Canary Media · Jeff St. John
California moves to accelerate grid infrastructure projects — This is California Wire , a weekly newsletter from Jeff St. John on the state’s clean energy transition
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Oct 7, 2026 · 5:01 PM PT edition · 20 stories
Electrek · Jo Borrás
UK port launches first multi-berth shore power system for docked ships — Portsmouth International Port has taken a huge step towards reducing the air pollution caused by idling marine engines with the launch of…
Latitude Media · Scott Clavenna
AI data center demand keeps infrastructure spending on pace, utilities accelerate renewables — But outside of the AI boom, utilities are deploying renewables and storage at pace. The post At Yotta, not a word on slowing down the AI…
Heatmap News · Alexander C. Kaufman
Google agrees to uprate 11 Constellation nuclear reactors —
PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini
Solar and storage jobs hit 982,000 in EU, but deployment-driven growth seen peaking — Solar and battery storage supported 982,000 jobs in the EU in 2025, with PV accounting for 874,000 positions.
Distilled · Michael Thomas
Voters in 10 races will decide rules for 67.4 GW of planned data centers — Ten races will set the rules for 67.4 GW of planned data centers—more capacity than the entire country has operating today
PV Magazine · Brian Publicover
Researchers find 8,547 exposed solar and wind systems across Europe — Dutch firm Modat and the Netherlands' cybersecurity agency have identified 8,547 exposed systems at solar and wind sites in 35 European…
PV Tech · JP Casey
Solar industry looks at higher-voltage systems to speed up utility installations — We speak to Gregory Resch of EBOS supplier Voltage about what that shift involves, and why the industry should be wiring for 2kV now.
PV Tech · Jonathan Touriño Jacobo
DNV: Solar PV to lead global electricity mix by 2031 — As solar PV continues to grow globally, the technology is set to become the largest contributor to the world’s electricity mix from 2031,…
Heatmap News · Matthew Zeitlin
Building trades unions split on bipartisan permitting bill as negotiations continue — Building trades want to build. This desire for more and better big projects has meant that unions representing construction workers,…
Climate Home News · Megan Rowling
Australia to pursue climate-goal language at COP31 as 1.5C overshoot seen inevitable — Chris Bowen said the text could acknowledge the inevitable overshoot of 1.5C, while questions remain over the inclusion of the…
PV Tech · Jonathan Touriño Jacobo
European solar module prices decline across all technologies in September — PV module prices in Europe have dropped across all technologies in September 2026, between 1.1% and 3.6%, according to the latest PV Index.
Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer
GM's new battery chief navigates EV slump while pursuing data-center opportunity — There are two big trends in the American battery sector at the moment. The first is that the electric vehicle market is deteriorating.
EIA Today in Energy
EIA forecasts mixed winter energy costs as gas prices fall, electricity rises — We expect energy expenditures this winter to vary because of diverging trends in energy prices among fuels and regional variation in…
More: EIA Press Releases
Guardian Environment · Guardian moderators (now), Jonathan Watts and Gabrielle Canon (later)
El Niño linked to extreme weather across globe, climate writers to discuss — Climate writers Jonathan Watts and Gabrielle Canon will be online from 4pm BST (11am EDT) on Wednesday to answer your El Niño questions…
Volts (David Roberts) · David Roberts
Leah Stokes on the legislative battle behind the Inflation Reduction Act — A conversation with Leah Stokes.
PV Magazine · Brian Publicover
Japanese solar park vegetation rivals natural grassland, study finds — Researchers surveying a 55 MW solar plant on a former golf course in central Japan found that plant diversity under the panels was…
Canary Media · Sarah Shemkus
Connecticut utility's reluctance tests state's 63.4-MW solar procurement plan — Connecticut is trying to clean up its grid with more solar energy. But a major utility’s reluctance to commit to buying power from some…
Inside Climate News · Nicholas Kusnetz
Documents add evidence in climate deception case against ExxonMobil — If there was a year the world began waking up to climate change, it might have been 1988.
