Inside Climate News · Amy Green, Ajani Stella, Dan Gearino

New York becomes first state to pause new hyperscale data centers — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order Tuesday making the state the first in the nation to implement a moratorium on new…

More: TechCrunch Climate, Wired Science

Latitude Media · Catherine Boudreau

Utilities seek $18.6 billion in rate hikes through mid-2024, continuing record pace — The total is in addition to the record-breaking $31 billion utilities requested in 2025, a new PowerLines report shows.

More: Utility Dive

PV Tech · Will Norman

Masdar reaches financial close on 5.2GW solar-plus-storage project — Masdar has reached financial close on what it called the world’s .first gigascale 24/7 renewable energy project'.

More: CleanTechnica

Utility Dive · Diana DiGangi

Pennsylvania requires data centers to report energy use to state — Data centers willl now have to provide annual energy usage reports to the state, and the PJM Interconnection will need to give state…

Inside Climate News · Katie Surma

AI, defense spending drive critical minerals mining surge alongside climate demand — The global rush to mine copper, lithium, cobalt and other so-called critical minerals has been framed by the mining industry as essential…

EIA Today in Energy

Global LNG trade volumes hit record 56.3 billion cubic feet per day in 2025 — Global liquefied natural gas (LNG) trade volumes increased 5.4% to a record 56.3 billion cubic feet per day last year (Bcf/d), driven…

PV Tech · JP Casey

Renewables hit 31.7% of global electricity generation in 2024, solar surges 29.7% year-on-year — Renewable energy accounted for 31.7% of global electricity generation in 2024, with solar power contributing 2,105.8TWh, according to IRENA.

PV Tech · Jonathan Touriño Jacobo

Solar power reaches 25% of EU electricity for first time in June — For the first month ever, solar PV has made up 25% of monthly electricity generation across the European Union in June 2026.

Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

XGS explores IPO path as enhanced geothermal startups eye public markets — Another enhanced geothermal developer may be heading for the public markets. The post Two months post-Fervo, XGS is weighing an IPO…

Utility Dive · Pier LaFarge

Distribution grid emerges as platform for managing costs and capacity — Distributed capacity has turned the distribution grid into a platform for capacity growth and increased grid utilization, not a cost center…

Guardian Environment · Graham Readfearn Environment and climate correspondent

CSIRO report finds ditching net zero would not lower Australia power prices — GenCost report contradicts parties’ claims about abandoning emissions target, and finds nuclear would be most expensive way to generate…

Heatmap News · Katie Brigham

Hydrogen production methods shift as investors seek scalable decarbonization path — The hype around clean hydrogen has come in waves, with investors and policymakers betting that the versatile molecule could help…

Grist · Matt Simon

Heat pump adoption approaches inflection point in US market

Canary Media · Maria Gallucci

Offshore wind farms provide grid support during New England heat wave — America’s offshore wind farms have already shown their ability to keep electricity flowing during brutal winter storms.

Canary Media · Kathiann M. Kowalski

Ohio utility shutoffs surge as energy costs strain households — More and more Ohioans are struggling to pay their utility bills. That’s one clear takeaway from the latest utility reports showing how many…

Inside Climate News · Amy Green

Florida farmworkers lack climate protections as heat intensifies — It’s shaping up to be another hot Florida summer. Among the most vulnerable are those with the least resources for dealing with the heat:…

PV Magazine · Bernadette Geyer

Jackery displays plug-in solar storage systems at Munich trade show — At The smarter E 2026, the company highlighted its new SolarVault 3 Series of plug-in solar energy storage products, along with its Home…

Inside Climate News · Dennis Pillion

Trump EPA advances Alabama coal ash disposal program Biden rejected — The Trump administration is moving to approve a controversial program in Alabama that could allow millions of tons of toxic coal ash to…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

German startup launches solar awnings for residential and commercial use — German startup Solar Markise has launched photovoltaic awnings that combine sun protection with solar generation, offering 1.35 kW and 1.8…

Grist · Katie Myers

Solar 'bees' deployment to provide power to North Carolina community hubs

Inside Climate News · Amy Green, Ajani Stella, Dan Gearino

New York becomes first state to pause new hyperscale data centers — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order Tuesday making the state the first in the nation to implement a moratorium on new…

More: TechCrunch Climate, Wired Science

Latitude Media · Catherine Boudreau

Utilities seek $18.6 billion in rate hikes through mid-2024, continuing record pace — The total is in addition to the record-breaking $31 billion utilities requested in 2025, a new PowerLines report shows.

