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Jul 26, 2026 · 5:00 PM PT edition · 20 stories

Teach What I Know · Arushi Sharma Frank

PCLR solves Texas grid headroom problem that planners couldn't address — A deeper look at the inside baseball in ERCOT that led to PCLR solving a problem that grid planners could not.

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CleanTechnica · Letters to the Editor

China and Thailand reshape global auto industry through domestic EV policy — By Ray Wills, Peter Newman AO, and Raphael Wellmann China’s latest NEV plan makes one thing clear: the future global car hierarchy is being…

Guardian Environment · Fiona Harvey Environment editor

UK foreign secretary takes World Bank board seat to prioritize climate — Exclusive: Foreign secretary to take up World Bank seat and play active role in shaping changes to global lender Britain’s foreign…

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CleanTechnica · Michael Barnard

China surpasses renewable energy targets while missing nuclear capacity goals — China’s renewable and nuclear targets are often quoted as equivalent statements about the future. The delivery record says otherwise.

CleanTechnica · Tina Casey

Minnesota coal plant to convert to solar and battery storage — The Sherco coal generating station in Minnesota is converting to solar power, batteries, and a new transmission line that will deliver more…

PV Tech · Will Norman

Canadian Solar opens 6GW heterojunction solar cell factory in Indiana — Solar manufacturing giant Canadian Solar has opened the first phase of a 6GW heterojunction technology (HJT) solar cell facility in…

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Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer

U.S. emissions rise 2% as data center boom drives electricity demand surge — This is an edition of Heatmap Daily, an evening review of the day’s news written by our executive editor

TechCrunch Climate · Tim De Chant

Power outage exposes data center vulnerability to grid disruptions — A close call in Northern Virginia revealed just how poorly data centers respond to grid disruptions. Here's how to fix the problem.

Guardian Environment · Oliver Milman and agencies

70 million Americans face excessive heat as third heat dome sweeps southern US in a month — Temperatures of 95-105F (35-40C) are expected, spanning Gulf of Mexico coast to the Great Plains and the midwest About 70 million people in…

Guardian Environment · Peter Walker Senior political correspondent

UK Liberal Democrats call for air conditioning in all new homes — Exclusive: Party says housing stock ‘woefully unprepared’ for extreme heat and new rules for builders must be set All new UK homes should…

Utility Dive · Ethan Howland

FERC threatens PJM reforms if grid operator fails to act by September — There appears to be broad support for strengthening the independence of the grid operator’s board, possibly by moving to an advisory…

PV Tech · Shreeyashi Ojha

HOPS approves transmission plan for 1GW AI data center in Croatia — Croatia's HOPS approves transmission blueprint for Pantheon Atlas' planned 1GW Pantheon AI data centre in Topusko.

Canary Media · Kathryn Krawczyk

Data center power demand surge strains grid as off-grid gas falls short — This analysis and news roundup come from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday.

Carbon Brief · Robert McSweeney

Study disputes claim that cleaner air is driving European heatwaves — This summer has seen Europe suffer through a series of record-breaking heatwaves. Amid widespread media coverage of the number of… The post…

Heatmap News · Katie Brigham

Quantum computing investment surges to $12.6B amid climate tech interest — Physicists have spent decades trying to apply the laws of quantum mechanics to the physical world in the form of quantum computers, devices…

EIA Today in Energy

Mexico's second LNG terminal ships first cargo, tripling export capacity — Energia Costa Azul, the second liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility in Mexico, shipped its initial cargo from Phase 1 of the…

Grist · Marcus Baram, Capital and Main

Michigan voters to decide energy pricing in November election

PV Tech · Will Norman

SEMA Coalition chief warns of demand hollowing for US solar makers — PV Tech Premium spoke with Mike Carr, executive director of the SEMA Coalition, about the hollowing out of domestic demand for US solar…

Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer

Charm Industrial lands $20M debt facility and carbon removal contract with JP Morgan — Charm Industrial is a climate tech company that takes biomass and converts it into a heavy, carbon-rich oil that can be injected…

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Jul 26, 2026 · 8:00 PM PT edition · 20 stories

PV Tech · George Heynes

Western Australia begins construction on Clean Energy Link-North transmission project — Construction has begun on two new transmission lines as part of Western Australia's Clean Energy Link - North project.

