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A New Hampshire in-home energy storage program saved money and helped the grid

A battery pilot by Liberty Utilities put energy storage in about 100 customers’ homes. New Hampshire utility regulators this week declared the program a success and asked the company to file a new proposal for expanding it.

By Sarah Shemkus . 16 March 2023
Climatetech finance

California incubator aims to raise $30M to back climate startups

This week, Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator launched its second impact fund, with a focus on supporting diverse entrepreneurs.

By Maria Gallucci . 16 March 2023
Solar

This startup has a smarter way to make solar work for apartments

Allume Energy’s SolShare tech can divvy up solar output among apartment units however property owners choose, delivering more flexibility to an underserved market.

By Jeff St. John . 16 March 2023
Charging Up: A chat with Alicia Barton, CEO of FirstLight Power

Plus, climatetech career moves at DOE, Rewiring America, Cypress Creek, GAF Energy, NYPA, Mission Strategies, Activate Capital and more.

By Eric Wesoff, Maria Virginia Olano . 16 March 2023
ENN

Inside cleantech’s financial crisis

The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and what it means for the climate tech startups and community solar financers that depended on it.

By Kathryn Krawczyk . 15 March 2023
ENN

New Hampshire welcomes ‘advanced recycling’ of plastics as some call for tighter regulations

A startup company’s plan to convert plastics into diesel fuel has so far failed to get off the ground in New Hampshire as skeptics continue to raise questions about the potential to create hazardous waste and air pollution.

By Lisa Prevost . 15 March 2023
Climatetech finance

Community solar industry says it can ride out Silicon Valley Bank failure

The collapse of SVB, a key early funder of community solar, won't halt the sector's growth — but the ripple effects will likely impact all clean-energy development.

By Jeff St. John . 14 March 2023
ENN

ComEd offers $120M for equity programs as part of Chicago electricity deal

Amid an ongoing bribery scandal, ComEd is offering shareholder dollars for clean energy to gain support for its Chicago electricity franchise agreement.

By Kari Lydersen . 14 March 2023
Nuclear

Georgia's big new nuclear reactors could be the last built in the US

Billions over budget and years behind schedule, the expansion of the Vogtle nuclear power plant signals that conventional nuclear projects are a dying breed.

By Eric Wesoff . 13 March 2023
Video

Video: Canary heads to The Weather Channel to talk about heat pumps

Watch reporter Julian Spector explain how heat pumps have gone big around the globe and are now set to take off in the U.S. thanks to federal incentives.

By Julian Spector . 13 March 2023