Inside Climate News · Dennis Pillion
Alabama PSC tightens data center rules but preserves automatic approval loophole — MONTGOMERY, Ala.—The Alabama Public Service Commission approved a new set of rules for future data center projects Tuesday that require…
Oct 7, 2026 · 8:00 PM PT edition · 20 stories
Canary Media · Jeff St. John
California moves to accelerate grid infrastructure projects — This is California Wire , a weekly newsletter from Jeff St. John on the state’s clean energy transition
More: via Bluesky
Electrek · Jo Borrás
UK port launches first multi-berth shore power system for docked ships — Portsmouth International Port has taken a huge step towards reducing the air pollution caused by idling marine engines with the launch of…
Latitude Media · Scott Clavenna
AI data center demand keeps infrastructure spending on pace, utilities accelerate renewables — But outside of the AI boom, utilities are deploying renewables and storage at pace. The post At Yotta, not a word on slowing down the AI…
Heatmap News · Alexander C. Kaufman
Google agrees to uprate 11 Constellation nuclear reactors —
PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini
Solar and storage jobs hit 982,000 in EU, but deployment-driven growth seen peaking — Solar and battery storage supported 982,000 jobs in the EU in 2025, with PV accounting for 874,000 positions.
Distilled · Michael Thomas
Voters in 10 races will decide rules for 67.4 GW of planned data centers — Ten races will set the rules for 67.4 GW of planned data centers—more capacity than the entire country has operating today
PV Magazine · Brian Publicover
Researchers find 8,547 exposed solar and wind systems across Europe — Dutch firm Modat and the Netherlands' cybersecurity agency have identified 8,547 exposed systems at solar and wind sites in 35 European…
PV Tech · JP Casey
Solar industry looks at higher-voltage systems to speed up utility installations — We speak to Gregory Resch of EBOS supplier Voltage about what that shift involves, and why the industry should be wiring for 2kV now.
PV Tech · Jonathan Touriño Jacobo
DNV: Solar PV to lead global electricity mix by 2031 — As solar PV continues to grow globally, the technology is set to become the largest contributor to the world’s electricity mix from 2031,…
Heatmap News · Matthew Zeitlin
Building trades unions split on bipartisan permitting bill as negotiations continue — Building trades want to build. This desire for more and better big projects has meant that unions representing construction workers,…
Climate Home News · Megan Rowling
Australia to pursue climate-goal language at COP31 as 1.5C overshoot seen inevitable — Chris Bowen said the text could acknowledge the inevitable overshoot of 1.5C, while questions remain over the inclusion of the…
PV Tech · Jonathan Touriño Jacobo
European solar module prices decline across all technologies in September — PV module prices in Europe have dropped across all technologies in September 2026, between 1.1% and 3.6%, according to the latest PV Index.
Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer
GM's new battery chief navigates EV slump while pursuing data-center opportunity — There are two big trends in the American battery sector at the moment. The first is that the electric vehicle market is deteriorating.
EIA Today in Energy
EIA forecasts mixed winter energy costs as gas prices fall, electricity rises — We expect energy expenditures this winter to vary because of diverging trends in energy prices among fuels and regional variation in…
More: EIA Press Releases
Guardian Environment · Guardian moderators (now), Jonathan Watts and Gabrielle Canon (later)
El Niño linked to extreme weather across globe, climate writers to discuss — Climate writers Jonathan Watts and Gabrielle Canon will be online from 4pm BST (11am EDT) on Wednesday to answer your El Niño questions…
Volts (David Roberts) · David Roberts
Leah Stokes on the legislative battle behind the Inflation Reduction Act — A conversation with Leah Stokes.
PV Magazine · Brian Publicover
Japanese solar park vegetation rivals natural grassland, study finds — Researchers surveying a 55 MW solar plant on a former golf course in central Japan found that plant diversity under the panels was…
Canary Media · Sarah Shemkus
Connecticut utility's reluctance tests state's 63.4-MW solar procurement plan — Connecticut is trying to clean up its grid with more solar energy. But a major utility’s reluctance to commit to buying power from some…
Inside Climate News · Nicholas Kusnetz
Documents add evidence in climate deception case against ExxonMobil — If there was a year the world began waking up to climate change, it might have been 1988.
Inside Climate News · Dennis Pillion
Alabama PSC tightens data center rules but preserves automatic approval loophole — MONTGOMERY, Ala.—The Alabama Public Service Commission approved a new set of rules for future data center projects Tuesday that require…
Oct 7, 2026 · 11:00 PM PT edition · 20 stories
Canary Media · Jeff St. John
California moves to accelerate grid infrastructure projects — This is California Wire , a weekly newsletter from Jeff St. John on the state’s clean energy transition
More: via Bluesky
PV Tech · George Heynes
UNSW, UtmoLight set 23.5% efficiency record for large-area perovskite solar — Researchers at UNSW and UtmoLight have achieved a certified stabilised efficiency of 23.5% for a large-area perovskite solar submodule.
