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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
ENN

Advocates see missed opportunities as Virginia lags its neighbors in clean energy manufacturing

Georgia and the Carolinas’ “full-court press” has netted more major clean energy manufacturing announcements since the passage of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act.

By Elizabeth McGowan . 28 May 2024
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
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
Your garage could become a power plant sooner than you think

By Ken Paulman . 22 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

California bill would undo rules making it hard for schools to go solar

State regulators slashed solar programs that school districts rely on to cut energy bills and finance sustainability projects. A new bill could fix that.

By Jeff St. John . 21 May 2024
IEA warns world falling short on critical mineral mining

By Ken Paulman . 17 May 2024
Midwest Energy News

Midwest emerges as a clean energy manufacturing powerhouse

By Andy Balaskovitz . 17 May 2024