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Microgrids and Their Mojo

Source: Mother Jones
This April 18 page tees up a series of features on resilience-focused microgrid development across the United States.
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Another Northeastern Bottleneck

Source: Bloomberg Law
This March 30 story details tension within the United States' , swirling around whether and how the program should target resources to communities at greatest risk of damage from severe weather and energy poverty.
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Ordering an MRI for the Ecosystem

Source: Grist
This March 17 feature details United States Geologic Survey efforts to fly over - and find - critical mineral sites around the nation.
The exterior of "Timber House," courtesy of Mesh Architectures

On an urban two-way street, Timber House's wooden frame points to a different way of assembling housing. (Courtesy of Mesh Architectures.)

Timber House: Can Mass Timber Help Decarbonize Real Estate?

Bryson Wiese
Real estate is the source of around 40% of global greenhouse gas emissions, including 11% that come just from making building materials. Mass timber panels, which consist of small pieces of softwood glued together, offer a lower-emissions alternative to steel and cement, as well storing carbon sequestered by trees. Driven...
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Cutting Them Off Without Signaling

Source: ABC News
This February 26 television story starts with a clickbait headline and proceeds to chart the progress in committing and deploying EV charging networks across the United States.
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Let's Define Our Terms

Source: Inside Climate News
This February 23 primer breaks down what community solar means (and can mean).
Beauty isn't cheap: community solar land can cost more than rates can support

Policy Memo: Promoting Agrivoltaics Through New York State's Model Solar Energy Local Law

Audrey Friedrichsen
Summary: NYSERDA should update its Model Solar Energy Local Law to include sample provisions that incentivize agrivoltaics. This will align agricultural preservation and renewable energy goals and promote community support for solar projects. NYSERDA should also provide training and technical assistance to local governments to help them adopt local law...
It's morning in America

Could hydrogen signal a dawn in all sorts of clean infrastructure? 

Explainer: Can Tax Incentives Help Green Hydrogen Outgrow Its Promise?

Douglas Leung
Hydrogen investors say the abundant element can replace carbon throughout economies. Hydrogen skeptics (and shorts) say that producing adequate hydrogen supply requires intolerable amounts of carbon pollution. Some startups are looking at chemistry - and tax credit financing via the United States' Inflation Reduction Act - to increase the supply...