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Editions from 2026-06-27.

Jun 26, 2026 · 5:01 PM PT edition · 20 stories

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Far-right groups withdraw lawsuit challenging Dominion Energy's Virginia offshore wind project — 1. Virginia Beach, Virginia – The right-wing interest group lawsuit against Dominion Energy’s Coastal Virginia offshore wind is now dead,…

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Solar developers adapt strategy as data center boom drives energy demand — This week’s conversation is with Hanson Wood, chief development officer for solar developer RWE. Wood’s perspective felt crucial at a…

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Study ranks states by electric vehicle affordability and charging infrastructure — America’s EV industry has suffered a series of bad breaks over the last year and a half. The end of federal tax credits for electric…

More: Canary Media

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Farm owners resist data center development across U.S. counties — The movement against data centers is raising up a raison d'etre of the anti-renewables movement: protecting would-be farmland. Farm owners…

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Corporate PPA volumes fall 10% as GHG Protocol scope 2 changes create buyer uncertainty — Corporate PPA volumes fell 10% in 2025, and Renewabl CEO JP Cerda says uncertainty around pending scope 2 accounting changes are causing…

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NextPower expands into inverters and battery storage through acquisitions — At The smarter E Europe in Munich, NextPower CEO Dan Shugar discussed with pv magazine the company's transformation from a solar tracker…

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Europe's solar industry gathers at Intersolar 2026 amid market concerns — Europe’s solar industry seemed a little downbeat as it trudged to Munich for Intersolar Europe 2026 this week. Under the unforgiving June…

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Argentina battery storage auction receives bids starting at $7,397/MW-month — Financial bids in Argentina’s first large-scale battery storage procurement came in well below the auction price cap, with 232 qualified…

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GM's next-generation EV platform to debut in 2028 Chevy Equinox — The new version of GM’s dedicated electric vehicle platform is reportedly set to arrive near the end of 2028, and the Chevy Equinox EV will…

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Sunrun, Tesla, Renew Home aggregate 16 GW of home energy for data centers — An executive for Sunrun said active “distributed power plant” programs like one in Puerto Rico underscore the resource’s potential.

More: Utility Dive, Latitude Media, Heatmap News, Canary Media, Electrek, CleanTechnica

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Europe's heat wave renews debate over air conditioning adoption — There is a heat wave in Europe, the world’s fastest warming continent . And so, as you may have heard, a perennial topic of online climate…

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Jeep Recon electric off-roader launches at $67,000 with limited range — Jeep’s electric off-roader is now on sale, starting at $67,000, but its driving range comes up a bit short of expectations.

More: Electrek

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Britain's grid operator again warns of tight power supplies as heatwave drives demand — Neso asks generators to provide extra electricity on Friday evening to meet demand from fans and air conditioning Business live – latest…

More: Guardian Environment

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Italy's residential solar installations increasingly paired with battery storage — pv magazine has spoken with Federico Brucciani, secretary of Italian PV association Italia Solare, about the rapid expansion of residential…

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Midwest mayors attend London Climate Week to showcase U.S. city emissions-reduction efforts — London Climate Action Week opened in the British capital just as an unprecedented heat wave gripped the country and mainland Europe. Among…

More: Inside Climate News

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Environmental groups call for inquiry into Alligator Alcatraz detention center's Everglades impact — Environmentalists and immigrant-rights advocates seek accounting of damage done by notorious detention center While they welcome the recent…

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Nextpower acquires Zimmermann, signals potential move into inverter business — PV Tech spoke with Bloomberg Intelligence about Nextpower's acquisition of Zimmermann and how this was a logical next step.

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MIT-WPU researchers develop solar thermal battery storing heat for 14 hours — The prototype stores around 1.5 to 2 kWh of thermal energy and can maintain water temperatures between 50 C and 60 C for up to 14 hours…

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Waaree Renewable Technologies acquires majority stake in Associated Power Structures for $129 million — Waaree Renewable Technologies has acquired a 55% stake in Associated Power Structures for INR12.25 billion (US$129 million).

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EU plans fourth hydrogen auction before end of 2026 — Hydrogen Europe says that the auction will be launched before the end of 2026. Meanwhile, according to its CEO, hydrogen is being…

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