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Apple is quietly changing how we charge iPhones. Other devices may be next

To reach net-zero emissions, our machines need to talk to the grid. With clean energy charging, Apple enlisted millions of iPhones to do just that.
rooftop solar panel politics

That solar panel of yours is a solution and a problem for the NWT

The NWT wants you to put a solar panel on your home and start generating your own energy. But it also kinda doesn't. And that's about to require some decisions.
Texas cold snap & natural gas production

Texas cold snap slowed natural gas production, stoking electricity worries

Energy experts said the production drop during a relatively ordinary cold front could be a bad sign for the grid if the state is struck by extreme winter weather again.
$2 billion midwest transmission line

Grain Belt Express takes first resistant Missouri landowner to court

Progress on the $2 billion transmission line is accelerating as 65% of the route in Missouri and Kansas has been acquired voluntarily.
Texas says power grid is ready for winter

Texas regulators, gas industry say state’s power grid is ready for winter

As state regulators and the companies that power the grid take steps to avoid another catastrophe like February’s winter storm, climate experts say this winter will likely be milder.
Power to the people means making electricity generation green and local

Power to the people means making electricity generation green and local

Fossil fuel dependence stirs up the climate and makes our energy supply increasingly vulnerable.
As storms strengthen, Maine regulators weigh cost of keeping the lights on

As storms strengthen, Maine regulators weigh cost of keeping the lights on

CMP proposes to spend $29 million over the next two years to harden its distribution system.

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