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…
More: CleanTechnica
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
Texas lawmakers weigh natural gas minimums as solar and batteries surge — As new electricity generation skews toward solar and battery storage in Texas, Republican state senators are questioning whether it’s time…
Aug 6, 2026 · 8:00 PM PT edition · 20 stories
Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer
Trump administration pays RWE $1.2B to abandon offshore wind leases — This is an edition of Heatmap Daily, an evening review of the day’s news written by our executive editor
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…
More: CleanTechnica
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
Texas lawmakers weigh natural gas minimums as solar and batteries surge — As new electricity generation skews toward solar and battery storage in Texas, Republican state senators are questioning whether it’s time…
Aug 6, 2026 · 11:01 PM PT edition · 20 stories
Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer
Trump administration pays RWE $1.2B to abandon offshore wind leases — This is an edition of Heatmap Daily, an evening review of the day’s news written by our executive editor
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…
More: CleanTechnica
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…
Guardian Environment · Josh Butler
Australia vows federal mandate for renewables-powered AI datacentres — Energy minister says Australian households and energy reliability will be protected by new federal legislation
Guardian Environment · Matthew Taylor and Ajit Niranjan
Extreme heat forces European power plant shutdowns as region breaks temperature records — Slovakia reaches new high of 42C as authorities in Poland forced to shut down Kozienice and Połaniec power plants Temperature records have…
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.
Inside Climate News · Liza Gross
Wildfire smoke poses greater prenatal health risk than vehicle and industrial emissions — In 1965, a presidential advisory panel issued a report warning that pervasive chemical and carbon pollution was harming environmental…
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 · Patrick Jowett
South Korea to build 400 MW solar complex, its largest single-site project — The 400 MW solar complex, scheduled for completion in 2028, is expected to supply 529 GWh of electricity annually.
Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer
Base Power raises $1B, valuing virtual power plant startup at $13B — This transcript has been automatically generated
Aug 7, 2026 · 2:01 AM PT edition · 20 stories
Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer
Trump administration pays RWE $1.2B to abandon offshore wind leases — This is an edition of Heatmap Daily, an evening review of the day’s news written by our executive editor
Canary Media · Ysabelle Kempe
Trump administration orders coal plants to remain open despite closures — See more from Canary Media’s “Chart of the Week” column . This story and map will be regularly updated with the latest on the Trump…
PV Magazine · Patrick Jowett
US imposes 15% tariff and price floors on polysilicon solar imports — 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…
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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…
More: CleanTechnica
PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini
Researchers identify copper corrosion issue in perovskite solar cells, propose bismuth layer fix — Researchers in China found that copper electrodes in perovskite solar cells can suffer from edge corrosion during operation, reducing…
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.
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…
Guardian Environment · Karen McVeigh
UK exported 139,000 tonnes of waste to Turkish city, investigation finds — In this week’s newsletter: a Guardian investigation reveals that the UK exported 139,000 tonnes of rubbish to poor districts in Adana,…
Guardian Environment · Matthew Taylor and Ajit Niranjan
Extreme heat forces European power plant shutdowns as region breaks temperature records — Slovakia reaches new high of 42C as authorities in Poland forced to shut down Kozienice and Połaniec power plants Temperature records have…
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.
Inside Climate News · Liza Gross
Wildfire smoke poses greater prenatal health risk than vehicle and industrial emissions — In 1965, a presidential advisory panel issued a report warning that pervasive chemical and carbon pollution was harming environmental…
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
Solar Landscape secures $150M financing for distributed PV deployment — Solar Landscape, a US-based distributed energy infrastructure company, has secured a development financing facility of up to US$150 million.
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.
Aug 7, 2026 · 5:01 AM PT edition · 20 stories
Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer
Trump administration pays RWE $1.2B to abandon offshore wind leases — This is an edition of Heatmap Daily, an evening review of the day’s news written by our executive editor
Guardian Environment · Lauren Almeida and Alicia Chen in Taipei
Trump imposes 15% tariff on polysilicon imports, citing supply chain security — Move to raise levy on goods made with polysilicon aims to protect domestic US supply chains from China, the major producer Donald Trump has…
More: PV Magazine, PV Magazine
PV Magazine · Blathnaid O'Dea
Saudi company to build 760 MW solar project with battery storage in Syria — Syria’s state-owned electric utility has signed three agreements with Saudi’s Al-Harfi Construction company to develop 760 MW of solar and…
PV Magazine · Sergio Matalucci
Spain, Netherlands approve over $1 billion in renewable hydrogen funding — The Spanish government has allocated €274.2 million for four renewable hydrogen projects with a combined electrolysis capacity of 102.27…
Canary Media · Ysabelle Kempe
Trump administration orders coal plants to remain open despite closures — See more from Canary Media’s “Chart of the Week” column . This story and map will be regularly updated with the latest on the Trump…
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…
More: CleanTechnica
Guardian Environment · Dharna Noor
Trump says oil firms making 'too much money' as critics call for windfall tax — US president’s complaint industry ‘making too much money’ comes after his policies boosted corporations Donald Trump’s statement that oil…
Volts (David Roberts) · David Roberts
Grid cybersecurity threat grows, but policy responses lag — A conversation with Patrick Miller.
PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini
Researchers identify copper corrosion issue in perovskite solar cells, propose bismuth layer fix — Researchers in China found that copper electrodes in perovskite solar cells can suffer from edge corrosion during operation, reducing…
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.
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.
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.
Inside Climate News · Liza Gross
Wildfire smoke poses greater prenatal health risk than vehicle and industrial emissions — In 1965, a presidential advisory panel issued a report warning that pervasive chemical and carbon pollution was harming environmental…
Heatmap News · Alexander C. Kaufman
Trump administration may resume wind project permit reviews despite May freeze —
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…
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 · Shreeyashi Ojha
Clearway Energy solar generation rises 16% in Q2 to 3.6TWh — Clearway Energy generated and sold 3,585GWh of solar power in the second quarter of 2026, up from 2,800GWh in Q2 2025.
PV Tech · Jonathan Touriño Jacobo
We Energies breaks ground on three Wisconsin renewable and storage projects — US utility We Energies has begun construction on three renewable energy and battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in Wisconsin, US.
PV Tech · Jonathan Touriño Jacobo
Solar Landscape secures $150M financing for distributed PV deployment — Solar Landscape, a US-based distributed energy infrastructure company, has secured a development financing facility of up to US$150 million.
Aug 7, 2026 · 8:00 AM PT edition · 20 stories
Guardian Environment · Lauren Almeida and Alicia Chen in Taipei
Trump orders 15% tariff on polysilicon imports to bolster US solar and chip supply — Move to raise levy on goods made with polysilicon aims to protect domestic US supply chains from China, the major producer Donald Trump has…
More: Heatmap News, PV Tech, PV Magazine, PV Magazine
EIA Today in Energy
U.S. battery storage capacity hits 52 gigawatts as deployment accelerates — Utility-scale battery storage capacity in the United States increased significantly during the last three years, with an annual average…
Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer
Trump administration pays RWE $1.2B to abandon offshore wind leases — This is an edition of Heatmap Daily, an evening review of the day’s news written by our executive editor
Heatmap News · Alexander C. Kaufman
Trump administration offers aid package to domestic solar manufacturers —
PV Magazine · Patrick Jowett
August eclipse to test European, US grids with solar ramps — In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, explores the expected impact of the forthcoming solar eclipse on August 12.
PV Magazine · Blathnaid O'Dea
Saudi company to build 760 MW solar project with battery storage in Syria — Syria’s state-owned electric utility has signed three agreements with Saudi’s Al-Harfi Construction company to develop 760 MW of solar and…
PV Magazine · Sergio Matalucci
Spain, Netherlands approve over $1 billion in renewable hydrogen funding — The Spanish government has allocated €274.2 million for four renewable hydrogen projects with a combined electrolysis capacity of 102.27…
Canary Media · Ysabelle Kempe
Trump administration orders coal plants to remain open despite closures — See more from Canary Media’s “Chart of the Week” column . This story and map will be regularly updated with the latest on the Trump…
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…
More: CleanTechnica
PV Tech · Shreeyashi Ojha
Balcony solar faces hurdles to replicate European adoption in US market — Wood Mackenzie’s Joseph Shangraw discusses the challenges facing the US plug-in solar market and the pathway to wider adoption.
Guardian Environment · Dharna Noor
Trump says oil firms making 'too much money' as critics call for windfall tax — US president’s complaint industry ‘making too much money’ comes after his policies boosted corporations Donald Trump’s statement that oil…
Guardian Environment · Karen McVeigh
UK exported 139,000 tonnes of waste to Turkish city, investigation finds — In this week’s newsletter: a Guardian investigation reveals that the UK exported 139,000 tonnes of rubbish to poor districts in Adana,…
TechCrunch Climate · Tim De Chant
Tesla and SpaceX to build $16.8B Texas chip fab powered by natural gas — SpaceX and Tesla are building a massive semiconductor fab in Texas that will depend on natural gas power plants, not Tesla solar panels.
