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When Congress passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) in July 2025 and eliminated the 30% federal tax credit for purchased residential solar panel systems, the market had just six months to react—and it did. 

Our 22nd EnergySage Intel: Home Electrification Marketplace Report—the first to expand far beyond solar and storage to include full-home electrification—captures what happened in real time. Here’s what the data reveals.

When the power goes out, it's not just the lights that go dark—it's your fridge, your Wi-Fi, your phone charger, or maybe even critical medical devices. But a new generation of plug-in batteries is putting backup power and electricity savings within reach for the tens of millions of Americans who rent.

Whether you want to secure backup power during outages or simply lower your electricity usage during peak demand hours to save money, there is a battery option for you.

In this episode of Plugged In: The Full Conversation, Kristina Zagame sits down with Lizzie Irwin, policy communications specialist at the Center for Humane Technology, to discuss why the public is paying for AI through their utility bills, how AI's fast deployment mirrors social media's unchecked growth, and what policymakers—and regular people—can do to push back against an industry moving at full throttle with little regard for the consequences.

The cost of electricity is rising across the country, which means that reducing your energy consumption now can save you more money than ever. If you're looking to reduce your electric bill as prices increase, it's worth considering a home energy monitor.

When Hurricane Ian slammed into Southwest Florida as a Category 4 storm in 2022, it left a trail of devastation—downed power lines, destroyed homes, and over 2.6 million people without electricity. But in the middle of the chaos, one community never lost power: Babcock Ranch, America's first solar-powered town.

When a billion-dollar tech company builds an AI data center, utilities build out massive new infrastructure, then quietly pass the bill to you.

We sat down with Mike Jacobs, Senior Energy Analyst from the Union of Concerned Scientists, and other energy experts to find out how AI is already hitting your wallet, why tech companies are being spared the costs, and what this means for your energy bills.

Electric bills have been climbing at an alarming rate, leaving many households struggling to keep up. To understand what's driving these increases—and more importantly, what can be done about it—we sat down with Jigar Shah, former director of the Loan Programs Office at the U.S. Department of Energy, entrepreneur, and co-host of the Open Circuit Podcast.

We sat down with Matt Ferrell to discuss his journey from retrofitting a 1950s house to building a comprehensive net-zero home with enough solar and battery storage to meet all of his family’s needs.

Here's what he learned, and what he wants other homeowners to know before they take the plunge.