patterson, N.J., may one day move into homes with energy bills that are practically nothing. The houses will be super-efficient, and include solar panels that will allow the residents to sell power back to their local utility companies during the summer months. Planners say the houses don't cost much more to build than traditional homes.

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• Morning Edition, April 5, 2006