As we undertook an enormous infrastructure project after World War II to build gas pipelines, our future includes constructing local thermal energy networks — much more practical than country-wide pipelines. 

The Siemens Microgrid Lab is researching methods to bolster the country’s emergency electricity needs, among other things. 

The Advanced Water Heating Initiative is a coalition of utilities, engineers, federal agencies, state and local governments, manufacturers and others working to scale heat pump water heater installations across the U.S.