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Sep 1, 2026 · 5:01 PM PT edition · 20 stories

Heatmap News · Emily Pontecorvo

Federal judge strikes down New York's $75 billion climate superfund law — Good evening from New York, where a district court judge struck down a law the state passed in 2024 to extract $75 billion from fossil fuel…

More: Guardian Environment, Inside Climate News

Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

AI data centers driving surge in behind-the-meter battery storage demand — Data center demand for behind-the-meter batteries is expected to quintuple by 2030. The post How the AI boom has impacted US battery…

Latitude Media · Bianca Giacobone

Odyssey raises $74M to connect solar installers with financing in emerging markets — The platform connects thousands of EPCs with financing institutions and equipment suppliers across Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

More: Heatmap News

Canary Media · Julian Spector

US adds record 20.2 GWh of grid battery storage in second quarter — There’s never been a better time to build energy storage in the U.S. than right now. Grid batteries — which sop up power when it’s abundant…

More: Electrek

Utility Dive · Brian Martucci

Trump grid order likely to cause energy storage delays, cancellations: BloombergNEF — The Aug. 26 executive order, previous executive actions and the Treasury Department’s Foreign Entity of Concern guidance are likely to hit…

Utility Dive · Diana DiGangi

California legislature rejects wildfire liability shield, rattling utility stocks — The Legislature’s decision not to shield utilities from wildfire liability caused stock prices for Pacific Gas and Electric and Edison…

Canary Media · Jeff St. John

California declines to fund its largest virtual power plant program — California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration has blocked an effort to keep the state’s most successful virtual power plant program funded…

EIA Today in Energy

U.S. LNG exports surge 23% in first half of 2026 on expanded capacity — U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports averaged 17.4 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) in the first six months of the year, 23% more…

Utility Dive · Ethan Howland

MISO proposes reliability rules targeting large data center loads — MISO defines “large loads” as those above 50 GW, and “computational loads” as large loads that include at least 25 MW of demand from…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

China to impose 2% tax on lithium-ion batteries starting September 2026 — China has begun taxing lithium-ion batteries at 2% from Sept. 1, 2026, ending a decade-long exemption; the rate will rise to 4% in…

PV Tech · JP Casey

California bill would enable remote inspections for residential solar and storage — California has advanced a bill that would enable residents to request remote inspections for home energy systems.

PV Magazine · Pilar Sánchez Molina

Rising negative prices reshape European solar, storage and PPA markets — According to S&P Global, rising negative electricity prices are reshaping solar, storage and PPAs across Europe.

PV Magazine · Uma Gupta

India's solar module capacity surges to 233 GW, but utilization drops to 35–40% — India’s solar module manufacturing capacity has surged to 233 GW, outpacing domestic demand and pushing factory utilization down to 35–40%.

PV Tech · JP Casey

Germany launches third rooftop solar tender, targets 296MW of capacity — The Bundesnetzagentur has launched its third rooftop solar PV tender of the year, which aims to award 296.3MW of new rooftop solar capacity.

Canary Media · Maria Gallucci

Fervo Energy to supply Google 400MW from enhanced geothermal project in Utah — Fervo Energy inked a landmark deal to supply Google with nearly 400 megawatts of clean electricity from the startup’s geothermal project in…

Inside Climate News · Story and photos by Katie Surma

Indigenous leaders convene in Ecuador to oppose Amazon extraction projects — PUYO, Ecuador—People fighting oil wells, mines and other threats to their homelands did not come to this Amazonian city to lobby…

Inside Climate News · Peter Aldhous

EPA Enforcement Cases Hit 9-Year High Despite Reduced Penalties, Analysis Shows — By its own account, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is doing a fantastic job.

MIT Technology Review · Climate · Casey Crownhart

Engineered microbes could reduce fertilizer emissions, researchers find — Fertilizer is crucial for the global food supply, but making it uses a lot of energy and produces a lot of emissions.

