Climate Change Calls for Backup Power, and One Company Cashes In

Generac, a Wisconsin-based manufacturer that dominates the market for standby home generators, is an unlikely Wall Street darling.

Opinion | Let Your Fridge Go Off for an Hour to Save Our Power Grids

Empowering consumers to control their electric consumption would free up power to meet demand elsewhere.

In the Kitchens of the Rich, Things Are Not as They Seem

Good luck finding the ice.

Opinion | The Trumpian Roots of the Chip Crisis

We’re still paying the price of tantrum-based policy.

Opinion | Your Next Car and Clothes Dryer Could Help Save Our Planet

To slow global warming, we need to electrify vast parts of our economy and power it with clean energy.

Finding Purpose for Our Renovation Materials

To avoid sending tons of usable fixtures and appliances to a landfill during our renovation, we tried a “post it and see if they will come” strategy. It worked.