More: Utility Dive

PV Tech · Will Norman

Masdar reaches financial close on 5.2GW solar-plus-storage project — Masdar has reached financial close on what it called the world’s .first gigascale 24/7 renewable energy project'.

More: CleanTechnica

Utility Dive · Diana DiGangi

Pennsylvania requires data centers to report energy use to state — Data centers willl now have to provide annual energy usage reports to the state, and the PJM Interconnection will need to give state…

Inside Climate News · Katie Surma

AI, defense spending drive critical minerals mining surge alongside climate demand — The global rush to mine copper, lithium, cobalt and other so-called critical minerals has been framed by the mining industry as essential…

EIA Today in Energy

Global LNG trade volumes hit record 56.3 billion cubic feet per day in 2025 — Global liquefied natural gas (LNG) trade volumes increased 5.4% to a record 56.3 billion cubic feet per day last year (Bcf/d), driven…

Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

XGS explores IPO path as enhanced geothermal startups eye public markets — Another enhanced geothermal developer may be heading for the public markets. The post Two months post-Fervo, XGS is weighing an IPO…

Utility Dive · Pier LaFarge

Distribution grid emerges as platform for managing costs and capacity — Distributed capacity has turned the distribution grid into a platform for capacity growth and increased grid utilization, not a cost center…

Guardian Environment · Graham Readfearn Environment and climate correspondent

CSIRO report finds ditching net zero would not lower Australia power prices — GenCost report contradicts parties’ claims about abandoning emissions target, and finds nuclear would be most expensive way to generate…

Heatmap News · Katie Brigham

Hydrogen production methods shift as investors seek scalable decarbonization path — The hype around clean hydrogen has come in waves, with investors and policymakers betting that the versatile molecule could help…

PV Tech · JP Casey

Renewables hit 31.7% of global electricity in 2024, solar generation surges 29.7% — Renewable energy accounted for 31.7% of global electricity generation in 2024, with solar power contributing 2,105.8TWh, according to IRENA.

More: PV Tech, CleanTechnica, CleanTechnica, CleanTechnica

Grist · Matt Simon

Heat pump adoption approaches inflection point in US market

PV Tech · Will Norman

German renewable developer SoWiTec files for insolvency amid debt crisis — German solar and wind developer SoWiTec has announced insolvency due to excessive debt.

Guardian Environment · Fiona Harvey Environment editor

UK media failed to link June heatwave to climate crisis in 72% of coverage — Exclusive: Analysis of nearly 2,500 articles finds almost three-quarters made no reference to global heating Most of the UK media stories…

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Canary Media · Maria Gallucci

Offshore wind farms provide grid support during New England heat wave — America’s offshore wind farms have already shown their ability to keep electricity flowing during brutal winter storms.

Canary Media · Kathiann M. Kowalski

Ohio utility shutoffs surge as energy costs strain households — More and more Ohioans are struggling to pay their utility bills. That’s one clear takeaway from the latest utility reports showing how many…

Inside Climate News · Amy Green

Florida farmworkers lack climate protections as heat intensifies — It’s shaping up to be another hot Florida summer. Among the most vulnerable are those with the least resources for dealing with the heat:…

PV Magazine · Bernadette Geyer

Jackery displays plug-in solar storage systems at Munich trade show — At The smarter E 2026, the company highlighted its new SolarVault 3 Series of plug-in solar energy storage products, along with its Home…

Inside Climate News · Dennis Pillion

Trump EPA advances Alabama coal ash disposal program Biden rejected — The Trump administration is moving to approve a controversial program in Alabama that could allow millions of tons of toxic coal ash to…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

German startup launches solar awnings for residential and commercial use — German startup Solar Markise has launched photovoltaic awnings that combine sun protection with solar generation, offering 1.35 kW and 1.8…