Inside Climate News · Aman Azhar

Maryland challenges PJM plan to buy power for projected data center demand — Maryland’s ratepayer protection agency is fighting on two fronts simultaneously to shield households from paying hundreds of millions more…

Sep 1, 2026 · 8:03 PM PT edition · 20 stories

Heatmap News · Emily Pontecorvo

Federal judge strikes down New York's $75 billion climate superfund law — Good evening from New York, where a district court judge struck down a law the state passed in 2024 to extract $75 billion from fossil fuel…

More: Guardian Environment, Inside Climate News

Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

AI data centers driving surge in behind-the-meter battery storage demand — Data center demand for behind-the-meter batteries is expected to quintuple by 2030. The post How the AI boom has impacted US battery…

Latitude Media · Bianca Giacobone

Odyssey raises $74M to connect solar installers with financing in emerging markets — The platform connects thousands of EPCs with financing institutions and equipment suppliers across Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

More: Heatmap News

Canary Media · Julian Spector

US adds record 20.2 GWh of grid battery storage in second quarter — There’s never been a better time to build energy storage in the U.S. than right now. Grid batteries — which sop up power when it’s abundant…

More: Electrek

Utility Dive · Brian Martucci

Trump grid order likely to cause energy storage delays, cancellations: BloombergNEF — The Aug. 26 executive order, previous executive actions and the Treasury Department’s Foreign Entity of Concern guidance are likely to hit…

Utility Dive · Diana DiGangi

California legislature rejects wildfire liability shield, rattling utility stocks — The Legislature’s decision not to shield utilities from wildfire liability caused stock prices for Pacific Gas and Electric and Edison…

Canary Media · Jeff St. John

California declines to fund its largest virtual power plant program — California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration has blocked an effort to keep the state’s most successful virtual power plant program funded…

EIA Today in Energy

U.S. LNG exports surge 23% in first half of 2026 on expanded capacity — U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports averaged 17.4 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) in the first six months of the year, 23% more…

Utility Dive · Ethan Howland

MISO proposes reliability rules targeting large data center loads — MISO defines “large loads” as those above 50 GW, and “computational loads” as large loads that include at least 25 MW of demand from…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

China to impose 2% tax on lithium-ion batteries starting September 2026 — China has begun taxing lithium-ion batteries at 2% from Sept. 1, 2026, ending a decade-long exemption; the rate will rise to 4% in…

PV Tech · JP Casey

California bill would enable remote inspections for residential solar and storage — California has advanced a bill that would enable residents to request remote inspections for home energy systems.

PV Magazine · Pilar Sánchez Molina

Rising negative prices reshape European solar, storage and PPA markets — According to S&P Global, rising negative electricity prices are reshaping solar, storage and PPAs across Europe.

PV Magazine · Lior Kahana

UK researchers say vehicle-integrated PV better protects EV batteries than extending range — UK researchers say vehicle-integrated PV could deliver greater value by preserving EV batteries rather than extending driving range.

PV Tech · JP Casey

Germany launches third rooftop solar tender, targets 296MW of capacity — The Bundesnetzagentur has launched its third rooftop solar PV tender of the year, which aims to award 296.3MW of new rooftop solar capacity.

Guardian Environment · Sara Hashemi

Sea sponges tested to filter pollutants in Spanish port waters — The chicken liver sponge has sailed through a test of its ability to filter pollutants in a harbour in Spain’s Costa Brava In the polluted…

Canary Media · Maria Gallucci

Fervo Energy to supply Google 400MW from enhanced geothermal project in Utah — Fervo Energy inked a landmark deal to supply Google with nearly 400 megawatts of clean electricity from the startup’s geothermal project in…

Inside Climate News · Story and photos by Katie Surma

Indigenous leaders convene in Ecuador to oppose Amazon extraction projects — PUYO, Ecuador—People fighting oil wells, mines and other threats to their homelands did not come to this Amazonian city to lobby…

Inside Climate News · Peter Aldhous

EPA Enforcement Cases Hit 9-Year High Despite Reduced Penalties, Analysis Shows — By its own account, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is doing a fantastic job.

MIT Technology Review · Climate · Casey Crownhart

Engineered microbes could reduce fertilizer emissions, researchers find — Fertilizer is crucial for the global food supply, but making it uses a lot of energy and produces a lot of emissions.

