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Sep 12, 2026 · 5:01 PM PT edition · 20 stories

Canary Media · Jeff St. John

Federal appeals court strikes down Trump DOE order keeping Michigan coal plant running — A federal court has ruled that the Department of Energy acted outside the bounds of its legal authority when it forced a coal plant in…

More: Utility Dive, Inside Climate News, Grist, Electrek, CleanTechnica, CleanTechnica, via Bluesky

PV Magazine · Mark Hutchins

Trump administration sets tariffs on polysilicon imports under Section 232 — As the dust settles from the Aug. 6 announcement of tariffs and minimum import prices on polysilicon and its derivatives, Jesse Pichel and…

Inside Climate News · Dylan Baddour

Texas LNG plant violated air pollution permits for years, watchdog finds — A gas export terminal on the Gulf Coast of Texas has routinely violated air pollution permits for years with little consequences from state…

CleanTechnica · Michael Barnard

Hydrogen bus costs plummet as First Bus orders 23 vehicles at fraction of Aberdeen's price — Aberdeen’s hydrogen double-deckers have finally produced a useful market price, and it is more revealing than another theoretical argument…

Inside Climate News · Aman Azhar

Maryland communities push for data center moratorium as local opposition mounts — More than 60 advocacy groups from across Maryland are urging leaders in Annapolis to put a temporary pause on new data center proposals…

PV Magazine · Ryan Kennedy

Battery storage gaining traction in data center power applications — Volta Foundation’s July 2026 report ‘Where Batteries Can Win in Data Center Applications’ shows the two areas where battery energy storage…

PV Tech · Will Norman

Texas solar recycling plant aims to recover critical materials from used panels — Plans for the US’ “first end-to-end” solar PV critical materials recovery and recycling facility have been announced.

More: Electrek

Canary Media · Kathryn Krawczyk

Balcony solar emerges as fastest-growing residential clean energy segment — This analysis and news roundup come from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday.

Guardian Environment · Rowena Mason and Kiran Stacey

Labour delays North Sea gasfield decision until after byelection — Greens accuse Labour of hiding position to avoid criticism before contest, in which Zack Polanski is standing A decision on approving the…

Guardian Environment · Lisa Cox Environment and climate correspondent

Australian government scraps plastic packaging waste standards ahead of election — Federal environment department tells industry representatives the government does not want to ‘exacerbate cost of living pressures’

Utility Dive · Diana DiGangi

Pennsylvania PUC to examine ratemaking changes as data center demand grows — The decisions come “amid growing concern about the balance between rapidly increasing electricity demand and the resources available to…

Carbon Brief · Cecilia Keating

Indonesia wildfires on track to match record-high century emissions as El Niño conditions persist — Wildfires currently burning large swathes of land in Indonesia are on track to produce emissions on a par with the… The post El Niño:…

PV Magazine · Ryan Kennedy

Array Technologies triples U.S. solar tracker manufacturing with new Albuquerque plant — The Albuquerque solar tracker manufacturing facility will employ about 300 people and enable it to bring production in house rather than…

More: PV Tech

Latitude Media · Latitude Studios

OG&E tests personalized demand-shifting program to manage grid load — How OG&E balances affordability and surging demand through personalized load shifting.

Canary Media · Julian Spector

xAI builds massive battery system at Memphis data center — Elon Musk’s SpaceXAI has built what may be the biggest battery in the U.S. at its controversial Memphis AI computing hub.

Utility Dive · Ethan Howland

Unplanned power plant outages decline sharply during 2025-26 winter storms, FERC-NERC report finds — Improved preparations and interregional power transfers played key roles in avoiding planned blackouts during bitter cold in early 2026,…

PV Tech · Ben Willis

Enerparc insolvency signals financial stress in European solar sector — The financial difficulties of one of Europe’s best-known downstream solar companies highlight the faultlines running through the…

Heatmap News · Alexander C. Kaufman

Oil prices surge as Houthis capture Red Sea port —

Guardian Environment · Mark Sweney

UK businesses, charities urge chancellor to remove energy bill levies — Businesses, charities and other groups sign letter calling for levies to be paid by the government More than 120 organisations including…

