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154,715 tonnes of HFCs entered the market in 2025

Oct 5, 2026

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154,715 tonnes of HFCs entered the market in 2025

Down from 188,472 tonnes in 2022, with another step still to come.

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$238.8 billion of utility capex projected for 2026

Oct 2, 2026

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$238.8 billion of utility capex projected for 2026

The fourteenth consecutive record year of grid investment.

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42 million gallons in the federal heating oil reserve

Oct 1, 2026

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42 million gallons in the federal heating oil reserve

About 105,000 households' worth of winter, for the whole region.

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