U.S. homeowners are fed up with power outages and rising electric bills, and they're looking for better ways to power their homes.
Get up to date: A new survey of 1,000 homeowners in California, Florida and Texas — three states affected by climate volatility and aging infrastructure — was conducted by Horowitz Research. It revealed how deep the frustration runs.
AI giant Nvidia and boldface names in tech and finance are backing a new startup that aims to transform data centers into flexible grid assets instead of liabilities.
Why it matters: Critics say President Trump's megabill amounts to an abject surrender in the battle for the future of energy. The consequences for U.S. jobs, electricity prices and the AI arms race could reverberate for decades.
Two Idaho firefighters were killed and another was critically injured in a shooting while responding to a fire near Coeur d'Alene in the state's north on Sunday afternoon, officials said.
The big picture: Officials have now identified both the veteran firefighters who were shot and the suspect, who was found dead near a firearm at the scene of the attack on Canfield Mountain, but they did not immediately determine a motive for the shooting.
Two Idaho firefighters killed in a shooting near Coeur d'Alene were identified by authorities Monday.
The big picture: The two veteran firefighters, along with a third who was critically injured, were ambushed by a lone gunman who started a wildfire in the state's north Sunday, investigators said.
More information surfaced Monday about Wess Roley, the 20-year-old suspected shooter in an incident that left two Idaho firefighters dead and another wounded over the weekend, as his family spoke to multiple outlets about the suspect's life and career.
The big picture: Though police have yet to determine what the suspect's intensions or motives were, Wess Roley's family has told multiple outlets that they were shocked over the allegations since he himself sought to be a firefighter.
A 20-year-old man was identified Monday as the suspected shooter in an incident that left two Idaho firefighters dead and another critically injured on Sunday, officials said.
The big picture: Investigators believe the alleged shooter started a fire near Coeur d'Alene in the state's north on Sunday afternoon to "ambush" the firefighters.
Federal agencies on Monday began rolling out updates to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) procedures in the wake of a presidential order and Supreme Court decision narrowing the scope of those requirements.
Why it matters: The changes mean fewer projects will need environmental reviews and regulators will have less time to identify potentially significant environmental consequences of major infrastructure projects.
Google inkeda power purchase deal with Commonwealth Fusion Systems and boosted its investment in CFS, which hopes to produce commercial-scale energy early next decade.
Why it matters: It's Google's first energy procurement deal with a fusion company.
Investments in red states and Trump-friendly messaging are proving no match for a perfect political storm that's blowing apart federal support for wind and solar.
Why it matters: While the GOP budget bill would spare incentives for some kinds of tech, it would quickly end the main tax credits for those two sources — and would add new taxes.
Most K-12 public students in the biggest U.S. cities attend schools in extreme urban heat zones, a new analysis finds.
Why it matters: The heat island effect can make some neighborhoods notably warmer than others, especially during heat waves like the one that recently struck much of the country.
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