Energy and Climate Change

The developers have already put the first 60 homes on the market. The eco-friendly abodes will have rooftop solar, Tesla’s battery storage system, electric car recharging points and energy efficient lighting as standard design features.

The projects need to be community-led and reflect the environmental and economic needs of the neighborhood.

The experimental battery is also three times more energy dense, according to the researchers.

Tesla’s solar roof vision: to create something that’s both aesthetically appealing and efficient.

Pacific Gas and Electric Co.’s electricity rates are about to undergo a fundamental change, and many Bay Area residents may not like the result.

Nothing would be burned or buried under the long-term goal. That means cutting back on consumption, reducing what’s thrown away and reusing products where possible.

The U.S. Department of Energy released an alarming report in January 2017, saying that the U.S. electric grid is in imminent danger from a cyberattack.

Believing that its ambitions and performance too far outpace targets of the International Energy Conservation Code, Boulder is striking out on its own with a new, city-specific energy code it hopes will be stricter on emissions and easier for customers to use.

It gave me renewed faith in humanity. People want to help each other and want to come together as a community to work through a challenge.”

The objective of the program, started by a nonprofit called Silicon Valley Clean Energy, is to offer cleaner electricity to residents, businesses and municipal facilities at a cheaper rate than PG&E.