PV Magazine · Ryan Kennedy

Google signs virtual power purchase agreement for 2.5 GW solar-storage project — Developed with Cypress Creek Energy, the virtual power purchase agreement covers the Steel River Energy Center, which will add 2.5 GW of…

More: CleanTechnica

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Longi achieves 35.5% efficiency record with perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell — The result was certified by the European Solar Test Installation (ESTI). The post Longi sets new world record with 35.5%-efficient…

PV Magazine · David Carroll

Australian grid operator backs grid-forming batteries to address system strength — Grid-forming battery energy storage technology will play an expanded role in Transgrid’s plan to close system strength gaps in the New…

Inside Climate News · Amy Green, Ajani Stella, Dan Gearino

New York becomes first state to pause new hyperscale data centers — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order Tuesday making the state the first in the nation to implement a moratorium on new…

More: TechCrunch Climate, Wired Science

Latitude Media · Catherine Boudreau

Utilities seek $18.6 billion in rate hikes through mid-2024, continuing record pace — The total is in addition to the record-breaking $31 billion utilities requested in 2025, a new PowerLines report shows.

More: Utility Dive

PV Tech · Will Norman

Masdar reaches financial close on 5.2GW solar-plus-storage project — Masdar has reached financial close on what it called the world’s .first gigascale 24/7 renewable energy project'.

More: CleanTechnica

Utility Dive · Diana DiGangi

Pennsylvania requires data centers to report energy use to state — Data centers willl now have to provide annual energy usage reports to the state, and the PJM Interconnection will need to give state…

Inside Climate News · Katie Surma

AI, defense spending drive critical minerals mining surge alongside climate demand — The global rush to mine copper, lithium, cobalt and other so-called critical minerals has been framed by the mining industry as essential…

EIA Today in Energy

Global LNG trade volumes hit record 56.3 billion cubic feet per day in 2025 — Global liquefied natural gas (LNG) trade volumes increased 5.4% to a record 56.3 billion cubic feet per day last year (Bcf/d), driven…

Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

XGS explores IPO path as enhanced geothermal startups eye public markets — Another enhanced geothermal developer may be heading for the public markets. The post Two months post-Fervo, XGS is weighing an IPO…

Utility Dive · Pier LaFarge

Distribution grid emerges as platform for managing costs and capacity — Distributed capacity has turned the distribution grid into a platform for capacity growth and increased grid utilization, not a cost center…

Guardian Environment · Graham Readfearn Environment and climate correspondent

CSIRO report finds ditching net zero would not lower Australia power prices — GenCost report contradicts parties’ claims about abandoning emissions target, and finds nuclear would be most expensive way to generate…

Heatmap News · Katie Brigham

Hydrogen production methods shift as investors seek scalable decarbonization path — The hype around clean hydrogen has come in waves, with investors and policymakers betting that the versatile molecule could help…

PV Tech · JP Casey

Renewables hit 31.7% of global electricity in 2024, solar generation surges 29.7% — Renewable energy accounted for 31.7% of global electricity generation in 2024, with solar power contributing 2,105.8TWh, according to IRENA.

More: PV Tech, CleanTechnica, CleanTechnica, CleanTechnica

Grist · Matt Simon

Heat pump adoption approaches inflection point in US market

PV Tech · Will Norman

German renewable developer SoWiTec files for insolvency amid debt crisis — German solar and wind developer SoWiTec has announced insolvency due to excessive debt.

Guardian Environment · Fiona Harvey Environment editor

UK media failed to link June heatwave to climate crisis in 72% of coverage — Exclusive: Analysis of nearly 2,500 articles finds almost three-quarters made no reference to global heating Most of the UK media stories…

More: via Bluesky, via Bluesky

Canary Media · Maria Gallucci

Offshore wind farms provide grid support during New England heat wave — America’s offshore wind farms have already shown their ability to keep electricity flowing during brutal winter storms.