More: PV Magazine
Electrek · Jo Borrás
UK port launches first multi-berth shore power system for docked ships — Portsmouth International Port has taken a huge step towards reducing the air pollution caused by idling marine engines with the launch of…
Latitude Media · Scott Clavenna
AI data center demand keeps infrastructure spending on pace, utilities accelerate renewables — But outside of the AI boom, utilities are deploying renewables and storage at pace. The post At Yotta, not a word on slowing down the AI…
Heatmap News · Alexander C. Kaufman
Google agrees to uprate 11 Constellation nuclear reactors —
PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini
Solar and storage jobs hit 982,000 in EU, but deployment-driven growth seen peaking — Solar and battery storage supported 982,000 jobs in the EU in 2025, with PV accounting for 874,000 positions.
Distilled · Michael Thomas
Voters in 10 races will decide rules for 67.4 GW of planned data centers — Ten races will set the rules for 67.4 GW of planned data centers—more capacity than the entire country has operating today
PV Magazine · Brian Publicover
Researchers find 8,547 exposed solar and wind systems across Europe — Dutch firm Modat and the Netherlands' cybersecurity agency have identified 8,547 exposed systems at solar and wind sites in 35 European…
PV Tech · JP Casey
Solar industry looks at higher-voltage systems to speed up utility installations — We speak to Gregory Resch of EBOS supplier Voltage about what that shift involves, and why the industry should be wiring for 2kV now.
Heatmap News · Matthew Zeitlin
Building trades unions split on bipartisan permitting bill as negotiations continue — Building trades want to build. This desire for more and better big projects has meant that unions representing construction workers,…
Climate Home News · Megan Rowling
Australia to pursue climate-goal language at COP31 as 1.5C overshoot seen inevitable — Chris Bowen said the text could acknowledge the inevitable overshoot of 1.5C, while questions remain over the inclusion of the…
PV Tech · Jonathan Touriño Jacobo
European solar module prices decline across all technologies in September — PV module prices in Europe have dropped across all technologies in September 2026, between 1.1% and 3.6%, according to the latest PV Index.
Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer
GM's new battery chief navigates EV slump while pursuing data-center opportunity — There are two big trends in the American battery sector at the moment. The first is that the electric vehicle market is deteriorating.
PV Tech · Jonathan Touriño Jacobo
DNV: Solar PV to lead global electricity mix by 2031 — As solar PV continues to grow globally, the technology is set to become the largest contributor to the world’s electricity mix from 2031,…
Utility Dive · Brian Martucci
Smart thermostat aggregator Renew Home rebrands as Everyday Electric, acquires EV platform — Renew Home is now Everyday Electric. CEO Ben Brown told Utility Dive its flagship Everyday VPP can reduce the need for new centralized…
More: Latitude Media
EIA Today in Energy
EIA forecasts mixed winter energy costs as gas prices fall, electricity rises — We expect energy expenditures this winter to vary because of diverging trends in energy prices among fuels and regional variation in…
More: EIA Press Releases
Guardian Environment · Guardian moderators (now), Jonathan Watts and Gabrielle Canon (later)
El Niño linked to extreme weather across globe, climate writers to discuss — Climate writers Jonathan Watts and Gabrielle Canon will be online from 4pm BST (11am EDT) on Wednesday to answer your El Niño questions…
Volts (David Roberts) · David Roberts
Leah Stokes on the legislative battle behind the Inflation Reduction Act — A conversation with Leah Stokes.
Canary Media · Sarah Shemkus
Connecticut utility's reluctance tests state's 63.4-MW solar procurement plan — Connecticut is trying to clean up its grid with more solar energy. But a major utility’s reluctance to commit to buying power from some…
Inside Climate News · Nicholas Kusnetz
Documents add evidence in climate deception case against ExxonMobil — If there was a year the world began waking up to climate change, it might have been 1988.
