Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer

Democrat introduces bill to speed power plant interconnection to the grid — An important part of a bipartisan permitting reform deal may be falling into place. Senator Martin Heinrich of New Mexico introduced a bill…

PV Tech · Will Norman

NextEra, Dominion submit merger application for world's largest utility — US utilities NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy have formally submitted applications to state and federal governments to merge their…

Inside Climate News · Bob Berwyn

Climate attribution science shifts focus to overlapping extreme events — A new assessment from the United States’ most influential science advisory panel says climate attribution science has moved beyond asking…

Utility Dive · Diana DiGangi

Lazard: Renewable power costs rising, still cheaper than gas — Utility-scale solar’s levelized cost of electricity ranges between $40/MWh and $98/MWh, while combined cycle gas ranges between $51/MWh and…

Utility Dive · Shalin Savalia

FERC issues show cause orders targeting data center load interconnection delays — The June 18 show cause orders finally take aim at the load interconnection mess. But the customers who get power faster will be the ones…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

CATL, Alfen to deploy 5 GWh of sodium-ion battery storage in Europe — Dutch energy storage company Alfen and Chinese battery manufacturer CATL have agreed to deploy 5 GWh of sodium-ion battery energy storage…

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Utility Dive · Ethan Howland

Indiana regulators open affordability review targeting utility returns and cost trackers — AES, American Electric Power, CenterPoint Energy, Duke Energy and NiSource could be affected under a “more consumer-oriented utility…

PV Magazine · Ev Foley

Australia to require large data centers to generate their own renewable energy — Legally binding large-scale data centres to supply their own new clean energy sources of power is one of the Australian government’s…

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Heatmap News · Emily Pontecorvo

EU set to open emissions trading system to carbon removal credits — The European Union is on the verge of making major changes to its carbon market, including integrating carbon removals into the scheme for…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

France's grid reaches saturation in 10% of territory, sparking infrastructure expansion — Around 10% of the country now faces grid constraints, prompting power distributor Enedis to plan 100 new substations by 2030 to support…

Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

California utilities identify 85 near-term transmission projects for advanced technology — Mandatory filings found 85 near-term projects across the state that could leverage dynamic line ratings and high performance…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Solar module prices stabilize in Europe as supply improves — Solar module prices remained largely stable in Europe in July, with improved availability across most segments, while back-contact modules…

Inside Climate News · Dan Gearino

EV market struggles as federal tax credits remain absent, Rivian R2 seeks breakthrough — The U.S. electric vehicle market continues to suffer through a long hangover following the cancellation of federal tax credits.

PV Tech · Ben Willis

US solar cell supply faces growing procurement complexity amid market fragmentation — In the second of a two-part post, Moustafa Ramadan, head of PV Tech Research, explores the increasingly complex risks associated with solar…

Canary Media · Alison F. Takemura

New Jersey lets data centers fund home energy upgrades to secure grid capacity — New Jersey is offering data centers an unorthodox way to get the power they need: by bankrolling home energy upgrades. Last week, Gov.

Canary Media · Sarah Shemkus

Massachusetts lawmakers target 'zombie' biomass plant in Springfield — Residents of Springfield, Massachusetts, have spent more than a decade fighting a proposal to build a dirty wood-burning plant in the…

Guardian Environment · Ima Caldwell

Woman recovers after eastern brown snake bite during bike ride in Australia — Woman in her 60s was riding on popular cycling trail in northern NSW when she ran over the two-metre-long eastern brown snake, one of the…

Utility Dive · Lamar Johnson

Google secures power from largest U.S. solar-plus-storage project in Arkansas — With a target completion date of 2029, the project is expected to deliver 2.5 GW of generation and 2.9 GWh of battery storage to the…

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Guardian Environment · Senay Boztas in Den Helder

Dutch Navy tests uncrewed vessels for coastal defense operations — Uncrewed systems are the future for armed forces and the Netherlands is leading the way ‘to keep people out of danger zones’ On each side…

Electrek · Peter Johnson

Volkswagen launches affordable ID. Cross and ID. Polo electric vehicles — Volkswagen introduced its new affordable electric SUV, the ID. Cross, with an entry-level price starting at around $32,000.

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