All-Electric

The state's building code council is considering two proposals that would require high-efficiency electric equipment (a.k.a. heat pumps) for space and water heating in new commercial buildings.

Incumbent energy providers are cleverly focusing on the upfront expense of clean technologies, playing into a meme that climate tech options are luxuries of the elite.

The new code passed by the California Energy Commission will include electric heat pumps as a baseline technology for new construction starting in 2023, taking a towards removing natural gas from buildings and requiring all new builds to be electric-ready.

While we’re working on a greener grid, there may be better ways to decarbonize some sectors.

Zero-carbon technologies and approaches being deployed at the Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle and the McDonald's flagship restaurant in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, show what's possible.

So far, it's the only natural gas utility to formally voice its support on the rising push on statewide mandates for building electrification.