Oct 8, 2026 · 2:00 AM PT edition · 20 stories
Canary Media · Julian Spector
Iowa county reverses battery storage ban after pushback from farmers — The soil in northwest Iowa is so fertile it’s referred to as “black gold.” “It’s incredibly rich, wonderful topsoil from thousands of years…
Canary Media · Jeff St. John
California moves to accelerate grid infrastructure projects — This is California Wire , a weekly newsletter from Jeff St. John on the state’s clean energy transition
More: via Bluesky
PV Tech · George Heynes
UNSW, UtmoLight set 23.5% efficiency record for large-area perovskite solar — Researchers at UNSW and UtmoLight have achieved a certified stabilised efficiency of 23.5% for a large-area perovskite solar submodule.
More: PV Magazine
PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini
73 researchers publish standardized testing framework for indoor photovoltaics — An international team of 73 researchers has developed standardized best practices for measuring the performance, reliability and stability…
Electrek · Jo Borrás
UK port launches first multi-berth shore power system for docked ships — Portsmouth International Port has taken a huge step towards reducing the air pollution caused by idling marine engines with the launch of…
PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini
Researchers integrate heat pumps with solar and battery storage to optimize electricity costs — Researchers in Italy developed an air-source steam-generating heat pump integrating PV, battery storage and the grid, with the electricity…
Latitude Media · Scott Clavenna
AI data center demand keeps infrastructure spending on pace, utilities accelerate renewables — But outside of the AI boom, utilities are deploying renewables and storage at pace. The post At Yotta, not a word on slowing down the AI…
PV Magazine · Ryan Kennedy
Solar defects push up cost of energy by 20% or more, HelioVolta study finds — HelioVolta’s 2026 SolarGrade PV Health Report, based on inspections of nearly 8 GW across over 1,500 solar projects in the U.S.
More: PV Tech
Heatmap News · Alexander C. Kaufman
Google agrees to uprate 11 Constellation nuclear reactors —
PV Tech · JP Casey
Solar industry looks at higher-voltage systems to speed up utility installations — We speak to Gregory Resch of EBOS supplier Voltage about what that shift involves, and why the industry should be wiring for 2kV now.
Heatmap News · Matthew Zeitlin
Building trades unions split on bipartisan permitting bill as negotiations continue — Building trades want to build. This desire for more and better big projects has meant that unions representing construction workers,…
Climate Home News · Megan Rowling
Australia to pursue climate-goal language at COP31 as 1.5C overshoot seen inevitable — Chris Bowen said the text could acknowledge the inevitable overshoot of 1.5C, while questions remain over the inclusion of the…
PV Tech · Jonathan Touriño Jacobo
European solar module prices decline across all technologies in September — PV module prices in Europe have dropped across all technologies in September 2026, between 1.1% and 3.6%, according to the latest PV Index.
Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer
GM's new battery chief navigates EV slump while pursuing data-center opportunity — There are two big trends in the American battery sector at the moment. The first is that the electric vehicle market is deteriorating.
Wired Science · Brian Kahn
Tropical Storm Isaias expected to become first Atlantic hurricane of 2026 — Tropical Storm Isaias is set to become the basin’s first hurricane of the season, bringing life-threatening rain and storm surge to the…
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Guardian Environment · Tina Vasquez with photographs by Kaoly Gutierrez
Farm labor contractor continues hiring despite heat-illness allegations — A farm labor contractor exposed laborers on H-2A agricultural visas to heat-related health hazards, but is still bringing hundreds of…
Canary Media · Elizabeth Ouzts
Small-town mayors form clean energy coalition to drive local transition — As the mayor of tiny Enfield, North Carolina, Mondale Robinson has huge clean energy ambitions .
