Guardian Environment · Kiran Stacey Policy editor
Oct 20, 2026 · 5:00 PM PT edition · 20 stories
TechCrunch Climate · Tim De Chant
GM closes Detroit battery assembly plant — GM is shuttering the Brownstown Battery Assembly Plant, though the closure has nothing to do with the automaker's electrification strategy.
Utility Dive · Charles Paullin
Virginia governor seeks rate freeze contingent on Dominion-NextEra merger approval — Gov. Abigail Spanberger, D, also wants regulators to increase the debt share of Dominion’s capital structure from 48% to 60% to lower its…
PV Tech · JP Casey
India's solar curtailment hit 96.9GW in September, JMK report shows — JMK has released a report on curtailment of renewable energy in India, showing that solar PV curtailment reached 96.9GW in September.
Latitude Media · Catherine Boudreau
DOE turns to Defense Production Act funds as infrastructure grants decline — The department is tapping into Defense Production Act funding as a Biden-era infrastructure grant runs dry.
Electrek · Jameson Dow
California school bus fleet powers 1,000 homes through vehicle-to-grid charging — A fleet of 74 school buses have spent the last two years powering about a thousand homes, taking stress off the grid, thanks to V2G…
PV Magazine · Mark Hutchins
India's solar inverter market lags domestic manufacturing despite policy push — The strong policy support that has driven India’s huge investments in PV module manufacturing has been largely absent from the inverter…
PV Tech · JP Casey
Italy awards $864M in grants for 505MW of rooftop solar on farms — Italy’s GSE has awarded US$863.6 million in grant funding to 505MW of new rooftop solar capacity, to be deployed on agricultural projects.
More: PV Magazine
PV Magazine · Brian Publicover
Poland eases rules for residential battery storage, allowing systems up to 2.2x solar capacity — Polish prosumers will be able to connect batteries with up to 2.2 times the rated power of their PV systems without the storage counting…
Canary Media · Alison F. Takemura
Eugene considers tax on large corporations to fund clean energy transition — Amy Winton doesn’t like that she has to depend on fossil gas for her restaurant, Mexican taquería Pandita in Eugene, Oregon.
MIT Technology Review · Climate · Meghan McCarron
Food startups develop blended meat alternatives to reduce red meat consumption — In the fall of 2025, Jeff Dodge set up a six-foot folding table in the cafeteria of Cane Bay High School in Summerville, South Carolina, to…
Inside Climate News · Dylan Baddour
Trump administration signals new methane regulations after decade of industry scrutiny — In the Permian Basin of West Texas, methane gas billows from oil wells. It blasts out of pressure valves on pipelines, wafts from sprawling…
Inside Climate News · Ben Seal
Pennsylvania Democrats eye energy and data center regulations if they gain legislative control — It’s been more than three decades since Democrats held a trifecta in Pennsylvania, but the prospect of a blue wave in next month’s…
Latitude Media · Pasi Taimela
Data centers face energy orchestration challenge amid AI campus buildout — How AI campuses can manage complex energy needs without becoming a grid liability. The post Beyond securing power, data centers have an…
Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer
China's clean energy exports surge amid economic slowdown — This is Heatmap Daily, a weekday evening digest written by our executive editor. Happy Monday and welcome back.
Heatmap News · Katie Brigham
Endurance Energy's subsea geothermal well generates brief test power off Oregon coast — About 300 miles off the Oregon coast, a mile beneath the ocean’s surface, a startup just drilled the world’s first subsea geothermal well.
More: Canary Media
EIA Today in Energy
Hybrid sales surge to 16% of US vehicle market as EV growth stalls — In the third quarter of 2026 (3Q26), 23% of new light-duty vehicles sold in the United States were hybrid electric, battery electric, or…
More: CleanTechnica
Inside Climate News · Dylan Baddour
Texas regulators continued processing data center permits despite Abbott's pause order — Regulators in Texas did not stop processing permits for data center projects when Gov.
Utility Dive · Robert Walton
Amazon signs pact with AEP and X-Energy for 960-MW Indiana nuclear project — If the project is developed, Amazon would purchase the power under a long-term contract that covers the cost of the facility and its…
More: TechCrunch Climate
Oct 20, 2026 · 8:00 PM PT edition · 20 stories
Guardian Environment · Kiran Stacey Policy editor
UK approves Jackdaw North Sea gas field despite climate pressure — Move signals Andy Burnham’s commitment to North Sea industry but threatens to undermine Labour’s green credentials • What does the approval…
TechCrunch Climate · Tim De Chant
GM closes Detroit battery assembly plant — GM is shuttering the Brownstown Battery Assembly Plant, though the closure has nothing to do with the automaker's electrification strategy.
