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Utilities
Utilities
Rural electricity is getting its biggest boost since FDR — here’s how
The Inflation Reduction Act earmarked $10.7B to make rural energy cleaner and more affordable. Now we have the details on how exactly the program will work.
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Hydrogen
Test shows hydrogen blending slightly reduces gas power plant emissions
The hydrogen revolution isn’t here quite yet — but now we know what happens when a certain type of gas plant burns a small amount of hydrogen.
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Fossil fuels
New York must chart new course for gas utilities to hit climate targets
They can’t keep spending on pipelines, and alternative fuels can't scale. But electric heat and thermal networks could save utility business models and jobs.
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Utilities
This software factors climate risk and energy equity into grid planning
Utilities need to know how their equipment upgrades will impact vulnerable communities. UrbanFootprint’s platform provides the necessary data.
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Batteries
Nomad's mobile batteries deliver utility-scale power where it's needed
The company sources lithium-ion batteries from parent Kore Power, then stacks them in reinforced truck beds for portable grid storage.
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Geothermal
Utilities may use their pipes for geothermal heat instead of gas
Several utilities in the Northeast already have pilots underway to explore a switch to networked geothermal. Will it help them ride out the energy transition?
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Politics
Minnesota's new climate bill is ambitious: 100% clean energy by 2040
The legislation, which is about to be signed into law, will move the state to all carbon-free electricity, streamline permitting and set pay standards for energy workers.
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Fossil fuels
Clean energy is cheaper than coal across the whole US, study finds
Almost every coal-fired power plant in the country could be cost-effectively replaced by local solar or wind and batteries, according to a groundbreaking new analysis.
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Hydrogen
This utility is blending hydrogen into fossil gas. Can it scale?
Some households in Minnesota have been using a gas blend with 5% hydrogen to cook and heat their homes. Results have been positive so far.
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Long-duration energy storage
Xcel to install Form’s long-duration batteries at retiring coal plants
The utility is testing Form’s 100-hour storage tech to achieve its lofty carbon-reduction goals — and at a scale bigger than nearly any battery plant on earth.
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