Heatmap News · Emily Pontecorvo
Sep 1, 2026 · 5:01 PM PT edition · 20 stories
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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