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Solar panels on a school.

Tech

North Carolina schools could turn idle rooftops into savings, grid power, and storm backup

A window AC unit with potted plants.

Home

New York family earned $150 running window AC through a heat dome on plug-in batteries

A heat pump water heater.

Business

Reservoir bets on Maine, where hot-water costs are soaring, and rebates top $1,150

A textured wall covered in vibrant green moss.

Tech

Moss-coated concrete could turn grey buildings green, cool cities, and clean the air

A view of scaffolding supports and a concrete slab from below.

Home

Florida homeowner got 4 feet of storm surge from Helene, then raised his house on steel beams

A person holds a smartphone displaying an energy usage alert and statistics.

Tech

In Australia, big home batteries made power feel 'free,' and families used more of it

A solar panel is being installed on a wooden balcony.

Tech

In Spain, a 3-square-meter balcony solar plan aims to cut bills with a free battery

Two Tesla power wall battery units are mounted on a wall beside an electrical meter and a working tool.

Home

24 panels, 1 Powerwall, and just 1 hour offline: Tesla install wraps in a single day

A rice field.

Tech

In the Netherlands, trial rice harvest could help slow the country's sinking peatlands

A roof covered in solar panels.

Tech

Business runs through a power outage on solar, then finds its 60-panel system is far too big

In a triptych, a man talks about a conventional work van then about an electric Kia van.

Tech

Kia's $40,000 PV5 could electrify one of the most polluting vehicles on the road

A person places a coffee capsule into a modern coffee machine on a kitchen counter.

Tech

Keurig's new Alta brewer drops individual pods for compostable coffee tablets