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Can this low-cost pumped-hydro storage solution succeed where others failed? Sizable Energy raised $8M to build a demonstration plant that seems promising.
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This startup wants to build pumped hydro storage in the ocean
Sizable Energy raised $8M to build a demonstration plant that stores energy for long durations by pumping brine between inflatable reservoirs in the sea.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Can this low-cost pumped-hydro storage solution succeed where others failed? Sizable Energy raised $8M to build a demonstration plant that seems promising.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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At the SOSV Climate Tech summit, @mariagallucci.bsky.social got the scoop from Google and Microsoft leaders on clean tech investment and powering data centers.
Here’s what they discussed:
Here’s what they discussed:
Inside the data-center energy race with Google and Microsoft
Hyperscalers are investing in new clean-energy tech and rethinking how they run data centers. Canary Media spoke with leaders at the SOSV Climate Tech…
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November 10, 2025 at 6:25 PM
At the SOSV Climate Tech summit, @mariagallucci.bsky.social got the scoop from Google and Microsoft leaders on clean tech investment and powering data centers.
Here’s what they discussed:
Here’s what they discussed:
Sizable Energy may have found the key to quickly deploying pumped-hydro storage — with the help of what looks like a giant donut floating in the sea.
This startup wants to build pumped hydro storage in the ocean
Sizable Energy raised $8M to build a demonstration plant that stores energy for long durations by pumping brine between inflatable reservoirs in the sea.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Sizable Energy may have found the key to quickly deploying pumped-hydro storage — with the help of what looks like a giant donut floating in the sea.
Minnesota will soon host one of the country’s biggest solar farms — and soon after, a huge battery storage cluster too.
Xcel doubles down on plan to swap coal for clean power in Minnesota
With demand rising and tax credits expiring, the utility wants to rapidly expand the batteries and solar it’s building near the shuttering Sherco coal…
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November 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Minnesota will soon host one of the country’s biggest solar farms — and soon after, a huge battery storage cluster too.
Virginia Democrats have secured a political trifecta. Will they use it to preserve and enforce the state’s clean energy law?
Virginia scored the election’s biggest climate win
The data-center capital of the world elected a Democratic governor and strengthened its House Democratic majority. Will they save its landmark clean…
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November 10, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Virginia Democrats have secured a political trifecta. Will they use it to preserve and enforce the state’s clean energy law?
China may soon be host to the most green industrial projects in the world, but the U.S. is on its heels.
Here’s where projects to cut emissions from heavy industry are underway:
Here’s where projects to cut emissions from heavy industry are underway:
Chart: China leads the race to build green industrial projects
Over 1,000 facilities for making cleaner fuels, chemicals, and building materials are in the works in 70 countries. But China is pulling way ahead on…
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November 10, 2025 at 1:13 AM
China may soon be host to the most green industrial projects in the world, but the U.S. is on its heels.
Here’s where projects to cut emissions from heavy industry are underway:
Here’s where projects to cut emissions from heavy industry are underway:
As demand rises in Minnesota and across the Midwest, Xcel Energy wants to double the planned battery capacity at its sprawling Sherco solar complex.
Xcel doubles down on plan to swap coal for clean power in Minnesota
With demand rising and tax credits expiring, the utility wants to rapidly expand the batteries and solar it’s building near the shuttering Sherco coal…
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November 9, 2025 at 8:08 PM
As demand rises in Minnesota and across the Midwest, Xcel Energy wants to double the planned battery capacity at its sprawling Sherco solar complex.
Zohran Mamdani will take on a New York City where recurring floods and building emissions are among a laundry list of climate challenges.
NYC’s next mayor Zohran Mamdani has a big climate policy to-do list
The mayor-elect did not talk a lot about climate change on the campaign trail. But the city has major electrification plans that he can help accelerate.
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November 9, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Zohran Mamdani will take on a New York City where recurring floods and building emissions are among a laundry list of climate challenges.
Federal rooftop solar tax credits are expiring, but this installer found a way to keep the savings rolling through a lease model.
One North Carolina company’s plan for keeping rooftop solar going
Home solar tax credits expire this year, but through 2027 installers can pass on the savings from a separate incentive to customers who are willing to…
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November 9, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Federal rooftop solar tax credits are expiring, but this installer found a way to keep the savings rolling through a lease model.