More: Electrek
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…
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.
CleanTechnica · Zachary Shahan
Zoox wins NHTSA approval to charge for robotaxi service — The race is on in the robotaxi industry to get into new markets, build up customer bases, and edge out the competition before they arrive —…
More: CleanTechnica
Inside Climate News · Liza Gross
Wildfire smoke poses greater prenatal health risk than vehicle and industrial emissions — In 1965, a presidential advisory panel issued a report warning that pervasive chemical and carbon pollution was harming environmental…
Grist · Tik Root
Scientists urge EV adoption even for drivers content with gas cars
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.
Utility Dive · Brian Martucci
Video gamers' virtual power purchases help finance 110-MW Texas solar project — “Fractionalized” virtual power purchase agreements and renewable energy certificate transactions can help underwrite clean energy projects,…
Aug 7, 2026 · 11:00 AM PT edition · 20 stories
Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer
Trump administration pays RWE $1.2 billion to abandon offshore wind leases — This is an edition of Heatmap Daily, an evening review of the day’s news written by our executive editor
More: Guardian Environment, TechCrunch Climate, Electrek, CleanTechnica
Latitude Media · Stephen Lacey
States pause data center approvals amid grid strain concerns — As more states pause data centers, how will they use the opportunity to pass energy policy?
Guardian Environment · Lauren Almeida and Alicia Chen in Taipei
Trump orders 15% tariff on polysilicon imports to bolster US solar and chip supply — Move to raise levy on goods made with polysilicon aims to protect domestic US supply chains from China, the major producer Donald Trump has…
More: Heatmap News, PV Tech, PV Magazine, PV Magazine
EIA Today in Energy
U.S. battery storage capacity hits 52 gigawatts as deployment accelerates — Utility-scale battery storage capacity in the United States increased significantly during the last three years, with an annual average…
PV Tech · Shreeyashi Ojha
India plans incentives for over 10GW of polysilicon capacity — India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) plans to announce a scheme covering more than 10GW of polysilicon production capacity.
Heatmap News · Alexander C. Kaufman
Trump administration offers aid package to domestic solar manufacturers —
Distilled · Michael Thomas
Amazon acquired West Texas site for 7.65 GW gas plant to power AI data center — The company confirmed to Cleanview that it acquired the GW Ranch site in West Texas, where a 7.65 GW gas plant will power its first…
Canary Media · Kathryn Krawczyk
Ford names affordable electric pickup Fathom, priced from $28,350 — This analysis and news roundup come from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday.
More: Heatmap News, Electrek, CleanTechnica
PV Magazine · Patrick Jowett
August eclipse to test European, US grids with solar ramps — In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, explores the expected impact of the forthcoming solar eclipse on August 12.
PV Magazine · Blathnaid O'Dea
Saudi company to build 760 MW solar project with battery storage in Syria — Syria’s state-owned electric utility has signed three agreements with Saudi’s Al-Harfi Construction company to develop 760 MW of solar and…
PV Magazine · Sergio Matalucci
Spain, Netherlands approve over $1 billion in renewable hydrogen funding — The Spanish government has allocated €274.2 million for four renewable hydrogen projects with a combined electrolysis capacity of 102.27…
Canary Media · Ysabelle Kempe
Trump administration orders coal plants to remain open despite closures — See more from Canary Media’s “Chart of the Week” column . This story and map will be regularly updated with the latest on the Trump…
PV Tech · Shreeyashi Ojha
Balcony solar faces hurdles to replicate European adoption in US market — Wood Mackenzie’s Joseph Shangraw discusses the challenges facing the US plug-in solar market and the pathway to wider adoption.
Guardian Environment · Matthew Taylor and Ajit Niranjan
Extreme heat forces European power plant shutdowns as region breaks temperature records — Slovakia reaches new high of 42C as authorities in Poland forced to shut down Kozienice and Połaniec power plants Temperature records have…
Guardian Environment · Sarah Butler
UK high street visits fall 3.8% in July as heatwaves drive shoppers online — Visits down 3.8% after 6.2% fall in June, with many choosing to buy online instead, research for retail body finds Shoppers stayed away…
PV Tech · George Heynes
Gentari Australia completes 243MWp solar-plus-storage project in New South Wales — Gentari Australia has reached mechanical completion at the 243MWp Maryvale Solar and Energy Storage Project near Dubbo in New South Wales.
