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ISO-NE wind generation ran 68% above year-ago levels through September 2026, driven by new offshore capacity
EIA data show ISO New England wind output averaged 68% above 2025 levels in the first nine months of 2026, as Vineyard Wind and Revolution Wind ramped onto the grid.
9 Nov 2026California battery industry confronts a trust deficit, armed with new safety data
At CESA's October 2026 conference, industry and regulators laid out the data and tactics needed to rebuild public confidence in grid-scale lithium-ion batteries after the Moss Landing fire.
9 Nov 2026Voltfang CEO: Europe's second-life BESS market never materialised, and the industry should stop pretending it did
Voltfang CEO David Oudsandji argues that slowing EV sales and OEM battery lock-in have killed the second-life BESS thesis in Europe - and that the industry is better off acknowledging it.
9 Nov 2026Energy Storage Awards 2026 reveals partial shortlist ahead of 19 November London ceremony
The Energy Storage Awards 2026 shortlist is being compiled from hundreds of entries. The fourth annual ceremony takes place 19 November at the Hilton London Metropole.
9 Nov 2026
RenewablesRenewableUK hands out 14 awards at fifth annual Global Offshore Wind ceremony in London
RenewableUK presented 14 awards at the Royal Lancaster London on 13 October 2026, with Ocean Winds, ScottishPower Renewables and RWE among the winners across projects, people and industry priorities.
15 Oct 2026
RenewablesPanasonic's Aquarea N Series brings R454C refrigerant to residential heat pumps ahead of April 2027 European launch
Panasonic has unveiled the Aquarea High-Performance N Series, four air-to-water heat pump models using R454C refrigerant with a GWP of 148, targeting European residential markets from April 2027.
15 Oct 2026
RenewablesUK Energy Secretary Fahnbulleh calls for systemic overhaul, citing grid failures and consumer cost crisis
Speaking at Energy UK's annual conference on 14 October, DESNZ Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh declared the UK energy system is failing consumers and demanded structural reform beyond piecemeal adjustment.
15 Oct 2026
GridAI is both the grid's biggest new problem and one of its most promising tools
AI data centres drove a 50% surge in electricity consumption in 2025 and are triggering a gas-plant buildout that could lift US power sector emissions by up to a third. The same technology is also cutting curtailment and improving dispatch. Grid professionals need both sides of the ledger.
15 Oct 2026
Data CentresDigi Power X secures $200 million debt commitment to complete 40 MW Alabama AI data center
Digi Power X has received a $200M debt commitment, syndicated by Goldman Sachs, to finish its two-phase Cerebras-anchored AI campus in Columbiana, Alabama.
15 Oct 2026
Data CentresU Mobile and HLGY Energy sign MoU to deploy private 5G across Malaysian solar farms
Malaysian telco U Mobile and renewable developer HLGY Energy signed a non-binding MoU on 12 October 2026 to deploy private 5G connectivity at utility-scale solar farms, with the Kedah Rubber City plant named as the primary candidate site.
15 Oct 2026
Data CentresAEP signs 20-year, 702 MW fuel cell PPA with Google for Cheyenne project
AEP will invest $4 billion in a 702 MW Bloom Energy fuel cell plant near Cheyenne, Wyoming, under a 20-year PPA with Google. Construction starts in 2026; full operations targeted by end of 2028.
15 Oct 2026
Markets & PolicyOfgem opens consultation on how network owners must evidence wider procurement value, closing 5 January 2027
Ofgem published draft guidance on 13 October 2026 setting out how electricity network owners, interconnector developers and offshore hybrid asset developers must justify procurement decisions that trade cost or schedule for wider long-term benefits.
14 Oct 2026
Markets & PolicySolar Energy Industries Association backs two Georgia PSC Democrats with $250,000 in ad spending ahead of 3 November vote
A SEIA-tied super PAC is spending $250,000 on ads for two Georgia PSC Democrats who, if elected, would hand the commission its first non-Republican majority in roughly three decades.
14 Oct 2026
StorageMexico's CFE closes first mixed-investment tender at 7,411 MW, with 1,850 MW of mandated battery storage
Mexico's first CFE mixed-investment tender closed on 5 June 2026, awarding 37 projects totalling 7,411 MW - 114% of target - with 1,850 MW of co-located BESS required under the scheme.
