Opinion
Top 10 state energy legislative issues of 2021
Bill filings show environmental justice, electric vehicles and energy jobs in transition are on state lawmakers’ minds
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Electrification
Carbon-free buildings
Colorado’s plan to cut carbon from big buildings gets a $20M boost
The state is one of many with rules that mandate emissions cuts for big buildings. New DOE funding will help Colorado’s disadvantaged communities meet those targets.
By Alison F. Takemura .
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Grid edge
Span targets broader market for its smartphone-enabled home electrical panel
CEO Arch Rao says the device's shrinking size and price can help put battery, EV and appliance controls into more homes and apartments — and open up more utility partnerships.By Jeff St. John .
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Solar
GAF Energy invests in integrated solar rooftops, adds US manufacturing jobs
It's all about "American jobs and California jobs, getting the facility in place, hiring locally and promoting U.S. solar."By Eric Wesoff .
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Electrification
California's proposed building code boosts all-electric, but it doesn’t stop natural gas
Heat pumps will be the baseline tech, but natural gas can still be in new buildings through mid-decade at least. Will city and county bans push past state codes?By Jeff St. John .
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Guest essay
What to watch for in the IEA’s forthcoming report
The most critical factors for a rapid transition are the hardest to model. -
Guest essay
Utilities can’t be for the Paris Agreement and against building electrification
Energy companies are making a bad bet on fossil fuels in buildings. Investors don’t want to take the hit.By Lila Holzman, Daniel Stewart .
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Electrification
Designing air conditioners that won’t cook the planet
The Global Cooling Prize awards $1 million to designs that shave energy, reduce global warming and could make AC more affordable and eco-friendly for billions.By Jeff St. John .
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Electrification
Chart of the day: Fuel cell industry profits
The hydrogen funding wave and the enormous potential of the hydrogen economy boosted the stock price of public fuel cell companies in 2020 — but not their profits.By Eric Wesoff .
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Policy & regulation
Can federal tax credits help build the transmission needed to green the US grid?
President Biden and Democrats in Congress home in on support for hard-to-build transmission as a linchpin for meeting clean energy goals.
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