Utility Dive · Marlene Wilden

AI data center boom may exceed US utility capacity additions by 100 GW through 2030 — Bank of America analysts project data center demand will outpace planned utility capacity additions by more than 100 GW through 2030,…

Electrek · Jameson Dow

Battery electric vehicles become top powertrain in Germany for first time — For the first time, battery electric vehicles were the most popular powertrain in Germany in June, setting a new sales record as the…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Chinese solar manufacturers forecast H1 2026 losses amid oversupply — Chinese PV manufacturers Tongwei, JA, Longi and Trina Solar have all forecast losses for the first half of 2026, citing ongoing oversupply,…

Heatmap News · Emily Pontecorvo

National Grid one-year rate freeze masks future price increases, critics say — When National Grid, the natural gas utility that serves New York City and Long Island, proposed a one-year rate freeze last month, Governor…

Canary Media · Jeff St. John

PJM seeks new approach to meet surging data center power demand — With the conclusion of its latest capacity auction, PJM Interconnection has once again shown that its process for securing new energy is…

Canary Media · Kathryn Krawczyk

Lazard: renewables still cheaper than fossil fuels despite rising costs — This analysis and news roundup come from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday.

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PV Tech · JP Casey

Solar generation acceleration outpaces grid flexibility, Schneider Electric warns — Renewable energy generation is now accelerating faster than energy systems can absorb it, according to Schneider Electric's Frédéric…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

China wafer prices decline amid oversupply and tepid demand — In a new weekly update for pv magazine , OPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides a quick look at the main price trends in the global PV…

Canary Media · Dan McCarthy

Global nuclear industry poised for growth as retirements slow and new plants advance — This article is part of our ​“Chart of the Week” series . The global nuclear energy industry has been muted since 2011, when the Fukushima…

Inside Climate News · Mosabber Hossain

Record warmth and drought heighten wildfire risk in Montana — Just weeks ago, western Montana appeared to have escaped the early wildfires that forecasters feared after one of the warmest and driest…

Inside Climate News · Charles Paullin

Virginia legislature fails to pass data center clean energy requirements — RICHMOND, Va.—Before the start of Virginia’s legislative session in January, 53-year-old William Ward attended a Virginia League of…

Grist · Kate Yoder

Energy Department removes energy-saving guidance from website

PV Magazine · Ev Foley

Australia to require large data centers to supply new 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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The Climate Brink · Zeke Hausfather

Rising temperatures drive larger Canadian boreal wildfires, study shows — Higher fire season temperatures are strongly correlated with increased area burned

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PV Tech · Molly Green

Suntech marks 25 years in solar manufacturing — At Intersolar 2026, PV Tech sat down with Suntech's General Manager Mr. Yang Hao to discuss how a quarter-century of experience, combined…

Grist · Jake Bittle

Biden's climate law faces legal threats as energy transition advances independently

Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer

Wildfire smoke from Canada blankets US affecting 109 million people — When I woke up this morning in Chicago, the Air Quality Index was in the 300s, and I could barely see the top of the skyscraper across the…

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PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Australia offers free daytime solar power through new consumer tariffs — Australia is turning excess midday solar into a consumer benefit through free “solar sharer” electricity tariffs, enabling households to…

Climate Home News · Matteo Civillini

Zombie carbon credits locked out of new UN market after China, India rejection — Fears of a flood of environmentally-dubious carbon credits have faded, with most old projects not able to transition to new UN market The…

Latitude Media · Stephen Lacey

SemiAnalysis projects surge in off-grid data centers amid feasibility questions — A new SemiAnalysis forecast shows a coming surge of off-grid data centers. Are the numbers realistic?