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The weather outside may be frightful (for many of us), but these must-read energy stories of the week are so delightful.

A group of healthcare providers and advanced energy companies are urging Ohio lawmakers to value energy efficiency and demand response as a resource and expand the deployment of cost-saving energy technologies.

Duke Energy Corp. on Dec. 6 announced it has acquired full control of commercial solar developer REC Solar, and aims to become a "one-stop entity" for corporations looking for renewables.

Data center, colocation and interconnection solutions company Digital Realty announced two new long-term agreements to source approximately 324,000 additional MWh of renewable energy annually for its Chicago and Ashburn, Va., data center properties and mark an expansion of its sustainability initiatives and customer offerings.

The tax bill passed by the U.S. Senate early in the morning Dec. 2 includes, among other measures with significant energy industry impacts, a number of provisions expected to negatively impact clean energy investments.

Joining an increasing number of U.S. cities looking to increase their use of renewable energy, Cincinnati on Dec. 4 announced it has signed an electricity contract to purchase 100% green energy for almost all city facilities beginning January 2018.

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

The New York Power Authority, known as NYPA, recently completed the installation of the largest public solar photovoltaic project in Manhattan.

As corporations continue to sharpen their focus on carbon reduction, interest in using solar thermal collectors to generate the heat needed for industrial processes and applications has grown. This column from Bill Guiney explains why.

As automakers around the globe accelerate their transition to lower-carbon fuel and power sources, Toyota Motor North America Inc. announced plans to build the world's first megawatt-scale carbonate fuel cell power generation plant with a hydrogen fueling station.