Utility Dive · Charles Paullin
Virginia governor seeks rate freeze contingent on Dominion-NextEra merger approval — Gov. Abigail Spanberger, D, also wants regulators to increase the debt share of Dominion’s capital structure from 48% to 60% to lower its…
PV Tech · JP Casey
India's solar curtailment hit 96.9GW in September, JMK report shows — JMK has released a report on curtailment of renewable energy in India, showing that solar PV curtailment reached 96.9GW in September.
Latitude Media · Catherine Boudreau
DOE turns to Defense Production Act funds as infrastructure grants decline — The department is tapping into Defense Production Act funding as a Biden-era infrastructure grant runs dry.
Electrek · Jameson Dow
California school bus fleet powers 1,000 homes through vehicle-to-grid charging — A fleet of 74 school buses have spent the last two years powering about a thousand homes, taking stress off the grid, thanks to V2G…
PV Magazine · Mark Hutchins
India's solar inverter market lags domestic manufacturing despite policy push — The strong policy support that has driven India’s huge investments in PV module manufacturing has been largely absent from the inverter…
PV Tech · JP Casey
Italy awards $864M in grants for 505MW of rooftop solar on farms — Italy’s GSE has awarded US$863.6 million in grant funding to 505MW of new rooftop solar capacity, to be deployed on agricultural projects.
More: PV Magazine
PV Magazine · Brian Publicover
Poland eases rules for residential battery storage, allowing systems up to 2.2x solar capacity — Polish prosumers will be able to connect batteries with up to 2.2 times the rated power of their PV systems without the storage counting…
Canary Media · Alison F. Takemura
Eugene considers tax on large corporations to fund clean energy transition — Amy Winton doesn’t like that she has to depend on fossil gas for her restaurant, Mexican taquería Pandita in Eugene, Oregon.
MIT Technology Review · Climate · Meghan McCarron
Food startups develop blended meat alternatives to reduce red meat consumption — In the fall of 2025, Jeff Dodge set up a six-foot folding table in the cafeteria of Cane Bay High School in Summerville, South Carolina, to…
Inside Climate News · Dylan Baddour
Trump administration signals new methane regulations after decade of industry scrutiny — In the Permian Basin of West Texas, methane gas billows from oil wells. It blasts out of pressure valves on pipelines, wafts from sprawling…
Inside Climate News · Ben Seal
Pennsylvania Democrats eye energy and data center regulations if they gain legislative control — It’s been more than three decades since Democrats held a trifecta in Pennsylvania, but the prospect of a blue wave in next month’s…
Inside Climate News · Georgina Gustin
World Bank's private lending arm drops Brazil feed mill loan over deforestation concerns — The world’s development banks continue to finance expansions of large climate-polluting livestock operations, but environmental advocates…
Latitude Media · Pasi Taimela
Data centers face energy orchestration challenge amid AI campus buildout — How AI campuses can manage complex energy needs without becoming a grid liability. The post Beyond securing power, data centers have an…
Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer
China's clean energy exports surge amid economic slowdown — This is Heatmap Daily, a weekday evening digest written by our executive editor. Happy Monday and welcome back.
Heatmap News · Katie Brigham
Endurance Energy's subsea geothermal well generates brief test power off Oregon coast — About 300 miles off the Oregon coast, a mile beneath the ocean’s surface, a startup just drilled the world’s first subsea geothermal well.
More: Canary Media
EIA Today in Energy
Hybrid sales surge to 16% of US vehicle market as EV growth stalls — In the third quarter of 2026 (3Q26), 23% of new light-duty vehicles sold in the United States were hybrid electric, battery electric, or…
More: CleanTechnica
Utility Dive · Robert Walton
Amazon signs pact with AEP and X-Energy for 960-MW Indiana nuclear project — If the project is developed, Amazon would purchase the power under a long-term contract that covers the cost of the facility and its…
More: TechCrunch Climate
Oct 20, 2026 · 11:00 PM PT edition · 20 stories
Electrek · Peter Johnson
BYD launches sub-$10,000 Seagull EV with 5-minute fast charging — BYD’s new Seagull EV is now its cheapest electric car in China with 5-minute Flash Charging, and starts at under $10,000. more…
More: CleanTechnica
Guardian Environment · Kiran Stacey Policy editor
UK approves Jackdaw North Sea gas field despite climate pressure — Move signals Andy Burnham’s commitment to North Sea industry but threatens to undermine Labour’s green credentials • What does the approval…
TechCrunch Climate · Tim De Chant
GM closes Detroit battery assembly plant — GM is shuttering the Brownstown Battery Assembly Plant, though the closure has nothing to do with the automaker's electrification strategy.
PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini
Researchers develop faster method to recover EVA from end-of-life solar panels — Researchers in China have developed a preheating-assisted mechanical polishing process to remove ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) encapsulants…
PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini
Peru proposes 1,000 MW power link with Chile to access solar generation — Peru is seeking to revive electricity interconnection talks with Chile to facilitate cross-border power exchanges and make better use of…
PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini
Battery storage availability depends on maintenance schedule, not just converter architecture — Smaller converters limit the capacity affected by an individual fault, but a battery plant’s average availability will depend on more than…
Utility Dive · Charles Paullin
Virginia governor seeks rate freeze contingent on Dominion-NextEra merger approval — Gov. Abigail Spanberger, D, also wants regulators to increase the debt share of Dominion’s capital structure from 48% to 60% to lower its…
PV Tech · JP Casey
India's solar curtailment hit 96.9GW in September, JMK report shows — JMK has released a report on curtailment of renewable energy in India, showing that solar PV curtailment reached 96.9GW in September.
Latitude Media · Catherine Boudreau
DOE turns to Defense Production Act funds as infrastructure grants decline — The department is tapping into Defense Production Act funding as a Biden-era infrastructure grant runs dry.
PV Tech · JP Casey
NYSERDA allocates $200 million for distributed solar expansion in New York — NYSERDA has announced its allocations of US$200 million to expand access to affordable solar energy across New York state.
Canary Media · Alison F. Takemura
Eugene considers tax on large corporations to fund clean energy transition — Amy Winton doesn’t like that she has to depend on fossil gas for her restaurant, Mexican taquería Pandita in Eugene, Oregon.
MIT Technology Review · Climate · Meghan McCarron
Food startups develop blended meat alternatives to reduce red meat consumption — In the fall of 2025, Jeff Dodge set up a six-foot folding table in the cafeteria of Cane Bay High School in Summerville, South Carolina, to…
Inside Climate News · Dylan Baddour
Trump administration signals new methane regulations after decade of industry scrutiny — In the Permian Basin of West Texas, methane gas billows from oil wells. It blasts out of pressure valves on pipelines, wafts from sprawling…
Inside Climate News · Ben Seal
Pennsylvania Democrats eye energy and data center regulations if they gain legislative control — It’s been more than three decades since Democrats held a trifecta in Pennsylvania, but the prospect of a blue wave in next month’s…
Inside Climate News · Georgina Gustin
World Bank's private lending arm drops Brazil feed mill loan over deforestation concerns — The world’s development banks continue to finance expansions of large climate-polluting livestock operations, but environmental advocates…
Latitude Media · Pasi Taimela
Data centers face energy orchestration challenge amid AI campus buildout — How AI campuses can manage complex energy needs without becoming a grid liability. The post Beyond securing power, data centers have an…
Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer
China's clean energy exports surge amid economic slowdown — This is Heatmap Daily, a weekday evening digest written by our executive editor. Happy Monday and welcome back.
Heatmap News · Katie Brigham
Endurance Energy's subsea geothermal well generates brief test power off Oregon coast — About 300 miles off the Oregon coast, a mile beneath the ocean’s surface, a startup just drilled the world’s first subsea geothermal well.
More: Canary Media
EIA Today in Energy
Hybrid sales surge to 16% of US vehicle market as EV growth stalls — In the third quarter of 2026 (3Q26), 23% of new light-duty vehicles sold in the United States were hybrid electric, battery electric, or…
More: CleanTechnica
Oct 21, 2026 · 2:01 AM PT edition · 20 stories
Canary Media · Jeff St. John
New York approves first utility-scale thermal networks to replace fossil gas heating — For the past four years, the UpgradeNY coalition of clean energy, environmental, and labor groups has been pushing New York regulators to…
Guardian Environment · Andrew Sparrow
UK approves Jackdaw North Sea gasfield despite climate pledges — The Jackdaw field will start supplying gas to homes and businesses from the end of the month, the government said Some Labour-affiliated…
More: Guardian Environment, Guardian Environment, Guardian Environment
Canary Media · Julian Spector
New Mexico advances clean energy transition ahead of schedule — New Mexico boasts stark landscapes unlike anywhere else, a clearly defined regional cuisine built around fiery Hatch chiles, and cultural…
TechCrunch Climate · Tim De Chant
GM closes Detroit battery assembly plant — GM is shuttering the Brownstown Battery Assembly Plant, though the closure has nothing to do with the automaker's electrification strategy.
PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini
Researchers develop faster method to recover EVA from end-of-life solar panels — Researchers in China have developed a preheating-assisted mechanical polishing process to remove ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) encapsulants…
PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini
Peru proposes 1,000 MW power link with Chile to access solar generation — Peru is seeking to revive electricity interconnection talks with Chile to facilitate cross-border power exchanges and make better use of…
PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini
Battery storage availability depends on maintenance schedule, not just converter architecture — Smaller converters limit the capacity affected by an individual fault, but a battery plant’s average availability will depend on more than…
Utility Dive · Charles Paullin
Virginia governor seeks rate freeze contingent on Dominion-NextEra merger approval — Gov. Abigail Spanberger, D, also wants regulators to increase the debt share of Dominion’s capital structure from 48% to 60% to lower its…
PV Tech · JP Casey
India's solar curtailment hit 96.9GW in September, JMK report shows — JMK has released a report on curtailment of renewable energy in India, showing that solar PV curtailment reached 96.9GW in September.
Latitude Media · Catherine Boudreau
DOE turns to Defense Production Act funds as infrastructure grants decline — The department is tapping into Defense Production Act funding as a Biden-era infrastructure grant runs dry.
Climate Home News · Matteo Civillini
COP31 sponsor Koç Holding cuts climate goals while ramping oil refining — COP31 sponsors should be screened for “climate integrity”. Yet Koç Holding has become a top partner while its oil refiner runs flat out and…
Electrek · Peter Johnson
BYD launches Seagull EV starting under $10,000 with 5-minute fast charging — BYD’s new Seagull EV is now its cheapest electric car in China with 5-minute Flash Charging, and starts at under $10,000. more…
More: CleanTechnica, CleanTechnica
Inside Climate News · Johnny Sturgeon
Mexico weakens protections for world's rarest marine mammal — Known for their distinctive black-ringed eyes, lipstick-like mouth markings and timid, elusive nature, the vaquita is the world’s rarest…
Heatmap News · Katie Brigham
Veckta raises $11M to streamline commercial solar and storage procurement — With commercial electricity prices steadily climbing, many businesses and real estate owners are increasingly eager to generate and store…
Latitude Media · Pasi Taimela
Data centers face energy orchestration challenge amid AI campus buildout — How AI campuses can manage complex energy needs without becoming a grid liability. The post Beyond securing power, data centers have an…
Electrek · Jameson Dow
Tesla and SpaceX form special committees to explore merger — Tesla and SpaceX have both formed special committees within their corporate boards to explore the possibility of merging the two companies…
More: Electrek, CleanTechnica, CleanTechnica
PV Tech · JP Casey
NYSERDA allocates $200 million for distributed solar expansion in New York — NYSERDA has announced its allocations of US$200 million to expand access to affordable solar energy across New York state.
Canary Media · Alison F. Takemura
Eugene considers tax on large corporations to fund clean energy transition — Amy Winton doesn’t like that she has to depend on fossil gas for her restaurant, Mexican taquería Pandita in Eugene, Oregon.