PV Magazine · Brian Publicover

Latvenergo expands battery storage and solar capacity in Baltic region — Latvenergo is folding solar and battery assets into a broader wind-acquisition drive as part of its push to diversify Baltic power…

Sep 12, 2026 · 8:00 PM PT edition · 20 stories

Canary Media · Jeff St. John

Federal appeals court strikes down Trump DOE order keeping Michigan coal plant running — A federal court has ruled that the Department of Energy acted outside the bounds of its legal authority when it forced a coal plant in…

More: Utility Dive, Inside Climate News, Grist, Electrek, CleanTechnica, CleanTechnica, via Bluesky

PV Magazine · Mark Hutchins

Trump administration sets tariffs on polysilicon imports under Section 232 — As the dust settles from the Aug. 6 announcement of tariffs and minimum import prices on polysilicon and its derivatives, Jesse Pichel and…

Inside Climate News · Dylan Baddour

Texas LNG plant violated air pollution permits for years, watchdog finds — A gas export terminal on the Gulf Coast of Texas has routinely violated air pollution permits for years with little consequences from state…

CleanTechnica · Michael Barnard

Hydrogen bus costs plummet as First Bus orders 23 vehicles at fraction of Aberdeen's price — Aberdeen’s hydrogen double-deckers have finally produced a useful market price, and it is more revealing than another theoretical argument…

Inside Climate News · Aman Azhar

Maryland communities push for data center moratorium as local opposition mounts — More than 60 advocacy groups from across Maryland are urging leaders in Annapolis to put a temporary pause on new data center proposals…

PV Magazine · Ryan Kennedy

Battery storage gaining traction in data center power applications — Volta Foundation’s July 2026 report ‘Where Batteries Can Win in Data Center Applications’ shows the two areas where battery energy storage…

PV Tech · Will Norman

Texas solar recycling plant aims to recover critical materials from used panels — Plans for the US’ “first end-to-end” solar PV critical materials recovery and recycling facility have been announced.

More: Electrek

Canary Media · Kathryn Krawczyk

Balcony solar emerges as fastest-growing residential clean energy segment — This analysis and news roundup come from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday.

Guardian Environment · Rowena Mason and Kiran Stacey

Labour delays North Sea gasfield decision until after byelection — Greens accuse Labour of hiding position to avoid criticism before contest, in which Zack Polanski is standing A decision on approving the…

Guardian Environment · Lisa Cox Environment and climate correspondent

Australian government scraps plastic packaging waste standards ahead of election — Federal environment department tells industry representatives the government does not want to ‘exacerbate cost of living pressures’

Utility Dive · Diana DiGangi

Pennsylvania PUC to examine ratemaking changes as data center demand grows — The decisions come “amid growing concern about the balance between rapidly increasing electricity demand and the resources available to…

Carbon Brief · Cecilia Keating

Indonesia wildfires on track to match record-high century emissions as El Niño conditions persist — Wildfires currently burning large swathes of land in Indonesia are on track to produce emissions on a par with the… The post El Niño:…

PV Magazine · Ryan Kennedy

Array Technologies triples U.S. solar tracker manufacturing with new Albuquerque plant — The Albuquerque solar tracker manufacturing facility will employ about 300 people and enable it to bring production in house rather than…

More: PV Tech

Latitude Media · Latitude Studios

OG&E tests personalized demand-shifting program to manage grid load — How OG&E balances affordability and surging demand through personalized load shifting.

Canary Media · Julian Spector

xAI builds massive battery system at Memphis data center — Elon Musk’s SpaceXAI has built what may be the biggest battery in the U.S. at its controversial Memphis AI computing hub.

Utility Dive · Ethan Howland

Unplanned power plant outages decline sharply during 2025-26 winter storms, FERC-NERC report finds — Improved preparations and interregional power transfers played key roles in avoiding planned blackouts during bitter cold in early 2026,…

PV Tech · Ben Willis

Enerparc insolvency signals financial stress in European solar sector — The financial difficulties of one of Europe’s best-known downstream solar companies highlight the faultlines running through the…

Heatmap News · Alexander C. Kaufman

Oil prices surge as Houthis capture Red Sea port —

Guardian Environment · Mark Sweney

UK businesses, charities urge chancellor to remove energy bill levies — Businesses, charities and other groups sign letter calling for levies to be paid by the government More than 120 organisations including…

