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Energy
Smart thermostats and virtual power plants make the most of excess energy
Nov 8, 2024
These tools help lower peak demand as our economy is increasingly electrified.
Big Tech goes nuclear
by
Ellen Rolfes
Oct 18, 2024
Plus: AI slop is all over Spotify, and a tiny island is making bank off “.ai” websites.
Taller, slicker data centers could be the future
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sofia Terenzio
Oct 1, 2024
Data centers are getting taller and slicker as they move closer to urban and suburban areas.
The U.S. military looks at electrifying the sky
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sophia Paliza-Carre
Sep 26, 2024
One example is Joby Aviation’s electric “air taxi.”
Our old electrical grid is limiting how much wind and solar power we can use
Sep 17, 2024
It isn't easy to upgrade a 20th-century system of transmission lines, generating stations and home outlets for 21st-century needs.
Demand for generators grows amid Texas outages. But who can afford them?
Sep 9, 2024
The price of a generator can range from hundreds to many thousands of dollars, putting them out of reach for the most vulnerable.
Government stockpiles of metals, materials could aid clean energy transition
Sep 4, 2024
Leaders in Washington have been busy replenishing U.S. stockpiles for war. But they may be more likely to be used in battling climate change.
For public good, not for profit.
One coal town seeks to transition after its power plant closes
Aug 16, 2024
As coal plants around the country are retired, communities have to fund ways to rebuild.
Oil prices dip but still face plenty of upward pressure
by
Henry Epp
Aug 5, 2024
Recession fears blunt demand, lowering prices. But conflict in the Middle East and OPEC+ production cuts could push them up again.
A voyage down the Houston Ship Channel
Jul 5, 2024
While you may be hard pressed to find the Houston Ship Channel on anybody’s bucket list, this 110-year-old dredging work is critical to U.S. oil and gas exports and has a free guided boat tour that’s been around since 1958.