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Oct 15, 2026 · 5:01 PM PT edition · 20 stories

PV Tech · George Heynes

Australia's solar investment decisions hit record 3.5GW in 2026 — Australia's solar financial investment decisions (FIDs) have hit a record 3.5GW in 2026, with energy minister Chris Bowen saying renewable…

Canary Media · Elizabeth Ouzts

Tech giants seek 24/7 clean power from Duke Energy in North Carolina — In North Carolina, tech giants and other large corporations that want their own 24/7 carbon-free electricity have a problem.

Electrek · Michelle Lewis

Europe's EV sales hit record as North American market falls 44% — Europe’s EV sales just posted a record September, as global market growth shifts toward Europe and beyond its largest established markets.

Utility Dive · Diana DiGangi

ITC finds solar imports from India, Indonesia, Laos injured US manufacturers — The decision clears the way for the Department of Commerce to finalize anti-dumping and countervailing duty orders on crystalline silicon…

Latitude Media · Shayle Kann

Natural gas faces capacity constraints as AI data centers boost demand — WoodMac’s Eric McGuire unpacks the nuances of the gas market’s capacity crunch. The post Can the fossil gas supply handle the AI boom?

More: Catalyst (Shayle Kann)

Utility Dive · Ethan Howland

AEP to acquire up to 1.6 GW of Mainspring linear generators, backs 702-MW fuel cell project — Separately, American Electric Power expects to spend about $4 billion on a 702-MW Bloom Energy fuel cell project in Wyoming that is under…

EIA Today in Energy

PJM, ERCOT and SWPP set peak load records this summer — Three regional transmission organizations (RTOs) set records for peak hourly load this past summer, according to data reported on Form…

Utility Dive · Robert Walton

NERC moves toward reliability standards for AI data centers, crypto miners — The proposed rules must still be approved by NERC’s board and federal regulators. As written, they would apply to computational loads of 50…

Latitude Media · Catherine Boudreau

California targets grid efficiency to address rising power bills — Like Virginia’s, the state's law aims to curb rising power bills through grid efficiency and DERs — but via a different approach.

PV Magazine · Ryan Kennedy

BloombergNEF cuts 2026 solar forecast to 584 GW amid China slowdown — BloombergNEF has cut its 2026 global solar installation forecast to 584 GW, down 10.8% from 2025, driven by a sharper-than-expected…

More: PV Magazine

PV Magazine · Uma Gupta

India's solar industry faces workforce readiness gap, Mercom study finds — A Mercom India study has found that solar industry employers across project development, manufacturing, rooftop solar, and engineering,…

Heatmap News · Matthew Zeitlin

US electricity prices fall 2% year-over-year in September, but decline largely reflects California policy — The national average retail price of electricity has fallen year over year from 20 cents per kilowatt-hour in September 2025 to 19.6 cents…

PV Magazine · Ev Foley

Australia opens $174 million Solar Sunshot fund for large-scale PV innovation — The Australian Renewable Energy Agency has opened the AUD 250 million Solar Sunshot Round 3, for local and global companies to develop…

More: PV Tech

Inside Climate News · Martha Pskowski

Texas Land Commissioner navigates Trump wall project on state property — Border wall construction in the Big Bend region puts Republican Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham in a bind: back President Donald…

Inside Climate News · Sara Pepitone

Florida growers adopt regenerative farming practices to improve soil health — Blueberries, green beans, yellow squash, red onions, purple cabbage, oranges. At markets across Florida, colorful produce signals freshness…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Finland requires grid-forming capability for renewables in weak grid areas — Fingrid will require new wind and solar plants in Finland’s weakest grid areas to provide grid-forming capability, which developers can…

PV Tech · George Heynes

Anza Power signs second Fonterra PPA for 110MWac solar plant in New Zealand — Anza Power has signed a second long-term PPA with Fonterra for its 110MWac Karioi solar PV power plant in New Zealand.

Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer

Inflation report shows fuel prices driving higher-than-expected price growth — This is Heatmap Daily, an evening news digest written by our executive editor. Subscribe here.

Oct 15, 2026 · 8:01 PM PT edition · 20 stories

PV Tech · George Heynes

Australia's solar investment decisions hit record 3.5GW in 2026 — Australia's solar financial investment decisions (FIDs) have hit a record 3.5GW in 2026, with energy minister Chris Bowen saying renewable…

Canary Media · Elizabeth Ouzts

Tech giants seek 24/7 clean power from Duke Energy in North Carolina — In North Carolina, tech giants and other large corporations that want their own 24/7 carbon-free electricity have a problem.

Electrek · Michelle Lewis

Europe's EV sales hit record as North American market falls 44% — Europe’s EV sales just posted a record September, as global market growth shifts toward Europe and beyond its largest established markets.

CleanTechnica · Sierra Club

FERC proposes streamlined approvals for LNG projects and reduced air quality reviews — If Implemented, Methane Gas Projects Could be Approved Without Proper Review of Harmful Impacts Washington, DC — Today, at its monthly…

Utility Dive · Diana DiGangi

ITC finds solar imports from India, Indonesia, Laos injured US manufacturers — The decision clears the way for the Department of Commerce to finalize anti-dumping and countervailing duty orders on crystalline silicon…

Latitude Media · Shayle Kann

Natural gas faces capacity constraints as AI data centers boost demand — WoodMac’s Eric McGuire unpacks the nuances of the gas market’s capacity crunch. The post Can the fossil gas supply handle the AI boom?

More: Catalyst (Shayle Kann)

Utility Dive · Ethan Howland

AEP to acquire up to 1.6 GW of Mainspring linear generators, backs 702-MW fuel cell project — Separately, American Electric Power expects to spend about $4 billion on a 702-MW Bloom Energy fuel cell project in Wyoming that is under…

EIA Today in Energy

PJM, ERCOT and SWPP set peak load records this summer — Three regional transmission organizations (RTOs) set records for peak hourly load this past summer, according to data reported on Form…

Utility Dive · Robert Walton

NERC moves toward reliability standards for AI data centers, crypto miners — The proposed rules must still be approved by NERC’s board and federal regulators. As written, they would apply to computational loads of 50…

Latitude Media · Catherine Boudreau

California targets grid efficiency to address rising power bills — Like Virginia’s, the state's law aims to curb rising power bills through grid efficiency and DERs — but via a different approach.

PV Magazine · Ryan Kennedy

BloombergNEF cuts 2026 solar forecast to 584 GW amid China slowdown — BloombergNEF has cut its 2026 global solar installation forecast to 584 GW, down 10.8% from 2025, driven by a sharper-than-expected…

More: PV Magazine

PV Magazine · Uma Gupta

India's solar industry faces workforce readiness gap, Mercom study finds — A Mercom India study has found that solar industry employers across project development, manufacturing, rooftop solar, and engineering,…

Heatmap News · Matthew Zeitlin

US electricity prices fall 2% year-over-year in September, but decline largely reflects California policy — The national average retail price of electricity has fallen year over year from 20 cents per kilowatt-hour in September 2025 to 19.6 cents…

Canary Media · Jeff St. John

Lithium-ion batteries emerge as cheaper grid alternative for AI data centers — Lithium-ion batteries could do so much for AI data centers and the power grid. They’re cheaper than the fossil-gas turbines that tech…

PV Magazine · Ev Foley

Australia opens $174 million Solar Sunshot fund for large-scale PV innovation — The Australian Renewable Energy Agency has opened the AUD 250 million Solar Sunshot Round 3, for local and global companies to develop…

More: PV Tech

Inside Climate News · Alissa de Chassey

Wildfires force evacuations near Bordeaux as communities brace for intensifying threat — On July 22, Aurélie Filleau and her husband were given 10 minutes to get their children and a few possessions into the car before…

