Renewable Energy
The technology powering a lower-carbon, renewable electricity grid.
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A UK Family’s Energy Bill Just Dropped From $172 a Month to Zero
What would you do with an extra $2,000 a year? One household just found out, and the company behind it wants 100,000 more homes to join by 2030.
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A Battery Made of Rust Could Keep Minnesota’s Power On for 100 Hours
What keeps the lights on when the wind stops and the sun disappears for four days straight? Minnesota just answered that with rust.
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How a Solar Power Surge Kept Summer Electric Bills From Spiking Higher
Natural gas got 6% cheaper this summer, even as Americans ran their air conditioners harder than ever before. One shift on the grid explains why your bill didn’t spike even more.
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California’s New Plug-In Solar Law Already Cut This Renter’s Bill by a Third
What happens when the biggest excuse for skipping solar, you don’t own the roof, just disappears? California renters are about to find out, for as little as $300 down.
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This Michigan Solar Farm Pays Farmers 25 Times More Than Corn
What happens when the real money on a struggling farm starts coming from sunlight instead of soybeans? Michigan just got an answer.
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Virginia’s New Solar Savings Program Could Save You Thousands
A $6,300 discount upfront, roughly $2,200 back every year, and a deadline just weeks away: here’s what Virginia’s new solar buying club means for your wallet.
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A $100,000 Solar Microgrid That Cost This Food Pantry Nothing
What happens when the power goes out but a freezer full of food for 1,700 families can’t? One Appalachian town found an answer that didn’t cost it a dime.
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A Gas Utility Is Paying for Affordable Geothermal Heating in Vermont
Renters at one Vermont project will never see a geothermal invoice. Thirty tons of carbon disappear every year because their utility picked up the tab instead.
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Britain’s Free Solar-Battery Pilot Is Already Slashing Bills
What if your solar panels saved you more in a month than the government’s entire annual winter discount? One UK pilot just found out, and low-income households are already seeing their bills drop by two-thirds.
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Bronx Battery Storage Is Already Clearing the Air in Hunts Point
What if the cure for a smoggy, truck-choked neighborhood turned out to be a warehouse full of batteries? Hunts Point just found out.