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The Green Button Initiative is expanding to 12 more utilities, and now more than 36 million homes and businesses have access to their electricity usage data in an open and standard format. <a href="http://energy.gov/articles/green-button-energy-data-access-expanding-across-america">Learn if your home is one of them.</a>

The Green Button Initiative is expanding to 12 more utilities, and now more than 36 million homes and businesses have access to their electricity usage data in an open and standard format. Learn if your home is one of them.

Calling All Fuel Cells
Altergy had more than 60 fuel cells in the immediate Hurricane Sandy disaster area that acted as backup power for cell phone towers. | Photo courtesy of Altergy.

The story of how fuel cells help power cell phone towers during a natural disaster.

Building a Better Battery for Vehicles and the Grid
Argonne scientists Ira Bloom (front) and Javier Bareño prepare a sample of battery materials for Raman spectroscopy, which is used to gather information regarding the nature of the materials present in the sample. | Photo courtesy of Argonne National Laboratory.

The new Batteries and Energy Storage Hub is a coordinated effort designed to push the limits on battery advances.

Q&A: Plugging In with a Power Lineman

Power lineman are integral in keeping the lights on. Here's a Q&A with a third-generation power lineman.

BPA Turns 75: A Look Back and a Look Ahead

The Columbia River and its hydroelectric dams have been a vital part of the Northwest’s economic engine for 75 years.