Inside Climate News · Martha Pskowski

Texas Land Commissioner navigates Trump wall project on state property — Border wall construction in the Big Bend region puts Republican Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham in a bind: back President Donald…

Inside Climate News · Sara Pepitone

Florida growers adopt regenerative farming practices to improve soil health — Blueberries, green beans, yellow squash, red onions, purple cabbage, oranges. At markets across Florida, colorful produce signals freshness…

Oct 15, 2026 · 11:01 PM PT edition · 20 stories

EIA Today in Energy

PJM, ERCOT, and SWPP set peak load records this summer — Three regional transmission organizations (RTOs) set records for peak hourly load this past summer, according to data reported on Form…

More: CleanTechnica

PV Tech · George Heynes

Australia's solar investment decisions hit record 3.5GW in 2026 — Australia's solar financial investment decisions (FIDs) have hit a record 3.5GW in 2026, with energy minister Chris Bowen saying renewable…

Canary Media · Elizabeth Ouzts

Tech giants seek 24/7 clean power from Duke Energy in North Carolina — In North Carolina, tech giants and other large corporations that want their own 24/7 carbon-free electricity have a problem.

Electrek · Michelle Lewis

Europe's EV sales hit record as North American market falls 44% — Europe’s EV sales just posted a record September, as global market growth shifts toward Europe and beyond its largest established markets.

CleanTechnica · Sierra Club

FERC proposes streamlined approvals for LNG projects and reduced air quality reviews — If Implemented, Methane Gas Projects Could be Approved Without Proper Review of Harmful Impacts Washington, DC — Today, at its monthly…

Utility Dive · Diana DiGangi

ITC finds solar imports from India, Indonesia, Laos injured US manufacturers — The decision clears the way for the Department of Commerce to finalize anti-dumping and countervailing duty orders on crystalline silicon…

Latitude Media · Shayle Kann

Natural gas faces capacity constraints as AI data centers boost demand — WoodMac’s Eric McGuire unpacks the nuances of the gas market’s capacity crunch. The post Can the fossil gas supply handle the AI boom?

More: Catalyst (Shayle Kann)

PV Magazine · Mark Hutchins

India's solar module glut to trigger 2027 market shakeout, analysts warn — PV module production capacity in India has already grown way beyond projected demand for the next few years, leading InfoLink’s Jonathan…

Utility Dive · Ethan Howland

AEP to acquire up to 1.6 GW of Mainspring linear generators, backs 702-MW fuel cell project — Separately, American Electric Power expects to spend about $4 billion on a 702-MW Bloom Energy fuel cell project in Wyoming that is under…

Utility Dive · Robert Walton

NERC moves toward reliability standards for AI data centers, crypto miners — The proposed rules must still be approved by NERC’s board and federal regulators. As written, they would apply to computational loads of 50…

Latitude Media · Catherine Boudreau

California targets grid efficiency to address rising power bills — Like Virginia’s, the state's law aims to curb rising power bills through grid efficiency and DERs — but via a different approach.

EIA Today in Energy

ISO-NE wind generation surges 68% in first nine months of 2026 — Monthly wind generation in the first nine months of 2026 was an average of 68% higher compared with the same period in 2025 in ISO New…

More: CleanTechnica

PV Magazine · Ryan Kennedy

BloombergNEF cuts 2026 solar forecast to 584 GW amid China slowdown — BloombergNEF has cut its 2026 global solar installation forecast to 584 GW, down 10.8% from 2025, driven by a sharper-than-expected…

More: PV Magazine

PV Magazine · Uma Gupta

India's solar industry faces workforce readiness gap, Mercom study finds — A Mercom India study has found that solar industry employers across project development, manufacturing, rooftop solar, and engineering,…

Heatmap News · Matthew Zeitlin

US electricity prices fall 2% year-over-year in September, but decline largely reflects California policy — The national average retail price of electricity has fallen year over year from 20 cents per kilowatt-hour in September 2025 to 19.6 cents…

PV Tech · Jonathan Touriño Jacobo

TOPCon solar cells to lead India's production in 2024 — This week's PV Chart of the Week looks at India's solar cell capacity and production growth from 2022 to 2026.

