Heatmap News · Jael Holzman
Jul 27, 2026 · 5:01 PM PT edition · 20 stories
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.
Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup
Google, Xcel Energy test clean transition tariff model in Colorado — Google is helping Xcel Energy adapt the framework that the hyperscaler spearheaded in Nevada.
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…
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…
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.
Guardian Environment · Editorial
France and Spain battle massive wildfires as heatwave looms — At a time when the quickening pace of global heating has never been clearer, climate policies are being deprioritised A new and ominous…
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