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In the late-2010s, the “electrify everything” movement emerged as a long-term solution to the ever-growing carbon emissions of the U.S. However, electrification as a decarbonizing strategy depends on using renewable power for new electric devices. In this column from IMT - the second in their "Stronger Together" series, Jake Duncan explores why energy efficiency is crucial to electrification.

The city of St. Peter, Minn., approved the expansion of its electric vehicle charging infrastructure with the installation of a second charging station in a city parking lot.

Citigroup announced May 19 that they are launching a new arm within its corporate and investment bank focused on sustainability.

Amazon announced May 21 their newest round of additions to their renewable energy portfolio: five new utility-scale solar projects in China, Australia and the U.S. with a combined capacity of 615 MW.

BloombergNEF released a new report May 19 detailing three possible scenarios for the short-term future of the electric vehicle market following the COVID-19 pandemic considering the 7 million passenger EVs that are on the road right now.

The McHenry Community High School District #156 in Illinois completed a $6.8 million contract for the implementation of a Phase 2 energy-saving project at its West High School campus.

Smart Energy Decisions announces that the upcoming Renewable Energy Sourcing Forum, July 27-31, will be held online using a virtual event platform featuring the latest in communications and event management technology for facilitating virtual events including one-to-one meetings.

Emory University announced May 12 that they will be installing 5.5 MW of solar generation on campus and expect the project to cover 10% of the university's peak energy requirements.

Compass Datacenters announced May 19 that they will be building their data centers with concrete using a technology that injects re-captured industrial CO2 into the manufacturing process, dramatically reducing the volume of cement required and permanently removing CO2 from the atmosphere.

Members of the Western Pennsylvania Energy Consortium (WPEC) will soon be receiving clean power and Green-e Certified RECs to offset 100% of their energy consumption and associated carbon emissions.