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Heat pumps

A call to replace air conditioners with heat pumps in California

Advocates want new building codes to include a heat-pump provision that could benefit consumers and the climate. But regulators have cooled on the proposal.

By Alison F. Takemura . 28 May 2024
Green steel

How much clean energy does it take to make green steel?

The Biden administration is backing two projects that use clean hydrogen, not coal, to make iron. A new analysis estimates just how much renewable energy those facilities will need.

By Maria Gallucci . 22 May 2024
Solar

More batteries, less solar: California's solar turmoil in charts

A year after state regulators slashed rooftop solar incentives, new data shows mixed results — and presages tougher times ahead for solar installers.

By Jeff St. John . 23 May 2024
Electric vehicles

School districts receive $900M from EPA to fund electric school buses

Electric buses are better for the climate and kids’ health. Thanks to new federal funding, more will soon be on the way to the country’s schools.

By Jeff St. John . 29 May 2024
Electrification

Helping low-income families electrify could save Americans $96 billion

If U.S. policymakers pursue equitable electrification strategies, the societal benefits would be vast, says new report.

By Alison F. Takemura . 29 May 2024
Batteries

Is adding a battery to your rooftop solar worth it? Here’s how to decide

Although expensive upfront, batteries can help you get through power outages and lower your utility bills. Federal and local incentives can sweeten the deal.

By Alison F. Takemura . 30 May 2024
Clean energy

Will new tariffs on EVs, solar, and other cleantech help Americans?

The Biden admin has launched an election-year barrage of trade restrictions on Chinese imports, but they're unlikely to spur a domestic manufacturing surge.

By Eric Wesoff . 31 May 2024
Solar

California regulators torpedo popular plan to boost community solar

The CPUC rejected a broad coalition’s effort to enable community-solar-and-battery projects, voting instead to approve a proposal solar groups say is dead on arrival.

By Jeff St. John . 30 May 2024
$Flares burning off gas at Belridge Oil Field and hydraulic fracking site which is the fourth largest oil field in California$

Fossil fuels

The US oil and gas industry is emitting less carbon than it used to

American oil and gas companies have cut back on methane emissions even as production reached record heights, a new analysis shows.

By Julian Spector . 3 June 2024
Solar

Can AI help community solar projects hold onto their customers?

Solar firm Solstice has developed AI tools to identify disengaged community subscribers in hopes of decreasing churn and making programs more efficient.

By Kari Lydersen . 4 June 2024