Utility Dive · Brian Martucci
Smart thermostat aggregator Renew Home rebrands as Everyday Electric, acquires EV platform — Renew Home is now Everyday Electric. CEO Ben Brown told Utility Dive its flagship Everyday VPP can reduce the need for new centralized…
More: Latitude Media
EIA Today in Energy
EIA forecasts mixed winter energy costs as gas prices fall, electricity rises — We expect energy expenditures this winter to vary because of diverging trends in energy prices among fuels and regional variation in…
More: EIA Press Releases
Guardian Environment · Guardian moderators (now), Jonathan Watts and Gabrielle Canon (later)
El Niño linked to extreme weather across globe, climate writers to discuss — Climate writers Jonathan Watts and Gabrielle Canon will be online from 4pm BST (11am EDT) on Wednesday to answer your El Niño questions…
Oct 8, 2026 · 5:00 AM PT edition · 20 stories
Heatmap News · Katie Brigham
Low-carbon steel startup Hertha Metals breaks ground in Texas — The U.S. wants to make more of its own rare-earth magnets, which are critical to everything from guided missiles to aerospace systems and…
PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini
Global solar oversupply drives consolidation, regional price divergence — pv magazine spoke with Edurne Zoco, Head of Technologies and Supply Chains at S&P Global Energy, about global PV supply chain trends,…
PV Tech · Shreeyashi Ojha
Tata Power pilots membrane-based floating solar technology in India with Ocean Sun — Tata Power has partnered with Norway’s Ocean Sun to test membrane-based floating solar technology at its Maharashtra reservoir.
More: PV Magazine
Canary Media · Julian Spector
Iowa county reverses battery storage ban after pushback from farmers — The soil in northwest Iowa is so fertile it’s referred to as “black gold.” “It’s incredibly rich, wonderful topsoil from thousands of years…
Canary Media · Jeff St. John
California moves to accelerate grid infrastructure projects — This is California Wire , a weekly newsletter from Jeff St. John on the state’s clean energy transition
More: via Bluesky
Inside Climate News · Marie Cusick
Environmental groups urge Pennsylvania to expand fracking setback rules amid data center demand — Environmental groups and citizens are urging Pennsylvania regulators to increase the minimum amount of protective buffer space between gas…
Heatmap News · Matthew Zeitlin
Building-trades unions back bipartisan Senate permitting bill — Building trades want to build. This desire for more and better big projects has meant that unions representing construction workers,…
More: Heatmap News
PV Tech · George Heynes
UNSW, UtmoLight set 23.5% efficiency record for large-area perovskite solar — Researchers at UNSW and UtmoLight have achieved a certified stabilised efficiency of 23.5% for a large-area perovskite solar submodule.
More: PV Magazine
Electrek · Jo Borrás
UK port launches first multi-berth shore power system for docked ships — Portsmouth International Port has taken a huge step towards reducing the air pollution caused by idling marine engines with the launch of…
Latitude Media · Scott Clavenna
AI data center demand keeps infrastructure spending on pace, utilities accelerate renewables — But outside of the AI boom, utilities are deploying renewables and storage at pace. The post At Yotta, not a word on slowing down the AI…
Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup
Voltus raises $225M to scale data center demand response to double capacity — The aggregator is planning to more than double its capacity by 2030 to meet demand. The post Voltus raises $225 million to scale BYOC for…
PV Tech · JP Casey
Solar industry looks at higher-voltage systems to speed up utility installations — We speak to Gregory Resch of EBOS supplier Voltage about what that shift involves, and why the industry should be wiring for 2kV now.
Climate Home News · Sebastian Rodriguez
Green group alleges New Zealand breached EU climate trade deal — The EU's climate trade rules face their first major test after a green group alleged New Zealand violated binding environmental provisions…
Guardian Environment · Gabrielle Canon in Mill Valley, California
California braces for compound flood risks amid El Niño climate patterns — A mix of natural disasters could all befall the state at once as it finds itself in the crosshairs of the climate phenomenon On a cloudless…
Guardian Environment · Joanna Partridge
South West Water owner launches £550m capital raise after record sewage fine — Pennon slashes dividend and launches £550m cash call ‘to drive improved outcomes for customers and communities’ The owner of embattled…
Inside Climate News · Delger Erdenesanaa, The Maine Monitor
Maine governor's race highlights tension between heating costs and climate policy — As Mainers prepare to choose a new governor in November, climate and energy issues may not be top of mind for every voter—but they are…
Climate Home News · Megan Rowling
Australia to pursue climate-goal language at COP31 as 1.5C overshoot seen inevitable — Chris Bowen said the text could acknowledge the inevitable overshoot of 1.5C, while questions remain over the inclusion of the…
PV Magazine · Ryan Kennedy
Solar defects push up cost of energy by 20% or more, HelioVolta study finds — HelioVolta’s 2026 SolarGrade PV Health Report, based on inspections of nearly 8 GW across over 1,500 solar projects in the U.S.