MIT Technology Review · Climate · Casey Crownhart

Constellation seeks to boost output from existing US nuclear plants — In this age of rising electricity demand, people are trying to squeeze every last bit of power out of every power plant possible.

Canary Media · Jeff St. John

Lithium-ion batteries emerge as cheaper grid alternative for AI data centers — Lithium-ion batteries could do so much for AI data centers and the power grid. They’re cheaper than the fossil-gas turbines that tech…

PV Magazine · Ev Foley

Australia opens $174 million Solar Sunshot fund for large-scale PV innovation — The Australian Renewable Energy Agency has opened the AUD 250 million Solar Sunshot Round 3, for local and global companies to develop…

More: PV Tech

Oct 16, 2026 · 2:01 AM PT edition · 20 stories

PV Tech · JP Casey

Chinese polysilicon makers discuss price floor and output cuts — Leading domestic polysilicon players in China’s PV industry held a closed‑door meeting to curb destructive price competition.

More: PV Magazine

Canary Media · Julian Spector

U.S. clean energy jobs decline in 2025, marking first drop in years — See more from Canary Media’s ​“Chart of the Week” column . Clean energy installations have persisted at record levels despite President…

Guardian Environment · Stefano Valentino in Sulawesi and Ajit Niranjan

VW, Ford and Tesla batteries linked to deforestation in Indonesian indigenous lands — Mines in supply chains of western carmakers linked to widespread deforestation of primary rainforest in nickel-rich lands inhabited by…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

COP31 sets goal to raise electricity's share of global energy to 35% by 2035 — COP31 aims to increase electricity’s share of global final energy demand from 20% to 35% by 2035, accelerating the transition to clean,…

EIA Today in Energy

PJM, ERCOT, and SWPP set peak load records this summer — Three regional transmission organizations (RTOs) set records for peak hourly load this past summer, according to data reported on Form…

More: CleanTechnica

PV Tech · George Heynes

Australia's solar investment decisions hit record 3.5GW in 2026 — Australia's solar financial investment decisions (FIDs) have hit a record 3.5GW in 2026, with energy minister Chris Bowen saying renewable…

Canary Media · Elizabeth Ouzts

Tech giants seek 24/7 clean power from Duke Energy in North Carolina — In North Carolina, tech giants and other large corporations that want their own 24/7 carbon-free electricity have a problem.

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

China could produce cheapest green hydrogen at $120/MWh, study finds — China could produce green hydrogen at an average cost of $120/MWh, significantly less than Germany, the United States and Japan, according…

Electrek · Michelle Lewis

Europe's EV sales hit record as North American market falls 44% — Europe’s EV sales just posted a record September, as global market growth shifts toward Europe and beyond its largest established markets.

CleanTechnica · Sierra Club

FERC proposes streamlined approvals for LNG projects and reduced air quality reviews — If Implemented, Methane Gas Projects Could be Approved Without Proper Review of Harmful Impacts Washington, DC — Today, at its monthly…

Utility Dive · Diana DiGangi

ITC finds solar imports from India, Indonesia, Laos injured US manufacturers — The decision clears the way for the Department of Commerce to finalize anti-dumping and countervailing duty orders on crystalline silicon…

Latitude Media · Shayle Kann

Natural gas faces capacity constraints as AI data centers boost demand — WoodMac’s Eric McGuire unpacks the nuances of the gas market’s capacity crunch. The post Can the fossil gas supply handle the AI boom?

More: Catalyst (Shayle Kann)

Utility Dive · Ethan Howland

AEP to acquire up to 1.6 GW of Mainspring linear generators, backs 702-MW fuel cell project — Separately, American Electric Power expects to spend about $4 billion on a 702-MW Bloom Energy fuel cell project in Wyoming that is under…

Utility Dive · Robert Walton

NERC moves toward reliability standards for AI data centers, crypto miners — The proposed rules must still be approved by NERC’s board and federal regulators. As written, they would apply to computational loads of 50…

Latitude Media · Catherine Boudreau

California targets grid efficiency to address rising power bills — Like Virginia’s, the state's law aims to curb rising power bills through grid efficiency and DERs — but via a different approach.

