Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer
Jul 23, 2026 · 5:00 PM PT edition · 20 stories
Heatmap News · Katie Brigham
Massachusetts begins paying EV owners to feed battery power back to grid — When energy experts imagine the grid of the future, they often dream of millions of electric vehicles moonlighting as mobile power banks,…
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TechCrunch Climate · Tim De Chant
Meta exits RE100 clean energy group as data center gas use grows — Meta has made significant investments in natural gas over the past year. Now it's dropping out of an industry renewable energy group.
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Utility Dive · Brian Martucci
GE Vernova gas turbine backlog grows to 116 GW — The company’s electrification segment saw its order backlog grow 69% year over year.
Heatmap News · Alexander C. Kaufman
U.S. reaches landmark nuclear export deal with Saudi Arabia —
Latitude Media · Catherine Boudreau
Utilities pledge rate controls for AI energy demands amid questions on state authority — The White House is taking credit for customer savings. But real change may ultimately be up to states.
Utility Dive · Meris Lutz
UC Berkeley analysis finds renewables and storage can supply one-third of US industrial heat demand — The UC Berkeley analysis should be welcome news for a manufacturing industry that is heavily reliant on natural gas, with its volatile…
Latitude Media · Shayle Kann
Vehicle-to-grid technology seeks path to mass adoption despite decades of pilot programs — The Vehicle-Grid Integration Council's Steve Letendre unpacks the technology’s potential, as well as its hurdles to mass adoption.
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Utility Dive · Ethan Howland
DOE power export rule draws criticism from consumer advocate over supply concerns — “Any export of power ... necessarily makes that power unavailable to domestic customers,” potentially contributing to inadequate supplies…
PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini
Hybrid solar-battery PPAs gaining traction in Europe despite 24% cost premium — Hybrid PPAs are gaining traction across Europe as developers pair solar projects with battery storage to counter price volatility and…
PV Tech · Shreeyashi Ojha
SEIA calls for stronger cybersecurity standards as US solar and storage manufacturing expands — SEIA has warned that growing solar and storage deployment requires more resilient supply chains and security standards.
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PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini
Spanish operational PV assets stabilize at €596,000/MW after 50% value decline — Spain’s PV asset market is entering a stabilization phase after two years of valuation declines, with operational solar assets averaging…
MIT Technology Review · Climate · Casey Crownhart
New York's 339-mile Quebec power line faces obstacles amid grid demands — On July 3, as a heat wave swept the region, New York State’s grid imported 52 gigawatt-hours of electricity from Canada—enough to meet…
Grist · Emily Fishbein
War in Myanmar fuels deadly expansion of rare earth mining
PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini
Sinovoltaics ranks 14 solar module makers as financially stable in latest quarterly update — The quality assurance provider reported India-based Waaree Renewable Technologies retained the top position in its Altmann-Z score-based…
Guardian Environment · Tobi Thomas Health and inequalities correspondent
Hospital respiratory admissions for children 40% higher in England's poorest areas — Exclusive: Analysis of NHS England data reveals stark impact of air pollution in deprived areas Children living in the poorest areas across…
Guardian Environment · George Monbiot
UK government unlikely to curb industrial poultry farming's environmental damage, Monbiot argues — Industrial poultry farming is killing our rivers. But rather than stop it, the government has been facilitating it.
PV Tech · JP Casey