Climatetech finance
Top home solar lender GoodLeap scores mammoth $800M investment
The company formerly known as Loanpal is making the leap from home solar and batteries to financing broader home efficiency improvements.
Energy efficiency
Heat pumps
Heating will be costly this winter, but much less so with a heat pump
Federal forecasts have warned about high heating bills, yet they don’t account for the much greater efficiency of electric pumps, says pro-electrification group Rewiring America.
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Energy efficiency
BP acquires Blueprint Power to tap the grid-balancing capability of big buildings
The startup has 13MW of flexible energy in its NYC portfolio and is looking to expand.
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Grid edge
Google Nest thermostats will soon help you use more — and even buy — clean energy
Nest Renew can align home energy use with cleaner grid power and fund new wind and solar for $10 a month. Will consumers buy in?
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Policy & regulation
The House’s big budget reconciliation bill would be a bonanza for clean energy
Tax credits and direct pay for clean energy, storage and transmission. Funding for EVs and electrification. A program to get utilities on board. But will the Senate go along?
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Policy & regulation
Illinois’ landmark 100% clean energy bill is headed toward passage
The sprawling bill would bail out nuclear, fund clean energy, boost workforce training — and allow the state’s largest coal plant to stay open through 2038.
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Politics
How West Virginia stands to gain from Biden’s climate agenda
The policies proposed in the reconciliation bill could benefit Sen. Manchin's state enormously.
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Carbon-free buildings
We already have the low-cost tools we need to cut the carbon hidden in buildings
A new report from RMI shows how materials and technologies available today can slash "embodied carbon" nearly in half.
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Electrification
Quebec utilities have a plan to curb gas use and cut emissions during winter heating season
An unusual partnership between electric and gas providers targets fewer winter peaks and lower overall costs than an all-electric approach.
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Carbon-free buildings
California takes bold steps to make electricity the fuel of choice for new buildings
A first-of-its-kind building code will create strong incentives for homebuilders to use all-electric heating and appliances. Next challenge: existing buildings.
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Guest Essay
Policy win: Colorado's innovative Clean Heat Standard will force gas utilities to clean up their act
The new law provides a model for other states seeking to slash natural gas emissions.
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