Teach What I Know · Arushi Sharma Frank

PCLR solves Texas grid headroom problem that planners couldn't address — A deeper look at the inside baseball in ERCOT that led to PCLR solving a problem that grid planners could not.

More: Teach What I Know

CleanTechnica · Letters to the Editor

China and Thailand reshape global auto industry through domestic EV policy — By Ray Wills, Peter Newman AO, and Raphael Wellmann China’s latest NEV plan makes one thing clear: the future global car hierarchy is being…

Guardian Environment · Fiona Harvey Environment editor

UK foreign secretary takes World Bank board seat to prioritize climate — Exclusive: Foreign secretary to take up World Bank seat and play active role in shaping changes to global lender Britain’s foreign…

More: via Bluesky

CleanTechnica · Michael Barnard

China surpasses renewable energy targets while missing nuclear capacity goals — China’s renewable and nuclear targets are often quoted as equivalent statements about the future. The delivery record says otherwise.

CleanTechnica · Tina Casey

Minnesota coal plant to convert to solar and battery storage — The Sherco coal generating station in Minnesota is converting to solar power, batteries, and a new transmission line that will deliver more…

PV Tech · George Heynes

Meridian Energy receives consent for 110MW solar plant in New Zealand — Meridian Energy has received consent to build a 110MW solar PV power plant near Morrinsville in the Waikato region of New Zealand's North…

PV Tech · Will Norman

Canadian Solar opens 6GW heterojunction solar cell factory in Indiana — Solar manufacturing giant Canadian Solar has opened the first phase of a 6GW heterojunction technology (HJT) solar cell facility in…

More: CleanTechnica

Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer

U.S. emissions rise 2% as data center boom drives electricity demand surge — This is an edition of Heatmap Daily, an evening review of the day’s news written by our executive editor

TechCrunch Climate · Tim De Chant

Power outage exposes data center vulnerability to grid disruptions — A close call in Northern Virginia revealed just how poorly data centers respond to grid disruptions. Here's how to fix the problem.

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Health researcher examines data center policy as AI infrastructure raises environmental concerns — This week’s conversation is with Emma Uridge, analyst with the Kansas Health Institute.

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Meta appeals $10,000 fine in Wyoming data center water pollution case — 1. Laramie County, Wyoming — Meta is fighting the fine it received in the Cheyenne data center water pollution controversy, and the…

Guardian Environment · Peter Walker Senior political correspondent

UK Liberal Democrats call for air conditioning in all new homes — Exclusive: Party says housing stock ‘woefully unprepared’ for extreme heat and new rules for builders must be set All new UK homes should…

Carbon Brief · Zeke Hausfather

Strong El Niño developing, raising odds of record global warmth in 2026 — As 2026 passes its halfway point, the world is watching one of the most rapidly intensifying El Niño events in… The post State of the…

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Guardian Environment · Hayden Vernon and agency

UK heat alert issued for parts of England with temperatures near 30C — Warning in place until Sunday morning in southern and central regions after drought declared in parts of Wales Heat alerts are in place…

Utility Dive · Ethan Howland

FERC threatens PJM reforms if grid operator fails to act by September — There appears to be broad support for strengthening the independence of the grid operator’s board, possibly by moving to an advisory…

Canary Media · Kathryn Krawczyk

Data center power demand surge strains grid as off-grid gas falls short — This analysis and news roundup come from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday.

Carbon Brief · Robert McSweeney

Study disputes claim that cleaner air is driving European heatwaves — This summer has seen Europe suffer through a series of record-breaking heatwaves. Amid widespread media coverage of the number of… The post…

EIA Today in Energy

Mexico's second LNG terminal ships first cargo, tripling export capacity — Energia Costa Azul, the second liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility in Mexico, shipped its initial cargo from Phase 1 of the…

Jul 26, 2026 · 11:00 PM PT edition · 20 stories

PV Tech · George Heynes

Western Australia begins construction on Clean Energy Link-North transmission project — Construction has begun on two new transmission lines as part of Western Australia's Clean Energy Link - North project.

