Grid constraints are forcing facilities to separate electricity procurement from reliability and budget for storage, backup power and redundancy.

Falling battery prices and rising outage losses are changing how facilities and finance teams should calculate the return on energy storage investments.

Kimberly-Clark is testing hesperaloe as a potential tissue fiber. The move could reduce wood-pulp use while adding a new option to its supply chain at scale.

The environmental sensor market is projected to grow from $2.08 billion in 2025 to $3.52 billion by 2030 as monitoring shifts to continuous data.

A new Nature Sustainability study finds companies using accepted accounting methods can produce climate estimates that differ by a factor of two.

Power availability and PPA terms are becoming more consequential in transaction and underwriting decisions as electricity constraints affect asset value.

Procurement, facilities, finance and sustainability each own a piece of a corporate energy contract, but the combined risk often has no single owner.

Ava is extending its e-bike rebate program through 2027. The added $3 million will expand access while directing more spending to local bike shops.

Nigeria's distributed energy programs target 465 MW of new capacity as $1.3 billion in investment commitments build a power market beyond the grid.

Illinois is adding PFAS sampling to wastewater permits, creating new visibility into contamination moving through effluent, influent, and biosolids.

Corporate energy buyers using standard PPA templates across U.S. power markets may be carrying different grid risks under seemingly identical contract terms.

Grid curtailment can interrupt renewable energy delivery without automatically triggering force majeure, putting PPA contract language under new scrutiny.

Denver Public Schools is adding 25 electric buses as grant funding shifts the fleet decision from upfront cost toward long-term operating economics.

Volatile power and gas markets are making contract renewal timing a financial risk, pushing companies toward continuous energy hedging strategies.

A Santa Monica jury awarded $47 million to the family of a countertop fabricator who died of silicosis, the third plaintiff verdict in four U.S. trials.

SUPERPAN is testing ultralight thermoplastic panels for transport. The project links recyclability, automation and lower energy use in production across plants.

Sweden opened a consultation on national PFAS rules for clothing, cosmetics and cookware starting 2028, ahead of a broader EU restriction still under review.

Peak Energy will build a sodium-ion storage factory in Sacramento, a $71 million plant expected to create 239 jobs and produce 4 GWh of capacity yearly.

Companies revisiting legacy PPAs face different power prices, tighter capacity, and more competition, changing how replacement contracts should be valued.

Fixed supplier pricing transfers commodity risk, but companies with hedgeable inputs may gain more control by separating market exposure from supplier costs.