The U.S. Department of Energy approved $206.5 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to help the Alaska Energy Authority build a 38-mile submarine cable across Cook Inlet from roughly Nikiski to Beluga.
Data centers like the proposed one that sparked controversy in Fort Worth last week are putting a strain on power grids and water resources, and state lawmakers are considering restrictions on such facilities.
The Board of Carroll County Commissioners plans to criticize a proposal for a 14-acre solar farm in Sykesville, arguing that it would violate the county’s ban on solar facilities on agricultural land.
Data centers are emerging as essential pieces of infrastructure to support the modern, digital, artificial intelligence-driven economy. Electricity, and lots of it, is vital to their growth.
The university’s NEXT Lab will work with the nuclear company Natura Resources to construct an advanced nuclear reactor, which researchers will use as a testing ground to develop a more practical type of reactor.
After Portland-area schools canceled classes last week for thousands of students because the buildings were too hot, six of those districts are asking for up to $100 million in clean-energy funding for HVAC projects.
Excess energy produced by the Lombardo Welcome Center qualifies Millersville University for Positive Energy Fund grants, which it will use for various sustainability and public-facing projects.
The state’s most populous county is piloting installation of 12 solar streetlights near the Downtown South area of Las Vegas. It has been hard hit by copper wire theft, which has kept conventional lights dark for months.
Some school districts in southwest Missouri are transitioning their bus fleets to propane or electric, citing long-term savings, lower carbon emissions, rebates to reduce costs and an overall quieter ride for students.
Cambridge, Mass., wants to persuade more property owners to change from heating oil to electric heat to soften the impacts of climate change. A city official and a BlocPower executive explain how that can be done.
