One cryptocurrency transaction uses more energy than the average U.S. household does in a month. 

Early adopters of new technologies are considered visionaries, thinking years ahead of the majority. Mainstream entities fight this technological evolution — especially when it has economic ramifications. 

As we undertook an enormous infrastructure project after World War II to build gas pipelines, our future includes constructing local thermal energy networks — much more practical than country-wide pipelines. 

The Siemens Microgrid Lab is researching methods to bolster the country’s emergency electricity needs, among other things. 

The Advanced Water Heating Initiative is a coalition of utilities, engineers, federal agencies, state and local governments, manufacturers and others working to scale heat pump water heater installations across the U.S.

A legal battle between oil companies and the city and county of Honolulu is coming to a head as a state judge allowed a lawsuit to proceed. 

The DOE is looking at heat pump water heaters in its effort to reduce greenhouse gases and dependence on fossil fuels.