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Southwest hydropower generation hits record lows amid Colorado River drought — Prolonged drought conditions affecting the Colorado River Basin led to record low hydropower generation this summer in the Southwestern…

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Heatmap News · Steven Berit

Rising electricity prices tilted congressional races in states with fastest rate increases — The rise in household electricity costs over the past couple of years followed elected officials to the ballot box last week.

Utility Dive · Zoya Mirza

Ninth Circuit splits on California's landmark emissions-reporting law — The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals allowed scope 1 and scope 2 emissions reporting under SB 253 to move forward while halting the…

Latitude Media · Maeve Allsup

Five AI power challenges mapped for 2027 and beyond — Five numbers on the challenges of building energy for data centers in 2027 and beyond.

Guardian Environment · Mark Hertsgaard

California governor Newsom endorses global fossil fuel phaseout at COP31 — Newsom is the most prominent US politician at Cop31, a process the Trump administration continues to boycott The leader of the world’s…

Inside Climate News · Lauren Dalban, Nicholas Kusnetz

Senator Armstrong hires pipeline company's top lawyer as chief of staff amid permitting bill work — When U.S. Sen. Alan Armstrong of Oklahoma started work this year on legislation to speed approval for infrastructure projects, he hired the…

PV Tech · Jonathan Touriño Jacobo

US voters back data centre moratoriums, clouding solar growth tied to AI demand — As US voters backed data centre moratoriums in the midterms, this raises questions over solar PV's AI-linked growth in the years ahead.

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Germany's solar sector faces price stagnation, rising battery costs amid policy uncertainty — Solar module prices are stagnating, while battery energy storage system prices are expected to rise for the first time.

Guardian Environment · Ed Walton and Alice Nightingale-Smith for MetDesk

Storm Charles brings floods, flight cancellations across southern Europe — Heavy rain and strong winds have also caused disruption across British Columbia, Canada, over the last week Storm Charles has brought…

PV Magazine · Emiliano Bellini

Sodium-ion batteries narrow performance gap with lithium-ion for grid storage — Sodium-ion batteries are approaching lithium-ion performance in key areas, with commercial cells reaching energy densities of 175 Wh/kg and…

PV Tech · JP Casey

JA Solar to supply modules for 120MW South Africa solar project — Teraco has selected JA to deliver n-type solar PV modules to its 120MW Sediba solar PV project in Parys, Free State province, South Africa.

Canary Media · Julian Spector

Solar industry PAC targets and defeats clean energy opponents in Congress — Before this election cycle, it was hard to identify any politician who feared the solar industry.

Canary Media · Dan McCarthy

Global fossil fuel emissions expected to dip in 2024 as Iran conflict drives oil and gas prices higher — See more from Canary Media’s ​“Chart of the Week” column . Global fossil fuel emissions are expected to dip this year for the first time…

Inside Climate News · Emily Rizzo

Pennsylvania Democrats seize control of state Senate amid data center backlash — Last week, Pennsylvania Democrats won competitive state legislative races, taking control of the State Senate for the first time in more…

PV Magazine · Patrick Jowett

Norway signs carbon credit deal with Indonesia for 12M tonnes of emissions reductions — The Norwegian government says the deal, covering 12 million tonnes of emission reductions, will help to accelerate the development of…

PV Tech · JP Casey

Rezolv Energy names builders for 1.36GWp Romanian solar project — Rezolv Energy has announced its partners for the construction of Dama Solar, its 1.36GWp solar PV project in Arad County, western Romania.

Grist · Benton Graham

Affordability election delivers billions for public transit funding

Guardian Environment · Fiona Harvey in Antalya

IEA chief declares world entering 'age of electricity' as fossil fuels recede — Exclusive: Fossil fuels no longer dominant energy source, IEA leader says, as summit considers electrification pledge The world has left…

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Grist · Johnny Kauffman

Repair cafés embrace low-tech approach to extending product lifespans

Canary Media · Kathryn Krawczyk

Global climate conference focuses on electrification as climate strategy — This analysis and news roundup come from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday.