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Clean energy manufacturing

Charts: Which states will benefit most from the Inflation Reduction Act?

The climate law has sparked a wave of clean energy manufacturing investment and job creation, mostly in the Southeast’s burgeoning Battery Belt.

By Maria Virginia Olano . 8 September 2023
Solar

He couldn't install solar at home, so he helps nonprofits do it instead

This solar champion shows community groups how to tap Inflation Reduction Act incentives so they can afford solar panels.

By Alison F. Takemura . 11 September 2023
Batteries

A big battery is replacing this old Massachusetts fossil power plant

Thanks to a state program incentivizing cleaner peak power, a developer is building a 45 MW grid battery at the site of a fossil power plant shut down in 2022.

By Sarah Shemkus . 13 September 2023
Workforce diversity

Charging Up special edition: 2023  Clean Energy Education and Empowerment Awards

Canary joins the DOE in honoring 10 women who are making big strides and shaking things up in the clean energy sector.

By Eric Wesoff, Maria Virginia Olano . 12 September 2023
Grid edge

Smart thermostats are helping Arizona's grid ride out brutal heat

Amid soaring temperatures, Arizona has seen success with utility programs that incentivize people to turn down the AC when the power grid is stressed.

By Jeff St. John . 14 September 2023
Canary Media

Canary Media gears up for Climate Week NYC

Here's a preview of the online and on-the-ground events we're attending and reporting on this week.

By Katherine Tweed . 18 September 2023
Transmission

The US is building power lines faster, but not fast enough

Major transmission lines and grid plans have been approved in the past two years. But they're just 10 percent of what the country needs to decarbonize its grid.

By Jeff St. John . 18 September 2023
Long-duration energy storage

Sacramento utility rolls out its first long-duration grid batteries

The municipal utility is tapping flow batteries from ESS for on-demand clean power. The project, ESS’ biggest, will provide an early test of the tech’s potential.

By Julian Spector . 18 September 2023
Carbon-free buildings

NYC’s big building-decarbonization law faces its first major test

Landlords and climate activists are sparring over the future of Local Law 97 — the country’s most ambitious citywide mandate to clean up building emissions.

By Jeff St. John . 20 September 2023
Clean industry

Major steel users band together to place first big ‘green steel’ order

Microsoft, Trammell Crow, Nextracker and other companies will request 2 million tons of “near-zero-emissions” steel in push to help U.S. steelmakers decarbonize.

By Maria Gallucci . 20 September 2023