Clean energy jobs
US government deploys $41M to train clean energy workforce
Across the country, new centers will receive funds to help train thousands of students and workers for clean energy careers.
By Alison F. Takemura .
Energy efficiency
Heat pumps
Heat-pump water heaters are a winner for the climate — and your wallet
The tech costs more than conventional options upfront, but federal tax credits, new 120V models and strong savings have made them more appealing than ever.
By Alison F. Takemura .
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Energy efficiency
This simple score can help you find an energy-efficient home
A growing number of cities are mandating Home Energy Scores, a metric that makes it easy for potential renters or homebuyers to grasp a home’s energy use.By Alison F. Takemura .
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Podcast
Tackling the tough stuff: steel, cement and chemicals
Exploring the difficult pathways to decarbonizing the industrial sector.PlayBy 48 min .
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Carbon-free buildings
Boston skyscraper named world’s biggest 'Passive House' office
The building, which will use far less energy than a conventional design, is the latest example of the efficiency standard’s growing popularity.By Alison F. Takemura .
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Energy efficiency
These startups are using AI to cut energy waste from buildings
Buildings use — and waste — an enormous amount of energy. A growing number of startups are trying to wield buzzy AI technologies to fix this problem.By Jeff St. John .
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Utilities
Duke Energy will cover upfront costs of home efficiency upgrades
In what could be the largest such effort from a big investor-owned utility, the program will recoup costs over time via low on-bill payments from customers.By Elizabeth Ouzts .
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Heat pumps
New plan aims to quadruple heat-pump adoption in 25 states
The pledge, which covers 55% of the population, calls for accelerating home decarbonization by deploying 20 million heat pumps by 2030.By Jeff St. John .
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Carbon-free buildings
NYC’s big building-decarbonization law faces its first major test
Landlords and climate activists are sparring over the future of Local Law 97 — the country’s most ambitious citywide mandate to clean up building emissions.By Jeff St. John .
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Heat pumps
Heat pumps outperform boilers and furnaces — even in the cold
Some utilities and fossil-fuel interests like to say heat pumps don’t work in the cold. A new study provides yet more evidence to debunk that myth.By Alison F. Takemura .
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Energy efficiency
Redaptive lands $125M to expand no-money-down building efficiency
“Energy-as-a-service” providers like Redaptive take on the upfront cost of building energy upgrades — and use sensors and data to prove the work pays off over time.By Jeff St. John .
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