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Massachusetts to recharge solar programs for low-income residents with $156M federal grant

The state’s Solar for All grant, the largest in New England, will fund various incentives and assistance programs to help low-income households and public housing facilities install solar.

By Sarah Shemkus . 30 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
Electric school buses get another jumpstart

By Kathryn Krawczyk . 29 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
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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