Teach What I Know · Arushi Sharma Frank

PCLR solves Texas grid headroom problem that planners couldn't address — A deeper look at the inside baseball in ERCOT that led to PCLR solving a problem that grid planners could not.

More: Teach What I Know

CleanTechnica · Letters to the Editor

China and Thailand reshape global auto industry through domestic EV policy — By Ray Wills, Peter Newman AO, and Raphael Wellmann China’s latest NEV plan makes one thing clear: the future global car hierarchy is being…

Guardian Environment · Fiona Harvey Environment editor

UK foreign secretary takes World Bank board seat to prioritize climate — Exclusive: Foreign secretary to take up World Bank seat and play active role in shaping changes to global lender Britain’s foreign…

More: via Bluesky

CleanTechnica · Michael Barnard

China surpasses renewable energy targets while missing nuclear capacity goals — China’s renewable and nuclear targets are often quoted as equivalent statements about the future. The delivery record says otherwise.

CleanTechnica · Tina Casey

Minnesota coal plant to convert to solar and battery storage — The Sherco coal generating station in Minnesota is converting to solar power, batteries, and a new transmission line that will deliver more…

PV Tech · George Heynes

Meridian Energy receives consent for 110MW solar plant in New Zealand — Meridian Energy has received consent to build a 110MW solar PV power plant near Morrinsville in the Waikato region of New Zealand's North…

PV Tech · Will Norman

Canadian Solar opens 6GW heterojunction solar cell factory in Indiana — Solar manufacturing giant Canadian Solar has opened the first phase of a 6GW heterojunction technology (HJT) solar cell facility in…

More: CleanTechnica

Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer

U.S. emissions rise 2% as data center boom drives electricity demand surge — This is an edition of Heatmap Daily, an evening review of the day’s news written by our executive editor

Guardian Environment · Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent

Heathrow expansion would drain jobs from other UK regions, DfT analysis shows — Airports in England and Wales are likely to lose millions of passengers if third runway goes ahead, DfT economic paper shows Expanding…

TechCrunch Climate · Tim De Chant

Power outage exposes data center vulnerability to grid disruptions — A close call in Northern Virginia revealed just how poorly data centers respond to grid disruptions. Here's how to fix the problem.

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Health researcher examines data center policy as AI infrastructure raises environmental concerns — This week’s conversation is with Emma Uridge, analyst with the Kansas Health Institute.

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Meta appeals $10,000 fine in Wyoming data center water pollution case — 1. Laramie County, Wyoming — Meta is fighting the fine it received in the Cheyenne data center water pollution controversy, and the…

Guardian Environment · Peter Walker Senior political correspondent

UK Liberal Democrats call for air conditioning in all new homes — Exclusive: Party says housing stock ‘woefully unprepared’ for extreme heat and new rules for builders must be set All new UK homes should…

Carbon Brief · Zeke Hausfather

Strong El Niño developing, raising odds of record global warmth in 2026 — As 2026 passes its halfway point, the world is watching one of the most rapidly intensifying El Niño events in… The post State of the…

More: Wired Science

Utility Dive · Ethan Howland

FERC threatens PJM reforms if grid operator fails to act by September — There appears to be broad support for strengthening the independence of the grid operator’s board, possibly by moving to an advisory…

Canary Media · Kathryn Krawczyk

Data center power demand surge strains grid as off-grid gas falls short — This analysis and news roundup come from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday.

Carbon Brief · Robert McSweeney

Study disputes claim that cleaner air is driving European heatwaves — This summer has seen Europe suffer through a series of record-breaking heatwaves. Amid widespread media coverage of the number of… The post…

EIA Today in Energy

Mexico's second LNG terminal ships first cargo, tripling export capacity — Energia Costa Azul, the second liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility in Mexico, shipped its initial cargo from Phase 1 of the…

Jul 27, 2026 · 2:00 AM PT edition · 20 stories

Canary Media · Jeff St. John

California launches $3,500 rebate for first-time EV buyers — California is making a bet: Once you’ve driven an EV, you won’t want to go back to a gas-powered car. Earlier this month, Gov.

