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Could we get started ditching gas sooner — and save some money — by accepting a few more blackouts for the next few years?

Shutting down gas plants faster could reduce carbon pollution — while also causing power shortages.

'Energy storage can be an alternative to running power plants in and around New York City.'

A new wave of electric cars and heat pumps in homes could be straining the power grid due to the increase in electricity usage. As we continue to venture into the era of clean energy, Eric Hittinger, Associate Professor of Public Policy at RIT, says that we should expect to see an increase in electricity system demand, which means more clean energy infrastructure being built in local communities.

Under pressure amid a brutal crypto winter, Canadian Bitcoin miners are teaming up to convince various levels of government to drop a series of proposed policy…

ALBANY — New York unveiled an ambitious roadmap to expand its energy storage capabilities by the end of the decade, following a trend of nation-leading aspirations in the clean energy

How big do governments’ clean energy subsidies need to be to meet their goals, and how long are they needed?

Energy Department investigators tracked the path of vanadium redox flow battery technology from Washington state to China.

U.S. cryptomining's energy consumption affects rising utility bills, says, lawmakers. Here's what their investigation revealed.

As Bitcoin mining explodes in Texas, the industry is demanding huge amounts of electricity. That spike in demand could lead to higher utility bills and more greenhouse gas emissions, even if crypto mining helps spur more clean energy.