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We’re excited to share the new U.S. Energy Foundation logo—a fresh look from the mark that was designed for us in our first year—1991. We wanted a new visual identity that reflects today’s EF and one that will carry us into the future. Read more about it: ef.org/2024/05/06/our-new-lo…
Electric vehicle sales in the U.S. for the third quarter of this year were up 6.1% from the second quarter and the highest quarterly total since the record-setting third quarter of 2025.
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A North Carolina food bank, spared during Hurricane Helene two years ago, installed a microgrid with solar panels and batteries that can power the internet, lighting, heating, cooling, and refrigeration in the pantry’s distribution area.
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Battery storage was paired with 37% of new U.S. residential solar installations in 2025, up from 25% a year earlier, suggesting solar-plus-storage rapidly is becoming a larger part of the U.S. residential market.
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Electric water heaters and heat pumps, which reached near-record high shipments in July, continue to gain popularity as new building codes and other decarbonization mandates call for electrification.
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In New York City, a new fleet of electric school buses is replacing polluting diesel buses, offering a cleaner commute for students and a power boost to the urban grid.
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A new 128-megawatt battery energy storage system near Warner Robins, Georgia, can deliver stored energy to the grid for up to four hours—creating a more flexible and resilient grid that can respond to customer needs during periods of peak demand.
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A project at the base of Colorado’s Front Range using ground-source heat pumps may accelerate the adoption of residential geothermal heating and cooling, reducing peak energy demand and potentially helping the state meet its climate goals.
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New York City is expanding its curbside electric vehicle charging network from 88 charging points to 700 by 2030 to reach neighborhoods with high concentrations of taxi and rideshare drivers and limited off-street parking.
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The U.S. now has enough installed capacity to generate clean electricity equivalent to the amount used by more than 50 million homes—more than one-third of all U.S. households.
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More than 65,000 Massachusetts households will save on their electricity bills this winter, as two electric utilities reduce their rates for heat pump owners.
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A new initiative in Delaware will offer grants, loans, and rebates to help residents, small businesses, and nonprofits reap the benefits of solar energy generation and battery storage.
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The U.S. solar industry installed 11.4 gigawatts of capacity in the second quarter of this year, up 43% from the first quarter and 45% from the same time last year.
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A school district in Roanoke, Virginia, is building the state’s first solar-and-battery-powered microgrids at each of its two high schools, which serve as emergency shelters during weather disasters.
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In Texas, the country’s leading producer of coal-fired electricity, solar exceeded coal in five of the first six months of the year and is on pace to surpass coal for the year overall, for the first time.
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Virginia is the first to state to launch a bulk-purchasing campaign for rooftop solar, called Switch Together, enabling trusted solar installers to purchase equipment in bulk and pass the discounts on to participating households.
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Used electric vehicle sales in July increased about 8% from June and 10% compared to last year.
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In New York City, a new pilot program will study whether thermal energy networks could help cool subway stations.
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Over half of new apartment buildings constructed in the U.S. last year were built with heat pumps, instead of furnaces or other polluting systems.
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The California Energy Commission approved new tire efficiency rules that are projected to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by two million tons annually, the equivalent to removing around 400,000 cars from the road.
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Chart: Utility-scale battery storage capacity in the U.S. increased by an annual average growth rate of 70% over the last three years.
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