More: PV Tech
TechCrunch Climate · Tim De Chant
SpaceX alumni raise $100M for autonomous electric freight rail startup — Parallel Systems raised $100 million to scale production of its autonomous electric rail vehicle, which can shuttle thousands of pounds of…
PV Tech · Jonathan Touriño Jacobo
European solar module prices decline across all technologies in September — PV module prices in Europe have dropped across all technologies in September 2026, between 1.1% and 3.6%, according to the latest PV Index.
Oct 8, 2026 · 8:00 AM PT edition · 20 stories
PV Magazine · Brian Publicover
EU cybersecurity experts urge restrictions on high-risk solar suppliers — Cybersecurity experts advising the European Commission say PV components and software from high-risk third-country suppliers should be…
PV Magazine · Patrick Jowett
South Africa to procure 4.6 GW of battery storage and gas plants — South Africa is preparing large-scale procurement of battery storage facilities and gas-fired power plants in a bid to address curtailment…
Heatmap News · Katie Brigham
Low-carbon steel startup Hertha Metals breaks ground in Texas — The U.S. wants to make more of its own rare-earth magnets, which are critical to everything from guided missiles to aerospace systems and…
PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini
Global solar oversupply drives consolidation, regional price divergence — pv magazine spoke with Edurne Zoco, Head of Technologies and Supply Chains at S&P Global Energy, about global PV supply chain trends,…
Inside Climate News · Dan Gearino
Indiana county rejects 200-megawatt solar project, lumping it with undesirable uses — In Montgomery County, Indiana, utility-scale solar projects appear on an official list of undesirable land uses that also includes…
Canary Media · Julian Spector
Iowa county reverses battery storage ban after pushback from farmers — The soil in northwest Iowa is so fertile it’s referred to as “black gold.” “It’s incredibly rich, wonderful topsoil from thousands of years…
Canary Media · Jeff St. John
California moves to accelerate grid infrastructure projects — This is California Wire , a weekly newsletter from Jeff St. John on the state’s clean energy transition
More: via Bluesky
Inside Climate News · Marie Cusick
Environmental groups urge Pennsylvania to expand fracking setback rules amid data center demand — Environmental groups and citizens are urging Pennsylvania regulators to increase the minimum amount of protective buffer space between gas…
Heatmap News · Matthew Zeitlin
Building-trades unions back bipartisan Senate permitting bill — Building trades want to build. This desire for more and better big projects has meant that unions representing construction workers,…
More: Heatmap News
Latitude Media · Shayle Kann
Data center water consumption far smaller than agriculture or power generation, expert says — Thermal management expert Tim Shedd digs into the technology driving down consumption.
More: Catalyst (Shayle Kann)
Electrek · Jo Borrás
UK port launches first multi-berth shore power system for docked ships — Portsmouth International Port has taken a huge step towards reducing the air pollution caused by idling marine engines with the launch of…
Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup
Voltus raises $225 million to expand demand flexibility to 20 gigawatts — The aggregator is planning to more than double its capacity by 2030 to meet demand. The post Voltus raises $225 million to scale BYOC for…
More: via Bluesky
PV Tech · JP Casey
Solar industry looks at higher-voltage systems to speed up utility installations — We speak to Gregory Resch of EBOS supplier Voltage about what that shift involves, and why the industry should be wiring for 2kV now.
Latitude Media · Scott Clavenna
AI data center demand keeps infrastructure spending on pace, utilities accelerate renewables — But outside of the AI boom, utilities are deploying renewables and storage at pace. The post At Yotta, not a word on slowing down the AI…
Guardian Environment · AFP
French wine harvest falls to near 70-year low amid summer heat — This year’s harvest expected to be down 2% on mediocre yield in 2025, when production was lowest in nearly 70 years France’s wine industry…
PV Tech · Jonathan Touriño Jacobo
Turkey poised to drive European solar module capacity growth through 2026 — This week's PV Chart of the Week looks at the breakdown in European solar cell and module capacity and production through 2026.
