Articles

Heat pumps

This industrial heat pump is cheaper to run than a boiler. Yes, really.

Skyven Technologies is making clean steam in a cost-effective way. The tech could boost efforts to decarbonize heavy industry.

By Julian Spector . 13 November 2025
Politics

Rising electric bills helped spur a Democratic upset in rural Virginia

Fossil fuels and transmission fees are driving up utility bills in southwest Virginia. New state lawmakers like Lily Franklin can help fix that.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 12 November 2025
Fossil fuels

Trump’s DOE may soon force more coal plants to stay open

Colorado coal plants are likely to face DOE orders to keep running past planned closure dates, even as the costs of keeping an old Michigan plant open pile up.

By Jeff St. John . 12 November 2025
Clean aluminum

Can Australia power its big aluminum smelters with clean energy?

The country is launching subsidies for smelters that use wind and solar power to produce the metal. It’s part of early global efforts to decarbonize heavy industry.

By Maria Gallucci . 12 November 2025
Carbon-free buildings

Is New York backpedaling on its pledge to electrify new buildings?

The state’s all-electric building standard is set to take effect Dec. 31. Gov. Hochul is considering delaying its implementation after pushback from some lawmakers.

By Alison F. Takemura . 11 November 2025
Carbon-free buildings

Massachusetts considers expanding effort to ban gas in new buildings

Lawmakers are weighing a bill that would allow 10 more cities and towns to prohibit the use of fossil fuels in new construction through an existing pilot program.

By Sarah Shemkus . 11 November 2025
Energy storage

This startup wants to build pumped hydro storage in the ocean

Sizable Energy raised $8M to build a demonstration plant that stores energy for long durations by pumping brine between inflatable reservoirs in the sea.

By Julian Spector . 10 November 2025
Data centers

Inside the data-center energy race with Google and Microsoft

Hyperscalers are investing in new clean-energy tech and rethinking how they run data centers. Canary Media spoke with leaders at the SOSV Climate Tech Summit.

By Maria Gallucci . 10 November 2025
Politics

Virginia scored the election’s biggest climate win

The data-center capital of the world elected a Democratic governor and strengthened its House Democratic majority. Will they save its landmark clean energy law?

By Kathryn Krawczyk . 7 November 2025
Energy storage

Xcel doubles down on plan to swap coal for clean power in Minnesota

With demand rising and tax credits expiring, the utility wants to rapidly expand the batteries and solar it’s building near the shuttering Sherco coal plant.

By Brian Martucci . 7 November 2025