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Energy efficiency

Weatherization can keep you cool this summer — and warm next winter

Insulating, weatherstripping, and sealing your home could make it much more energy efficient, keeping you comfy for less money while helping out the grid.

By Alison F. Takemura . 11 July 2024
Good news/bad news for offshore wind

By Kathryn Krawczyk . 10 July 2024
Batteries

Biden admin offers $1.2B loan to expand US battery supply chain

DOE's latest loan to boost U.S. EV and battery production will help Oregon-based Entek build a factory in Indiana that will make lithium-ion battery separators.

By Jeff St. John . 9 July 2024
Clean industry

In a first, a solar microgrid will directly power an industrial plant

Timet’s facility in West Virginia will use solar and batteries to make titanium products. The durable metal is used in everything from airplanes to pacemakers.

By Maria Gallucci . 9 July 2024
What IRA got done in its first 2 years

By Kathryn Krawczyk . 8 July 2024
Electrification

How to avoid panel upgrades so we can electrify more homes

Upsizing the electrical panel can be costly and unnecessary. A new report offers guidance on how to forgo upgrades so more funding can go to electrification.

By Alison F. Takemura . 8 July 2024
Solar

The US is about to get its first solar-covered canal

Thousands of miles of canals stretch across the U.S. A pilot project on tribal land in Arizona shows the benefits of covering these waterways with solar panels.

By Eric Wesoff . 8 July 2024
Policy & regulation

Supreme Court ruling threatens clean energy tax credits and much more

Clean energy advocates are girding for a flood of lawsuits challenging tax-credit policy, EPA climate regulations, and FERC's new transmission rule.

By Jeff St. John . 3 July 2024
Liquefied natural gas

Biden's LNG export pause is already on the ropes

Climate activists saw the policy as a major win. Six months later, it has suffered a series of setbacks.

By Jake Bittle . 3 July 2024
Solar

In Michigan, homeowners associations can’t stop rooftop solar anymore

Tens of millions of Americans live under HOAs, which sometimes block rooftop solar for aesthetic reasons. Michigan is the latest state to protect access to solar.

By Carrie Klein . 2 July 2024