Renewable Energy
The technology powering a lower-carbon, renewable electricity grid.
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New York’s Food Carts Are Swapping Diesel Generators for Batteries
What if the smelliest, loudest part of your lunch order just vanished? Ten NYC vendors already found out, and the savings math might surprise you.
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Montana’s New Community Solar Batteries Are Already Paying Off
What happens when a rural electric co-op pairs solar panels with a battery? Renters and low-income families start seeing real savings, no roof required.
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Retired EV Batteries Just Got a New Job: Powering San Antonio’s Grid
What happens to an EV battery that’s too worn out for the road? In San Antonio, it just got hired to help prevent summer blackouts.
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Massachusetts’ New Battery Storage Program Keeps the Lights On When Storms Hit
When the next nor’easter hits, 36 Massachusetts communities won’t lose power, thanks to a $40 million bet on batteries.
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This Ohio Village Put Its Floating Solar Array on the Reservoir, Not the Farm
9,222 solar panels are now doing a job that would have eaten 30 acres of Ohio farmland. Here’s why that trade beats the alternative.
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A New Illinois Solar Farm Guarantees Half-Off Power Bills for Families Who Need It Most
Half off your electric bill, guaranteed, no roof required: that’s the promise behind Illinois’ newest community solar farm for income-eligible households.
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The Bronx Green Jobs Center Will Train Residents for Free
What happens when the neighborhood with some of the nation’s worst asthma rates becomes ground zero for solar careers? A new $7 million bet is about to find out.
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A Utah Geothermal Plant Just Went Live, and It Runs Around the Clock
What happens when a clean power plant never has to pause for weather? Utah just answered that question, and the ripple reaches far beyond one state line.
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New York Just Put $1 Billion Behind Free Heat Pumps and Cheaper Solar
One billion dollars, zero cost to thousands of homeowners. Here’s who actually gets a free heat pump, a rebate check, or cheaper solar first, and who might get left waiting.
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The Solar for All Program Just Came Back From the Dead
Nine hundred thousand households nearly lost free rooftop solar when Washington pulled the funding. A September court ruling just brought it back, and that’s real money for real electric bills.