The Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $40 million in weatherization funding for programs that aim to accelerate electrification in homes and create zero-emission communities across the United States.

Bolstered by $3.2 billion from the bipartisan Infrastructure bill passed last year, DOE has tapped 21 organizations and five state agencies with proposed energy efficiency plans through the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP).

WAP, created in 1976, has generally helped promote and fund weatherization efforts that helped low-income communities outfit homes with the latest insolation technologies, saving energy and money. Now, with the latest round of funding, the DOE is targeting programs that could proliferate technologies of geothermal energy and super-efficient heat...