Climate Home News · Sebastian Rodriguez
Green group alleges New Zealand breached EU climate trade deal — The EU's climate trade rules face their first major test after a green group alleged New Zealand violated binding environmental provisions…
Guardian Environment · Gabrielle Canon in Mill Valley, California
California braces for compound flood risks amid El Niño climate patterns — A mix of natural disasters could all befall the state at once as it finds itself in the crosshairs of the climate phenomenon On a cloudless…
Guardian Environment · Joanna Partridge
South West Water owner launches £550m capital raise after record sewage fine — Pennon slashes dividend and launches £550m cash call ‘to drive improved outcomes for customers and communities’ The owner of embattled…
Inside Climate News · Delger Erdenesanaa, The Maine Monitor
Maine governor's race highlights tension between heating costs and climate policy — As Mainers prepare to choose a new governor in November, climate and energy issues may not be top of mind for every voter—but they are…
Oct 8, 2026 · 11:00 AM PT edition · 20 stories
Guardian Environment · Jillian Ambrose
UK Ministry of Defence objects to four planned windfarms over radar interference — Complaints risks putting defence ministry on collision course with Department for Energy Security and Net Zero The Ministry of Defence has…
Heatmap News · Alexander C. Kaufman
Tech giants bet on nuclear uprates amid soaring data center power demand — When America’s tech titans started plowing money into nuclear technology to power data centers in 2024, companies such as Google and Amazon…
Utility Dive · Herman K. Trabish
Regional power planners lack near-term solutions for large-load demand, analysts say — Major work by regional planners is focused on flexible access to existing transmission.
Utility Dive · Robert Walton
4-hour battery storage now cheaper than gas peakers in most markets, Wood Mackenzie finds — In North America, data centers are boosting the long-term investment case for energy storage and renewables as gas turbine backlogs and…
PV Magazine · Mark Hutchins
Texas solar capacity reaches 54 GW as state becomes US manufacturing hub — By almost any measure, the story of solar power in Texas has been one of astounding success.
PV Magazine · Brian Publicover
EU cybersecurity experts urge restrictions on high-risk solar suppliers — Cybersecurity experts advising the European Commission say PV components and software from high-risk third-country suppliers should be…
PV Magazine · Patrick Jowett
South Africa to procure 4.6 GW of battery storage and gas plants — South Africa is preparing large-scale procurement of battery storage facilities and gas-fired power plants in a bid to address curtailment…
Heatmap News · Katie Brigham
Low-carbon steel startup Hertha Metals breaks ground in Texas — The U.S. wants to make more of its own rare-earth magnets, which are critical to everything from guided missiles to aerospace systems and…
Utility Dive · Diana DiGangi
Massachusetts redirects clean energy compliance fees to winter heating relief — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, D, ordered home energy relief for low- and middle-income households, to be funded by alternative…
Inside Climate News · Dan Gearino
Indiana county rejects 200-megawatt solar project, lumping it with undesirable uses — In Montgomery County, Indiana, utility-scale solar projects appear on an official list of undesirable land uses that also includes…
Canary Media · Julian Spector
Iowa county reverses battery storage ban after pushback from farmers — The soil in northwest Iowa is so fertile it’s referred to as “black gold.” “It’s incredibly rich, wonderful topsoil from thousands of years…
Inside Climate News · Marie Cusick
Environmental groups urge Pennsylvania to expand fracking setback rules amid data center demand — Environmental groups and citizens are urging Pennsylvania regulators to increase the minimum amount of protective buffer space between gas…
Latitude Media · Shayle Kann
Data center water consumption far smaller than agriculture or power generation, expert says — Thermal management expert Tim Shedd digs into the technology driving down consumption.
More: Catalyst (Shayle Kann)
Guardian Environment · Daniel Shailer in Vevring, Norway
Norwegian court rules against mining waste dumping in pristine fjord — The Norwegian government has given a permit to a mining company to release waste into Førde fjord despite a 17-year battle by campaigners…
Guardian Environment · Oliver Holmes in Bangkok and agencies
NGOs sue Indonesia over wildfire management and regional haze — NGOs in Indonesian Borneo file class action lawsuit calling for government to better manage annual fires and The Indonesian government has…
Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup
Voltus raises $225M to scale data center demand response to double capacity — The aggregator is planning to more than double its capacity by 2030 to meet demand. The post Voltus raises $225 million to scale BYOC for…
Latitude Media · Catherine Boudreau
Edge computing for AI inference could reduce need for massive off-grid gas plants — Prelude Ventures’ Katie Clasen says distributed computing for AI inference is a better solution than massive off-grid gas plants.