MIT Technology Review · Climate · Meghan McCarron
Food startups develop blended meat alternatives to reduce red meat consumption — In the fall of 2025, Jeff Dodge set up a six-foot folding table in the cafeteria of Cane Bay High School in Summerville, South Carolina, to…
Inside Climate News · Dylan Baddour
Trump administration signals new methane regulations after decade of industry scrutiny — In the Permian Basin of West Texas, methane gas billows from oil wells. It blasts out of pressure valves on pipelines, wafts from sprawling…
Oct 21, 2026 · 5:00 AM PT edition · 20 stories
PV Magazine · Patrick Jowett
Construction innovations could cut solar farm costs by 22%, research finds — Research from Lightsource bp finds combining automated foundation piling, steel-frame solar panels, bolt-free solar module installations…
Canary Media · Jeff St. John
New York approves first utility-scale thermal networks to replace fossil gas heating — For the past four years, the UpgradeNY coalition of clean energy, environmental, and labor groups has been pushing New York regulators to…
Inside Climate News · Leana Carbonez
UK relaxes environmental rules to accelerate Hinkley Point C nuclear development — Over the past year, boats have plied the waters around Hinkley Point C, a nuclear power plant under construction along England’s Somerset…
Guardian Environment · Patrick Greenfield
UK approves Jackdaw North Sea gasfield despite climate concerns — Few believe decision will bring back city’s boom years, but workers hope it will secure North Sea jobs for now UK approves Jackdaw gasfield…
More: Guardian Environment, Guardian Environment, Guardian Environment, Guardian Environment, Guardian Environment
Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer
State races in midterms pose major risks to grid and climate policy — This transcript has been automatically generated
More: Heatmap News, Shift Key (Robinson Meyer & Jesse Jenkins)
Latitude Media · Latitude Studios
Nuclear eyes data center boom as AI power demand reshapes reactor economics — Lara Pierpoint weighs in on nuclear costs, hyperscaler contracts, and rebuilding trust in government funding.
PV Tech · Ben Willis
China proposes export controls on polysilicon, solar cells and efficiency standards — China’s Ministry of Commerce is proposing to introduce export controls on key PV components, including polysilicon, wafers and cells.
More: PV Magazine
Canary Media · Julian Spector
New Mexico advances clean energy transition ahead of schedule — New Mexico boasts stark landscapes unlike anywhere else, a clearly defined regional cuisine built around fiery Hatch chiles, and cultural…
PV Magazine · Brian Publicover
Fraunhofer silicon-rich battery cells retain 83% capacity after 1,000 cycles — Researchers at Germany’s Fraunhofer ISE say their in-house silicon-rich anode pouch cells kept more than 83% of their capacity after more…
MIT Technology Review · Climate · Alexander C. Kaufman
Solid-state batteries emerge as next frontier for energy storage — The rise of the lithium-ion battery, which powers everything from the smallest personal electronics to gargantuan energy storage systems,…
TechCrunch Climate · Tim De Chant
GM closes Detroit battery assembly plant — GM is shuttering the Brownstown Battery Assembly Plant, though the closure has nothing to do with the automaker's electrification strategy.
Carbon Brief · Simon Evans
Expensive gas accounts for nearly 90% of UK electricity bill rise — A surge in wholesale costs driven by expensive gas is responsible for nearly 90% of the rise in UK household… The post Revealed: Expensive…
Climate Home News · Matteo Civillini
COP31 sponsor Koç Holding cuts climate goals while ramping oil refining — COP31 sponsors should be screened for “climate integrity”. Yet Koç Holding has become a top partner while its oil refiner runs flat out and…
Utility Dive · Charles Paullin
Virginia governor seeks rate freeze contingent on Dominion-NextEra merger approval — Gov. Abigail Spanberger, D, also wants regulators to increase the debt share of Dominion’s capital structure from 48% to 60% to lower its…
Climate Home News · Joe Lo
Paris climate committee names three countries for failing to submit updated climate plans — More than 30 countries have failed to submit an NDC, but only three have repeatedly ignored the committee’s efforts to engage with them The…
Utility Dive · Ethan Howland
LS Power COO: Power sector faces supply squeeze as demand surges — “The demand growth we're experiencing today is real,” LS Power’s Darpan Kapadia said.
Carbon Brief · Carbon Brief Staff
IPCC meeting fails to agree on timeline for major climate assessment for sixth consecutive time — Countries have failed – for the sixth time running – to agree on the timeline for publishing the Intergovernmental Panel… The post Q&A: Why…
Utility Dive · Bryce Yonker
12 actions to tackle energy affordability, Grid Forward says — Modernizing the grid is a complex, multi-dimensional challenge; improving energy affordability is similarly complicated, writes Bryce…
Inside Climate News · Georgina Gustin
World Bank's private lending arm drops Brazil feed mill loan over deforestation concerns — The world’s development banks continue to finance expansions of large climate-polluting livestock operations, but environmental advocates…
TechCrunch Climate · Tim De Chant
Startup develops AI model to interpret electrical signals from plants — Electric Plant has built an AI-powered translator to help humans listen to what plants are saying with the subtle electricity coursing…
Oct 21, 2026 · 8:00 AM PT edition · 20 stories
PV Tech · JP Casey
EBRD arranges $265 million for 1.2GW solar-storage project in Egypt — The EBRD has announced a US$265 million loan for a new 1.2GW solar PV plant, to be co-located with a 600MWh BESS, in Minya, Egypt.