EIA Today in Energy

ISO-NE wind generation surges 68% in first nine months of 2026 — Monthly wind generation in the first nine months of 2026 was an average of 68% higher compared with the same period in 2025 in ISO New…

More: CleanTechnica

PV Tech · JP Casey

Aligned Climate Capital, Nexamp secure financing for community solar portfolios — Aligned Climate Capital and Nexamp have secured finance for their respective community solar portfolios in the US.

Oct 16, 2026 · 5:01 AM PT edition · 20 stories

PV Tech · JP Casey

Chinese polysilicon makers discuss price floor and output cuts — Leading domestic polysilicon players in China’s PV industry held a closed‑door meeting to curb destructive price competition.

More: PV Magazine

Canary Media · Julian Spector

U.S. clean energy jobs decline in 2025, marking first drop in years — See more from Canary Media’s ​“Chart of the Week” column . Clean energy installations have persisted at record levels despite President…

Guardian Environment · Stefano Valentino in Sulawesi and Ajit Niranjan

VW, Ford and Tesla batteries linked to deforestation in Indonesian indigenous lands — Mines in supply chains of western carmakers linked to widespread deforestation of primary rainforest in nickel-rich lands inhabited by…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

COP31 sets goal to raise electricity's share of global energy to 35% by 2035 — COP31 aims to increase electricity’s share of global final energy demand from 20% to 35% by 2035, accelerating the transition to clean,…

EIA Today in Energy

PJM, ERCOT, and SWPP set peak load records this summer — Three regional transmission organizations (RTOs) set records for peak hourly load this past summer, according to data reported on Form…

More: CleanTechnica

PV Tech · Shreeyashi Ojha

German industry groups oppose proposed solar prosumer grid surcharge — Eleven German associations oppose proposed solar prosumer grid fees, warning they could deter investment and slow expansion.

PV Tech · George Heynes

Australia's solar investment decisions hit record 3.5GW in 2026 — Australia's solar financial investment decisions (FIDs) have hit a record 3.5GW in 2026, with energy minister Chris Bowen saying renewable…

Canary Media · Elizabeth Ouzts

Tech giants seek 24/7 clean power from Duke Energy in North Carolina — In North Carolina, tech giants and other large corporations that want their own 24/7 carbon-free electricity have a problem.

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

China could produce cheapest green hydrogen at $120/MWh, study finds — China could produce green hydrogen at an average cost of $120/MWh, significantly less than Germany, the United States and Japan, according…

Electrek · Michelle Lewis

Europe's EV sales hit record as North American market falls 44% — Europe’s EV sales just posted a record September, as global market growth shifts toward Europe and beyond its largest established markets.

CleanTechnica · Sierra Club

FERC proposes streamlined approvals for LNG projects and reduced air quality reviews — If Implemented, Methane Gas Projects Could be Approved Without Proper Review of Harmful Impacts Washington, DC — Today, at its monthly…

Utility Dive · Diana DiGangi

ITC finds solar imports from India, Indonesia, Laos injured US manufacturers — The decision clears the way for the Department of Commerce to finalize anti-dumping and countervailing duty orders on crystalline silicon…

Latitude Media · Shayle Kann

Natural gas faces capacity constraints as AI data centers boost demand — WoodMac’s Eric McGuire unpacks the nuances of the gas market’s capacity crunch. The post Can the fossil gas supply handle the AI boom?

More: Catalyst (Shayle Kann)

Utility Dive · Ethan Howland

AEP to acquire up to 1.6 GW of Mainspring linear generators, backs 702-MW fuel cell project — Separately, American Electric Power expects to spend about $4 billion on a 702-MW Bloom Energy fuel cell project in Wyoming that is under…

Latitude Media · Catherine Boudreau

California targets grid efficiency to address rising power bills — Like Virginia’s, the state's law aims to curb rising power bills through grid efficiency and DERs — but via a different approach.

