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Energy efficiency

Inside the IRA’s historic, high-stakes investment in energy efficiency

The Inflation Reduction Act made an $8.8B investment in home energy efficiency. Now, it’s up to states to figure out how to put the money into practice.

By Jeff St. John . 17 August 2023
Climate crisis

Chart: The US can't meet its climate goals unless states step up

But if the 24 states with aggressive emissions-reduction targets make good on their pledges, the country could get within striking distance of its 2030 commitment.

By Maria Virginia Olano . 18 August 2023
Video

Video: Canary Media talks Inflation Reduction Act on The Weather Channel

Jeff St. John breaks down the billions of dollars in government incentives and private investments unleashed by the climate law, which was signed one year ago.

By Jeff St. John . 18 August 2023
Energy efficiency

North Carolina kills effort to make its building code energy-efficient

State Republicans have banned residential building-code updates until 2031, a move that will increase energy costs and make it harder to decarbonize buildings.

By Jeff St. John . 18 August 2023
Carbon capture

Ebb Carbon wants to pull CO2 from the sky with electricity and seawater

The California startup is operating a first-of-a-kind system at a Pacific coast lab to bring more scientific certainty to nascent ocean carbon removal.

By Maria Gallucci . 21 August 2023
Batteries

New York is reeling from its hot battery summer

The state's ambitious clean energy buildout has hit an unexpected setback after three different grid batteries caught fire in the span of two months.

By Julian Spector . 21 August 2023
Energy efficiency

Why efficient buildings are key to decarbonizing the power grid

New data shows that efficient, grid-responsive buildings would make a zero-carbon grid $100B cheaper per year — if utilities and policymakers can act in time.

By Jeff St. John . 22 August 2023
EV charging

Go ahead, rent that EV. Just make a charging plan before setting out

Renting an EV can be a great way to test out the tech before committing to ownership, but there’s a learning curve for drivers, especially around charging.

By Alison F. Takemura . 23 August 2023
Clean energy

Chart: Global renewables deployments to hit record levels in 2023

New IEA figures show the industry is bouncing back from pandemic-related delays and supply-chain woes, thanks in large part to onshore wind growth.

By Eric Wesoff, Maria Virginia Olano . 25 August 2023
Workforce diversity

Charging Up: A chat with Becca Jones-Albertus, director of DOE's Solar Energy Technologies Office

Plus, climatetech career moves at Google, Tesla, Pattern Energy, ChargePoint, American Clean Power, MCE, Clean Energy Ventures, Electriq Power and more.

By Eric Wesoff, Maria Virginia Olano . 25 August 2023