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It’s the weekend! Kick back and catch up with these must-read articles from around the web.

It’s the weekend! Kick back and catch up with these must-read articles from around the web.

ComEd announced the company’s entire real estate portfolio is powered with 100% carbon-free energy.

ComEd partnered with regional and municipal leaders to unveil its latest programs designed to accelerate the adoption of electrified technologies, including electric vehicles (EVs) in northern Illinois.

In this episode of Smart Energy Voices, host Debra Chanil talks with Matthew Cherrin, Vice President of Lobo Energy Incorporated - a company owned by the University of New Mexico. Matthew explains this innovative business model and the university’s $140 million conservation story.

American Water, a regulated water and wastewater utility company, set a new medium-term goal of reducing absolute Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 50% by 2035 from a 2020 baseline and a new long-term goal of achieving net zero absolute Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2050.

United Power, an electric cooperative serving Colorado’s northern Front Range, has signed a contract for a battery energy storage asset.

Southern California Edison (SCE), an electric utility, announced that it entered into a 15-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for the 126-megawatt Antelope Valley battery energy storage system (BESS ) facility in Kern County, California.

The U.S. Department of Energy along with its partners signed a Memorandum of Understanding to accelerate the commercialization of long-duration energy storage.

Con Edison will activate the largest battery system in New York City, bringing more reliable power to Staten Island in time for the summer’s heat season, according to the company’s president. The system is located in the Fox Hills area, and can generate 7.5 megawatts, equating to four hours of electricity.