Inside Climate News · Aman Azhar

Maryland challenges PJM plan to buy power for projected data center demand — Maryland’s ratepayer protection agency is fighting on two fronts simultaneously to shield households from paying hundreds of millions more…

Sep 1, 2026 · 11:01 PM PT edition · 20 stories

Guardian Environment · Adam Morton

UN report warns global heating will overshoot 1.5C Paris target, hitting at least 1.8C — But scientists say the world could get back to 1.5C through deep, rapid emissions cuts and removing carbon from the atmosphere Global…

More: Climate Home News, Inside Climate News

PV Magazine · David Carroll

Rooftop solar meets 99.9% of South Australia electricity demand in record — The milestones continue to fall in Australia’s evolving electricity grid, with rooftop solar meeting 99.9% of South Australia’s total…

Heatmap News · Emily Pontecorvo

Federal judge strikes down New York's $75 billion climate superfund law — Good evening from New York, where a district court judge struck down a law the state passed in 2024 to extract $75 billion from fossil fuel…

More: Guardian Environment, Inside Climate News

Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

AI data centers driving surge in behind-the-meter battery storage demand — Data center demand for behind-the-meter batteries is expected to quintuple by 2030. The post How the AI boom has impacted US battery…

Canary Media · Julian Spector

US grid battery installations hit record 20.2 GWh in second quarter — There’s never been a better time to build energy storage in the U.S. than right now. Grid batteries — which sop up power when it’s abundant…

More: Electrek, CleanTechnica

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Korean researchers set world record for perovskite-CIGS tandem solar cell efficiency at 26.7% — The result was confirmed by Germany's Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Fraunhofer ISE) and included in the Best Research-Cell…

Latitude Media · Bianca Giacobone

Odyssey raises $74M to connect solar installers with financing in emerging markets — The platform connects thousands of EPCs with financing institutions and equipment suppliers across Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

More: Heatmap News

PV Magazine · Ben Zientara

New Jersey legalizes portable plug-in solar devices up to 1,200 watts — The bill signed by Governor Mikie Sherrill takes effect on March 1, 2027, allowing New Jerseyites to install and use portable solar…

More: Electrek

Utility Dive · Brian Martucci

Trump grid order likely to cause energy storage delays, cancellations: BloombergNEF — The Aug. 26 executive order, previous executive actions and the Treasury Department’s Foreign Entity of Concern guidance are likely to hit…

Utility Dive · Diana DiGangi

California legislature rejects wildfire liability shield, rattling utility stocks — The Legislature’s decision not to shield utilities from wildfire liability caused stock prices for Pacific Gas and Electric and Edison…

Canary Media · Jeff St. John

California declines to fund its largest virtual power plant program — California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration has blocked an effort to keep the state’s most successful virtual power plant program funded…

EIA Today in Energy

U.S. LNG exports surge 23% in first half of 2026 on expanded capacity — U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports averaged 17.4 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) in the first six months of the year, 23% more…

Utility Dive · Ethan Howland

MISO proposes reliability rules targeting large data center loads — MISO defines “large loads” as those above 50 GW, and “computational loads” as large loads that include at least 25 MW of demand from…

PV Tech · JP Casey

California bill would enable remote inspections for residential solar and storage — California has advanced a bill that would enable residents to request remote inspections for home energy systems.

Guardian Environment · Hettie O'Brien

Communities worldwide resist new datacentre construction over energy and climate concerns — In today’s newsletter: Communities from Scotland to India are pushing back against datacentres they feel have been forced upon them,…

PV Tech · Jonathan Touriño Jacobo

Westbridge to sell 225MW solar-plus-storage project in Canada — Canadian renewables development-stage developer Westbridge Renewable Energy has entered into a definitive share purchase agreement for the…

PV Tech · JP Casey

Germany launches third rooftop solar tender, targets 296MW of capacity — The Bundesnetzagentur has launched its third rooftop solar PV tender of the year, which aims to award 296.3MW of new rooftop solar capacity.

Carbon Brief · Carbon Brief Staff

Methane cuts essential to meet 2-degree climate target, analysts say — Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas and the second-largest contributor to global warming after carbon dioxide (CO2).