Canary Media · Kathiann M. Kowalski

Ohio utility shutoffs surge as energy costs strain households — More and more Ohioans are struggling to pay their utility bills. That’s one clear takeaway from the latest utility reports showing how many…

Inside Climate News · Amy Green

Florida farmworkers lack climate protections as heat intensifies — It’s shaping up to be another hot Florida summer. Among the most vulnerable are those with the least resources for dealing with the heat:…

Canary Media · Elizabeth Ouzts

Federal housing law extends efficiency standards to manufactured homes — A sweeping federal housing bill that became law last Saturday contains some big benefits for Americans poised to buy or rent new…

Canary Media · Alexander Kaufman

Holtec files for Nasdaq IPO to fund small modular reactor development — Nuclear giant Holtec International is betting big that its 300-megawatt small modular reactors are the future of atomic energy.

PV Magazine · Ryan Kennedy

Google signs virtual power purchase agreement for 2.5 GW solar-storage project — Developed with Cypress Creek Energy, the virtual power purchase agreement covers the Steel River Energy Center, which will add 2.5 GW of…

More: CleanTechnica

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Longi achieves 35.5% efficiency record with perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell — The result was certified by the European Solar Test Installation (ESTI). The post Longi sets new world record with 35.5%-efficient…

PV Magazine · David Carroll

Australian grid operator backs grid-forming batteries to address system strength — Grid-forming battery energy storage technology will play an expanded role in Transgrid’s plan to close system strength gaps in the New…

Inside Climate News · Amy Green, Ajani Stella, Dan Gearino

New York becomes first state to pause new hyperscale data centers — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order Tuesday making the state the first in the nation to implement a moratorium on new…

More: TechCrunch Climate, Wired Science

Latitude Media · Catherine Boudreau

Utilities seek $18.6 billion in rate hikes through mid-2024, continuing record pace — The total is in addition to the record-breaking $31 billion utilities requested in 2025, a new PowerLines report shows.

More: Utility Dive

PV Tech · Will Norman

Masdar reaches financial close on 5.2GW solar-plus-storage project — Masdar has reached financial close on what it called the world’s .first gigascale 24/7 renewable energy project'.

More: CleanTechnica

Utility Dive · Diana DiGangi

Pennsylvania requires data centers to report energy use to state — Data centers willl now have to provide annual energy usage reports to the state, and the PJM Interconnection will need to give state…

Inside Climate News · Katie Surma

AI, defense spending drive critical minerals mining surge alongside climate demand — The global rush to mine copper, lithium, cobalt and other so-called critical minerals has been framed by the mining industry as essential…

EIA Today in Energy

Global LNG trade volumes hit record 56.3 billion cubic feet per day in 2025 — Global liquefied natural gas (LNG) trade volumes increased 5.4% to a record 56.3 billion cubic feet per day last year (Bcf/d), driven…

Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer

Startup raises $60 million for atmospheric geoengineering technology — This transcript has been automatically generated

Grist · Te Aniwaniwa Paterson

Indigenous communities face disproportionate climate and conflict risks, advocates say

Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

XGS explores IPO path as enhanced geothermal startups eye public markets — Another enhanced geothermal developer may be heading for the public markets. The post Two months post-Fervo, XGS is weighing an IPO…

Utility Dive · Pier LaFarge

Distribution grid emerges as platform for managing costs and capacity — Distributed capacity has turned the distribution grid into a platform for capacity growth and increased grid utilization, not a cost center…

Guardian Environment · Graham Readfearn Environment and climate correspondent

CSIRO report finds ditching net zero would not lower Australia power prices — GenCost report contradicts parties’ claims about abandoning emissions target, and finds nuclear would be most expensive way to generate…

Heatmap News · Katie Brigham

Hydrogen production methods shift as investors seek scalable decarbonization path — The hype around clean hydrogen has come in waves, with investors and policymakers betting that the versatile molecule could help…

Canary Media · Austin Corona

Pentagon blocks 150-plus wind projects citing drone and radar concerns — This story was originally published by Grist

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Heatmap News · Alexander C. Kaufman

UAE plans new port on east coast to bypass Strait of Hormuz —

Climate Home News · Helen Popper

El Niño expected to bring more extreme weather to Philippines — As forecasters warn that the weather phenomenon will bring more extreme weather, its effects are already being felt in a country reeling…

PV Tech · JP Casey

Cypress Creek begins construction on 2.5GW solar-plus-storage project backed by Google — US IPP Cypress Creek Energy has started construction work at its Steel River Energy Center in Arkansas, which will include 2.5GW of solar…

More: PV Magazine, CleanTechnica

PV Tech · Shreeyashi Ojha

India's CERC orders release of 15.7 GW of renewable grid capacity — CERC issues suo motu order to release interstate transmission connectivity reserved for renewable projects that failed to secure PPAs.