Utility Dive · Robert Walton

NERC moves toward reliability standards for AI data centers, crypto miners — The proposed rules must still be approved by NERC’s board and federal regulators. As written, they would apply to computational loads of 50…

PV Tech · JP Casey

HoloSolis names former Alstom chief Poupart-Lafarge as CEO — French solar manufacturer HoloSolis has appointed former rail executive Henri Poupart-Lafarge as its new CEO.

Oct 16, 2026 · 8:00 AM PT edition · 20 stories

EIA Today in Energy

U.S. small-scale solar generation quadruples in decade, EIA data shows — We estimate that U.S. generation from small-scale or rooftop solar photovoltaic systems (smaller than 1 megawatt of capacity) has increased…

PV Tech · JP Casey

Chinese polysilicon makers discuss price floor and output cuts — Leading domestic polysilicon players in China’s PV industry held a closed‑door meeting to curb destructive price competition.

More: PV Magazine

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

China proposes bans on exports of perovskite and tandem solar technology — China has proposed banning exports of selected high-efficiency perovskite and tandem solar manufacturing technologies, alongside new…

Canary Media · Julian Spector

U.S. clean energy jobs decline in 2025, marking first drop in years — See more from Canary Media’s ​“Chart of the Week” column . Clean energy installations have persisted at record levels despite President…

Utility Dive · Diana DiGangi

ITC clears way for duties on solar cells from India, Indonesia, Laos — The decision clears the way for the Department of Commerce to finalize anti-dumping and countervailing duty orders on crystalline silicon…

More: PV Magazine

Guardian Environment · Stefano Valentino in Sulawesi and Ajit Niranjan

VW, Ford and Tesla batteries linked to deforestation in Indonesian indigenous lands — Mines in supply chains of western carmakers linked to widespread deforestation of primary rainforest in nickel-rich lands inhabited by…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

COP31 sets goal to raise electricity's share of global energy to 35% by 2035 — COP31 aims to increase electricity’s share of global final energy demand from 20% to 35% by 2035, accelerating the transition to clean,…

Canary Media · Kathryn Krawczyk

US electric vehicle sales resume growth — This analysis and news roundup come from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday.

Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer

Researcher Behind Fossil Fuel Lawsuits Shifts Stance on Pipeline Opposition — No researcher has been more cited in lawsuits against fossil fuel infrastructure than Peter Erickson .

More: Shift Key (Robinson Meyer & Jesse Jenkins)

Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

Permitting reform bill seen as potential catalyst for virtual power plant growth — At Flex Summit, “cautious optimism” about the bipartisan bill’s potential impact — and a call to action for the industry.

EIA Today in Energy

PJM, ERCOT, and SWPP set peak load records this summer — Three regional transmission organizations (RTOs) set records for peak hourly load this past summer, according to data reported on Form…

More: CleanTechnica

PV Tech · Shreeyashi Ojha

German industry groups oppose proposed solar prosumer grid surcharge — Eleven German associations oppose proposed solar prosumer grid fees, warning they could deter investment and slow expansion.

Climate Home News · Megan Rowling

IPCC climate science assessment risks excluding Global South research — Early completion of the next global climate science assessment reports risks excluding research from the Global South, which is key to…

Climate Home News · Joe Lo

UN loss and damage fund approves $20m for Nepal flood recovery — The Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage is set to allocate funds to respond to Nepal’s floods at an extraordinary board meeting on…

Latitude Media · Catherine Boudreau

California targets grid efficiency to address rising power bills — Like Virginia’s, the state's law aims to curb rising power bills through grid efficiency and DERs — but via a different approach.

