A program by Pacific Gas and Electric will use a smart platform by Virtual Peaker to heat water during off peak times to optimize energy efficiency. The post Smart System to Optimize Energy Use of ...

“I occasionally think how quickly our differences worldwide would vanish if we were facing an alien threat from outside this world,” Ronald Reagan pondered in his 1987 address to the 42nd Session of ...

Our climate is changing and we are setting a wide range of hottest day, hottest week, and hottest month records around our planet. This upcomming week there are projection of extreme heat in central ...

On June 18, 2025, the US energy regulator FERC decided to approve gas projects even if they are challenged in court. At the same time, the cost cap for fast-track approvals (“blanket certificates”) ...

In another positive move for homeowners desires for energy resiliency, the City of Palo Alto has suspended its ban on natural gas hookups in new buildings. The article suggests it is doing so to avoid ...

Residential solar systems could cost $9,000 more if the solar investment tax credit is cut, according to new research from EnergySage. (pv magazine USA) Good to know: The tax credit was designed to be ...

Today in deal news: Energy industry M&A hit $57 billion in the US last year—nearly double pre-pandemic levels—as companies race to address surging grid demand and strained utility infrastructure.

Tesla has edged out Chinese battery makers to land the contract for China’s biggest grid-scale battery power plant. (The $556 million deal comes as part of Tesla’s broader strategy to become a major ...

The DOE needs to “modernize” its loan office and grant programs if it wants to foster large projects and help technologies get across the “valleys of death,” according to a report from the EFI ...

Maryland’s Public Service Commission just unanimously voted to adopt a comprehensive vehicle-to-grid (V2G) interconnection plan, making it the first state in the US to do so.(Smart Energy ...

New Jersey has recommitted to 2 GW of energy storage by the end of the decade.(Some nuts and bolts: A reverse auction through August 20 will attempt to secure up to 750 MW of grid-scale energy storage ...

After the US bombed Iran’s nuclear facilities over the weekend, oil prices are expected to spike given an increased chance Iran responds by attacking energy infrastructure in the Middle East or ...