Canary Media · Elizabeth Ouzts

Federal housing law extends efficiency standards to manufactured homes — A sweeping federal housing bill that became law last Saturday contains some big benefits for Americans poised to buy or rent new…

Canary Media · Alexander Kaufman

Holtec files for Nasdaq IPO to fund small modular reactor development — Nuclear giant Holtec International is betting big that its 300-megawatt small modular reactors are the future of atomic energy.

Electrek · Jo Borrás

US records major power outages every month of 2026, extreme weather cited — A Reddit post making the rounds this week claims the US has experienced at least one major power outage every month of 2026 – but is it…

Texas Energy & Power · Matt Boms

Texas energy buyers push for direct payment model as new industrial loads surge in ERCOT — As large new loads line up in ERCOT, Texas must decide how to plan transmission and price grid access without shifting the cost onto…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Longi achieves 35.5% efficiency record with perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell — The result was certified by the European Solar Test Installation (ESTI). The post Longi sets new world record with 35.5%-efficient…

PV Magazine · David Carroll

Australian grid operator backs grid-forming batteries to address system strength — Grid-forming battery energy storage technology will play an expanded role in Transgrid’s plan to close system strength gaps in the New…

Inside Climate News · Amy Green, Ajani Stella, Dan Gearino

New York becomes first state to pause new hyperscale data centers — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order Tuesday making the state the first in the nation to implement a moratorium on new…

More: TechCrunch Climate, Wired Science

Latitude Media · Catherine Boudreau

Utilities seek $18.6 billion in rate hikes through mid-2024, continuing record pace — The total is in addition to the record-breaking $31 billion utilities requested in 2025, a new PowerLines report shows.

More: Utility Dive

PV Tech · Will Norman

Masdar reaches financial close on 5.2GW solar-plus-storage project — Masdar has reached financial close on what it called the world’s .first gigascale 24/7 renewable energy project'.

More: CleanTechnica

Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer

Startup raises $60 million for atmospheric geoengineering technology — This transcript has been automatically generated

Grist · Te Aniwaniwa Paterson

Indigenous communities face disproportionate climate and conflict risks, advocates say

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Solar powers record 25% of EU electricity in June as negative prices surge — Europe generated a record 129 TWh of solar electricity in the second quarter of 2026, driving more frequent negative power prices and…

More: PV Tech, PV Tech, CleanTechnica, CleanTechnica, CleanTechnica

Guardian Environment · Laurie Laybourn

UK climate adaptation failures fuel political vulnerability to skeptics — Around the world, climate-sceptic parties are exploiting floods and fires to make political capital.

Utility Dive · Brian Martucci

ESS Tech launches 1.2-MWh sodium-ion battery system for grid and behind-the-meter use — The announcement marks the latest in a string of sodium battery developments as utilities and customers look for new sources of grid-tied…

Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

XGS explores IPO path as enhanced geothermal startups eye public markets — Another enhanced geothermal developer may be heading for the public markets. The post Two months post-Fervo, XGS is weighing an IPO…

Climate Home News · Sebastian Rodriguez

UN seabed regulator defends authority as mining firms challenge inquiry — Campaigners accused deep-sea mining frontrunner The Metals Company of obstructing an inquiry into its subsidiaries.

Utility Dive · Pier LaFarge

Distribution grid emerges as platform for managing costs and capacity — Distributed capacity has turned the distribution grid into a platform for capacity growth and increased grid utilization, not a cost center…

Latitude Media · Nick Zenkin

Trump's offshore wind attacks could threaten data center leases, analysts say — The Judgment Fund paid $2.7 billion to cancel those leases. The same tool could unwind the PORTS Technology Campus's lease next.

