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Tech

New Brunswick proposes 150-megawatt solar farm as North America's clean-energy boom hits overdrive

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Home

'The best money I've ever spent': Mini-split HVACs are transforming US homes

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Tech

Instantly worth $7.7 billion — startup digging for limitless underground energy goes public

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Tech

Smartphones may usher in a new era of solar power

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Business

Solar industry faces massive roadblocks in Maine: 'It has now come to an end'

A person installs a solar panel in a garden beside a wooden shed.

Business

One of the reddest states in America started a clean energy movement: 'It's a common sense, no brainer thing'

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Home

'You're not entitled to solar': Homeowner loses battle over panels with historical district

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Outdoors

The World is running out of sand as extraction ravages rivers and coasts, analysis warns

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Tech

Connecticut sends plug-in solar bill to governor in win for renters

Two Tesla Powerwall units mounted outside a house.

Tech

Tesla rolls out a $269-a-month solar and Powerwall bundle with Model 3 option

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Tech

Nissan unveils solar EV tech that adds 11 miles of free range just by parking in the sun

A black cow grazes on a solar farm.

Tech

Cows under solar panels could be the breakthrough in America's solar farm fight

A brick townhouse with solar panels on the roof, featuring two doors and a passerby walking on the sidewalk.

Tech

Community turns 130 streets into a solar power station as country's energy crisis deepens

An electric garbage truck from Republic Services.

Tech

California city launches state's first fully electric trash and recycling fleet

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Business

For the first time in 100 years, renewables overtake coal in the global power mix

The new BYD Atto 3 EV in China.

Tech

BYD's revamped Atto 3 with ultra-fast charging and 390-mile range could launch as soon as May 21

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Tech

Energy expert explains how Iran War could drive a new wave of solar adoption

A person reviews an electric bill detailing charges and total amount due on a table with financial documents.

Home

Homeowner breaks down the HVAC upgrade that cut their electric bills in half: 'An unexpected surprise'

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