▁P & TA ▁cultiv ates ▁diverse ▁partners hips ▁and ▁provides ▁technical ▁assistance ▁through ▁initi atives ▁that ▁include ▁the ▁Better ▁Build ings ▁Challenge , ▁Better ▁Commun ities ▁Alliance , ▁and ▁Better ▁Build ings ▁Acc eler ators . ▁ ▁The ▁Str ateg ic ▁and ▁Inter ag ency ▁In iti atives ▁team ▁leads ▁inter - organ iz ational ▁initi atives ▁that ▁provide ▁states ▁and ▁local ▁govern ments ▁technical ▁assistance ▁to ▁help ▁unders erved ▁communities ▁have ▁access ▁to ▁more ▁energy ▁choices . ▁DO E ' s ▁C lean ▁Energy ▁for ▁Low ▁In come ▁Commun ities ▁Acc eler ator ▁and ▁Rem ote ▁Al ask an ▁Commun ities ▁Energy ▁E ffic iency ▁Compet ition ▁initi atives ▁demonstrate ▁rep lic able , ▁scal able ▁models ▁that ▁address ▁bar riers ▁to ▁energy ▁efficiency ▁and ▁renew able ▁energy ▁access ▁in ▁low ▁and ▁moder ate ▁income ▁communities . ▁ ▁Public ▁out re ach ▁E ERE ▁man ages ▁the ▁Energy ▁Sa ver ▁website ▁that ▁prom otes ▁energy - efficient ▁techn ologies ▁for ▁he ating , ▁cool ing , ▁and ▁weather izing ▁buildings ▁and ▁lists ▁tips ▁for ▁saving ▁electric ity ▁and ▁fuel . ▁ ▁The ▁Office ▁of ▁E ERE ▁spons ors ▁several ▁activities ▁aim ed ▁at ▁public ▁out re ach ▁and ▁eng agement ▁in ▁energy ▁efficiency ▁and ▁renew able ▁energy ▁techn ologies . ▁ ▁Academ ic ▁compet itions ▁ ▁The ▁Sol ar ▁Dec ath lon ▁is ▁a ▁competition ▁held ▁every ▁other ▁year ▁where ▁colleg iate ▁teams ▁design , ▁build , ▁and ▁operate ▁solar - power ed ▁houses . ▁The ▁competition ▁winner ▁is ▁the ▁team ▁that