Canary Media · Maria Gallucci

U.S. factories struggle to adopt cleaner heat amid rising electricity costs — American households are all too familiar with the pain of high electric bills, which are climbing nationwide.

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Researchers develop model to improve visibility of behind-the-meter solar generation — Researchers in Spain have developed a conditional diffusion-based model to improve the visibility of behind-the-meter PV systems using…

PV Tech · George Heynes

Western Australia begins construction on Clean Energy Link-North transmission project — Construction has begun on two new transmission lines as part of Western Australia's Clean Energy Link - North project.

PV Magazine · Lior Kahana

French study maps wind dynamics above large solar farms — A French research team analyzed nearly three years of wind and turbulence measurements over a 140-hectare photovoltaic park in southwestern…

PV Magazine · Ryan Kennedy

Canadian Solar subsidiary opens 6 GW solar cell factory in Indiana — Canadian Solar subsidiary CS PowerTech officially opened phase one of its solar cell manufacturing plant in Jeffersonville, Indiana,…

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Teach What I Know · Arushi Sharma Frank

PCLR solves Texas grid headroom problem that planners couldn't address — A deeper look at the inside baseball in ERCOT that led to PCLR solving a problem that grid planners could not.

More: Teach What I Know

PV Magazine · Patrick Jowett

Albania approves agrivoltaics on agricultural land — Albania is set to allow agrivoltaics under certain conditions following approved amendments to its law governing agricultural land, with…

CleanTechnica · Letters to the Editor

China and Thailand reshape global auto industry through domestic EV policy — By Ray Wills, Peter Newman AO, and Raphael Wellmann China’s latest NEV plan makes one thing clear: the future global car hierarchy is being…

Guardian Environment · Fiona Harvey Environment editor

UK foreign secretary takes World Bank board seat to prioritize climate — Exclusive: Foreign secretary to take up World Bank seat and play active role in shaping changes to global lender Britain’s foreign…

More: via Bluesky

CleanTechnica · Michael Barnard

China surpasses renewable energy targets while missing nuclear capacity goals — China’s renewable and nuclear targets are often quoted as equivalent statements about the future. The delivery record says otherwise.

CleanTechnica · Tina Casey

Minnesota coal plant to convert to solar and battery storage — The Sherco coal generating station in Minnesota is converting to solar power, batteries, and a new transmission line that will deliver more…

PV Tech · George Heynes

Meridian Energy receives consent for 110MW solar plant in New Zealand — Meridian Energy has received consent to build a 110MW solar PV power plant near Morrinsville in the Waikato region of New Zealand's North…

Guardian Environment · Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent

Heathrow expansion would drain jobs from other UK regions, DfT analysis shows — Airports in England and Wales are likely to lose millions of passengers if third runway goes ahead, DfT economic paper shows Expanding…

Guardian Environment · Andrew Messenger

Syngenta to stop selling paraquat herbicide in Australia after new curbs — Syngenta says it will stop selling paraquat in Australia after new regulations on chemical linked to Parkinson’s disease

TechCrunch Climate · Tim De Chant

Power outage exposes data center vulnerability to grid disruptions — A close call in Northern Virginia revealed just how poorly data centers respond to grid disruptions. Here's how to fix the problem.

Canary Media · Dan McCarthy

Energy Department responds to solar-at-night criticism on social media — Yesterday, the Department of Energy took to social media to try and make a scandal out of a well-known fact: Solar panels do not generate…

Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer

U.S. emissions rise 2% as data center boom drives electricity demand surge — This is an edition of Heatmap Daily, an evening review of the day’s news written by our executive editor

Jul 27, 2026 · 5:01 AM PT edition · 20 stories

Canary Media · Jeff St. John

California launches $3,500 rebate for first-time EV buyers — California is making a bet: Once you’ve driven an EV, you won’t want to go back to a gas-powered car. Earlier this month, Gov.

