Ready to upgrade your home's energy tech? First, assess where you stand today

Whether you're coveting a sunlit kitchen or griping about power bills, one thing we all love is comparing our homes—whether it’s admiring new sod or kvetching over home improvements. Now researchers have come up with a framework called CORE to help homeowners sort their energy frustrations and opportunities by categorizing homes into four levels of energy maturity: from constrained infrastructure to empowered systems that seamlessly integrate renewable tech, each offering unique ways to upgrade and save.