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North Carolina panel rejects building code flexibility sought by homebuilders

In a rare rebuke for the politically influential Home Builders Association, a rules review committee in North Carolina rejected proposed changes to the state’s building code that would have weakened minimum standards.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 26 May 2021
Workforce diversity

Charging Up: A new series on women's careers in cleantech

When it comes to careers and talent, "women are chronically undervalued." Canary Media is looking to change that by shining a light on women's cleantech career moves and diversity issues.

By Eric Wesoff . 25 May 2021
Solar

Solar design startup Aurora Solar hits the big time with $250M investment

The funding round pops the startup's valuation to $2 billion, big money in the solar software space.

By Emma Foehringer Merchant . 25 May 2021
Utilities

GridX raises $12M to bring utility rates into the distributed energy age

It can take years and cost millions for utilities to bring complex rate designs to their customers. The energy transition needs to move much faster.

By Jeff St. John . 25 May 2021
GreenStruxure gets $500M to grow ‘distributed-energy-as-a-service’ to gigawatt scale

Blackstone’s ClearGen puts its money behind commercial-building solar, batteries and energy systems controlled from the cloud.

By Jeff St. John . 25 May 2021
EV charging

Newsletter: The electric vehicle problem we need to talk about

We need a lot more chargers in the ground.

By Julian Spector . 25 May 2021
ENN

Electric grid sale presents rare opportunity for Rhode Island, clean energy advocates say

Clean energy advocates want state officials to demand details on how PPL Corp. would accelerate the clean energy transition before approving its purchase of Narragansett’s electric distribution system.

By Lisa Prevost . 25 May 2021
EV charging

EV charger installations in California are bogged down by local permitting

A six-year-old permitting law hasn’t unblocked installation delays — so state lawmakers are now considering mandates.

By Elizabeth McCarthy . 24 May 2021
ENN

Ohio bills would let township boards block wind and solar power

Developers would need townships to establish special districts before they could apply to build wind or solar projects, and as few as 50 people in the smallest townships could force a referendum to keep projects out.

By Kathiann M. Kowalski . 24 May 2021
Grid edge

Why LS Power is going big into microgrids with Endurant Energy

A major player in power plants, grid-scale batteries and transmission targets investments in distributed energy, from geothermal heat pumps and generators to solar and storage.

By Jeff St. John . 24 May 2021