Guardian Environment · Jillian Ambrose Energy Correspondent

UK offers households £250 annual bill discount for living near new power pylons — Discounts confirmed near more than 40 locations across Great Britain amid biggest upgrade to electricity grid since 1960s Households living…

Heatmap News · Katie Brigham

Small modular reactor startups raise billions as data centers drive nuclear interest — Investment in smaller, next-generation nuclear reactor designs is booming, with a flood of capital pouring into scaled-down models known as…

Guardian Environment · Ajit Niranjan

Study finds AI's fossil fuel productivity gains outweigh climate benefits from renewables — Modelling finds AI-driven productivity gains in coal, oil and gas enable more emissions than applications in renewables avoid AI-driven…

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Utility Dive · Diana DiGangi

Evergy signs 3 GW of large industrial loads; eyes 5 GW new generation — The company is in “advanced discussions” with large-load customers representing another 1 to 2 GW, CEO David Campbell said during a…

Electrek · Jameson Dow

China EV sales surge while combustion vehicle market collapses — The structural collapse of gas car sales has continued in the world’s largest auto market, with July numbers showing that the only type of…

Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer

U.S. battery industry averaging 20% annual growth despite infrastructure challenges — This is an edition of Heatmap Daily, an evening review of the day’s news written by our executive editor

Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

Advanced geothermal startups chase Fervo's path to IPO amid unclear investor appetite — The sector's breakout star may be pulling other startups up with it, but the path to the next IPO isn't totally clear.

Electrek · Fred Lambert

Sinopec converts Shanghai gas station to BYD-only EV charging hub — Sinopec, China’s biggest fuel retailer, just gutted one of its Shanghai gas stations and swapped the pumps for BYD’s 1,500 kW flash…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Research finds solar projected to supply 61% of world electricity by 2050 — A systematic review finds that solar PV emerges consistently to the backbone of future energy systems, yet many models still underestimate…

CleanTechnica · Michael Barnard

AI data center power demand strains regional US grids, utilities say — AI has changed the data-center electricity story. Demand is rising much faster than it did through much of the 2000s and 2010s, hyperscale…

Electrek · Fred Lambert

Samsung SDI takes full control of $3.5B Indiana EV battery plant — Samsung SDI is taking full control of its Indiana battery plant. The South Korean cell maker is buying out General Motors’ 49.99% stake in…

Utility Dive · Brian Martucci

Battery leases with low upfront costs gaining traction on distribution grids — Battery leases with low or no up-front costs are attractive in markets with well-developed virtual power plant programs and persistent grid…

Latitude Media · Latitude Studios

Sen. Tillis argues for 'all-of-the-above' energy policy to survive political shifts — Why the U.S.’s biggest energy challenge is building policy that can survive partisan whiplash. The post Critical Capital: Sen.

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PV Tech · Shreeyashi Ojha

SEG Solar commissions 4GW module plant in Texas, targets 10.6GW by 2027 — US solar module manufacturer SEG Solar inaugurates 4GW Texas module plant, taking total US manufacturing capacity to 6GW annually.

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Heatmap News · Alexander C. Kaufman

US records hottest month in 132 years of data, surpassing 1930s Dust Bowl —

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TechCrunch Climate · Tim De Chant

Kyoto Fusioneering wins grant to develop fusion power plant fuel system component — Fusion power startups are turning to Kyoto Fusioneering to supply components for future power plants.

Latitude Media · Stephanie Cole

Demand response participation should be default, not opt-in — At a time of sharply rising electricity demand, sign-up friction is leaving millions of grid-interactive devices stranded.

PV Magazine · Patrick Jowett

Philippines eases permitting rules for rooftop and plug-and-play solar systems — The Philippines has streamlined guidelines governing the use of micro-solar and zero-export solar systems.

Canary Media · Jeff St. John

California lawmakers debate utility rate reform as session nears end — California lawmakers are once again contending with how to curb the state’s high energy costs as they hurtle toward the end of this year’s…

Canary Media · Kari Lydersen

Illinois coal-to-solar initiative falters as conversion projects slow — Illinois had big plans to turn a bunch of old coal plant sites into solar and battery farms.