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Solar
Puerto Rico’s solar users are still among 'fortunate few' with power
Most Puerto Ricans remain in the dark after Hurricane Fiona, thanks to a grid plagued by problems. Owners of solar-plus-battery systems are faring better.By Maria Gallucci .
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Climate justice
From climate justice organizing to legislating: How Rep. Khanh Pham helped pass Oregon's 100% clean grid law
A Q&A with Pham on how building a wide-ranging coalition and sitting down with affected industries led to a clean energy victory.By Julian Spector .
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Clean energy manufacturing
Battery maker wins $850M DOE loan to build first US factory
Kore Power will use the conditional loan to try to open a gigafactory in Arizona by 2025. The move comes as battery manufacturing surges in the U.S.By Jeff St. John .
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Grid edge
California’s race to secure its grid against summer blackouts
Gigawatt-scale batteries and more demand-side resources are lined up. But weather extremes still threaten to stress California’s grid beyond its limits.By Jeff St. John .
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Batteries
Can electric buses serve as backup batteries on wheels?
A California pilot project is testing transit buses as a source of mobile backup power. If it works, they could replace dirty diesel generators during blackouts.By Jeff St. John .
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Opinion
Rethinking the future of refueling
How solar plus storage plus EVs equals energy freedom.By Michael Lee .
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Long-duration energy storage
Noon Energy raises $28M for a whole new kind of long-duration storage
With its carbon-based storage tech, startup Noon could be among the first to commercialize clean energy storage that can power the grid for days.By Julian Spector .
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Solar
Schneider snaps up solar marketplace EnergySage, aims to electrify homes
With backing from conglomerate Schneider Electric, EnergySage will expand its comparison-shopping platform from rooftop solar to a broad range of home electric equipment.By Julian Spector .
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Long-duration energy storage
Stealthy storage contender Form Energy reveals secret formula: Iron and air
And it raised another $200 million to get to market.By Julian Spector .