Your laptop's utility app can hide a collection of some surprisingly productive features, some of which are unique. These are ...

Climate funding from the federal government has become unreliable. These state and local programs can make homes more efficient and reduce utility bills.

Smart meters have already been deployed across many utilities and municipalities, yet the expected returns are still not being fully realised. Improved revenue collection, accurate billing and clearer ...

President Trump is once again proposing to eliminate a program that helps low-income people heat and cool their homes. The president’s budget, released Friday, states that the Low Income Home Energy ...

Electric utilities and energy consumers have discovered the benefits of electrification as a way to decarbonize operations and take advantage of more intelligent power systems. The push for ...

Americans can feel the affordability crisis spiraling out of control. Electricity bills rose 13% last year, forcing families to pay $110 more in 2025 compared to 2024, with 14 million people – one in ...

Vermont utility Green Mountain Power is expanding one of the country’s most exciting virtual power plant programs, adding a new battery lease program to its menu of home energy offerings that lets ...

This story is part of CT Mirror Explains, an ongoing effort to distill our wide-ranging reporting into a "what you need to know" format and provide practical information to our readers. This story has ...

In an appearance at BlackRock’s U.S. Infrastructure Summit on Wednesday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman offered a surprisingly clear articulation of how he imagines the future of artificial intelligence—it’s ...

Texas, which already leads the country in electricity generation from natural gas, coal and wind, has passed California to become the leader in utility-scale solar. Data for 2025, released last week ...