Guardian Environment · Sandra Laville

UK climate scientists urge PM Burnham to reject new North Sea oil drilling — Experts who helped Burnham draw up Manchester carbon neutral pledge say backtracking would send wrong message amid wildfires and heatwaves…

PV Magazine · Brian Publicover

French residential solar installations plunge in 2025 after regulatory and tariff shifts — French residential solar installations fell sharply in 2025, according to a report by independent research organization Observ'ER,…

PV Magazine · Patrick Jowett

Lebanon opens tender for 350 MW of solar projects with battery storage — A tender is open in Lebanon covering five grid-connected solar projects with a combined capacity of 350 MW, to be paired with up to 1 GWh…

Canary Media · Maria Gallucci

U.S. factories struggle to adopt cleaner heat amid rising electricity costs — American households are all too familiar with the pain of high electric bills, which are climbing nationwide.

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Researchers develop model to improve visibility of behind-the-meter solar generation — Researchers in Spain have developed a conditional diffusion-based model to improve the visibility of behind-the-meter PV systems using…

PV Tech · George Heynes

Western Australia begins construction on Clean Energy Link-North transmission project — Construction has begun on two new transmission lines as part of Western Australia's Clean Energy Link - North project.

Utility Dive · Kevin Hernandez

Advanced metering infrastructure upgrades with edge computing arrive as first-generation smart meters age — The first wave of smart meters are near retirement and new meters with edge computing capabilities are arriving.

PV Magazine · Ryan Kennedy

Canadian Solar subsidiary opens 6 GW solar cell factory in Indiana — Canadian Solar subsidiary CS PowerTech officially opened phase one of its solar cell manufacturing plant in Jeffersonville, Indiana,…

More: PV Tech, CleanTechnica

Teach What I Know · Arushi Sharma Frank

PCLR solves Texas grid headroom problem that planners couldn't address — A deeper look at the inside baseball in ERCOT that led to PCLR solving a problem that grid planners could not.

More: Teach What I Know

CleanTechnica · Letters to the Editor

China and Thailand reshape global auto industry through domestic EV policy — By Ray Wills, Peter Newman AO, and Raphael Wellmann China’s latest NEV plan makes one thing clear: the future global car hierarchy is being…

Guardian Environment · Fiona Harvey Environment editor

UK foreign secretary takes World Bank board seat to prioritize climate — Exclusive: Foreign secretary to take up World Bank seat and play active role in shaping changes to global lender Britain’s foreign…

More: via Bluesky

Guardian Environment · Geraldine McKelvie Senior correspondent

Equipment dropped in sea delays North Sea oil project — Exclusive: Blunder at Rosebank, UK’s biggest undeveloped oilfield, comes as government considers granting licence Production at Britain’s…

PV Tech · George Heynes

Meridian Energy receives consent for 110MW solar plant in New Zealand — Meridian Energy has received consent to build a 110MW solar PV power plant near Morrinsville in the Waikato region of New Zealand's North…

Utility Dive · Troy Sherman, Director of Products, Franklin Energy

Strategic procurement practices can lower costs for electrification programs — How smarter procurement can reduce costs and strengthen electrification programs.

TechCrunch Climate · Tim De Chant

Power outage exposes data center vulnerability to grid disruptions — A close call in Northern Virginia revealed just how poorly data centers respond to grid disruptions. Here's how to fix the problem.

Grist · Marcus Baram, Capital and Main

Michigan voters to decide energy pricing in November election

Canary Media · Dan McCarthy

Energy Department responds to solar-at-night criticism on social media — Yesterday, the Department of Energy took to social media to try and make a scandal out of a well-known fact: Solar panels do not generate…

Jul 27, 2026 · 8:00 AM PT edition · 20 stories

EIA Today in Energy

Hybrid vehicles hit record 16% share as BEV sales slip after tax credit lapse — In the second quarter of 2026 (2Q26), 24% of new light-duty vehicles sold in the United States were hybrid electric, battery electric, or…

Canary Media · Jeff St. John

California launches $3,500 rebate for first-time EV buyers — California is making a bet: Once you’ve driven an EV, you won’t want to go back to a gas-powered car. Earlier this month, Gov.

