Heatmap News · Matthew Zeitlin

Lazard LCOE report finds solar still cheapest, but all generation costs rising — It’s all getting more expensive. That’s the conclusion of the investment bank Lazard’s latest report on the levelized cost of energy, one…

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Sightline Climate (CTVC) · CTVC

Climate tech funding surges 55% to $26 billion in first half of 2026 — Our new report ft. low-carbon data center megadeals, reopened public markets, and rise of adaptation

Utility Dive · Diana DiGangi

Texas PUC approves ride-through rules for data center grid connections — “There is no debate that voltage and frequency excursions on the transmission network create reliability concerns, which increase with the…

Electrek · Fred Lambert

California launches $3,500 EV rebate favoring in-state manufacturers over Tesla — California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 168 today, creating a new “MyFirstEV” program that gives first-time electric vehicle buyers a…

Utility Dive · Meris Lutz

PG&E to pay $22M penalty for Mosquito Fire violations — The 2022 fire burned more than 75,000 acres and dozens of structures. A subsequent investigation of PG&E’s infrastructure found violations…

CleanTechnica · Michael Barnard

Canada names five interties as part of national grid expansion plan — Canada’s electricity strategy is finally becoming specific enough to test. Ottawa is no longer speaking only about clean power, energy…

Guardian Environment

Keystone pipeline operator to pay $26.9m penalty for Kansas oil spill — Proposed legal settlement over 2022 oil spill would resolve allegations that South Bow violated clean water laws A proposed legal…

Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer

Americans overwhelmingly oppose local AI data center construction, polls show — At this point, I think it’s clear that AI data centers are unpopular. You probably know it, at least.

Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

Clean energy and climate tech attract strong 2026 funding and public listings — Amid the AI boom, clean firm power solutions have dominated public listings and equity investments alike.

PV Tech · JP Casey

Turkey seeks 900MW solar, 1.5GW wind capacity through new tender — The Turkish government has launched a new tender seeking 900MW of new solar PV capacity and 1.5GW of new wind capacity.

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PV Tech

Avaada commissions 3GW TOPCon solar cell line in India — Avaada Electro has commissioned the first 3GW production line at its 6GW N-type TOPCon solar cell manufacturing facility in Butibori,…

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Inside Climate News · Charles Paullin

Virginia governor urges regulators to assign data center transmission costs to facilities — Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger, through a filing submitted by her newly appointed chief energy officer, is urging regulators at the State…

Latitude Media · Evan Simon

Texas allows AI data centers to operate with minimal environmental oversight — Texas regulators are allowing AI data centers across the state to start up thousands of new pollution sources with no public notice or…

PV Magazine

Researchers develop passive mooring system for floating solar arrays — Researchers have developed a passive counterweight-and-pulley mooring system for floating PV that automatically tracks water-level changes…

Utility Dive

Every customer you can’t enroll is a kilowatt you can’t dispatch — Flexibility's grid value is proven. The real constraint now is how many customers you can enroll.

PV Tech

SolarPower Europe: EU’s Chinese inverter ban causing ‘deep uncertainty’ with lack of clarity — The EU’s decision to ban funding for solar PV and energy storage projects lacks clarity, according to SolarPower Europe.

PV Tech

Avantus secures US$525 million financing for 184MW solar-plus-storage in California — Independent power producer (IPP) Avantus has closed a US$525 million financing package for its Aratina 2 solar-plus-storage project in…

PV Tech

Qcells completes EPC work on 372MWdc PV projects in Arizona — Qcells has completed EPC work on the 237MWdc Atlas V and 135MWdc Atlas VI solar projects in La Paz County, Arizona.