Canary Media · Maria Gallucci

Fervo Energy to supply Google 400MW from enhanced geothermal project in Utah — Fervo Energy inked a landmark deal to supply Google with nearly 400 megawatts of clean electricity from the startup’s geothermal project in…

Inside Climate News · Story and photos by Katie Surma

Indigenous leaders convene in Ecuador to oppose Amazon extraction projects — PUYO, Ecuador—People fighting oil wells, mines and other threats to their homelands did not come to this Amazonian city to lobby…

Sep 2, 2026 · 2:01 AM PT edition · 20 stories

Guardian Environment · Adam Morton

UN report warns global heating will overshoot 1.5C Paris target, hitting at least 1.8C — But scientists say the world could get back to 1.5C through deep, rapid emissions cuts and removing carbon from the atmosphere Global…

More: Climate Home News, Inside Climate News

PV Magazine · Lior Kahana

Perovskite solar cells reach 23.51% efficiency with improved stability — Researchers have developed a seed-assisted crystallization strategy to produce pure α-phase FAPbI3 perovskite without conventional chemical…

PV Magazine · David Carroll

Rooftop solar meets 99.9% of South Australia electricity demand in record — The milestones continue to fall in Australia’s evolving electricity grid, with rooftop solar meeting 99.9% of South Australia’s total…

Heatmap News · Emily Pontecorvo

Federal judge strikes down New York's $75 billion climate superfund law — Good evening from New York, where a district court judge struck down a law the state passed in 2024 to extract $75 billion from fossil fuel…

More: Guardian Environment, Inside Climate News

Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

AI data centers driving surge in behind-the-meter battery storage demand — Data center demand for behind-the-meter batteries is expected to quintuple by 2030. The post How the AI boom has impacted US battery…

CleanTechnica · Michael Barnard

Africa's solar installations outpace official statistics as rooftop deployment accelerates — Africa officially added about 4.5 GW of solar in 2025. It also imported about 18.2 GW of solar modules.

Canary Media · Julian Spector

US grid battery installations hit record 20.2 GWh in second quarter — There’s never been a better time to build energy storage in the U.S. than right now. Grid batteries — which sop up power when it’s abundant…

More: Electrek, CleanTechnica

Canary Media · Daniel Cusick

North Dakota's wind industry faces local opposition despite economic benefits — WISHEK, N.D. — George Wolff offered a cautious greeting through the window of my rented F-150.

PV Magazine · Mark Hutchins

Solar frame makers explore steel, glass alternatives to aluminum — Solar cells, encapsulants, glass, backsheets, and virtually every PV module component have seen rapid changes and improvements over the…

Utility Dive · Brian Martucci

Trump grid order likely to cause energy storage delays, cancellations: BloombergNEF — The Aug. 26 executive order, previous executive actions and the Treasury Department’s Foreign Entity of Concern guidance are likely to hit…

Utility Dive · Diana DiGangi

California legislature rejects wildfire liability shield, rattling utility stocks — The Legislature’s decision not to shield utilities from wildfire liability caused stock prices for Pacific Gas and Electric and Edison…

Canary Media · Jeff St. John

California declines to fund its largest virtual power plant program — California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration has blocked an effort to keep the state’s most successful virtual power plant program funded…

EIA Today in Energy

U.S. LNG exports surge 23% in first half of 2026 on expanded capacity — U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports averaged 17.4 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) in the first six months of the year, 23% more…

Utility Dive · Ethan Howland

MISO proposes reliability rules targeting large data center loads — MISO defines “large loads” as those above 50 GW, and “computational loads” as large loads that include at least 25 MW of demand from…

PV Tech · JP Casey

California bill would enable remote inspections for residential solar and storage — California has advanced a bill that would enable residents to request remote inspections for home energy systems.

Climate Home News · Helen Popper

Opinion: Climate policy should prioritize wildfire prevention over response — While many countries remain locked in a reactive cycle of disaster response, public policy can shift investment upstream to build…

Guardian Environment · Hettie O'Brien

Communities worldwide resist new datacentre construction over energy and climate concerns — In today’s newsletter: Communities from Scotland to India are pushing back against datacentres they feel have been forced upon them,…

Heatmap News · Katie Brigham

Odyssey Energy raises $74M for distributed solar in emerging markets — As old and increasingly strained as the U.S. electric grid is, Americans can still mostly count on it to keep the lights on.