Guardian Environment · Sandra Laville

UK climate scientists urge PM Burnham to reject new North Sea oil drilling — Experts who helped Burnham draw up Manchester carbon neutral pledge say backtracking would send wrong message amid wildfires and heatwaves…

PV Magazine · Patrick Jowett

Croatia's first energy community launches solar power sharing — A community in northern Croatia has become the first in the country to benefit from new regulations governing energy communities.

PV Magazine · Brian Publicover

French residential solar installations plunge in 2025 after regulatory and tariff shifts — French residential solar installations fell sharply in 2025, according to a report by independent research organization Observ'ER,…

PV Magazine · Patrick Jowett

Lebanon opens tender for 350 MW of solar projects with battery storage — A tender is open in Lebanon covering five grid-connected solar projects with a combined capacity of 350 MW, to be paired with up to 1 GWh…

Canary Media · Maria Gallucci

U.S. factories struggle to adopt cleaner heat amid rising electricity costs — American households are all too familiar with the pain of high electric bills, which are climbing nationwide.

MIT Technology Review · Climate · Casey Crownhart

Laser enrichment technology eyes reprocessing of nuclear fuel waste — Outside the small town of Paducah, Kentucky, a wealth of uranium is locked away in thousands of storage cylinders filled with waste…

Guardian Environment · Tom Perkins

Environmental groups urge EPA to reject Pfas coolant for datacenters — Coalition says Chemours downplayed health and climate risks in bid to fast-track the compound’s use A coalition of 17 environmental groups…

PV Tech · George Heynes

Western Australia begins construction on Clean Energy Link-North transmission project — Construction has begun on two new transmission lines as part of Western Australia's Clean Energy Link - North project.

Utility Dive · Kevin Hernandez

Advanced metering infrastructure upgrades with edge computing arrive as first-generation smart meters age — The first wave of smart meters are near retirement and new meters with edge computing capabilities are arriving.

Teach What I Know · Arushi Sharma Frank

PCLR solves Texas grid headroom problem that planners couldn't address — A deeper look at the inside baseball in ERCOT that led to PCLR solving a problem that grid planners could not.

More: Teach What I Know

Guardian Environment · Associated Press

Third US heat dome in a month threatens 70 million with dangerous temperatures — Southern and central states from California to Mississippi face heat indexes above 100F amid another heat dome At least 40 million people…

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PV Magazine · Ryan Kennedy

Canadian Solar subsidiary opens 6 GW solar cell factory in Indiana — Canadian Solar subsidiary CS PowerTech officially opened phase one of its solar cell manufacturing plant in Jeffersonville, Indiana,…

More: PV Tech, CleanTechnica

PV Tech · George Heynes

Meridian Energy receives consent for 110MW solar plant in New Zealand — Meridian Energy has received consent to build a 110MW solar PV power plant near Morrinsville in the Waikato region of New Zealand's North…

Utility Dive · Troy Sherman, Director of Products, Franklin Energy

Strategic procurement practices can lower costs for electrification programs — How smarter procurement can reduce costs and strengthen electrification programs.

TechCrunch Climate · Tim De Chant

Power outage exposes data center vulnerability to grid disruptions — A close call in Northern Virginia revealed just how poorly data centers respond to grid disruptions. Here's how to fix the problem.

