Seattle has opened the doors to what could be the country's first net-zero sports and entertainment complex: the Climate Pledge Arena.

Ann Arbor is considering creating of Michigan's first “sustainable energy utility” to drive energy efficiency, renewable power and microgrids.

PacifiCorp will receive $6.42 million in Department of Energy funding for a “connected communities” pilot project in Utah, one of 10 projects nationwide.

A Maryland Climate Change Commission working group recommends ordering the state's Building Code Administration to adopt an all-electric construction code.

As Texas regulators prepare to release a blueprint for a redesigned ERCOT market, ACEEE warned of overlooking benefits from efficiency and demand response.

IEA released its annual World Energy Outlook a month earlier than usual as a guide for policymakers ahead of the U.N.'s Glasgow conference in November.

A California Energy Commission workshop explored ways that grid-interactive efficient buildings can contribute to carbon reduction goals.

The apartment buildings of LeFrak City made a good case study for decarbonization under New York City’s Local Law 97.

Jim Young of Guidehouse says NYC cooling load will be 14% less/home in 2050 than it is now with advanced building technologies and efficiency policies.

The PJM MRC and MC approved several initiatives at their meetings, including a new task force to examine the alignment of the gas and electric markets.