Nissan joins ChargeScape EV charging joint venture

The company, along with BMW, Ford and Honda, will deploy electric vehicle charging software aiming to simplify charging and return power to the grid.

By Kalena Thomhave • Oct. 22, 2024

Can America keep up with AI’s energy appetite in the race with China?

Even with companies like Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft making big moves on clean energy, without an improved permitting process, their data centers might struggle to get the power they need to go online.

By Divyansh Kaushik • Oct. 21, 2024

California enrolls 515 MW in load management program featuring 200 MW VPP

More than a quarter of a million participants are helping to ensure a reliable electric grid during extreme demand, the California Energy Commission said.

By Robert Walton • Oct. 16, 2024

Are utilities ready for data centers’ big AI energy?

Amidst challenges of renewable integration and aging infrastructure, Black & Veatch’s new report signals data center power demands may test utilities’ capacity planning.

By Phil Fischer, Black & Veatch, Data Center Client Executive • Oct. 14, 2024

‘Split incentive gap’ impedes building decarbonization, SMI says, as it suggests solutions

Emission reduction targets, legislative measures and green leases can resolve the misalignment between landlords and tenants in decarbonization efforts, the Sustainable Markets Initiative says.

By Nish Amarnath • Oct. 11, 2024

DOE allocates $43M+ to advance industrial decarbonization technologies

The projects selected for the funding are expected to have implications for operators of industrial and commercial buildings, a U.S. Department of Energy official says.

By Nish Amarnath • Oct. 11, 2024

Demand flexibility programs ‘need to evolve’ as utilities shift to winter peaking: LBNL report

Today, most utilities in the U.S. operate summer-peaking electricity systems, but that could change as building electrification shifts consumption patterns.

By Robert Walton • Oct. 9, 2024

Skills gap looms for energy efficiency jobs tied to net-zero emission goals: IEA

Retrofitting buildings could create 1.3 million jobs by 2030 in areas such as HVAC installation and insulation, but labor shortages persist, according to the agency’s scenario for reaching net-zero emissions by 2050.

By Nish Amarnath • Oct. 7, 2024

For data center cooling project, Advanced Cooling Technologies gets $1.1M DOE grant

ACT is a subcontractor on two COOLERCHIPS program projects aimed at cutting total cooling energy expenditure to less than 5% of a data center’s IT load.

By Joe Burns • Oct. 7, 2024

Affordable multifamily housing owners would get decarbonization help in NYC proposal

Building owners purchasing “offset certificates” to help meet Local Law 97’s greenhouse gas emissions-reduction requirements would pay into the fund.

By Ysabelle Kempe • Oct. 2, 2024

AI will help, not hinder, grid decarbonization: NVIDIA CEO

Artificial intelligence will make computing and data centers more efficient — if they're built in regions with excess energy, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang said.

By Emma Penrod • Sept. 30, 2024

Virtual power plants and time-varying rates: The next big power move for a smarter grid

The energy system is fundamentally changing. There is a major need for new grid management strategies to handle this transition and the challenges that come along.

By Rachel Bryant, Senior Director of Regulatory & Policy Business Development at GridX and Alex Lopez, Senior Product Marketing Manager at Uplight • Sept. 30, 2024

Schneider Electric’s building decarbonization tool aims to ease regulatory compliance

The new calculator allows building owners and operators to simulate energy-saving retrofits and evaluate their impact on emissions to aid compliance with laws such as New York City’s Local Law 97, the company says.

By Nish Amarnath • Sept. 26, 2024

Policy support, utility buy-in key for VPP growth, say experts from Ford, EnergyHub

Legislation, program design and appropriate compensation for their grid benefits will help realize virtual power plants’ full potential, said panelists at a webinar hosted by Advanced Energy United.

By Brian Martucci • Sept. 25, 2024

Seattle boosts electric heat pump incentives with goal to eliminate oil-heated homes

With the city's new rebate, income-qualified households can access up to $8,000 each to switch from oil heat to an electric heat pump.

By Ysabelle Kempe • Sept. 25, 2024

Overlooked and underestimated: The untapped potential of business customers

Discover the untapped potential of business customers and how energy providers can activate this crucial segment to advance the clean energy future.

By Emily Rich, Senior Product Marketing Manager • Sept. 23, 2024

FERC rejects CPower’s challenge to PJM demand response rules, plus 4 other open meeting takeaways

CPower had argued that PJM’s rules are a “Catch-22” that effectively block large-scale residential demand response aggregation, potentially increasing energy and capacity prices.

By Ethan Howland • Updated Sept. 23, 2024

$38.8M earmarked for building decarbonization, energy efficiency, resilience research: DOE

The funding will support next-generation retrofits to improve the building envelope, lighting and HVAC systems, the U.S. Department of Energy said.

By Nish Amarnath • Sept. 19, 2024

Misguided DOE rules on fossil fuel use will harm human health and risk national security

Two recent DOE actions will effectively ban more resilient building solutions like microgrids and combined heat and power that are among the cleanest, most versatile and efficient ways to power buildings.

By Cameron Brooks • Sept. 18, 2024

Businesses saved nearly $22B and cut emissions via Better Buildings Initiative, DOE says

Program partners have collectively cut their greenhouse gas emissions by 220 million metric tons since 2011, with over $37 billion extended for energy efficiency and renewable projects since then, per a progress report.

By Nish Amarnath • Sept. 18, 2024

DOE spurs new building energy codes with another $90M

Construction-heavy states that lack the latest energy-efficiency codes are among the focus areas for this round of federal funding, a U.S. Department of Energy official said.

By Ysabelle Kempe • Sept. 16, 2024

2025 California energy code updates aim to drive heat pump adoption, save nearly $5B in energy costs

If approved, the new building energy efficiency standards are expected to drive 500,000 heat pump installations in the first three years, the California Energy Commission said.

By Nish Amarnath • Sept. 16, 2024

Ford is first US automaker to participate in Southern California Edison’s emergency DR program

“The electric industry has been preparing infrastructure and systems to take advantage of vehicle-to-grid integration,” said Southern California Edison President and CEO Steve Powell.

By Robert Walton • Sept. 12, 2024

Washington aims to support its clean buildings standard with $7.8M DOE grant

The Building Efficiency and Clean Operations Network project proposes to train at least 60 fellows to provide energy services to building owners and operators.

By Nish Amarnath • Sept. 11, 2024

PJM seeks OK from FERC to end energy efficiency capacity payments

There is no evidence that capacity payments spur energy efficiency investments, according to the PJM Interconnection, which wants the plan to take effect before a December auction.

By Ethan Howland • Sept. 9, 2024