PV Tech · George Heynes

Australia's solar investment decisions hit record 3.5GW in 2026 — Australia's solar financial investment decisions (FIDs) have hit a record 3.5GW in 2026, with energy minister Chris Bowen saying renewable…

PV Tech · George Heynes

New Zealand opens 168MW solar plant at Christchurch Airport — New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has opened a 168MWdc solar PV plant that is now the largest on the country's South Island.

Inside Climate News · Marianne Lavelle

EPA chief Zeldin campaigns with GOP candidates ahead of midterms — It’s not unusual for Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin to be on the road touting the Trump administration’s agenda,…

Oct 16, 2026 · 11:00 AM PT edition · 20 stories

EIA Today in Energy

U.S. small-scale solar generation quadruples in decade, EIA data shows — We estimate that U.S. generation from small-scale or rooftop solar photovoltaic systems (smaller than 1 megawatt of capacity) has increased…

PV Tech · JP Casey

Chinese polysilicon makers discuss price floor and output cuts — Leading domestic polysilicon players in China’s PV industry held a closed‑door meeting to curb destructive price competition.

More: PV Magazine

Utility Dive · Robert Walton and Meris Lutz

NextEra donates $4M to Trump ballroom as federal regulators weigh Dominion merger — The donation, which advocates called “problematic” and “convenient” for the company, comes to light as federal regulators chosen by…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

China proposes bans on exports of perovskite and tandem solar technology — China has proposed banning exports of selected high-efficiency perovskite and tandem solar manufacturing technologies, alongside new…

Canary Media · Julian Spector

U.S. clean energy jobs decline in 2025, marking first drop in years — See more from Canary Media’s ​“Chart of the Week” column . Clean energy installations have persisted at record levels despite President…

Utility Dive · Diana DiGangi

ITC clears way for duties on solar cells from India, Indonesia, Laos — The decision clears the way for the Department of Commerce to finalize anti-dumping and countervailing duty orders on crystalline silicon…

More: PV Magazine

Guardian Environment · Stefano Valentino in Sulawesi and Ajit Niranjan

VW, Ford and Tesla batteries linked to deforestation in Indonesian indigenous lands — Mines in supply chains of western carmakers linked to widespread deforestation of primary rainforest in nickel-rich lands inhabited by…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

COP31 sets goal to raise electricity's share of global energy to 35% by 2035 — COP31 aims to increase electricity’s share of global final energy demand from 20% to 35% by 2035, accelerating the transition to clean,…

Canary Media · Kathryn Krawczyk

US electric vehicle sales resume growth — This analysis and news roundup come from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday.

Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer

Researcher Behind Fossil Fuel Lawsuits Shifts Stance on Pipeline Opposition — No researcher has been more cited in lawsuits against fossil fuel infrastructure than Peter Erickson .

More: Shift Key (Robinson Meyer & Jesse Jenkins)

Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

Permitting reform bill seen as potential catalyst for virtual power plant growth — At Flex Summit, “cautious optimism” about the bipartisan bill’s potential impact — and a call to action for the industry.

PV Tech · Shreeyashi Ojha

German industry groups oppose proposed solar prosumer grid surcharge — Eleven German associations oppose proposed solar prosumer grid fees, warning they could deter investment and slow expansion.

Climate Home News · Megan Rowling

IPCC climate science assessment risks excluding Global South research — Early completion of the next global climate science assessment reports risks excluding research from the Global South, which is key to…

EIA Today in Energy

PJM, ERCOT, and SWPP set peak load records this summer — Three regional transmission organizations (RTOs) set records for peak hourly load this past summer, according to data reported on Form…

More: CleanTechnica

Latitude Media · Catherine Boudreau

California targets grid efficiency to address rising power bills — Like Virginia’s, the state's law aims to curb rising power bills through grid efficiency and DERs — but via a different approach.

PV Tech · George Heynes

Australia's solar investment decisions hit record 3.5GW in 2026 — Australia's solar financial investment decisions (FIDs) have hit a record 3.5GW in 2026, with energy minister Chris Bowen saying renewable…

PV Tech · George Heynes

New Zealand opens 168MW solar plant at Christchurch Airport — New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has opened a 168MWdc solar PV plant that is now the largest on the country's South Island.

