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3 days ago | canarymedia.com | Julian Spector

The startup is tapping a new state funding pool to help low-income families access the benefits of clean energy and battery backup for their residences. Californians face steep up-front costs if they want to install solar panels to produce clean power and batteries to back up their homes in outages.

1 week ago | canarymedia.com | Jeff St. John

3V Infrastructure is self-financing EV charging at multifamily properties, betting that the rewards of selling at-home charging at scale are worth the up-front risk. Aubrey Gunnels, CEO of 3V Infrastructure, understands the risks involved in installing and owning EV chargers in thousands of apartment building garages and condominium parking lots. She also sees the opportunity. Just look at the statistics. By 2030, EVs are expected to make up .

1 week ago | canarymedia.com | Sarah Shemkus

The state’s high electricity prices are a barrier to heat pump adoption, so regulators are working with utilities to reduce rates in winter when demand is lower. Nearly 3 million Massachusetts households will have the chance to start saving money on heating next winter under new seasonal heat-pump rates from the state’s three major electric utilities.

1 week ago | canarymedia.com | Julian Spector

California, for all its talk of clean energy and climate leadership, has long depended on fossil gas to keep its lights on. A decade ago, gas provided around 60% of the state’s electricity production. But this long-running dominance may be coming to an end. California’s solar systems, from rooftop panels to massive desert installations, generated nearly as much electricity as its gas plants last year, according to data pulled from think tank Ember’s U.S. Electricity Data Explorer.

1 week ago | canarymedia.com | Elizabeth Ouzts

In one of the nation’s poorest towns, the mayor and others are planning to build a solar installation, a weatherization resource center, and a gleaming new resilience hub. ENFIELD, NORTH CAROLINA — When history buffs reenacted a Revolutionary War general’s visit to this tiny, rural North Carolina town in February, its top elected official was notably absent.