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all electric buildings mandate enacted

NY Abolishes Gas: Historic Mandate Forces All-Electric Future for New Buildings

New York just banned gas in all new buildings—and the courts sided with climate activists over furious industry giants.
wastewater powered data centers

Amazon Turns Toilet to Cloud: Wastewater Cooling Tackles Surging Data Center Demand

Amazon’s bizarre solution to AI’s heat crisis: transforming sewage into cooling systems that outperform your pool water. The future smells different.
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Dijon’s Housing District Generates More Energy Than It Uses

French housing district defies energy crisis by producing more power than residents use, slashing bills 75% while others struggle.
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Vancouver’s First Integrated Solar Roof Transforms Luxury Home Design

Vancouver’s luxury homes finally shed their climate guilt with the city’s first-ever integrated solar roofing system. Traditional aesthetics meet revolutionary energy production. Homeowners are banking 5-12% returns while the neighbors wonder how.
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Taiwan Forces All New Large Buildings to Generate Solar Power

Taiwan forces developers to add solar panels to all new large buildings. Can the surprising 1kW per 20m² mandate actually accelerate the clean energy revolution? Building owners aren’t happy.