PV Tech · Jonathan Touriño Jacobo

Westbridge to sell 225MW solar-plus-storage project in Canada — Canadian renewables development-stage developer Westbridge Renewable Energy has entered into a definitive share purchase agreement for the…

Sep 2, 2026 · 5:03 AM PT edition · 20 stories

Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer

Amazon, OpenAI plan massive natural gas power plants in Texas and Ohio — The United States is staring down a natural gas buildout of gigantic proportions. Amazon wants to build what would be the country’s largest…

More: Shift Key (Robinson Meyer & Jesse Jenkins)

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

EU approves €2 billion fund for Greek island decarbonization — The European Commission and EIB have approved a €2 billion fund to support grid interconnections, renewable energy, storage and electric…

via Bluesky

Africa installs record 17 GW of solar in 2026, mostly off-grid systems — Africa installs a record 17 GW of solar in 2026 - three-quarters of it is distributed solar, which is largely invisible.

More: CleanTechnica

PV Magazine · Lior Kahana

Perovskite solar cells reach 23.51% efficiency with improved stability — Researchers have developed a seed-assisted crystallization strategy to produce pure α-phase FAPbI3 perovskite without conventional chemical…

PV Magazine · David Carroll

Rooftop solar meets 99.9% of South Australia electricity demand in record — The milestones continue to fall in Australia’s evolving electricity grid, with rooftop solar meeting 99.9% of South Australia’s total…

Heatmap News · Emily Pontecorvo

Federal judge strikes down New York's $75 billion climate superfund law — Good evening from New York, where a district court judge struck down a law the state passed in 2024 to extract $75 billion from fossil fuel…

More: Guardian Environment, Inside Climate News

Climate Home News · Tais Gadea Lara

Civil society pushes for binding Just Transition Mechanism at COP31 — Civil society wants a mechanism to be launched at COP31 but insists it must be more than a talking shop and include different social groups…

Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer

Natural gas buildout accelerates with new U.S. capacity announcements — This transcript has been automatically generated

Heatmap News · Matthew Zeitlin

Rising Treasury yields increase borrowing costs for renewable energy projects — Across the developed world, yields on government debt are rising, driving up the cost of borrowing with potentially particularly dire…

Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

AI data centers driving surge in behind-the-meter battery storage demand — Data center demand for behind-the-meter batteries is expected to quintuple by 2030. The post How the AI boom has impacted US battery…

PV Tech · JP Casey

EU solar has displaced €30 billion in gas imports since Iran conflict began — Europe’s PV fleet has removed the need for over €30 billion (US$34.74 billion) in gas imports since the start of the Iran conflict.

Canary Media · Julian Spector

US grid battery installations hit record 20.2 GWh in second quarter — There’s never been a better time to build energy storage in the U.S. than right now. Grid batteries — which sop up power when it’s abundant…

More: Electrek, CleanTechnica

Canary Media · Daniel Cusick

North Dakota's wind industry faces local opposition despite economic benefits — WISHEK, N.D. — George Wolff offered a cautious greeting through the window of my rented F-150.

Guardian Environment · Adam Morton

Global warming will overshoot 1.5C goal, UN report warns — But scientists say the world could get back to 1.5C through deep, rapid emissions cuts and removing carbon from the atmosphere Global…

More: Climate Home News, Climate Home News, Inside Climate News

Guardian Environment · Matthew Pearce

Barclays faces complaint over coal plant financing near Bangladesh mangrove forest — Bangladeshi complainants allege Rampal power station’s pollution and climate risks threaten the Sunderbans, a world heritage site Barclays…

PV Tech · JP Casey

California bill would enable remote inspections for residential solar and storage — California has advanced a bill that would enable residents to request remote inspections for home energy systems.

Utility Dive · Brian Martucci

Trump grid order likely to cause energy storage delays, cancellations: BloombergNEF — The Aug. 26 executive order, previous executive actions and the Treasury Department’s Foreign Entity of Concern guidance are likely to hit…

Utility Dive · Drew Baglino, Vlad Troy, Michael Polsky and Varun Sivaram

AI data centers can help grid resilience if designed with utility coordination, experts say — Developed intentionally, AI data centers can help create a more resilient and affordable electric system, write officials from Heron Power,…

Utility Dive · Diana DiGangi

California legislature rejects wildfire liability shield, rattling utility stocks — The Legislature’s decision not to shield utilities from wildfire liability caused stock prices for Pacific Gas and Electric and Edison…

