Latitude Media · Elizabeth K. Whitney
Aug 18, 2026 · 5:00 PM PT edition · 20 stories
Heatmap News · Katie Brigham
California seeks to expand distributed energy programs to ease grid strain — By many measures, California is the most advanced U.S. demand response market. Its aggressive clean energy targets, widespread home…
PV Tech · JP Casey
US clean energy tax credit transfers reach $21 billion in first half of 2026 — Tax credit transfer value in the US rose between the second half of 2025 and the first half of 2026, according to Crux.
PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini
India installs record 27 GW of solar capacity in first half of 2024 — The country's cumulative installed PV capacity reached 165 GW at the end of June, according to new figures released by Mercom.
Electrek · Fred Lambert
Einride orders 500 Tesla Semis, largest public commitment to electric truck — Einride is putting 500 Tesla Semis on US roads, the largest commitment to Tesla’s electric truck that anyone has made public.
CleanTechnica · Michael Barnard
Modular reactor stocks fall sharply as short sellers bet against technology — The Financial Times supplied an interesting prompt this week. Short sellers have made an estimated $2.1 billion betting against Oklo,…
Canary Media · Jeff St. John
California advances data center bills amid industry opposition — California, with its sky-high electricity prices, isn’t facing the same influx of data centers that many other states are.
Climate Home News · Megan Rowling
Every country needs energy transition optimization model, report says — National pledges and platforms alone won’t lead to secure and affordable decarbonised energy systems The post Every country needs a model…
PV Tech · Shreeyashi Ojha
India targets 5GW of floating solar with new PM-SSY scheme — India’s PM-SSY targets 5GW of floating solar and storage, but execution and financing remain key challenges, says expert.
Utility Dive · Diana DiGangi
CPUC staff questions CAISO's Extended Day-Ahead Market data transparency — The California Public Utilities Commission’s Energy Division staff asked the California Independent System Operator to publish methodology…
Guardian Environment · Damien Gayle Environment correspondent
London's emissions zone improved children's lung capacity, study finds — Researchers find capacity stunted by pollution was restored after introduction of ultra-low emission zone Children’s lungs grew bigger and…
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Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup
Sunrun signs deal to supply power from home batteries to Voltus AI data center program — This latest expansion of "bring your own capacity" adds residential solar and storage to Voltus’ portfolio in Illinois.
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Grist · Matt Simon
Study: Mass EV charging could stabilize power grid through smart scheduling
PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini
Solar module prices stable as European heat drives renewable demand — Europe’s record heat is driving up electricity demand while renewable energy deployment remains constrained by policy uncertainty.
PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini
Study finds perovskite-silicon tandem solar performance varies significantly by region — Researchers in China found that outdoor spectral variations can significantly reduce the energy yield of two-terminal (2T)…
PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini
Brookfield, La Caisse complete acquisition of Canadian renewable producer Boralex — Brookfield Renewable Partners and La Caisse have completed their acquisition of Quebec-based renewable energy producer Boralex, with La…
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Heatmap News · Alexander C. Kaufman
Nvidia backs OpenAI plan to build large fossil fuel power plant —
Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer
OpenAI leases massive data center on federal Ohio land with SoftBank, Nvidia backing — This is an edition of Heatmap Daily, an evening review of the day’s news written by our executive editor
Electrek · Peter Johnson