More: PV Magazine
Heatmap News · Emily Pontecorvo
Fervo Energy faces short-seller scrutiny over commercial viability — Few startups have as much riding on their success as Fervo Energy. To many concerned about climate change, the company, which taps…
PV Magazine · Patrick Jowett
Construction innovations could cut solar farm costs by 22%, research finds — Research from Lightsource bp finds combining automated foundation piling, steel-frame solar panels, bolt-free solar module installations…
Canary Media · Jeff St. John
New York approves first utility-scale thermal networks to replace fossil gas heating — For the past four years, the UpgradeNY coalition of clean energy, environmental, and labor groups has been pushing New York regulators to…
Inside Climate News · Leana Carbonez
UK relaxes environmental rules to accelerate Hinkley Point C nuclear development — Over the past year, boats have plied the waters around Hinkley Point C, a nuclear power plant under construction along England’s Somerset…
CleanTechnica · Tina Casey
Canada Plans Atlantic Offshore Wind Export to U.S. Northeast — Canada plans to send offshore wind power from the Nova Scotia coast towards energy-thirsty communities including parts of the US.
Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer
State races in midterms pose major risks to grid and climate policy — This transcript has been automatically generated
More: Heatmap News, Shift Key (Robinson Meyer & Jesse Jenkins)
Latitude Media · Latitude Studios
Nuclear eyes data center boom as AI power demand reshapes reactor economics — Lara Pierpoint weighs in on nuclear costs, hyperscaler contracts, and rebuilding trust in government funding.
PV Tech · Ben Willis
China proposes export controls on polysilicon, solar cells and efficiency standards — China’s Ministry of Commerce is proposing to introduce export controls on key PV components, including polysilicon, wafers and cells.
More: PV Magazine
Guardian Environment
UK approves Jackdaw North Sea gasfield despite climate opposition — The Conservative leader, Kemi Badenoch, thanked the prime minister for backing Jackdaw after the Tories approved it in 2022.
More: Guardian Environment, Guardian Environment, Guardian Environment, Guardian Environment, Guardian Environment, Guardian Environment, Guardian Environment, Climate Home News
Canary Media · Julian Spector
New Mexico advances clean energy transition ahead of schedule — New Mexico boasts stark landscapes unlike anywhere else, a clearly defined regional cuisine built around fiery Hatch chiles, and cultural…
MIT Technology Review · Climate · Alexander C. Kaufman
Solid-state batteries emerge as next frontier for energy storage — The rise of the lithium-ion battery, which powers everything from the smallest personal electronics to gargantuan energy storage systems,…
Carbon Brief · Simon Evans
Expensive gas accounts for nearly 90% of UK electricity bill rise — A surge in wholesale costs driven by expensive gas is responsible for nearly 90% of the rise in UK household… The post Revealed: Expensive…
Climate Home News · Matteo Civillini
COP31 sponsor Koç Holding cuts climate goals while ramping oil refining — COP31 sponsors should be screened for “climate integrity”. Yet Koç Holding has become a top partner while its oil refiner runs flat out and…
TechCrunch Climate · Tim De Chant
GM closes Detroit battery assembly plant — GM is shuttering the Brownstown Battery Assembly Plant, though the closure has nothing to do with the automaker's electrification strategy.
JKempEnergy · John Kemp
Energy sector faces shifting supplies, grid strain amid geopolitical tensions — U.K. electricity grid balancing is becoming harder (FT) Global LNG adjusts via lower EU storage (Oxford Energy) Virginia seeks conditions…
More: JKempEnergy
Utility Dive · Brian Martucci
Georgia electric cooperative to deploy 50-MW home battery system — Central Georgia Electric Membership Corporation plans to use the batteries to reduce system peaks and energy costs as hyperscale data…
Guardian Environment · Dara Kerr
Coyote euthanized after attacking child in Los Angeles neighborhood — Coyote euthanized after reportedly roaming Atwater Village comfortably for months and attacking one-year-old boy One Los Angeles…
Utility Dive · Charles Paullin
Virginia governor seeks rate freeze contingent on Dominion-NextEra merger approval — Gov. Abigail Spanberger, D, also wants regulators to increase the debt share of Dominion’s capital structure from 48% to 60% to lower its…
Climate Home News · Joe Lo
Paris climate committee names three countries for failing to submit updated climate plans — More than 30 countries have failed to submit an NDC, but only three have repeatedly ignored the committee’s efforts to engage with them The…
Oct 21, 2026 · 11:00 AM PT edition · 20 stories
PV Tech · JP Casey
EBRD arranges $265 million for 1.2GW solar-storage project in Egypt — The EBRD has announced a US$265 million loan for a new 1.2GW solar PV plant, to be co-located with a 600MWh BESS, in Minya, Egypt.