Grist

Climate-impacted communities across Asia are taking their fight to court

Canary Media

A new deal on balcony solar just dropped in the US — Do you live in the U.S. and want balcony solar ? A new initiative could help you get a deal on one of these small but mighty systems that…

Heatmap News · Matthew Zeitlin

Lazard LCOE report finds solar still cheapest, but all generation costs rising — It’s all getting more expensive. That’s the conclusion of the investment bank Lazard’s latest report on the levelized cost of energy, one…

More: PV Tech, PV Magazine, CleanTechnica

Sightline Climate (CTVC) · CTVC

Climate tech funding surges 55% to $26 billion in first half of 2026 — Our new report ft. low-carbon data center megadeals, reopened public markets, and rise of adaptation

CleanTechnica · Transport & Environment (T&E)

EU EV tariffs shift Western production but fail to stop Chinese battery imports — Imports of Chinese batteries, which face virtually no tariffs, increased seven fold. The EU’s electric car tariffs succeeded in reducing…

Utility Dive · Diana DiGangi

Texas PUC approves ride-through rules for data center grid connections — “There is no debate that voltage and frequency excursions on the transmission network create reliability concerns, which increase with the…

Electrek · Fred Lambert

California launches $3,500 EV rebate favoring in-state manufacturers over Tesla — California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 168 today, creating a new “MyFirstEV” program that gives first-time electric vehicle buyers a…

Utility Dive · Meris Lutz

PG&E to pay $22M penalty for Mosquito Fire violations — The 2022 fire burned more than 75,000 acres and dozens of structures. A subsequent investigation of PG&E’s infrastructure found violations…

CleanTechnica · Michael Barnard

Canada names five interties as part of national grid expansion plan — Canada’s electricity strategy is finally becoming specific enough to test. Ottawa is no longer speaking only about clean power, energy…

Guardian Environment

Keystone pipeline operator to pay $26.9m penalty for Kansas oil spill — Proposed legal settlement over 2022 oil spill would resolve allegations that South Bow violated clean water laws A proposed legal…

Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer

Americans overwhelmingly oppose local AI data center construction, polls show — At this point, I think it’s clear that AI data centers are unpopular. You probably know it, at least.

Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

Clean energy and climate tech attract strong 2026 funding and public listings — Amid the AI boom, clean firm power solutions have dominated public listings and equity investments alike.

CleanTechnica · Zachary Shahan

EPA eliminating public participation in data center permitting process — What stories have caught the most reader attention in the past week? Here’s a weekly roundup of the top stories of the week.

PV Tech · JP Casey

Turkey seeks 900MW solar, 1.5GW wind capacity through new tender — The Turkish government has launched a new tender seeking 900MW of new solar PV capacity and 1.5GW of new wind capacity.

More: PV Magazine

PV Tech

Avaada commissions 3GW TOPCon solar cell line in India — Avaada Electro has commissioned the first 3GW production line at its 6GW N-type TOPCon solar cell manufacturing facility in Butibori,…

More: PV Magazine

Inside Climate News · Charles Paullin

Virginia governor urges regulators to assign data center transmission costs to facilities — Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger, through a filing submitted by her newly appointed chief energy officer, is urging regulators at the State…

PV Magazine

Researchers develop passive mooring system for floating solar arrays — Researchers have developed a passive counterweight-and-pulley mooring system for floating PV that automatically tracks water-level changes…

PV Tech

TotalEnergies sells distributed solar in Europe, aims to ‘refocus’ on utility-scale projects — TotalEnergies has divested all 170MW of its distributed solar capacity in Europe, as it plans to “refocus” on utility-scale projects.

Utility Dive

Every customer you can’t enroll is a kilowatt you can’t dispatch — Flexibility's grid value is proven. The real constraint now is how many customers you can enroll.

PV Tech

SolarPower Europe: EU’s Chinese inverter ban causing ‘deep uncertainty’ with lack of clarity — The EU’s decision to ban funding for solar PV and energy storage projects lacks clarity, according to SolarPower Europe.

PV Tech

Avantus secures US$525 million financing for 184MW solar-plus-storage in California — Independent power producer (IPP) Avantus has closed a US$525 million financing package for its Aratina 2 solar-plus-storage project in…

Grist

Climate-impacted communities across Asia are taking their fight to court