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The second quarter of 2017 marked a record in the energy storage space, bolstered by a spike, led by deployments in California and New York, in the nonresidential market, which includes commercial and industrial installations.

Virginia-based Mars Inc. on Sept. 5 made a bold corporate sustainability commitment, pledging to invest $1 billion over the next few years on its initiatives, including efforts to meet its greenhouse gas reduction targets through energy efficiency and using 100% renewable energy.

The U.S. DOE recently announced $13.4 million in support of five new cost-shared, community-based projects focused on energy efficient mobility systems including connected and autonomous vehicles and alternative fuel vehicles.

As part of a settlement agreement with the Florida Public Service Commission that allows Duke Energy Florida to abandon work on a planned, 2.2 GW nuclear plant, the utility announced a four-year plan to add 700 MW of solar generation.

Kick back this holiday weekend with these must-read energy stories from around the web.

Government policies, physical risks, market trends and investor concern are among the host of external factors driving Ford Motor Co.'s global climate strategy, which has already reduced CO2 emissions by 52% per vehicle produced.

In announcing a new sustainability strategy with targets that run through 2025, Molson Coors Brewing Co. detailed its efforts to reduce carbon emissions and increase its use of cleaner energy sources, including investment in anaerobic digestion projects that recover biogas.

This column from Jack Griffin of SourceOne outlines the savings and reliability benefits of combined heat and power systems and offers recommendations for overcoming barriers to broader adoption among large energy users.

Global agricultural company Cargill Inc. detailed its efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in its 2017 annual report, noting work with The Nature Conservancy and other partners toward "a bolder path forward" against the backdrop of the Paris Agreement.

General Motors Co. has had a sharp focus on energy efficiency for years, but just recently earned a new performance honor from the U.S. EPA for the Kansas plant that is home to the Chevrolet Malibu.