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![A man with dark hair in a bun, a black hoodie, and green pants installs a piece of equipment outside a house.]()
![A man with dark hair in a bun, a black hoodie, and green pants installs a piece of equipment outside a house.]()
Heat pumps slash emissions even if powered by a dirty grid
Installing a heat pump now is better for the climate, even if it's run on U.S. electricity generated mostly by fossil fuels. Here’s why.
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![The remains of a charred pole hang from power lines in the aftermath of the Smokehouse Creek fire near Canadian, Texas. The fire burned more than a million acres in the Texas Panhandle, killing at least two people.]()
![The remains of a charred pole hang from power lines in the aftermath of the Smokehouse Creek fire near Canadian, Texas. The fire burned more than a million acres in the Texas Panhandle, killing at least two people.]()
In Texas, as in California, big fires lead to big lawsuits
Electric utility Xcel is facing several lawsuits over its role in the Smokehouse Creek Fire, highlighting a growing threat to power providers.
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The IRA has injected $240 billion into clean energy. The US still needs more.
An analysis of the bill's impact shows that for every $1 the government invested, the private sector spent nearly $5.50.
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How changes to Hawaiʻi’s home battery program could hinder its clean energy transition
A revision in how much homeowners are paid for electricity they send to the grid could keep them from participating at all.
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![An electrician in a yellow vest and whote hard hat works on a photovoltaic panel in a solar array on a farm in Massachusetts.]()
![An electrician in a yellow vest and whote hard hat works on a photovoltaic panel in a solar array on a farm in Massachusetts.]()
Solar hits a renewable energy milestone not seen since WWII
With supply chains finally open, solar provided most of the nation's new electricity capacity last year.
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![a collage with squares of solar panels, a peach, power lines, and people's faces]()
![a collage with squares of solar panels, a peach, power lines, and people's faces]()
Want clean electricity? These are the overlooked elected officials who get to decide.
As the Georgia Public Service Commission writes, "Very few governmental agencies have as much impact on people's lives."
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![Photo of Darren Woods, Exxon CEO, pointing a finger in front of a microphone]()
![Photo of Darren Woods, Exxon CEO, pointing a finger in front of a microphone]()
There’s a reason Exxon’s CEO says its emissions are your fault
Activist investors want the company to trim its biggest source of emissions. Exxon sees that as a threat.
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![An. overhead shot of a green field and trees with a concerte platform in the middle with large black panels lined up on top.]()
![An. overhead shot of a green field and trees with a concerte platform in the middle with large black panels lined up on top.]()
Texas will add more grid batteries than any other state in 2024
With cheap land and a competitive market irresistible to energy storage developers, the Lone Star State will even overtake California in battery deployments this year.
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![A man with his back to the camera considers a row of new washing machines and dryers in an appliance shop.]()
![A man with his back to the camera considers a row of new washing machines and dryers in an appliance shop.]()
Washers and dryers are about to get a whole lot more efficient
The new guidelines will save people $2.2 billion a year in utility costs and eliminate 71 million tons of planet-warming CO2 emissions.
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California towns are banning new gas stations. Big Oil is paying attention.
Some activists view the industry's response as a badge of success.