PV Magazine · Brian Publicover

Latvenergo expands battery storage and solar capacity in Baltic region — Latvenergo is folding solar and battery assets into a broader wind-acquisition drive as part of its push to diversify Baltic power…

Sep 12, 2026 · 11:00 PM PT edition · 20 stories

Canary Media · Jeff St. John

Federal appeals court strikes down Trump DOE order keeping Michigan coal plant running — A federal court has ruled that the Department of Energy acted outside the bounds of its legal authority when it forced a coal plant in…

More: Utility Dive, Inside Climate News, Grist, Electrek, CleanTechnica, CleanTechnica, via Bluesky

PV Magazine · Mark Hutchins

Trump administration sets tariffs on polysilicon imports under Section 232 — As the dust settles from the Aug. 6 announcement of tariffs and minimum import prices on polysilicon and its derivatives, Jesse Pichel and…

Inside Climate News · Dylan Baddour

Texas LNG plant violated air pollution permits for years, watchdog finds — A gas export terminal on the Gulf Coast of Texas has routinely violated air pollution permits for years with little consequences from state…

CleanTechnica · Michael Barnard

Hydrogen bus costs plummet as First Bus orders 23 vehicles at fraction of Aberdeen's price — Aberdeen’s hydrogen double-deckers have finally produced a useful market price, and it is more revealing than another theoretical argument…

Inside Climate News · Aman Azhar

Maryland communities push for data center moratorium as local opposition mounts — More than 60 advocacy groups from across Maryland are urging leaders in Annapolis to put a temporary pause on new data center proposals…

PV Magazine · Ryan Kennedy

Battery storage gaining traction in data center power applications — Volta Foundation’s July 2026 report ‘Where Batteries Can Win in Data Center Applications’ shows the two areas where battery energy storage…

PV Tech · Will Norman

Texas solar recycling plant aims to recover critical materials from used panels — Plans for the US’ “first end-to-end” solar PV critical materials recovery and recycling facility have been announced.

More: Electrek

Canary Media · Kathryn Krawczyk

Balcony solar emerges as fastest-growing residential clean energy segment — This analysis and news roundup come from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday.

Guardian Environment · Rowena Mason and Kiran Stacey

Labour delays North Sea gasfield decision until after byelection — Greens accuse Labour of hiding position to avoid criticism before contest, in which Zack Polanski is standing A decision on approving the…

Guardian Environment · Lisa Cox Environment and climate correspondent

Australian government scraps plastic packaging waste standards ahead of election — Federal environment department tells industry representatives the government does not want to ‘exacerbate cost of living pressures’

Utility Dive · Diana DiGangi

Pennsylvania PUC to examine ratemaking changes as data center demand grows — The decisions come “amid growing concern about the balance between rapidly increasing electricity demand and the resources available to…

Guardian Environment · Cait Kelly and Lisa Cox

First H5 bird flu death recorded in endangered Australian sea lion — South Australian authorities say case discovered on Kangaroo Island is first for species of which less than 12,000 animals remain

Carbon Brief · Cecilia Keating

Indonesia wildfires on track to match record-high century emissions as El Niño conditions persist — Wildfires currently burning large swathes of land in Indonesia are on track to produce emissions on a par with the… The post El Niño:…

PV Magazine · Ryan Kennedy

Array Technologies triples U.S. solar tracker manufacturing with new Albuquerque plant — The Albuquerque solar tracker manufacturing facility will employ about 300 people and enable it to bring production in house rather than…

More: PV Tech

Latitude Media · Latitude Studios

OG&E tests personalized demand-shifting program to manage grid load — How OG&E balances affordability and surging demand through personalized load shifting.

Canary Media · Julian Spector

xAI builds massive battery system at Memphis data center — Elon Musk’s SpaceXAI has built what may be the biggest battery in the U.S. at its controversial Memphis AI computing hub.

