Electrification
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Clean industry
Heat pumps can help clean up factories — and save lives
Americans could save $1.1 trillion in public health costs by replacing thousands of industrial boilers that burn gas, oil, and other fuels nationwide.By Alison F. Takemura .
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Electrification
This Massachusetts town banned gas — and housing boomed anyway
Critics say stringent, pro-electrification building codes and restrictions on natural gas will impede housing developers. A Boston suburb is proving them wrong.By Sarah Shemkus .
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Electrification
Meet Minnesota’s electric coffee roasting pioneers
Minneapolis-based Coffeewomple is one of the first U.S. roasters to use a commercial-scale electric coffee roaster, navigating higher costs for climate benefits.By Dan Haugen .
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Carbon-free buildings
New York becomes first state to commit to all-electric new buildings
The state finalized rules ensuring most new edifices will install electric heat pumps and stoves instead of gas appliances, lowering costs and improving air quality.By Alison F. Takemura .
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Heat pumps
Massachusetts could give heat pump owners a huge discount on electricity
The state will lower electricity rates for heat pump owners this winter, and is considering even deeper cuts to encourage residents to ditch fossil-fueled heating.By Sarah Shemkus .
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Electrification
Court upholds a landmark clean-heat rule in Southern California
The first-in-the-nation regulation, passed last year, will cut NOx emissions from more than 1 million boilers and water heaters in the smoggy Los Angeles area.By Maria Gallucci .
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Policy & regulation
New York to scale back key energy-efficiency program
EmPower+ helps New Yorkers insulate their homes, get new boilers, and make other efficiency upgrades. The state could cut its funding by nearly two-thirds.By Colin Kinniburgh .
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Electrification
‘Use it or lose it’: These clean-energy tax credits will be gone soon
The GOP is eliminating tax credits that cut the costs of solar, EVs, heat pumps, and more — but if you act fast, you can still get discounts. Here’s how.By Alison F. Takemura .
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Electrification
Massachusetts test shows big savings from free heat pumps and solar
Low-income residents on Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard who participated in a home electrification pilot saw their utility bills drop by more than half.By Sarah Shemkus .
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Electric vehicles
What’s the best time to buy an EV? Right now.
Trump’s megabill ends the consumer tax credits for EVs in September. But until then, shoppers can still use them to lock in lower prices — and great lease deals.By Alison F. Takemura .
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