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6 May 2024
We’re excited to share the new U.S. Energy Foundation logo—a fresh look from the mark that was designed for us in our first year—1991. We wanted a new visual identity that reflects today’s EF and one that will carry us into the future. Read more about it: ef.org/2024/05/06/our-new-lo…
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Chart: Solar and wind now provide enough energy to serve the needs of nearly 80 millions households, according to Environment America.
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Parked electric school buses will charge overnight and send stored energy back to the grid during peak demand this summer in the Massachusetts towns of Acton and Boxborough.
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The city of Ann Arbor, Michigan, is offering rebates to residents who buy a new all-electric vehicle from any state car dealer—a plan city leaders hope will inspire other municipalities across the U.S.
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Solar and batteries—the cheapest and most prevalent new sources of grid power—have strengthened the U.S. grid’s readiness for the summer, according to the North American Electric Reliability Corp.
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The Portland Clean Energy Fund—a first-of-its-kind racial, social, and climate justice fund in Portland, Oregon—is investing more than one billion dollars back into the city to fund efforts like community solar projects and energy efficiency retrofits.
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City officials in Denver are repurposing parts of the city’s old, fossil fuel-powered steam system to create a thermal energy network to heat and cool downtown buildings, using water-source heat pumps, heat from the Earth, and energy from wastewater.
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In Texas, power generation from solar will surpass coal for the first time in 2026, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
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A coalition of 19 communities in Utah plans to build renewable energy projects, like solar arrays and wind farms, to bring clean energy to the grid and offset the power used in their homes and businesses.
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Officials in Multnomah County, Oregon, unveiled a new library with a 188-kilowatt solar installation, designed with other sustainable features—the latest in a series of Portland-area libraries powered by solar panels.
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Chart: More people are buying used electric vehicles than ever—a positive signal for the U.S. vehicle-electrification effort.
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A pilot program in New York City is giving residents plug-in batteries that can power their air conditioners during peak demand, helping to keep residents cool, reduce grid strain, and lessen the need for new infrastructure.
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In Ann Arbor, Michigan—where some locals spend more than one-third of their household income on utility bills—a supplemental municipal utility is installing solar and battery systems to reduce residents’ energy costs and boost grid reliability.
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U.S. wind installations increased nearly 50% last year and are expected to nearly double this year.
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More than 140,000 heat pump owners in Massachusetts saved at least $37 million on their power bills this winter—an average of more than $250 per customer—due to new electric rates for heat pumps.
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A bikeshare in metro Omaha, Iowa, is allowing residents over 16 to ride their all-electric bikes for free within the service area.
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A Florida community is offering a free golf cart with the purchase of a home, which is saving residents money and reducing emissions, while making the neighborhood streets safer.
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San Francisco launched a pilot program to swap gas water heaters for electric heat-pump versions at child care facilities in disadvantaged communities.
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An apartment building in Providence, Rhode Island, was retrofitted with 277 heat pumps, which will save the building an estimated $94,500 in energy costs a year and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 219 tons annually.
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Vermont’s first neighborhood-scale geothermal project is anticipated to offer a blueprint for cost-effective, all-electric new construction in the state and across the U.S.
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A school district in California installed solar arrays on parking lot canopies as part of a district-wide energy transformation.
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