Carbon-free buildings
How to get New York City’s biggest buildings to zero carbon
High-rise buildings can’t eliminate natural gas all at once. But they can and should start electrifying their heating right now.
By Jeff St. John .
Energy efficiency
Carbon-free buildings
Major Ohio cities aim to cut building emissions with voluntary program
A $10M Inflation Reduction Act grant will help Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, and Dayton collaborate on new building performance standards.
By Kathiann Kowalski .
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Clean energy
5 clean energy stats that will wow your friends on New Year’s Eve
With these surprising facts at your fingertips, you’ll be the life of the (virtual) party.By Maria Virginia Olano .
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Fun stuff
Chart: How much will it cost to power your holiday lights this season?
A lot if you live in Hawaii. Not so much if you’re in Louisiana. See the average for your state.By Canary Staff .
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Climatetech finance
Voltus launches $1.3B SPAC to help businesses reshape their power use and ease grid stress
The startup says its tech-centric approach and broad market reach could break open a sector that hasn't yet reached its potential.By Jeff St. John .
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Guest essay
Don't ignore half of the clean energy equation: Reducing demand
Building more wind and solar is not enough to solve the climate crisis.By Andy Frank .
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Energy efficiency
Chart: Surprise! Energy efficiency is the climatetech employment giant
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Energy efficiency
California has a plan to pay efficiency providers to help prevent blackouts
Proposed $150 million program could boost batteries, EV chargers, smart thermostats and building retrofits, all to help ease summer grid stress.By Jeff St. John .
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Grid edge
Generac acquires smart thermostat maker ecobee
Ecobee broke with Amazon over customer privacy. Now it's found a home in Generac’s growing clean home energy ecosystem.By Jeff St. John .
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Climatetech finance
Top home solar lender GoodLeap scores mammoth $800M investment
The company formerly known as Loanpal is making the leap from home solar and batteries to financing broader home efficiency improvements.By Jeff St. John .
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Energy efficiency
BP acquires Blueprint Power to tap the grid-balancing capability of big buildings
The startup has 13MW of flexible energy in its NYC portfolio and is looking to expand.By Jeff St. John .
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