Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer
Aug 6, 2026 · 5:01 PM PT edition · 20 stories
Canary Media · Dan McCarthy
Federal judge orders Pentagon to resume wind farm environmental reviews — The U.S. Department of Defense has for months refused to conduct routine military evaluations of proposed onshore wind farms, creating a de…
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Canary Media · Sarah Shemkus
Trump administration halts offshore wind projects citing security concerns — When the Trump administration issued stop-work orders on all five offshore wind projects under construction late last year, it offered one…
Heatmap News · Matthew Zeitlin
Electricity bills hit record $217 in July as generation costs rise — July is typically the season of high electricity bills, and this year is no exception.
Carbon Brief · Carbon Brief Staff
China releases five-year climate action plan with new emissions targets — China has released a five-year plan dedicated to addressing climate change. The 15th five-year plan for a national response to… The post…
Utility Dive · Brian Martucci
NRG nears 1.2-GW power supply deal with hyperscaler amid Texas data center curbs — President and CEO Robert Gaudette said NRG’s approach to delivering customer-backed capacity would thrive in a more restrictive environment…
Utility Dive · Robert Walton
Texas data center moratorium puts 20% of US pipeline at risk, BNEF warns — The longer the moratorium stays in place, the greater the risk to Texas’ data center boom, analysts at Bloomberg NEF said.
Canary Media · Alexander Kaufman
Oklo splits first atoms in test reactor as SMR developer advances toward commercialization — Oklo , a publicly traded small-modular-reactor firm backed by OpenAI chief Sam Altman, has become one of the highest-profile companies…
PV Magazine · Patrick Jowett
Ørsted launches 500 MWh battery storage project in Texas with Tesla Megapacks — The Old 300 Storage project has reached commercial operations and is now fully integrated with the ERCOT grid, using made-in-America Tesla…
Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer
Base Power raises $1B, valuing virtual power plant startup at $13B — This transcript has been automatically generated
Latitude Media · Bianca Giacobone
Foreign turbine makers position for US geothermal expansion — As next-gen geothermal enjoys new tailwinds stateside, the sector relies on equipment built abroad — and especially in Italy.
Heatmap News · Alexander C. Kaufman
Trump administration may resume wind project permit reviews despite May freeze —
Latitude Media · Catherine Boudreau
BlocPower faces restructuring as debt mounts and crowdfunders go unpaid — After raising millions to electrify low-income homes, the startup now faces heavy debt and unpaid crowdfunders.
PV Tech · Jonathan Touriño Jacobo
US solar cell capacity lags module production in manufacturing mismatch — Welcome to the PV Chart of the Week from our colleagues at PV Tech Research. This week, we look at the annual nameplate capacity for solar…
PV Tech · Shreeyashi Ojha
SolarEdge Q2 revenue rises 20% but company forecasts softer Q3 — SolarEdge posted Q2 2026 revenue of US$346.2 million, up 20%, driven by stronger demand in Europe and growth in the US C&I segment.
Climate Home News · Joe Lo
45 countries miss UN climate plan deadline 18 months late — Egypt, Vietnam, Argentina and the Philippines are among the 45 nations which have breached the Paris Agreement by not submitting their…
PV Magazine · Lior Kahana
Hybrid PV-wind systems outperform solar alone on cost-reliability tradeoff, Chinese study finds — Researchers in China found a hybrid system combining 200 kW of PV, 200 kW of wind and a 100 kWh battery achieved a 70.8% self-sufficiency…
PV Magazine · Patrick Jowett
Brazil proposes mandatory take-back scheme for solar panels and batteries — A bill under review in Brazil's Chamber of Deputies stipulates that manufacturers, importers and retailers should be responsible for…
Inside Climate News · Kate Waxman
Florida farmworker community struggles to access federal water infrastructure funds — Belle Glade is one of the poorest cities in Florida, a majority-Black farmworker community on the southern rim of Lake Okeechobee, where…
Inside Climate News · Arcelia Martin