More: PV Magazine
Utility Dive · Emma Penrod
Solar PPA prices rise 5% in Q3 as trade tariffs loom — Wind power purchase agreements held relatively steady in Q3 but could begin to rise again as the latest round of tariffs takes effect later…
Electrek · Fred Lambert
Lucid to supply 25,000 robotaxis for Bolt's European fleet with Nvidia autonomous software — Lucid’s European robotaxi deal now has a driver. Bolt announced today that its fleet of at least 25,000 autonomous Lucid vehicles will run…
Heatmap News · Emily Pontecorvo
Fervo Energy faces short-seller scrutiny over commercial viability — Few startups have as much riding on their success as Fervo Energy. To many concerned about climate change, the company, which taps…
PV Magazine · Patrick Jowett
Construction innovations could cut solar farm costs by 22%, research finds — Research from Lightsource bp finds combining automated foundation piling, steel-frame solar panels, bolt-free solar module installations…
Canary Media · Jeff St. John
New York approves first utility-scale thermal networks to replace fossil gas heating — For the past four years, the UpgradeNY coalition of clean energy, environmental, and labor groups has been pushing New York regulators to…
Inside Climate News · Leana Carbonez
UK relaxes environmental rules to accelerate Hinkley Point C nuclear development — Over the past year, boats have plied the waters around Hinkley Point C, a nuclear power plant under construction along England’s Somerset…
Utility Dive · Diana DiGangi
Interior Department geothermal lease sale in Nevada generates $4.8M — An Interior Department auction for roughly 187,000 acres generated less per acre than a similar sale in the same state in 2025.
CleanTechnica · Tina Casey
Canada Plans Atlantic Offshore Wind Export to U.S. Northeast — Canada plans to send offshore wind power from the Nova Scotia coast towards energy-thirsty communities including parts of the US.
Utility Dive · Stephen Greene and Frank Willey
PJM capacity market design flaws blamed for price spikes, not competition — PJM's capacity price spikes are a symptom of a market that drifted too far toward spot-price dependence, not an indication that competition…
Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer
State races in midterms pose major risks to grid and climate policy — This transcript has been automatically generated
More: Heatmap News, Shift Key (Robinson Meyer & Jesse Jenkins)
Latitude Media · Latitude Studios
Nuclear eyes data center boom as AI power demand reshapes reactor economics — Lara Pierpoint weighs in on nuclear costs, hyperscaler contracts, and rebuilding trust in government funding.
Canary Media · Julian Spector
New Mexico advances clean energy transition ahead of schedule — New Mexico boasts stark landscapes unlike anywhere else, a clearly defined regional cuisine built around fiery Hatch chiles, and cultural…
PV Magazine · Brian Publicover
Fraunhofer silicon-rich battery cells retain 83% capacity after 1,000 cycles — Researchers at Germany’s Fraunhofer ISE say their in-house silicon-rich anode pouch cells kept more than 83% of their capacity after more…
MIT Technology Review · Climate · Alexander C. Kaufman
Solid-state batteries emerge as next frontier for energy storage — The rise of the lithium-ion battery, which powers everything from the smallest personal electronics to gargantuan energy storage systems,…
Latitude Media · Stephen Lacey
VPP Champions, Utility Executive Debate Grid Flexibility at Flex Summit — Live from Flex Summit: Two VPP champions and a utility executive debate how to harvest the grid’s hidden capacity.