Grist · Marcus Baram, Capital and Main

Michigan voters to decide energy pricing in November election

Jul 27, 2026 · 11:00 AM PT edition · 20 stories

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Renewable developer seeks to swap Nevada solar farm for gas-fired data center amid Trump permitting freeze — Trump’s solar freeze is now so tough that at least one renewable energy developer has asked his administration to turn their permitting…

Utility Dive · Herman K. Trabish

States target utility profit margins as customer affordability pressures mount — States are beginning to take action targeting utilities’ return on equity. Industry observers are watching closely Pepco’s rate case in…

EIA Today in Energy

Hybrid vehicles hit record 16% share as BEV sales slip after tax credit lapse — In the second quarter of 2026 (2Q26), 24% of new light-duty vehicles sold in the United States were hybrid electric, battery electric, or…

Utility Dive · Emma Penrod

NextEra targets late 2027 close on $60B Dominion merger as Virginia review advances — The Virginia State Corporation Commission has scheduled the first public hearing on the proposal for this November.

Canary Media · Jeff St. John

California launches $3,500 rebate for first-time EV buyers — California is making a bet: Once you’ve driven an EV, you won’t want to go back to a gas-powered car. Earlier this month, Gov.

Guardian Environment · Sandra Laville

UK climate scientists urge PM Burnham to reject new North Sea oil drilling — Experts who helped Burnham draw up Manchester carbon neutral pledge say backtracking would send wrong message amid wildfires and heatwaves…

PV Magazine · Patrick Jowett

Croatia's first energy community launches solar power sharing — A community in northern Croatia has become the first in the country to benefit from new regulations governing energy communities.

PV Magazine · Brian Publicover

French residential solar installations plunge in 2025 after regulatory and tariff shifts — French residential solar installations fell sharply in 2025, according to a report by independent research organization Observ'ER,…

PV Magazine · Patrick Jowett

Lebanon opens tender for 350 MW of solar projects with battery storage — A tender is open in Lebanon covering five grid-connected solar projects with a combined capacity of 350 MW, to be paired with up to 1 GWh…

Canary Media · Maria Gallucci

U.S. factories struggle to adopt cleaner heat amid rising electricity costs — American households are all too familiar with the pain of high electric bills, which are climbing nationwide.

Guardian Environment · Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent

Heathrow expansion would drain jobs from other UK regions, DfT analysis shows — Airports in England and Wales are likely to lose millions of passengers if third runway goes ahead, DfT economic paper shows Expanding…

MIT Technology Review · Climate · Casey Crownhart

Laser enrichment technology eyes reprocessing of nuclear fuel waste — Outside the small town of Paducah, Kentucky, a wealth of uranium is locked away in thousands of storage cylinders filled with waste…

Utility Dive · Joseph Kelliher

FERC should reject state filing rights under Federal Power Act, ex-chairman says — The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission should reject a proposal that states share “filing rights” with the PJM Interconnection and its…

PV Tech · George Heynes

Western Australia begins construction on Clean Energy Link-North transmission project — Construction has begun on two new transmission lines as part of Western Australia's Clean Energy Link - North project.

PV Tech · George Heynes

Meridian Energy receives consent for 110MW solar plant in New Zealand — Meridian Energy has received consent to build a 110MW solar PV power plant near Morrinsville in the Waikato region of New Zealand's North…

PV Tech · George Heynes

Trinasolar begins mass production of 515W module for Australian market — Trinasolar, a Chinese module manufacturer, has started mass production of a 515W solar module developed exclusively for the Australian…

Sightline Climate (CTVC) · CTVC

Energy analysis roundup: new Lazard LCOE, LBNL, and DOE research — Our roundup of new Lazard, LBNL, and DOE papers

Guardian Environment · Fiona Harvey Environment editor

UK foreign secretary takes World Bank board seat to prioritize climate — Exclusive: Foreign secretary to take up World Bank seat and play active role in shaping changes to global lender Britain’s foreign…

More: via Bluesky

Teach What I Know · Arushi Sharma Frank

PCLR solves Texas grid headroom problem that planners couldn't address — A deeper look at the inside baseball in ERCOT that led to PCLR solving a problem that grid planners could not.

