A neighborhood in Southern California could set the standard for energy-efficient homes throughout the country. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) gave KB Home $6.65 million to develop an experiment in energy-resilient housing. … The houses are the first all-electric, solar and battery-powered microgrid communities in the Golden State. … Once all the homes and the microgrid battery are online, the University of California Irvine will study microgrid’s performance over the next four years and report is data back to the DOE. Read More