Rinnai America Corporation (aka Rinnai) is one of the USA’s top energy‑efficient tankless water heaters. The company recently got more recognition of that when its REHP Series Electric Heat Pump Water Heater won a 2026 Green GOOD DESIGN™ Award. Rinnai will be at our upcoming Electric Home Show in Honolulu, … [continued]
Heat pump water heaters (HPWH) are one of the key technologies to save this troubled little planet of ours. They are 3–6 times more efficient than other water heaters, save hundreds of dollars on utility bills and 1 ton of CO2 every year compared to water heaters that burn fossil … [continued]
New energy efficient, cold-climate electric heat pumps are beginning to outsell gas, and there is plenty of room for the market to grow as ratepayers scramble to reduce their utility bills (cropped, courtesy of Power Ahead Colorado).
Heat pumps have emerged as a key building block in the electrification movement, and there is plenty of room to grow. The energy-saving appliances — which can cool as well as heat — have undergone a technology makeover in recent years, enabling them to operate efficiently in colder parts of … [continued]
Washington, DC — Today, Donald Trump released his proposed budget for fiscal year 2027, which seeks to increase defense spending to a massive $1.5 trillion while slashing non-defense discretionary spending by more than $73 billion, including a 52 percent cut in funding for the Environmental Protection Agency and similarly drastic cuts across other critical … [continued]
Although homes can have a mix of bulbs for indoor lighting, 90% of U.S. households reported using light-emitting diode (LED) bulbs, according to the most recent results of the Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS). Over one-third of households (37%) used LED bulbs for all indoor lighting. In contrast, 5% of households reported … [continued]
Induction stoves have been one of our favorite technologies these past few years. In the latest episode of Cleantech Talk, Copper founder & CEO Sam Calisch joined Scott Cooney to discuss how battery-equipped induction stoves are redefining what it means to electrify the kitchen, making clean cooking possible without expensive … [continued]
Following North Carolina Approval, Stage Set for Final Merger COLUMBIA, S.C. — A settlement agreement was reached by groups, including the Sierra Club, with Duke Energy on its proposed merger of its subsidiaries in South Carolina. A Sierra Club priority included in the settlement agreement is the commitment from Duke … [continued]
Heath professionals say changing to daylight savings time comes with health risks. British Columbia thinks it has the answer.
Chatgpt generated: Oil-fired electricity generation infrastructure illustrating how petroleum still powers much of Oʻahu’s grid.
Energy discussions about Hawaiʻi often begin with the largest numbers on the chart. Aviation fuel, maritime bunkering, and military logistics dominate many of the data tables that describe the state’s energy system. When those numbers are placed on a single chart, the scale of the challenge appears enormous and the … [continued]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Republicans passed a pair of bills this week that would undercut energy affordability and decrease energy reliability. Passed yesterday, H.R. 4626, the Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act, would make it easier to weaken or revoke federal appliance efficiency standards and harder to update them, locking families … [continued]