More: Teach What I Know

Jul 27, 2026 · 2:01 PM PT edition · 20 stories

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Renewable developer seeks to swap Nevada solar farm for gas-fired data center amid Trump permitting freeze — Trump’s solar freeze is now so tough that at least one renewable energy developer has asked his administration to turn their permitting…

Utility Dive · Herman K. Trabish

States target utility profit margins as customer affordability pressures mount — States are beginning to take action targeting utilities’ return on equity. Industry observers are watching closely Pepco’s rate case in…

EIA Today in Energy

Hybrid vehicles hit record 16% share as BEV sales slip after tax credit lapse — In the second quarter of 2026 (2Q26), 24% of new light-duty vehicles sold in the United States were hybrid electric, battery electric, or…

Utility Dive · Emma Penrod

NextEra targets late 2027 close on $60B Dominion merger as Virginia review advances — The Virginia State Corporation Commission has scheduled the first public hearing on the proposal for this November.

Canary Media · Jeff St. John

California launches $3,500 rebate for first-time EV buyers — California is making a bet: Once you’ve driven an EV, you won’t want to go back to a gas-powered car. Earlier this month, Gov.

Guardian Environment · Sandra Laville

UK climate scientists urge PM Burnham to reject new North Sea oil drilling — Experts who helped Burnham draw up Manchester carbon neutral pledge say backtracking would send wrong message amid wildfires and heatwaves…

PV Magazine · Patrick Jowett

Croatia's first energy community launches solar power sharing — A community in northern Croatia has become the first in the country to benefit from new regulations governing energy communities.

PV Magazine · Brian Publicover

French residential solar installations plunge in 2025 after regulatory and tariff shifts — French residential solar installations fell sharply in 2025, according to a report by independent research organization Observ'ER,…

TechCrunch Climate · Tim De Chant

Fusion startup Thea Energy wins $20M federal grant for superconducting magnet production — Fusion power startup Thea Energy snagged a $20 million award from ARPA-E to scale production of its high-temperature superconducting…

PV Magazine · Patrick Jowett

Lebanon opens tender for 350 MW of solar projects with battery storage — A tender is open in Lebanon covering five grid-connected solar projects with a combined capacity of 350 MW, to be paired with up to 1 GWh…

Canary Media · Maria Gallucci

U.S. factories struggle to adopt cleaner heat amid rising electricity costs — American households are all too familiar with the pain of high electric bills, which are climbing nationwide.

Guardian Environment · Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent

Heathrow expansion would drain jobs from other UK regions, DfT analysis shows — Airports in England and Wales are likely to lose millions of passengers if third runway goes ahead, DfT economic paper shows Expanding…

MIT Technology Review · Climate · Casey Crownhart

Laser enrichment technology eyes reprocessing of nuclear fuel waste — Outside the small town of Paducah, Kentucky, a wealth of uranium is locked away in thousands of storage cylinders filled with waste…

Utility Dive · Joseph Kelliher

FERC should reject state filing rights under Federal Power Act, ex-chairman says — The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission should reject a proposal that states share “filing rights” with the PJM Interconnection and its…

PV Tech · George Heynes

Western Australia begins construction on Clean Energy Link-North transmission project — Construction has begun on two new transmission lines as part of Western Australia's Clean Energy Link - North project.

PV Tech · George Heynes

Meridian Energy receives consent for 110MW solar plant in New Zealand — Meridian Energy has received consent to build a 110MW solar PV power plant near Morrinsville in the Waikato region of New Zealand's North…

PV Tech · George Heynes

Trinasolar begins mass production of 515W module for Australian market — Trinasolar, a Chinese module manufacturer, has started mass production of a 515W solar module developed exclusively for the Australian…

Sightline Climate (CTVC) · CTVC

Energy analysis roundup: new Lazard LCOE, LBNL, and DOE research — Our roundup of new Lazard, LBNL, and DOE papers

Guardian Environment · Fiona Harvey Environment editor

UK foreign secretary takes World Bank board seat to prioritize climate — Exclusive: Foreign secretary to take up World Bank seat and play active role in shaping changes to global lender Britain’s foreign…

More: via Bluesky

Teach What I Know · Arushi Sharma Frank

PCLR solves Texas grid headroom problem that planners couldn't address — A deeper look at the inside baseball in ERCOT that led to PCLR solving a problem that grid planners could not.

More: Teach What I Know

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