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Mamdani "inherits a world-leading experiment in retrofitting buildings to slash emissions, open questions about how to transition to cleaner power sources, and a patchwork of adaptation efforts," writes @alexckaufman.bsky.social: www.canarymedia.com/articles/pol... 🔌💡
NYC’s next mayor Zohran Mamdani has a big climate policy to-do list
The mayor-elect did not talk a lot about climate change on the campaign trail. But the city has major electrification plans that he can help accelerate.
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November 8, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Mamdani "inherits a world-leading experiment in retrofitting buildings to slash emissions, open questions about how to transition to cleaner power sources, and a patchwork of adaptation efforts," writes @alexckaufman.bsky.social: www.canarymedia.com/articles/pol... 🔌💡
New Jersey governor-elect Mikie Sherrill campaigned as an offshore-wind booster — but how much can she actually do to revive the beleaguered industry?
In a boost for offshore wind, New Jersey elects Mikie Sherrill
The pro-renewables Democrat won the gubernatorial race against a rival who vowed to ban turbine construction off the state’s coast.
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November 8, 2025 at 9:21 PM
New Jersey governor-elect Mikie Sherrill campaigned as an offshore-wind booster — but how much can she actually do to revive the beleaguered industry?
Boston’s Charles River could bring emissions-free heat to the city thanks to a soon-to-be-installed industrial heat pump.
Boston’s century-old steam heat system is getting a low-carbon…
Boston and Cambridge’s decades-old district energy system is being retooled to shift away from gas and toward heat pumps and electric boilers.
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November 8, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Boston’s Charles River could bring emissions-free heat to the city thanks to a soon-to-be-installed industrial heat pump.
Portland General Electric has made a small but significant breakthrough in data center load management, thanks to software from startup Gridcare.
Oregon utility tries out a faster, cheaper way to power data centers
Portland General Electric used Gridcare’s software to identify extra space on its grid — available to any existing data center willing to be flexible.
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November 8, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Portland General Electric has made a small but significant breakthrough in data center load management, thanks to software from startup Gridcare.
Virginia Democrats’ sweep is this Election Day’s biggest climate win. Now, they have rising bills, data centers, and a clean energy law in jeopardy to reckon with.
Virginia scored the election’s biggest climate win
The data-center capital of the world elected a Democratic governor and strengthened its House Democratic majority. Will they save its landmark clean…
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November 7, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Virginia Democrats’ sweep is this Election Day’s biggest climate win. Now, they have rising bills, data centers, and a clean energy law in jeopardy to reckon with.
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Canary media correct that MA elec rate is way above MC, bc much of price pays for infrastructure that is not constrained except at peak hour, so high price distorts customer behavior. So true for heat pumps. Also for excessive incentive to install rooftop solar.
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Massachusetts heat-pump owners are about to get cheaper electricity
The state’s innovative winter heat-pump rates go into effect this weekend and should make the tech more accessible. Deeper discounts could come next year.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Canary media correct that MA elec rate is way above MC, bc much of price pays for infrastructure that is not constrained except at peak hour, so high price distorts customer behavior. So true for heat pumps. Also for excessive incentive to install rooftop solar.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/hea...
www.canarymedia.com/articles/hea...
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🚨Election Thread🚨
What do yesterday's elections mean for climate change, clean energy, and other environmental questions? Our partner reporters have answers.
Starting with @fieseler.bsky.social on New Jersey:
What do yesterday's elections mean for climate change, clean energy, and other environmental questions? Our partner reporters have answers.
Starting with @fieseler.bsky.social on New Jersey:
In a boost for offshore wind, New Jersey elects Mikie Sherrill
The pro-renewables Democrat won the gubernatorial race against a rival who vowed to ban turbine construction off the state’s coast.
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November 5, 2025 at 6:48 PM
🚨Election Thread🚨
What do yesterday's elections mean for climate change, clean energy, and other environmental questions? Our partner reporters have answers.
Starting with @fieseler.bsky.social on New Jersey:
What do yesterday's elections mean for climate change, clean energy, and other environmental questions? Our partner reporters have answers.
Starting with @fieseler.bsky.social on New Jersey:
Zohran Mamdani will inherit a host of climate challenges as New York City’s next mayor, including world-leading experiment in retrofitting buildings to slash emissions.
NYC’s next mayor Zohran Mamdani has a big climate policy to-do list
The mayor-elect did not talk a lot about climate change on the campaign trail. But the city has major electrification plans that he can help accelerate.
www.canarymedia.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Zohran Mamdani will inherit a host of climate challenges as New York City’s next mayor, including world-leading experiment in retrofitting buildings to slash emissions.