Inside Climate News · Marianne Lavelle

EPA chief Zeldin campaigns with GOP candidates ahead of midterms — It’s not unusual for Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin to be on the road touting the Trump administration’s agenda,…

Oct 16, 2026 · 2:01 PM PT edition · 20 stories

EIA Today in Energy

U.S. small-scale solar generation quadruples in decade, EIA data shows — We estimate that U.S. generation from small-scale or rooftop solar photovoltaic systems (smaller than 1 megawatt of capacity) has increased…

PV Tech · JP Casey

Chinese polysilicon makers discuss price floor and output cuts — Leading domestic polysilicon players in China’s PV industry held a closed‑door meeting to curb destructive price competition.

More: PV Magazine

Utility Dive · Robert Walton and Meris Lutz

NextEra donates $4M to Trump ballroom as federal regulators weigh Dominion merger — The donation, which advocates called “problematic” and “convenient” for the company, comes to light as federal regulators chosen by…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

China proposes bans on exports of perovskite and tandem solar technology — China has proposed banning exports of selected high-efficiency perovskite and tandem solar manufacturing technologies, alongside new…

Canary Media · Julian Spector

U.S. clean energy jobs decline in 2025, marking first drop in years — See more from Canary Media’s ​“Chart of the Week” column . Clean energy installations have persisted at record levels despite President…

Utility Dive · Diana DiGangi

ITC clears way for duties on solar cells from India, Indonesia, Laos — The decision clears the way for the Department of Commerce to finalize anti-dumping and countervailing duty orders on crystalline silicon…

More: PV Magazine

Guardian Environment · Stefano Valentino in Sulawesi and Ajit Niranjan

VW, Ford and Tesla batteries linked to deforestation in Indonesian indigenous lands — Mines in supply chains of western carmakers linked to widespread deforestation of primary rainforest in nickel-rich lands inhabited by…

Canary Media · Kathryn Krawczyk

US electric vehicle sales resume growth — This analysis and news roundup come from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday.

Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer

Researcher Behind Fossil Fuel Lawsuits Shifts Stance on Pipeline Opposition — No researcher has been more cited in lawsuits against fossil fuel infrastructure than Peter Erickson .

More: Shift Key (Robinson Meyer & Jesse Jenkins)

Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

Permitting reform bill seen as potential catalyst for virtual power plant growth — At Flex Summit, “cautious optimism” about the bipartisan bill’s potential impact — and a call to action for the industry.

Heatmap News · Jael Holzman

Oracle, OpenAI data center seeks permitting reform test in New Mexico — One of the nation’s largest data centers is struggling under permitting woes. So let’s play a game: would the bipartisan permitting bill in…

Heatmap News · Matthew Zeitlin

State elections could reshape climate policy as Congress remains gridlocked — No matter how well Democrats do in the House and Senate in November, it’s unlikely to mean anything new on climate policy in Washington,…

Inside Climate News · Ian Urbina

Senegal fishmeal plant protests highlight aquaculture's environmental costs — This story is part of an investigation conducted by an international team of journalists based at The Outlaw Ocean Project.

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

COP31 sets goal to raise electricity's share of global energy to 35% by 2035 — COP31 aims to increase electricity’s share of global final energy demand from 20% to 35% by 2035, accelerating the transition to clean,…

PV Tech · JP Casey

Shanghai Customs seizes 16 shipments of solar products suspected of IP infringement — Shangai ports handled 16 cases involving solar PV products suspected of infringing on IP with a total value of more than US$750,000.

Climate Home News · Megan Rowling

IPCC climate science assessment risks excluding Global South research — Early completion of the next global climate science assessment reports risks excluding research from the Global South, which is key to…

EIA Today in Energy

PJM, ERCOT, and SWPP set peak load records this summer — Three regional transmission organizations (RTOs) set records for peak hourly load this past summer, according to data reported on Form…

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