Utility Dive · Ethan Howland

Unplanned power plant outages decline sharply during 2025-26 winter storms, FERC-NERC report finds — Improved preparations and interregional power transfers played key roles in avoiding planned blackouts during bitter cold in early 2026,…

PV Tech · Ben Willis

Enerparc insolvency signals financial stress in European solar sector — The financial difficulties of one of Europe’s best-known downstream solar companies highlight the faultlines running through the…

Heatmap News · Alexander C. Kaufman

Oil prices surge as Houthis capture Red Sea port —

PV Magazine · Brian Publicover

Latvenergo expands battery storage and solar capacity in Baltic region — Latvenergo is folding solar and battery assets into a broader wind-acquisition drive as part of its push to diversify Baltic power…

Sep 13, 2026 · 2:00 AM PT edition · 20 stories

Canary Media · Jeff St. John

Federal appeals court strikes down Trump DOE order keeping Michigan coal plant running — A federal court has ruled that the Department of Energy acted outside the bounds of its legal authority when it forced a coal plant in…

More: Utility Dive, Inside Climate News, Grist, Electrek, CleanTechnica, CleanTechnica, via Bluesky

PV Magazine · Mark Hutchins

Trump administration sets tariffs on polysilicon imports under Section 232 — As the dust settles from the Aug. 6 announcement of tariffs and minimum import prices on polysilicon and its derivatives, Jesse Pichel and…

Inside Climate News · Dylan Baddour

Texas LNG plant violated air pollution permits for years, watchdog finds — A gas export terminal on the Gulf Coast of Texas has routinely violated air pollution permits for years with little consequences from state…

CleanTechnica · Michael Barnard

Hydrogen bus costs plummet as First Bus orders 23 vehicles at fraction of Aberdeen's price — Aberdeen’s hydrogen double-deckers have finally produced a useful market price, and it is more revealing than another theoretical argument…

Inside Climate News · Aman Azhar

Maryland communities push for data center moratorium as local opposition mounts — More than 60 advocacy groups from across Maryland are urging leaders in Annapolis to put a temporary pause on new data center proposals…

PV Magazine · Ryan Kennedy

Battery storage gaining traction in data center power applications — Volta Foundation’s July 2026 report ‘Where Batteries Can Win in Data Center Applications’ shows the two areas where battery energy storage…

PV Tech · Will Norman

Texas solar recycling plant aims to recover critical materials from used panels — Plans for the US’ “first end-to-end” solar PV critical materials recovery and recycling facility have been announced.

More: Electrek

Guardian Environment · Rowena Mason and Kiran Stacey

Labour delays North Sea gasfield decision until after byelection — Greens accuse Labour of hiding position to avoid criticism before contest, in which Zack Polanski is standing A decision on approving the…

Canary Media · Kathryn Krawczyk

Balcony solar emerges as fastest-growing residential clean energy segment — This analysis and news roundup come from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday.

Guardian Environment · Lisa Cox Environment and climate correspondent

Australian government scraps plastic packaging waste standards ahead of election — Federal environment department tells industry representatives the government does not want to ‘exacerbate cost of living pressures’

Utility Dive · Diana DiGangi

Pennsylvania PUC to examine ratemaking changes as data center demand grows — The decisions come “amid growing concern about the balance between rapidly increasing electricity demand and the resources available to…

Guardian Environment · Cait Kelly and Lisa Cox

First H5 bird flu death recorded in endangered Australian sea lion — South Australian authorities say case discovered on Kangaroo Island is first for species of which less than 12,000 animals remain

Carbon Brief · Cecilia Keating

Indonesia wildfires on track to match record-high century emissions as El Niño conditions persist — Wildfires currently burning large swathes of land in Indonesia are on track to produce emissions on a par with the… The post El Niño:…

PV Magazine · Ryan Kennedy

Array Technologies triples U.S. solar tracker manufacturing with new Albuquerque plant — The Albuquerque solar tracker manufacturing facility will employ about 300 people and enable it to bring production in house rather than…

More: PV Tech

Latitude Media · Latitude Studios

OG&E tests personalized demand-shifting program to manage grid load — How OG&E balances affordability and surging demand through personalized load shifting.

Canary Media · Julian Spector

xAI builds massive battery system at Memphis data center — Elon Musk’s SpaceXAI has built what may be the biggest battery in the U.S. at its controversial Memphis AI computing hub.