PV Tech · JP Casey

Cypress Creek begins construction on 2.5GW solar-plus-storage project backed by Google — US IPP Cypress Creek Energy has started construction work at its Steel River Energy Center in Arkansas, which will include 2.5GW of solar…

More: PV Magazine, CleanTechnica

PV Tech · Shreeyashi Ojha

India's CERC orders release of 15.7 GW of renewable grid capacity — CERC issues suo motu order to release interstate transmission connectivity reserved for renewable projects that failed to secure PPAs.

Canary Media · Elizabeth Ouzts

Federal housing law extends efficiency standards to manufactured homes — A sweeping federal housing bill that became law last Saturday contains some big benefits for Americans poised to buy or rent new…

Canary Media · Alexander Kaufman

Holtec files for Nasdaq IPO to fund small modular reactor development — Nuclear giant Holtec International is betting big that its 300-megawatt small modular reactors are the future of atomic energy.

Electrek · Jo Borrás

US records major power outages every month of 2026, extreme weather cited — A Reddit post making the rounds this week claims the US has experienced at least one major power outage every month of 2026 – but is it…

Texas Energy & Power · Matt Boms

Texas energy buyers push for direct payment model as new industrial loads surge in ERCOT — As large new loads line up in ERCOT, Texas must decide how to plan transmission and price grid access without shifting the cost onto…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Longi achieves 35.5% efficiency record with perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell — The result was certified by the European Solar Test Installation (ESTI). The post Longi sets new world record with 35.5%-efficient…

PV Magazine · David Carroll

Australian grid operator backs grid-forming batteries to address system strength — Grid-forming battery energy storage technology will play an expanded role in Transgrid’s plan to close system strength gaps in the New…

Inside Climate News · Amy Green, Ajani Stella, Dan Gearino

New York becomes first state to pause new hyperscale data centers — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order Tuesday making the state the first in the nation to implement a moratorium on new…

More: TechCrunch Climate, Wired Science

Latitude Media · Catherine Boudreau

Utilities seek $18.6 billion in rate hikes through mid-2024, continuing record pace — The total is in addition to the record-breaking $31 billion utilities requested in 2025, a new PowerLines report shows.

More: Utility Dive

PV Tech · Will Norman

Masdar reaches financial close on 5.2GW solar-plus-storage project — Masdar has reached financial close on what it called the world’s .first gigascale 24/7 renewable energy project'.

More: CleanTechnica

Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer

Startup raises $60 million for atmospheric geoengineering technology — This transcript has been automatically generated

Grist · Te Aniwaniwa Paterson

Indigenous communities face disproportionate climate and conflict risks, advocates say

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Solar powers record 25% of EU electricity in June as negative prices surge — Europe generated a record 129 TWh of solar electricity in the second quarter of 2026, driving more frequent negative power prices and…

More: PV Tech, PV Tech, CleanTechnica, CleanTechnica, CleanTechnica

Inside Climate News · Wyatt Myskow

Trump reduces Utah national monuments by over 90 percent — Monday morning, Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments stretched across over three million acres of public lands in…

Guardian Environment · Laurie Laybourn

UK climate adaptation failures fuel political vulnerability to skeptics — Around the world, climate-sceptic parties are exploiting floods and fires to make political capital.

Utility Dive · Brian Martucci

ESS Tech launches 1.2-MWh sodium-ion battery system for grid and behind-the-meter use — The announcement marks the latest in a string of sodium battery developments as utilities and customers look for new sources of grid-tied…

Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

XGS explores IPO path as enhanced geothermal startups eye public markets — Another enhanced geothermal developer may be heading for the public markets. The post Two months post-Fervo, XGS is weighing an IPO…

Climate Home News · Sebastian Rodriguez

UN seabed regulator defends authority as mining firms challenge inquiry — Campaigners accused deep-sea mining frontrunner The Metals Company of obstructing an inquiry into its subsidiaries.

