Grid edge
Why aren't Texans paid to help prevent blackouts during heat waves?
As the state endures another bout of extreme heat, experts lament its lack of incentives to recruit residents to help ease demand on the stressed grid.
Energy efficiency
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.
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Guides and how-tos
What's a home energy audit — and should you get one?
To kick off Canary Media's new Electrified Life column, we break down what to expect from an energy audit and why it's a smart starting point for home electrification.
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Podcast
The great Bitcoin energy debate
Proponents say Bitcoin mines support grid reliability and incentivize renewable projects. Opponents say they increase carbon emissions and electricity prices.
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Energy efficiency
Airbnb will help some hosts pay for new heat pumps
A pilot program in Massachusetts will give Airbnb vacation-rental owners $2,500 to install air-source heat pumps and make their properties more energy-efficient.
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Energy efficiency
Google's huge solar buys help fund efficiency fixes for low-income homes
In partnership with Sol Systems, the tech giant is using a slice of its clean-energy investments for repairs and efficiency upgrades in lower-income communities.
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Energy efficiency
Foam panels can turn old abodes into energy-efficient homes of the future
A research team at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory is using machine learning and AR headsets to speed up energy retrofits for residences.
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Electrification
Rebates for home energy upgrades are coming soon. Here’s how to plan
A home-energy expert offers 5 to-dos for households eager to ditch their fossil-fuel appliances with help from the High-Efficiency Electric Home Rebate Act.
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Carbon-free buildings
Interactive: Turn this old house into your clean-energy dream home
How can you make a home more climate-friendly and more comfortable? Here's the technology you need, plus the steps to get you there.
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Electrification
Home of the future: Climate-friendly, electrified and closer than ever
The technology and policies are falling into place. But we’ll need a revolution in U.S. home retrofit business models and financing to scale up enough to meet the climate challenge.
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Energy efficiency
Which states could gain the most from energy-saving building codes?
There's federal money on the table to help states modernize their building energy codes. But some states could benefit from it more than others.
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