Sep 2, 2026 · 8:01 AM PT edition · 20 stories

Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer

Amazon, OpenAI plan massive natural gas power plants in Texas and Ohio — The United States is staring down a natural gas buildout of gigantic proportions. Amazon wants to build what would be the country’s largest…

More: Shift Key (Robinson Meyer & Jesse Jenkins)

Guardian Environment · Reuters

Energy Department warns of blackout risk across PJM grid amid intense heat — US energy department warns of potential for outages in PJM Interconnection, serving 67 million from DC to Chicago The risk ⁠of power…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

EU approves German capacity mechanism with €35.2 billion in state support — The European Commission has approved Germany’s capacity mechanism, clearing the way for up to €35.2 billion in state support for…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

EU approves €2 billion fund for Greek island decarbonization — The European Commission and EIB have approved a €2 billion fund to support grid interconnections, renewable energy, storage and electric…

Electrek · Jameson Dow

Republicans Set to Propose Fuel Economy Standards Raising Average Costs 45% — The Department of Transportation says it’s ready to announce fuel economy standards that will raise average fuel costs by 45%, right as the…

via Bluesky

Africa installs record 17 GW of solar in 2026, mostly off-grid systems — Africa installs a record 17 GW of solar in 2026 - three-quarters of it is distributed solar, which is largely invisible.

More: CleanTechnica

PV Magazine · Lior Kahana

Perovskite solar cells reach 23.51% efficiency with improved stability — Researchers have developed a seed-assisted crystallization strategy to produce pure α-phase FAPbI3 perovskite without conventional chemical…

Heatmap News · Emily Pontecorvo

Federal judge strikes down New York's $75 billion climate superfund law — Good evening from New York, where a district court judge struck down a law the state passed in 2024 to extract $75 billion from fossil fuel…

More: Guardian Environment, Inside Climate News

Heatmap News · Alexander C. Kaufman

Solar capacity surpasses coal in China for first time —

Climate Home News · Tais Gadea Lara

Civil society pushes for binding Just Transition Mechanism at COP31 — Civil society wants a mechanism to be launched at COP31 but insists it must be more than a talking shop and include different social groups…

Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer

Natural gas buildout accelerates with new U.S. capacity announcements — This transcript has been automatically generated

PV Tech · JP Casey

EU solar has displaced €30 billion in gas imports since Iran conflict began — Europe’s PV fleet has removed the need for over €30 billion (US$34.74 billion) in gas imports since the start of the Iran conflict.

Canary Media · Daniel Cusick

North Dakota's wind industry faces local opposition despite economic benefits — WISHEK, N.D. — George Wolff offered a cautious greeting through the window of my rented F-150.

Guardian Environment · Adam Morton

Global warming will overshoot 1.5C goal, UN report warns — But scientists say the world could get back to 1.5C through deep, rapid emissions cuts and removing carbon from the atmosphere Global…

More: Climate Home News, Climate Home News, Inside Climate News

PV Tech · JP Casey

California bill would enable remote inspections for residential solar and storage — California has advanced a bill that would enable residents to request remote inspections for home energy systems.

Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

AI data centers driving surge in behind-the-meter battery storage demand — Data center demand for behind-the-meter batteries is expected to quintuple by 2030. The post How the AI boom has impacted US battery…

Canary Media · Julian Spector

US grid battery installations hit record 20.2 GWh in second quarter — There’s never been a better time to build energy storage in the U.S. than right now. Grid batteries — which sop up power when it’s abundant…

More: Electrek, CleanTechnica

Yale Climate Connections · Michael Svoboda

Leah Stokes chronicles passage of U.S. climate legislation in new memoir — In a new memoir, author Leah Stokes takes readers behind the scenes of U.S. democracy – and shows how people can still have an outsize…

More: via Bluesky

Electrek · Fred Lambert

Waymo expands driverless taxi service to 14 US cities — Waymo opened its driverless ride-hailing service to the general public in Denver, San Diego, and Tampa on Monday, bringing the…

More: CleanTechnica

Canary Media · Maria Gallucci

Fervo Energy to supply Google 400MW from enhanced geothermal project in Utah — Fervo Energy inked a landmark deal to supply Google with nearly 400 megawatts of clean electricity from the startup’s geothermal project in…