Utility Dive · Ethan Howland

Unplanned power plant outages decline sharply during 2025-26 winter storms, FERC-NERC report finds — Improved preparations and interregional power transfers played key roles in avoiding planned blackouts during bitter cold in early 2026,…

PV Tech · Ben Willis

Enerparc insolvency signals financial stress in European solar sector — The financial difficulties of one of Europe’s best-known downstream solar companies highlight the faultlines running through the…

Heatmap News · Alexander C. Kaufman

Oil prices surge as Houthis capture Red Sea port —

PV Magazine · Brian Publicover

Latvenergo expands battery storage and solar capacity in Baltic region — Latvenergo is folding solar and battery assets into a broader wind-acquisition drive as part of its push to diversify Baltic power…

Sep 13, 2026 · 5:00 AM PT edition · 20 stories

Canary Media · Jeff St. John

Federal appeals court strikes down Trump DOE order keeping Michigan coal plant running — A federal court has ruled that the Department of Energy acted outside the bounds of its legal authority when it forced a coal plant in…

More: Utility Dive, Inside Climate News, Grist, Electrek, CleanTechnica, CleanTechnica, via Bluesky

Inside Climate News · Dennis Pillion, Lee Hedgepeth

Alabama Legislature delays utility regulation amid spring break — Wired for Profit: Seventh in a series about Alabama Power’s influence over electric rates, renewable energy, pollution and politics in the…

More: Inside Climate News

PV Magazine · Mark Hutchins

Trump administration sets tariffs on polysilicon imports under Section 232 — As the dust settles from the Aug. 6 announcement of tariffs and minimum import prices on polysilicon and its derivatives, Jesse Pichel and…

Inside Climate News · Dylan Baddour

Texas LNG plant violated air pollution permits for years, watchdog finds — A gas export terminal on the Gulf Coast of Texas has routinely violated air pollution permits for years with little consequences from state…

CleanTechnica · Michael Barnard

Hydrogen bus costs plummet as First Bus orders 23 vehicles at fraction of Aberdeen's price — Aberdeen’s hydrogen double-deckers have finally produced a useful market price, and it is more revealing than another theoretical argument…

Inside Climate News · Aman Azhar

Maryland communities push for data center moratorium as local opposition mounts — More than 60 advocacy groups from across Maryland are urging leaders in Annapolis to put a temporary pause on new data center proposals…

PV Magazine · Ryan Kennedy

Battery storage gaining traction in data center power applications — Volta Foundation’s July 2026 report ‘Where Batteries Can Win in Data Center Applications’ shows the two areas where battery energy storage…

PV Tech · Will Norman

Texas solar recycling plant aims to recover critical materials from used panels — Plans for the US’ “first end-to-end” solar PV critical materials recovery and recycling facility have been announced.

More: Electrek

Guardian Environment · Rowena Mason and Kiran Stacey

Labour delays North Sea gasfield decision until after byelection — Greens accuse Labour of hiding position to avoid criticism before contest, in which Zack Polanski is standing A decision on approving the…

Utility Dive · Zach Smith

NYISO independence critical as summer outage strains New York grid — This summer’s Champlain Hudson Power Express outage highlights the importance of an independent grid operator, writes Zach Smith, senior…

Canary Media · Kathryn Krawczyk

Balcony solar emerges as fastest-growing residential clean energy segment — This analysis and news roundup come from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday.

Guardian Environment · Lisa Cox Environment and climate correspondent

Australian government scraps plastic packaging waste standards ahead of election — Federal environment department tells industry representatives the government does not want to ‘exacerbate cost of living pressures’

Utility Dive · Diana DiGangi

Pennsylvania PUC to examine ratemaking changes as data center demand grows — The decisions come “amid growing concern about the balance between rapidly increasing electricity demand and the resources available to…

Guardian Environment · Cait Kelly and Lisa Cox

First H5 bird flu death recorded in endangered Australian sea lion — South Australian authorities say case discovered on Kangaroo Island is first for species of which less than 12,000 animals remain

Carbon Brief · Cecilia Keating

Indonesia wildfires on track to match record-high century emissions as El Niño conditions persist — Wildfires currently burning large swathes of land in Indonesia are on track to produce emissions on a par with the… The post El Niño:…

PV Magazine · Ryan Kennedy

Array Technologies triples U.S. solar tracker manufacturing with new Albuquerque plant — The Albuquerque solar tracker manufacturing facility will employ about 300 people and enable it to bring production in house rather than…

More: PV Tech

Latitude Media · Latitude Studios

OG&E tests personalized demand-shifting program to manage grid load — How OG&E balances affordability and surging demand through personalized load shifting.

