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Heat Pumps Can Lower Energy Bills for Californians Today
Bill savings from heat pumps for heating and hot water are largely due to cooling savings and beneficial electric rates.
From Sichuan to California, Extreme Heat Is Pushing the Grid to Its Limit
A range of solutions, from market-based conservation measures to grid hardware upgrades, could prepare the electricity system for future extremes.
It’s Time for California to Face Its Dirty Oil Problem
A ruptured oil pipeline off the coast of Orange County, California, has spilled as much as 126,000 gallons of crude oil into the Pacific Ocean,…
Reality Check: Appalachia Poised to Become Clean Energy Country
When it comes to the clean energy transition, many fear that coal-dependent regions like Appalachia will lose out or be left behind. But a new…
How the California Grid Can Become More Resilient to Wildfire
As the Bootleg Fire in Oregon continues to burn, the impacts of the largest US wildfire of 2021 have been felt well beyond the state’s…