Utility Dive · Pier LaFarge

Distribution grid emerges as platform for managing costs and capacity — Distributed capacity has turned the distribution grid into a platform for capacity growth and increased grid utilization, not a cost center…

Utility Dive · Ethan Howland

PJM capacity auction hits price cap again as reserve shortfall persists — “The outcome demonstrates that the current system doesn’t work to bring online new capacity or stimulate demand response, the two things we…

More: Heatmap News

Canary Media · Julian Spector

Google secures power from record U.S. solar-plus-storage project in Arkansas — Longtime solar developer Cypress Creek Energy has not only broken ground on what could be the largest solar-plus-storage plant in the…

More: PV Tech, PV Magazine, CleanTechnica

Electrek · Fred Lambert

Tesla's LFP battery outperforms nickel chemistry in real-world durability study — A new analysis of nearly 10,000 real-world EV battery tests found that the same Tesla Model 3 holds up very differently depending on which…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Germany installs 7.4 GW of solar in first half of 2024 — Germany added approximately 1.28 GW of new PV capacity in June, bringing cumulative installed solar power to around 125.2 GW at the end of…

PV Magazine · Matthew Lynas

UK grid operator launches investigation into alleged management pressure on grid security — Grid operator denies allegations of a security cover but launches independent investigation, citing serious nature of concerns raised by…

PV Magazine · Patrick Jowett

Philippines energizes 1.3 GW solar-storage phase in 3.5 GW project — The first phase of the MTerra Solar project in the Philippines has energized over 1.3 GW of solar and 825 MW of battery energy storage.

Trellis · Heather Clancy

AI boom threatens Big Tech's clean energy commitments — Electricity emissions surged at Amazon, Google and Microsoft in 2025, signaling new hazards for the corporate clean power movement.

PV Tech · Shreeyashi Ojha

India's CERC orders release of 15.7 GW of renewable grid capacity — CERC issues suo motu order to release interstate transmission connectivity reserved for renewable projects that failed to secure PPAs.

Utility Dive · Jeanine Johnson

FERC to examine PJM governance gaps in grid flexibility planning — The technology is there. The institutions are not. FERC’s July 23 technical conference on the PJM Interconnection’s governance is where…

Inside Climate News · Jon Hurdle

Delaware River Basin fracking ban survives Republican challenge in Congress — A Republican-led effort to end the Delaware River Basin’s ban on fracking fell short on Tuesday after an amendment to the Water Resources…

Canary Media · Elizabeth Ouzts

Federal housing law extends efficiency standards to manufactured homes — A sweeping federal housing bill that became law last Saturday contains some big benefits for Americans poised to buy or rent new…

Canary Media · Alexander Kaufman

Holtec files for Nasdaq IPO to fund small modular reactor development — Nuclear giant Holtec International is betting big that its 300-megawatt small modular reactors are the future of atomic energy.

Inside Climate News · Aman Azhar

Chesapeake Bay Program delays tribal inclusion decision to December — Virginia’s seven federally recognized tribes said they’re cautiously optimistic about their prospects of becoming full signatories to the…

Grist · Anita Hofschneider

Financial analyst pursues seabed mining venture in Pacific region

Grist · Anila Yoganathan

Nebraska proposes data center water disclosure requirements

Grist · Te Aniwaniwa Paterson

Indigenous communities face disproportionate climate and conflict risks, advocates say

Guardian Environment · Fiona Harvey Environment editor

England risks building homes that overheat as councils skip cooling standards — Vulnerable people more at risk as research finds only half of local authority plans require cooling strategies England risks constructing a…

PV Tech · Shreeyashi Ojha

EU solar fleet saved €20 billion in gas imports during Middle East conflict — Solar power saved the European Union €20 billion (US$22 billion) in gas imports between 1 March and 15 July, according to SolarPower Europe.

