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Transmission

US clean energy rollout continues to be hamstrung by grid challenges

Recent efforts at permitting reform have done little to address the well-known issues of inadequate transmission and jam-packed interconnection queues.

By Akielly Hu . 13 June 2023
Video

Video: DOE's Jigar Shah talks cleantech manufacturing with Canary Media

Watch a conversation between Shah, who controls a $400B loan book for the U.S. DOE, and our Editorial Director Eric Wesoff.

By Canary Staff . 12 June 2023
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In North Carolina, housing affordability at center of debate over building codes

Builders claim efficiency upgrades will prices homes out of reach, but numerous experts say energy savings more than make up the difference.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 12 June 2023
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Commentary: $35M non-debt solution - How Raistone helped this utilities company grow and thrive

SPONSORED CONTENT Raistone finances billions of working capital annually within the utilities industry.

By Raistone . 12 June 2023
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Largest solar farm in Illinois will help Chicago’s city operations meet climate goal

When it’s completed in late 2024, the solar project is projected to offset about 70% of electricity use by municipal operations, with the remainder eventually coming from distributed solar installed within the city.

By Kari Lydersen . 12 June 2023
Clean energy manufacturing

6 key takeaways about the US clean energy manufacturing boom

The U.S. is undergoing an unprecedented surge in clean energy manufacturing. Here's what you need to know.

By Dan McCarthy . 12 June 2023
Geothermal

Why this NYC apartment complex will use a giant underground heat pump

Join our reporter as she steps inside the muddy construction site at 1 Java Street to learn the benefits and barriers of harnessing the earth's heat to decarbonize buildings.

By Maria Gallucci . 12 June 2023
Clean energy manufacturing

Battery maker wins $850M DOE loan to build first US factory

Kore Power will use the conditional loan to try to open a gigafactory in Arizona by 2025. The move comes as battery manufacturing surges in the U.S.

By Jeff St. John . 9 June 2023
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Video: Canary Media takes a hike to visit an abandoned lithium mine

The long-dormant operation in Kings Mountain, N.C. once played a key role in the global lithium industry. Now it could be used to supply Southern battery factories.

By Julian Spector . 9 June 2023
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Kansas City won't penalize energy use violators

For eight years, Kansas City has been trying to track energy consumption in the city’s biggest buildings. But without enforcement, building owners aren’t cooperating.

By Josh Merchant . 9 June 2023