Environmental groups call for halt to new data center construction
More than 230 organizations signed a public letter urging members of Congress to take action.
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Heat pump startup Quilt raises $20M Series B to expand sales
Quilt has sold nearly 1,000 units in the U.S. and Canada, and the new funding should help expand sales operations to more states and provinces.
Energy storage industry set aggressive goals for 2025 — and already crushed them
The battery storage industry in the U.S. has grown in leaps and bounds in recent years, surpassing its most aggressive targets to become one of the largest new sources of power on the grid.
Trump embraces gas guzzlers and air pollution by weakening fuel economy standards
President Donald Trump announced a new plan that lets carmakers pollute more by making less fuel efficient vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said today that it’ll roll back fuel economy rules finalized last year by the Biden administration for model year 2022-2031 vehicles. The Trump administration has eliminated incentives for EV purchases, […]
Trump administration rolls back fuel economy standards, again
The regulatory decision would make it harder for future administrations to implement stricter fuel efficiency standards.
Energy department hands out $800M in grants for small nuclear reactors
The Tennessee Valley Authority and Holtec were awarded substantial grants to build one reactor in Tennessee and two more in Michigan.
Microreactor startup Antares raises $96M for land, sea, and space-based nuclear power
Antares is designing and building small modular reactors that it plans to deploy for commercial, space, and defense applications.
Zillow drops climate risk scores after agents complained of lost sales
The move is a loss for homebuyers, who through Zillow had ready access to a property’s climate risk scores from First Street.
Data center energy demand forecasted to soar nearly 300% through 2035
New planned data centers promise to consume even more energy than expected. Meanwhile, a grid monitor is blaming such growth for high electricity prices.
Zillow property listings no longer show risk of fires, floods, and storms
Zillow has stopped publishing climate risk ratings for sales listings that show the likelihood of properties being impacted by extreme weather, The New York Times reports. The feature introduced by the real estate listings site last year used data from risk-modeling company First Street to forecast which homes are most vulnerable to floods, wildfires, wind, […]