Canary Media · Jeff St. John
California moves to accelerate grid infrastructure projects — This is California Wire , a weekly newsletter from Jeff St. John on the state’s clean energy transition
More: via Bluesky
PV Tech · JP Casey
Solar industry looks at higher-voltage systems to speed up utility installations — We speak to Gregory Resch of EBOS supplier Voltage about what that shift involves, and why the industry should be wiring for 2kV now.
Heatmap News · Matthew Zeitlin
Building-trades unions back bipartisan Senate permitting bill — Building trades want to build. This desire for more and better big projects has meant that unions representing construction workers,…
More: Heatmap News
Oct 8, 2026 · 2:00 PM PT edition · 20 stories
Guardian Environment · Jillian Ambrose
UK Ministry of Defence objects to four planned windfarms over radar interference — Complaints risks putting defence ministry on collision course with Department for Energy Security and Net Zero The Ministry of Defence has…
Utility Dive · Herman K. Trabish
Regional power planners lack near-term solutions for large-load demand, analysts say — Major work by regional planners is focused on flexible access to existing transmission.
Utility Dive · Robert Walton
4-hour battery storage now cheaper than gas peakers in most markets, Wood Mackenzie finds — In North America, data centers are boosting the long-term investment case for energy storage and renewables as gas turbine backlogs and…
PV Magazine · Mark Hutchins
Texas solar capacity reaches 54 GW as state becomes US manufacturing hub — By almost any measure, the story of solar power in Texas has been one of astounding success.
PV Magazine · Brian Publicover
EU cybersecurity experts urge restrictions on high-risk solar suppliers — Cybersecurity experts advising the European Commission say PV components and software from high-risk third-country suppliers should be…
PV Magazine · Patrick Jowett
South Africa to procure 4.6 GW of battery storage and gas plants — South Africa is preparing large-scale procurement of battery storage facilities and gas-fired power plants in a bid to address curtailment…
Heatmap News · Katie Brigham
Low-carbon steel startup Hertha Metals breaks ground in Texas — The U.S. wants to make more of its own rare-earth magnets, which are critical to everything from guided missiles to aerospace systems and…
Grist · Jake Bittle
Energy bill divides climate advocates along partisan lines
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Canada launches $2B heat pump rebate program for homeowners — The federal government is launching a $2-billion rebate program that it says will help homeowners in Canada lower their annual heating…
Utility Dive · Diana DiGangi
Massachusetts redirects clean energy compliance fees to winter heating relief — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, D, ordered home energy relief for low- and middle-income households, to be funded by alternative…
Inside Climate News · Dan Gearino
Indiana county rejects 200-megawatt solar project, lumping it with undesirable uses — In Montgomery County, Indiana, utility-scale solar projects appear on an official list of undesirable land uses that also includes…
Latitude Media · Shayle Kann
Data center water consumption far smaller than agriculture or power generation, expert says — Thermal management expert Tim Shedd digs into the technology driving down consumption.
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Guardian Environment · Daniel Shailer in Vevring, Norway
Norwegian court rules against mining waste dumping in pristine fjord — The Norwegian government has given a permit to a mining company to release waste into Førde fjord despite a 17-year battle by campaigners…
Guardian Environment · Oliver Holmes in Bangkok and agencies
NGOs sue Indonesia over wildfire management and regional haze — NGOs in Indonesian Borneo file class action lawsuit calling for government to better manage annual fires and The Indonesian government has…
Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup
Voltus raises $225M to scale data center demand response to double capacity — The aggregator is planning to more than double its capacity by 2030 to meet demand. The post Voltus raises $225 million to scale BYOC for…
Latitude Media · Catherine Boudreau
Edge computing for AI inference could reduce need for massive off-grid gas plants — Prelude Ventures’ Katie Clasen says distributed computing for AI inference is a better solution than massive off-grid gas plants.
Canary Media · Jeff St. John
California moves to accelerate grid infrastructure projects — This is California Wire , a weekly newsletter from Jeff St. John on the state’s clean energy transition
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PV Tech · JP Casey
Solar industry looks at higher-voltage systems to speed up utility installations — We speak to Gregory Resch of EBOS supplier Voltage about what that shift involves, and why the industry should be wiring for 2kV now.
Heatmap News · Matthew Zeitlin
Building-trades unions back bipartisan Senate permitting bill — Building trades want to build. This desire for more and better big projects has meant that unions representing construction workers,…
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Inside Climate News · Georgina Gustin