2+ week, 4+ day ago   (636+ words) A $1 billion project with Google and Xcel would create the world’s largest battery, producing 30 gigawatt-hours of energy at roughly $33 to $50 per kilowatt-hour, according to estimates. Battery-power startup Form Energy’s announcement earlier this month that it secured a $750 million capital infusion…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1059+ words) Addenda M and N, which were added last year to curb greenhouse gas emissions but are now being removed, will be available to jurisdictions as part of an optional publication. The next version of the ANSI/ASHRAE/IES 90.1 standard for…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (424+ words) In the latest tussle over gas appliances, the Chicago suburb can keep its ban because it doesn’t impose efficiency standards in conflict with federal law. Courts elsewhere have made similar rulings. A 2025 ruling in New York federal court, for example,…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (725+ words) The plan for what’s billed as the world’s largest manufacturing facility would use natural gas turbines and battery storage because silicon chips require a stable voltage supply: reports. SpaceX’s plan to build the world’s largest facility — 100 million square feet in…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (227+ words) The architecture, built to work with NVIDIA’s blueprints for AI data centers, can significantly reduce copper use and installation costs, the companies say. Direct current systems are increasingly popular in data center architectures. Because it requires fewer conversion stages as…...