Sep 2, 2026 · 11:03 AM PT edition · 20 stories

Utility Dive · Diana DiGangi

Google signs 400 MW deal with Fervo for enhanced geothermal power in Utah — Key risks remain, however, including “first-of-a-kind execution,” interconnection bottlenecks, capital intensity and competing technology…

More: Canary Media, TechCrunch Climate

Utility Dive · Ethan Howland

Transmission expansion in Eastern Interconnection could lower rates and bolster reliability — About a dozen inter- and intraregional projects in the Eastern Interconnection could help meet load growth, lower retail electric rates,…

Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer

Amazon, OpenAI plan massive natural gas power plants in Texas and Ohio — The United States is staring down a natural gas buildout of gigantic proportions. Amazon wants to build what would be the country’s largest…

More: Shift Key (Robinson Meyer & Jesse Jenkins)

Guardian Environment · Reuters

Energy Department warns of blackout risk across PJM grid amid intense heat — US energy department warns of potential for outages in PJM Interconnection, serving 67 million from DC to Chicago The risk ⁠of power…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

EU approves German capacity mechanism with €35.2 billion in state support — The European Commission has approved Germany’s capacity mechanism, clearing the way for up to €35.2 billion in state support for…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

EU approves €2 billion fund for Greek island decarbonization — The European Commission and EIB have approved a €2 billion fund to support grid interconnections, renewable energy, storage and electric…

Electrek · Jameson Dow

Republicans Set to Propose Fuel Economy Standards Raising Average Costs 45% — The Department of Transportation says it’s ready to announce fuel economy standards that will raise average fuel costs by 45%, right as the…

Heatmap News · Alexander C. Kaufman

China's solar capacity surpasses coal for first time —

More: Electrek

via Bluesky

Africa installs record 17 GW of solar in 2026, mostly off-grid systems — Africa installs a record 17 GW of solar in 2026 - three-quarters of it is distributed solar, which is largely invisible.

More: CleanTechnica

Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

Utilities' data center tariff revenue potential varies widely — When it comes to potential data center revenue, not all tariffs are created equal. The post How much will utilities actually earn from…

PV Tech · JP Casey

New Jersey legalizes plug-in solar panels up to 1,200 watts — New Jersey governor Mikie Sherrill has signed into law a bill that will permit state residents to use plug-in solar panels of up to 1,200W.

More: PV Magazine, Electrek

Climate Home News · Tais Gadea Lara

Civil society pushes for binding Just Transition Mechanism at COP31 — Civil society wants a mechanism to be launched at COP31 but insists it must be more than a talking shop and include different social groups…

PV Tech · JP Casey

EU solar has displaced €30 billion in gas imports since Iran conflict began — Europe’s PV fleet has removed the need for over €30 billion (US$34.74 billion) in gas imports since the start of the Iran conflict.

Guardian Environment · Hettie O'Brien

Communities worldwide resist new datacentre construction over energy and climate concerns — In today’s newsletter: Communities from Scotland to India are pushing back against datacentres they feel have been forced upon them,…

Guardian Environment · Adam Morton

Global warming will overshoot 1.5C goal, UN report warns — But scientists say the world could get back to 1.5C through deep, rapid emissions cuts and removing carbon from the atmosphere Global…

More: Climate Home News, Climate Home News, Inside Climate News

Heatmap News · Matthew Zeitlin

Rising Treasury yields increase borrowing costs for renewable energy projects — Across the developed world, yields on government debt are rising, driving up the cost of borrowing with potentially particularly dire…

PV Tech · JP Casey

California bill would enable remote inspections for residential solar and storage — California has advanced a bill that would enable residents to request remote inspections for home energy systems.

Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

AI data centers driving surge in behind-the-meter battery storage demand — Data center demand for behind-the-meter batteries is expected to quintuple by 2030. The post How the AI boom has impacted US battery…

Canary Media · Julian Spector

US grid battery installations hit record 20.2 GWh in second quarter — There’s never been a better time to build energy storage in the U.S. than right now. Grid batteries — which sop up power when it’s abundant…

More: Electrek, CleanTechnica

Yale Climate Connections · Michael Svoboda

Leah Stokes chronicles passage of U.S. climate legislation in new memoir — In a new memoir, author Leah Stokes takes readers behind the scenes of U.S. democracy – and shows how people can still have an outsize…

More: via Bluesky

Sep 2, 2026 · 2:01 PM PT edition · 20 stories

Utility Dive · Diana DiGangi

Google signs 400 MW deal with Fervo for enhanced geothermal power in Utah — Key risks remain, however, including “first-of-a-kind execution,” interconnection bottlenecks, capital intensity and competing technology…

More: Canary Media, TechCrunch Climate

Machine Readable (Halcyon) · Jacob Grindal

FERC orders grid operators to explain delays in large load interconnections — FERC recently issued show cause orders to each of the six regional grid operators regarding the timely and efficient integration of large…

Electrek · Michelle Lewis

Maine regulators select Clearway Energy to develop 800 MW wind farm — Maine regulators have picked Clearway Energy to develop an 800-megawatt (MW) wind farm in northern Maine – a project that would boost the…

Utility Dive · Ethan Howland

Transmission expansion in Eastern Interconnection could lower rates and bolster reliability — About a dozen inter- and intraregional projects in the Eastern Interconnection could help meet load growth, lower retail electric rates,…

Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer

Amazon, OpenAI plan massive natural gas power plants in Texas and Ohio — The United States is staring down a natural gas buildout of gigantic proportions. Amazon wants to build what would be the country’s largest…

More: Shift Key (Robinson Meyer & Jesse Jenkins)

Guardian Environment · Reuters

Energy Department warns of blackout risk across PJM grid amid intense heat — US energy department warns of potential for outages in PJM Interconnection, serving 67 million from DC to Chicago The risk ⁠of power…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

EU approves German capacity mechanism with €35.2 billion in state support — The European Commission has approved Germany’s capacity mechanism, clearing the way for up to €35.2 billion in state support for…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

EU approves €2 billion fund for Greek island decarbonization — The European Commission and EIB have approved a €2 billion fund to support grid interconnections, renewable energy, storage and electric…

Electrek · Jameson Dow

Republicans Set to Propose Fuel Economy Standards Raising Average Costs 45% — The Department of Transportation says it’s ready to announce fuel economy standards that will raise average fuel costs by 45%, right as the…

Heatmap News · Alexander C. Kaufman

China's solar capacity surpasses coal for first time —

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Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

Utilities' data center tariff revenue potential varies widely — When it comes to potential data center revenue, not all tariffs are created equal. The post How much will utilities actually earn from…

PV Tech · JP Casey

New Jersey legalizes plug-in solar panels up to 1,200 watts — New Jersey governor Mikie Sherrill has signed into law a bill that will permit state residents to use plug-in solar panels of up to 1,200W.

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Latitude Media · Bianca Giacobone

SB Energy files for IPO with no operational data center capacity — The company has no data center capacity in operation, but it's going public anyway. The post Under the hood of SB Energy’s IPO filing…

PV Tech · JP Casey

EU solar has displaced €30 billion in gas imports since Iran conflict began — Europe’s PV fleet has removed the need for over €30 billion (US$34.74 billion) in gas imports since the start of the Iran conflict.

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Africa installs record 17 GW of solar in 2026, mostly off-grid systems — Africa installs a record 17 GW of solar in 2026 - three-quarters of it is distributed solar, which is largely invisible.

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Guardian Environment · Pippa Neill Environment reporter

Study finds 402-433 million annual pesticide poisoning cases among global farmers — Study reveals that pesticide poisoning kills 11,000 people each year, with India accounting for nearly 60% of fatalities Almost half of the…

Guardian Environment · Hettie O'Brien

Communities worldwide resist new datacentre construction over energy and climate concerns — In today’s newsletter: Communities from Scotland to India are pushing back against datacentres they feel have been forced upon them,…

Inside Climate News · Phil McKenna, Investigative Reporter

Nylon manufacturers implement emissions-reduction measures — Many of our impact case studies cover ongoing stories that Inside Climate News continues to actively cover.

Heatmap News · Matthew Zeitlin

Rising Treasury yields increase borrowing costs for renewable energy projects — Across the developed world, yields on government debt are rising, driving up the cost of borrowing with potentially particularly dire…

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