Inside Climate News · Amy Green, Ajani Stella, Dan Gearino

New York becomes first state to pause new hyperscale data centers — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order Tuesday making the state the first in the nation to implement a moratorium on new…

More: TechCrunch Climate, Wired Science

Guardian Environment · Ajit Niranjan Europe environment correspondent

UK posts hottest year on record as climate extremes become routine — Annual State of the UK Climate analysis finds last four years in UK are in top five hottest on record The UK’s climatic extremes are…

Utility Dive · Ethan Howland

PJM capacity auction hits price cap again as reserve shortfall persists — “The outcome demonstrates that the current system doesn’t work to bring online new capacity or stimulate demand response, the two things we…

More: Heatmap News

Canary Media · Julian Spector

Google secures power from record U.S. solar-plus-storage project in Arkansas — Longtime solar developer Cypress Creek Energy has not only broken ground on what could be the largest solar-plus-storage plant in the…

More: PV Tech, PV Magazine, CleanTechnica

Electrek · Fred Lambert

Tesla's LFP battery outperforms nickel chemistry in real-world durability study — A new analysis of nearly 10,000 real-world EV battery tests found that the same Tesla Model 3 holds up very differently depending on which…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Germany installs 7.4 GW of solar in first half of 2024 — Germany added approximately 1.28 GW of new PV capacity in June, bringing cumulative installed solar power to around 125.2 GW at the end of…

PV Magazine · Matthew Lynas

UK grid operator launches investigation into alleged management pressure on grid security — Grid operator denies allegations of a security cover but launches independent investigation, citing serious nature of concerns raised by…

PV Magazine · Patrick Jowett

Philippines energizes 1.3 GW solar-storage phase in 3.5 GW project — The first phase of the MTerra Solar project in the Philippines has energized over 1.3 GW of solar and 825 MW of battery energy storage.

Trellis · Heather Clancy

AI boom threatens Big Tech's clean energy commitments — Electricity emissions surged at Amazon, Google and Microsoft in 2025, signaling new hazards for the corporate clean power movement.

Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

OMB proposes rule to reshape federal energy funding rules — A proposed change to federal grant rules would codify many of the changes already made at the Department of Energy in Trump’s second term.

PV Tech · Shreeyashi Ojha

India's CERC orders release of 15.7 GW of renewable grid capacity — CERC issues suo motu order to release interstate transmission connectivity reserved for renewable projects that failed to secure PPAs.

Utility Dive · Jeanine Johnson

FERC to examine PJM governance gaps in grid flexibility planning — The technology is there. The institutions are not. FERC’s July 23 technical conference on the PJM Interconnection’s governance is where…

Inside Climate News · Jon Hurdle

Delaware River Basin fracking ban survives Republican challenge in Congress — A Republican-led effort to end the Delaware River Basin’s ban on fracking fell short on Tuesday after an amendment to the Water Resources…

Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer

Startup raises $60 million for atmospheric geoengineering technology — This transcript has been automatically generated

PV Tech · Jonathan Touriño Jacobo

BlackRock-owned GIP to acquire majority stake in commercial solar developer Summit Ridge — Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), a subsidiary of global asset owner giant BlackRock, has agreed to acquire a majority and controlling…

Volts (David Roberts) · David Roberts

Hawaii state senator discusses electric innovation initiative — A conversation with Hawaii state Senator Chris Lee about his Electric Innovation Initiative.

Grist · Hilary Beaumont

Exxon accountability effort disrupted by cyberattack, hacking group claims

Guardian Environment · Leyland Cecco in Toronto

Deep-sea expedition locates and maps historic polar exploration shipwrecks — Canadian scientists visit remains of polar exploration vessels in ‘golden era for shipwreck investigating’ Moments after devouring the…

Canary Media · Elizabeth Ouzts

Federal housing law extends efficiency standards to manufactured homes — A sweeping federal housing bill that became law last Saturday contains some big benefits for Americans poised to buy or rent new…

Canary Media · Alexander Kaufman

Holtec files for Nasdaq IPO to fund small modular reactor development — Nuclear giant Holtec International is betting big that its 300-megawatt small modular reactors are the future of atomic energy.

Inside Climate News · Aman Azhar

Chesapeake Bay Program delays tribal inclusion decision to December — Virginia’s seven federally recognized tribes said they’re cautiously optimistic about their prospects of becoming full signatories to the…

Grist · Anita Hofschneider

Financial analyst pursues seabed mining venture in Pacific region