The final cost of transition from use of steam to power heating and cooling in four city-owned buildings will remain unknown until project is complete in September. The city of Rochester is working on ...

Aug. 21—ROCHESTER — When Jonny Yucuis wanted to switch to a battery-powered electric mower, he had a neighbor lend him one to see how it performed. When he was trying to figure out if a heat pump ...

Is Rochester moving fast enough in converting to renewable energy? State Sen. David Senjem, R-Rochester, who is part of an exchange program with energy officials in Germany, is worried. Coal-fired ...

As Rochester-area taxpayers voted on school district budgets this week, several districts sought approval to transition their bus fleets to electric vehicles. Switching to electric school buses brings ...