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Electrification

Massachusetts dishes out $53M to decarbonize affordable housing

It’s the second round of grants from the state that focus on making affordable housing buildings electric, efficient, affordable, and healthy. More money is coming.

By Sarah Shemkus . 12 August 2024
Heat pumps

New England and Alaska are about to deploy a lot more heat pumps

The EPA awarded these cold regions with a combined $488M to replace fossil-fueled heating with efficient electric heat pumps.

By Alison F. Takemura . 5 August 2024
EV charging

Bad data is souring the EV-charging experience. Here’s how to fix it.

A new report shows a chasm between software-reported and real-world reliability of public EV chargers in the U.S. — and lays out how to make things better.

By Jeff St. John . 5 August 2024
Methane

A huge landfill in Oregon is spewing methane. Its owners want to expand.

Numerous safety violations have been detected at the fast-growing landfill. It’s part of a larger pattern of problems with how the U.S. handles waste.

By Isobel Whitcomb . 6 August 2024
Transmission

Prices just spiked in the biggest US power market. Blame the grid backlog.

PJM’s inability to get wind, solar, and batteries online will cause utility bills to rise for 65 million customers from the Great Lakes to the mid-Atlantic.

By Jeff St. John . 6 August 2024
Transmission

Biden admin announces $2.2B in grants to boost US power grid

The grid is overburdened, under-resourced — and vital to the energy transition. New federal funding aims to increase capacity and get more clean energy built.

By Jeff St. John . 6 August 2024
Clean energy

Chart: Which US states have the cleanest electricity?

For the country to meet its ambitious climate goals, every state needs to clean up its grid. Which are the furthest along?

By Carrie Klein, Dan McCarthy . 9 August 2024
Nuclear

Data centers want to tap existing nuclear power. Is that good or bad?

Tech giants are working to divert zero-carbon, round-the-clock nuclear power to massive new data centers. Regulators and climate advocates are concerned.

By Jeff St. John . 12 August 2024
Electrification

This startup aims to decarbonize big buildings without hassling tenants

Hydronic Shell pairs heat pumps with insulated prefab panels that have HVAC built in. The startup is prepping its first deployment at a NY public housing building.

By Alison F. Takemura . 13 August 2024
Long-duration energy storage

Form Energy set to build world’s biggest battery in Maine

The long-duration storage pioneer won DOE grant money to construct a massive iron-air battery intended to help a strained pocket of the New England grid.

By Julian Spector . 15 August 2024