Canary Media · Julian Spector

xAI builds massive battery system at Memphis data center — Elon Musk’s SpaceXAI has built what may be the biggest battery in the U.S. at its controversial Memphis AI computing hub.

PV Tech · Ben Willis

Enerparc insolvency signals financial stress in European solar sector — The financial difficulties of one of Europe’s best-known downstream solar companies highlight the faultlines running through the…

Heatmap News · Alexander C. Kaufman

Oil prices surge as Houthis capture Red Sea port —

Sep 13, 2026 · 8:00 AM PT edition · 20 stories

Texas Energy & Power · Texas Energy & Power Media

Texas utility demand forecasts revised downward as data center buildout pauses — How data center pause has affected demand forecast; Utility profits and potential cuts; Drilling innovation in Dallas and it’s history.

Canary Media · Jeff St. John

Federal appeals court strikes down Trump DOE order keeping Michigan coal plant running — A federal court has ruled that the Department of Energy acted outside the bounds of its legal authority when it forced a coal plant in…

More: Utility Dive, Inside Climate News, Grist, Electrek, CleanTechnica, CleanTechnica, via Bluesky

TechCrunch Climate · Tim De Chant

Fusion startups pursue defense partnerships as cold war dynamics reshape energy funding — Fusion startups are inking defense-related deals, reigniting the relationship between fusion and national security that might have gone…

Inside Climate News · Dennis Pillion, Lee Hedgepeth

Alabama Legislature delays utility regulation amid spring break — Wired for Profit: Seventh in a series about Alabama Power’s influence over electric rates, renewable energy, pollution and politics in the…

More: Inside Climate News

PV Magazine · Mark Hutchins

Trump administration sets tariffs on polysilicon imports under Section 232 — As the dust settles from the Aug. 6 announcement of tariffs and minimum import prices on polysilicon and its derivatives, Jesse Pichel and…

Inside Climate News · Aman Azhar

Maryland communities push for data center moratorium as local opposition mounts — More than 60 advocacy groups from across Maryland are urging leaders in Annapolis to put a temporary pause on new data center proposals…

PV Magazine · Ryan Kennedy

Battery storage gaining traction in data center power applications — Volta Foundation’s July 2026 report ‘Where Batteries Can Win in Data Center Applications’ shows the two areas where battery energy storage…

PV Tech · Will Norman

Texas solar recycling plant aims to recover critical materials from used panels — Plans for the US’ “first end-to-end” solar PV critical materials recovery and recycling facility have been announced.

More: Electrek

Inside Climate News · Dylan Baddour

Texas LNG plant violated air pollution permits for years, watchdog finds — A gas export terminal on the Gulf Coast of Texas has routinely violated air pollution permits for years with little consequences from state…

Guardian Environment · Helen Pilcher

Climate impacts normalizing as extreme weather becomes routine — The complacency is staggering: just another hot summer, a flooded street, a crop failure.

Guardian Environment · Rowena Mason and Kiran Stacey

Labour delays North Sea gasfield decision until after byelection — Greens accuse Labour of hiding position to avoid criticism before contest, in which Zack Polanski is standing A decision on approving the…

Utility Dive · Zach Smith

NYISO independence critical as summer outage strains New York grid — This summer’s Champlain Hudson Power Express outage highlights the importance of an independent grid operator, writes Zach Smith, senior…

Canary Media · Kathryn Krawczyk

Balcony solar emerges as fastest-growing residential clean energy segment — This analysis and news roundup come from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday.

Guardian Environment · Lisa Cox Environment and climate correspondent

Australian government scraps plastic packaging waste standards ahead of election — Federal environment department tells industry representatives the government does not want to ‘exacerbate cost of living pressures’

Utility Dive · Diana DiGangi

Pennsylvania PUC to examine ratemaking changes as data center demand grows — The decisions come “amid growing concern about the balance between rapidly increasing electricity demand and the resources available to…

Carbon Brief · Cecilia Keating

Indonesia wildfires on track to match record-high century emissions as El Niño conditions persist — Wildfires currently burning large swathes of land in Indonesia are on track to produce emissions on a par with the… The post El Niño:…

PV Magazine · Ryan Kennedy

Array Technologies triples U.S. solar tracker manufacturing with new Albuquerque plant — The Albuquerque solar tracker manufacturing facility will employ about 300 people and enable it to bring production in house rather than…

More: PV Tech

Latitude Media · Latitude Studios

OG&E tests personalized demand-shifting program to manage grid load — How OG&E balances affordability and surging demand through personalized load shifting.

