About $225 million worth of energy-efficiency programs were
greenlighted by state regulators Wednesday, with the expectation of
creating 965 jobs and helping utility customers afford ecofriendly
upgrades.
SILVER SPRING, Md. - When Ed Pegler was laid off from his
highway construction job four months ago, the 47-year-old father of
two didn't know when he would be back to work. Then the phone rang.
There was a job, paid for by the federal stimulus law.