Carbon Brief · Simon Evans
Expensive gas accounts for nearly 90% of UK electricity bill rise — A surge in wholesale costs driven by expensive gas is responsible for nearly 90% of the rise in UK household… The post Revealed: Expensive…
Electrek · Peter Johnson
Volkswagen recalls 73,000 EVs worldwide over faulty battery cells — Volkswagen issued a recall affecting nearly 73,000 EVs globally. Until a remedy is available, VW will limit charging on impacted vehicles…
More: Electrek
Electrek · Peter Johnson
BYD launches Seagull EV starting under $10,000 with 5-minute fast charging — BYD’s new Seagull EV is now its cheapest electric car in China with 5-minute Flash Charging, and starts at under $10,000. more…
More: CleanTechnica, CleanTechnica
Climate Home News · Matteo Civillini
COP31 sponsor Koç Holding cuts climate goals while ramping oil refining — COP31 sponsors should be screened for “climate integrity”. Yet Koç Holding has become a top partner while its oil refiner runs flat out and…
Oct 21, 2026 · 2:00 PM PT edition · 20 stories
Heatmap News · Alexander C. Kaufman
The Nuclear Company plans mass production of large reactors in Kentucky — After decades of stagnation, the nuclear industry has drummed up all kinds of ideas meant to revive the prospects for building reactors in…
PV Tech · JP Casey
EBRD arranges $265 million for 1.2GW solar-storage project in Egypt — The EBRD has announced a US$265 million loan for a new 1.2GW solar PV plant, to be co-located with a 600MWh BESS, in Minya, Egypt.
More: PV Magazine
Machine Readable (Halcyon) · Daksh Aggarwal
U.S. substations face aluminum, equipment bottlenecks as grid upgrades accelerate — How much aluminum might U.S. substations need over the next five years? What does a new 345 kV station cost one utility compared with its…
Utility Dive · Emma Penrod
Solar PPA prices rise 5% in Q3 as trade tariffs loom — Wind power purchase agreements held relatively steady in Q3 but could begin to rise again as the latest round of tariffs takes effect later…
Distilled · Michael Thomas
Data center developers announce over 100 GW of planned power plants — The growth of these power plants forced us to rethink how we track them
Electrek · Fred Lambert
Lucid to supply 25,000 robotaxis for Bolt's European fleet with Nvidia autonomous software — Lucid’s European robotaxi deal now has a driver. Bolt announced today that its fleet of at least 25,000 autonomous Lucid vehicles will run…
Heatmap News · Emily Pontecorvo
Fervo Energy faces short-seller scrutiny over commercial viability — Few startups have as much riding on their success as Fervo Energy. To many concerned about climate change, the company, which taps…
Latitude Media · Lisa Martine Jenkins
Data center industry grapples with definition of flexibility — The industry’s progress is being hampered by the table stakes definition: What do we mean when we say “flexible”?
PV Magazine · Patrick Jowett
Construction innovations could cut solar farm costs by 22%, research finds — Research from Lightsource bp finds combining automated foundation piling, steel-frame solar panels, bolt-free solar module installations…
Canary Media · Jeff St. John
New York approves first utility-scale thermal networks to replace fossil gas heating — For the past four years, the UpgradeNY coalition of clean energy, environmental, and labor groups has been pushing New York regulators to…
Inside Climate News · Leana Carbonez
UK relaxes environmental rules to accelerate Hinkley Point C nuclear development — Over the past year, boats have plied the waters around Hinkley Point C, a nuclear power plant under construction along England’s Somerset…
Utility Dive · Diana DiGangi
Interior Department geothermal lease sale in Nevada generates $4.8M — An Interior Department auction for roughly 187,000 acres generated less per acre than a similar sale in the same state in 2025.
Utility Dive · Stephen Greene and Frank Willey
PJM capacity market design flaws blamed for price spikes, not competition — PJM's capacity price spikes are a symptom of a market that drifted too far toward spot-price dependence, not an indication that competition…
Heatmap News · Robinson Meyer
State races in midterms pose major risks to grid and climate policy — This transcript has been automatically generated
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Latitude Media · Latitude Studios
Nuclear eyes data center boom as AI power demand reshapes reactor economics — Lara Pierpoint weighs in on nuclear costs, hyperscaler contracts, and rebuilding trust in government funding.
Canary Media · Julian Spector
New Mexico advances clean energy transition ahead of schedule — New Mexico boasts stark landscapes unlike anywhere else, a clearly defined regional cuisine built around fiery Hatch chiles, and cultural…
PV Magazine · Brian Publicover
Fraunhofer silicon-rich battery cells retain 83% capacity after 1,000 cycles — Researchers at Germany’s Fraunhofer ISE say their in-house silicon-rich anode pouch cells kept more than 83% of their capacity after more…
MIT Technology Review · Climate · Alexander C. Kaufman
Solid-state batteries emerge as next frontier for energy storage — The rise of the lithium-ion battery, which powers everything from the smallest personal electronics to gargantuan energy storage systems,…
Grist · Daniel Wolfe
Engineers demolish homes in wind tunnel tests to improve hurricane resilience
Grist · Vivian La