Sep 13, 2026 · 11:00 AM PT edition · 20 stories

Texas Energy & Power · Texas Energy & Power Media

Texas utility demand forecasts revised downward as data center buildout pauses — How data center pause has affected demand forecast; Utility profits and potential cuts; Drilling innovation in Dallas and it’s history.

Canary Media · Jeff St. John

Federal appeals court strikes down Trump DOE order keeping Michigan coal plant running — A federal court has ruled that the Department of Energy acted outside the bounds of its legal authority when it forced a coal plant in…

More: Utility Dive, Inside Climate News, Grist, Electrek, CleanTechnica, CleanTechnica, via Bluesky

TechCrunch Climate · Tim De Chant

Fusion startups pursue defense partnerships as cold war dynamics reshape energy funding — Fusion startups are inking defense-related deals, reigniting the relationship between fusion and national security that might have gone…

Inside Climate News · Dennis Pillion, Lee Hedgepeth

Alabama Legislature delays utility regulation amid spring break — Wired for Profit: Seventh in a series about Alabama Power’s influence over electric rates, renewable energy, pollution and politics in the…

More: Inside Climate News

PV Magazine · Mark Hutchins

Trump administration sets tariffs on polysilicon imports under Section 232 — As the dust settles from the Aug. 6 announcement of tariffs and minimum import prices on polysilicon and its derivatives, Jesse Pichel and…

Inside Climate News · Aman Azhar

Maryland communities push for data center moratorium as local opposition mounts — More than 60 advocacy groups from across Maryland are urging leaders in Annapolis to put a temporary pause on new data center proposals…

PV Magazine · Ryan Kennedy

Battery storage gaining traction in data center power applications — Volta Foundation’s July 2026 report ‘Where Batteries Can Win in Data Center Applications’ shows the two areas where battery energy storage…

PV Tech · Will Norman

Texas solar recycling plant aims to recover critical materials from used panels — Plans for the US’ “first end-to-end” solar PV critical materials recovery and recycling facility have been announced.

More: Electrek

Inside Climate News · Nicholas Kusnetz

Trump administration seeks to fast-track Arctic oil and gas drilling — The Trump administration is moving to accelerate oil and gas drilling across the Western Arctic with a new proposal that would slash…

Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

Oracle and OpenAI plan solar expansion for New Mexico data center amid local opposition — The Stargate project is balancing federal support and local opposition in New Mexico.

Guardian Environment · Helen Pilcher

Climate impacts normalizing as extreme weather becomes routine — The complacency is staggering: just another hot summer, a flooded street, a crop failure.

PV Magazine · Lior Kahana

GoSun launches 27 hp electric tractor with integrated solar charging — GoSun and Moonrider have launched a 27 hp electric tractor powered by a 24 kWh LFP battery, with optional 1.1 kW solar charging.

More: Electrek

Guardian Environment · Rowena Mason and Kiran Stacey

Labour delays North Sea gasfield decision until after byelection — Greens accuse Labour of hiding position to avoid criticism before contest, in which Zack Polanski is standing A decision on approving the…

Utility Dive · Zach Smith

NYISO independence critical as summer outage strains New York grid — This summer’s Champlain Hudson Power Express outage highlights the importance of an independent grid operator, writes Zach Smith, senior…

Canary Media · Kathryn Krawczyk

Balcony solar emerges as fastest-growing residential clean energy segment — This analysis and news roundup come from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday.