China is, without a doubt, leading global efforts to slash emissions from dirty industries. But the U.S. and dozens of other countries are still making significant progress.
November 7, 2025 at 3:46 PM
China is, without a doubt, leading global efforts to slash emissions from dirty industries. But the U.S. and dozens of other countries are still making significant progress.
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Even with shifting federal policies, states hold the keys to a cleaner, more affordable, more reliable grid.
@canarymedia.com shares how we leveraged our deep experience in state advocacy to develop a playbook that state leaders can use to further progress:
@canarymedia.com shares how we leveraged our deep experience in state advocacy to develop a playbook that state leaders can use to further progress:
States can build flexible, affordable, and clean energy even with…
With federal support for clean energy uncertain, states are charting their own path forward. Advanced Energy United’s new playbook offers lawmakers…
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November 7, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Even with shifting federal policies, states hold the keys to a cleaner, more affordable, more reliable grid.
@canarymedia.com shares how we leveraged our deep experience in state advocacy to develop a playbook that state leaders can use to further progress:
@canarymedia.com shares how we leveraged our deep experience in state advocacy to develop a playbook that state leaders can use to further progress:
A federal judge is calling for the Trump administration to reevaluate its fossil-fueled plans to shore up Puerto Rico’s grid. Advocates hope it’ll choose distributed solar instead.
Puerto Rico’s energy future: distributed solar or centralized grid?
A judge has called for the Trump administration to reevaluate assumptions as it works to redirect rooftop solar funds toward the grid and fossil fuel…
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November 7, 2025 at 12:47 PM
A federal judge is calling for the Trump administration to reevaluate its fossil-fueled plans to shore up Puerto Rico’s grid. Advocates hope it’ll choose distributed solar instead.
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As U.S. power demand accelerates at an unprecedented pace, the conversation around our energy mix is fundamentally shifting.
Check out a free webinar from @canarymedia.com on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at 12:30 PM, to explore the topic further.
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Check out a free webinar from @canarymedia.com on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at 12:30 PM, to explore the topic further.
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Balancing Act: Delivering Resiliency and Decarbonization with Integrated Resources
As U.S. power demand accelerates at an unprecedented pace, the conversation around our energy mix is fundamentally shifting. The old paradigm that marginalized renewables as “alternative energy” is ob...
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November 6, 2025 at 8:15 PM
As U.S. power demand accelerates at an unprecedented pace, the conversation around our energy mix is fundamentally shifting.
Check out a free webinar from @canarymedia.com on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at 12:30 PM, to explore the topic further.
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Check out a free webinar from @canarymedia.com on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at 12:30 PM, to explore the topic further.
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HAPPENING NOW: Canary Live Bay Area is here! Watch live as our reporters talk to TURN's Mark Toney and the California Energy Commission's David Hochschild, plus catch a live Volts podcast with David Roberts and Kim-Mai Cutler.
Canary Live Bay Area 2025
Canary Media is returning to the Bay Area! We invite you to watch the event live on Thursday, November 6 starting at 6:00 p.m.6:05–6:30 p.m. Q&A on energy af...
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November 7, 2025 at 2:00 AM
HAPPENING NOW: Canary Live Bay Area is here! Watch live as our reporters talk to TURN's Mark Toney and the California Energy Commission's David Hochschild, plus catch a live Volts podcast with David Roberts and Kim-Mai Cutler.
“The air nuisance rule is the tool that Ohioans have to hold polluters accountable,” says @neilwaggoner.bsky.social.
But last month, lawmakers took that tool away.
But last month, lawmakers took that tool away.
Ohio scrapped a key tool to fight air pollution. Advocates want it…
The air nuisance rule has helped advocates rein in pollution from coal-burning plants and other facilities. Without it, air quality could worsen.
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November 6, 2025 at 11:23 PM
“The air nuisance rule is the tool that Ohioans have to hold polluters accountable,” says @neilwaggoner.bsky.social.
But last month, lawmakers took that tool away.
But last month, lawmakers took that tool away.
TONIGHT AT 6 PT: Watch live as Canary Media heads to the Bay Area for a night with TURN's Mark Toney, the California Energy Commission's David Hochschild, and a live podcast with @volts.wtf and Kim-Mai Cutler.
Canary Live Bay Area 2025
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November 6, 2025 at 7:26 PM
TONIGHT AT 6 PT: Watch live as Canary Media heads to the Bay Area for a night with TURN's Mark Toney, the California Energy Commission's David Hochschild, and a live podcast with @volts.wtf and Kim-Mai Cutler.