Inside Climate News · Liza Gross
Wildfire smoke poses greater prenatal health risk than vehicle and industrial emissions — In 1965, a presidential advisory panel issued a report warning that pervasive chemical and carbon pollution was harming environmental…
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…
More: CleanTechnica
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.
Utility Dive · Diana DiGangi
TVA net income rises 3% to $965M on data center power demand — The federal utility’s total operating revenue was $10 billion over the first nine months of the fiscal year, up 3% year-over-year, with a…
Aug 7, 2026 · 2:00 PM PT edition · 20 stories
Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer
Trump administration pays RWE $1.2 billion to abandon offshore wind leases — This is an edition of Heatmap Daily, an evening review of the day’s news written by our executive editor
More: Guardian Environment, TechCrunch Climate, Electrek, CleanTechnica
Guardian Environment · Lauren Almeida and Alicia Chen in Taipei
Trump imposes 15% tariff on polysilicon imports to protect U.S. solar and chip makers — Move to raise levy on goods made with polysilicon aims to protect domestic US supply chains from China, the major producer Donald Trump has…
More: Heatmap News, PV Tech, PV Magazine, PV Magazine, CleanTechnica
Latitude Media · Stephen Lacey
States pause data center approvals amid grid strain concerns — As more states pause data centers, how will they use the opportunity to pass energy policy?
EIA Today in Energy
U.S. battery storage capacity hits 52 gigawatts as deployment accelerates — Utility-scale battery storage capacity in the United States increased significantly during the last three years, with an annual average…
PV Tech · Shreeyashi Ojha
India plans incentives for over 10GW of polysilicon capacity — India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) plans to announce a scheme covering more than 10GW of polysilicon production capacity.
Heatmap News · Alexander C. Kaufman
Trump administration offers aid package to domestic solar manufacturers —
Distilled · Michael Thomas
Amazon acquired West Texas site for 7.65 GW gas plant to power AI data center — The company confirmed to Cleanview that it acquired the GW Ranch site in West Texas, where a 7.65 GW gas plant will power its first…
Canary Media · Kathryn Krawczyk
Ford names affordable electric pickup Fathom, priced from $28,350 — This analysis and news roundup come from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday.
More: Heatmap News, Electrek, CleanTechnica
PV Magazine · Patrick Jowett
August eclipse to test European, US grids with solar ramps — In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, explores the expected impact of the forthcoming solar eclipse on August 12.
PV Magazine · Blathnaid O'Dea
Saudi company to build 760 MW solar project with battery storage in Syria — Syria’s state-owned electric utility has signed three agreements with Saudi’s Al-Harfi Construction company to develop 760 MW of solar and…
PV Magazine · Sergio Matalucci
Spain, Netherlands approve over $1 billion in renewable hydrogen funding — The Spanish government has allocated €274.2 million for four renewable hydrogen projects with a combined electrolysis capacity of 102.27…
Canary Media · Ysabelle Kempe
Trump administration orders coal plants to remain open despite closures — See more from Canary Media’s “Chart of the Week” column . This story and map will be regularly updated with the latest on the Trump…
PV Tech · Shreeyashi Ojha
Balcony solar faces hurdles to replicate European adoption in US market — Wood Mackenzie’s Joseph Shangraw discusses the challenges facing the US plug-in solar market and the pathway to wider adoption.
Grist · Ellis Juhlin
Montana's $2B natural gas pipeline faces new legal challenge
Guardian Environment · Karen McVeigh
UK exported 139,000 tonnes of waste to Turkish city, investigation finds — In this week’s newsletter: a Guardian investigation reveals that the UK exported 139,000 tonnes of rubbish to poor districts in Adana,…
TechCrunch Climate · Tim De Chant
Tesla and SpaceX to build $16.8B Texas chip fab powered by natural gas — SpaceX and Tesla are building a massive semiconductor fab in Texas that will depend on natural gas power plants, not Tesla solar panels.
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PV Tech · Shreeyashi Ojha
Array Technologies surpasses 100GW of solar tracker deliveries — Array Technologies reported revenue of US$342.1 million, gross margin of 29.1% and adjusted gross margin of 30.8% for Q2 2026.
Guardian Environment · Matthew Taylor and Ajit Niranjan
Extreme heat forces European power plant shutdowns as region breaks temperature records — Slovakia reaches new high of 42C as authorities in Poland forced to shut down Kozienice and Połaniec power plants Temperature records have…
Inside Climate News · Liza Gross
Wildfire smoke poses greater prenatal health risk than vehicle and industrial emissions — In 1965, a presidential advisory panel issued a report warning that pervasive chemical and carbon pollution was harming environmental…
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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