Guardian Environment · Lisa Cox Environment and climate correspondent

Australian government scraps plastic packaging waste standards ahead of election — Federal environment department tells industry representatives the government does not want to ‘exacerbate cost of living pressures’

Utility Dive · Diana DiGangi

Pennsylvania PUC to examine ratemaking changes as data center demand grows — The decisions come “amid growing concern about the balance between rapidly increasing electricity demand and the resources available to…

Carbon Brief · Cecilia Keating

Indonesia wildfires on track to match record-high century emissions as El Niño conditions persist — Wildfires currently burning large swathes of land in Indonesia are on track to produce emissions on a par with the… The post El Niño:…

Sep 13, 2026 · 2:01 PM PT edition · 20 stories

Texas Energy & Power · Texas Energy & Power Media

Texas utility demand forecasts revised downward as data center buildout pauses — How data center pause has affected demand forecast; Utility profits and potential cuts; Drilling innovation in Dallas and it’s history.

Canary Media · Jeff St. John

Federal appeals court strikes down Trump DOE order keeping Michigan coal plant running — A federal court has ruled that the Department of Energy acted outside the bounds of its legal authority when it forced a coal plant in…

More: Utility Dive, Inside Climate News, Grist, Electrek, CleanTechnica, CleanTechnica, via Bluesky

TechCrunch Climate · Tim De Chant

Fusion startups pursue defense partnerships as cold war dynamics reshape energy funding — Fusion startups are inking defense-related deals, reigniting the relationship between fusion and national security that might have gone…

Inside Climate News · Dennis Pillion, Lee Hedgepeth

Alabama Legislature delays utility regulation amid spring break — Wired for Profit: Seventh in a series about Alabama Power’s influence over electric rates, renewable energy, pollution and politics in the…

More: Inside Climate News

PV Magazine · Mark Hutchins

Trump administration sets tariffs on polysilicon imports under Section 232 — As the dust settles from the Aug. 6 announcement of tariffs and minimum import prices on polysilicon and its derivatives, Jesse Pichel and…

Inside Climate News · Aman Azhar

Maryland communities push for data center moratorium as local opposition mounts — More than 60 advocacy groups from across Maryland are urging leaders in Annapolis to put a temporary pause on new data center proposals…

PV Magazine · Ryan Kennedy

Battery storage gaining traction in data center power applications — Volta Foundation’s July 2026 report ‘Where Batteries Can Win in Data Center Applications’ shows the two areas where battery energy storage…

PV Tech · Will Norman

Texas solar recycling plant aims to recover critical materials from used panels — Plans for the US’ “first end-to-end” solar PV critical materials recovery and recycling facility have been announced.

More: Electrek

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Data center backlash emerges as key issue in 2026 midterm races — It’s almost fall 2026 and you know what means: It’s time to figure out the must-watch midterm races amidst the data center backlash.

Inside Climate News · Nicholas Kusnetz

Trump administration seeks to fast-track Arctic oil and gas drilling — The Trump administration is moving to accelerate oil and gas drilling across the Western Arctic with a new proposal that would slash…

Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

Oracle and OpenAI plan solar expansion for New Mexico data center amid local opposition — The Stargate project is balancing federal support and local opposition in New Mexico.

Guardian Environment · Helen Pilcher

Climate impacts normalizing as extreme weather becomes routine — The complacency is staggering: just another hot summer, a flooded street, a crop failure.

PV Magazine · Lior Kahana

GoSun launches 27 hp electric tractor with integrated solar charging — GoSun and Moonrider have launched a 27 hp electric tractor powered by a 24 kWh LFP battery, with optional 1.1 kW solar charging.

More: Electrek

Guardian Environment · Rowena Mason and Kiran Stacey

Labour delays North Sea gasfield decision until after byelection — Greens accuse Labour of hiding position to avoid criticism before contest, in which Zack Polanski is standing A decision on approving the…

Utility Dive · Zach Smith

NYISO independence critical as summer outage strains New York grid — This summer’s Champlain Hudson Power Express outage highlights the importance of an independent grid operator, writes Zach Smith, senior…

Canary Media · Kathryn Krawczyk

Balcony solar emerges as fastest-growing residential clean energy segment — This analysis and news roundup come from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday.

Guardian Environment · Lisa Cox Environment and climate correspondent

Australian government scraps plastic packaging waste standards ahead of election — Federal environment department tells industry representatives the government does not want to ‘exacerbate cost of living pressures’

Utility Dive · Diana DiGangi

Pennsylvania PUC to examine ratemaking changes as data center demand grows — The decisions come “amid growing concern about the balance between rapidly increasing electricity demand and the resources available to…

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