14 Oct 2026
StorageFoss & Company closes $58 million tax equity deal for GridStor's 150 MW Gunnar BESS in Texas
Foss & Company closed a $58 million partnership flip on 7 October 2026 to finance GridStor's 150 MW / 300 MWh Gunnar Reliability Project in Hidalgo County, Texas, due in service this month.
14 Oct 2026
StorageDLA Piper survey finds merchant BESS appeal at 63% in Singapore and 53% in Australia, against just 22% in Japan
A DLA Piper report on Japan, Singapore and Australia finds merchant BESS appetite split sharply by market structure, with regulatory certainty and grid access driving the divide.
14 Oct 2026
RenewablesVisionpark launches Atlas, a self-ballasting residential solar carport rated up to 15 kW, for January 2027
French solar carport specialist Visionpark has unveiled Atlas, a foundation-free precast concrete carport range offering 3 kW to 15 kW of PV capacity, available from January 2027.
14 Oct 2026
RenewablesEnpal and Würth launch RAST, a DIN-tested safety system for pitched-roof PV installation
Enpal and Adolf Würth GmbH have developed RAST, a roof access and fall-protection system for residential PV installers, tested to DIN EN 13374 with input from BG ETEM and BG BAU.
14 Oct 2026
RenewablesKongsberg Maritime wins design and systems contract for four IWS Skywalker Class CSOVs
Kongsberg Maritime will design and equip four next-generation Skywalker Class CSOVs for IWS Fleet, expanding the series to 10 vessels with first delivery in 2029.
14 Oct 2026
GridFERC approves Duke Energy Carolinas' large-load transmission rules on a 4-1 vote, with three commissioners calling for further reform
FERC approved Duke Energy Carolinas' large-load tariff rules on 9 October 2026, requiring a 75% committed revenue contribution over 15 years - but commissioners say the floor may be too low.
14 Oct 2026
GridVirginia ratepayers dominate Fairfax hearing on $67 billion Dominion-NextEra merger
At a 9 October SCC public hearing in Fairfax County, officials and residents overwhelmingly opposed the $67 billion merger, citing rate hikes and data center cost allocation.
14 Oct 2026
GridPG&E warns up to 70,000 customers face a second PSPS event within a week as offshore winds return to Northern California
PG&E has expanded a new PSPS warning to 70,000 customers across 29 counties, beginning 15 October, just days after restoring power from a prior shutoff affecting 10,400.
14 Oct 2026
Data CentresGoogle data center sourcing veteran Allyson Fealtman joins OpenAI to lead interconnect and rack power procurement
Allyson Fealtman, who spent 16 years leading commodity sourcing at Google, has joined OpenAI to focus on high-speed interconnect and rack power - two of the tightest supply chain bottlenecks in AI infrastructure.
14 Oct 2026
Data CentresTrane argues data centre cooling must shift from static design to engineered flexibility as AI rack densities surge
AI rack densities have more than doubled in a year, making fixed cooling designs obsolete. A new Trane analysis sets out why thermal infrastructure must be built to adapt.
14 Oct 2026
Data CentresLegrand embeds Karman AI platform into rack PDUs and DC power shelves to unlock stranded data center capacity
Legrand will integrate Karman's AI power orchestration platform into its intelligent AC rack PDUs and DC power shelves, with first products expected in mid-2027.
14 Oct 2026
Markets & PolicyBeacon of Hope food pantry in Marshall, NC switches on first microgrid in state's $5 million Helene resilience program
Beacon of Hope Food Pantry in Marshall, NC has energised the first of 26 planned microgrids in a $5 million state program - but domestic-content rules are narrowing which sites can follow.
13 Oct 2026
Markets & PolicyBannock County, Idaho set to vote this fall on reversing its 2024 utility-scale renewables ban
Bannock County commissioners will vote this fall on a new ordinance that would lift a March 2024 ban on utility-scale solar and wind - and add nuclear - after Hecate Energy pulled out entirely.
13 Oct 2026
Markets & PolicyFirst U.S. study of real commercial kitchens finds gas and propane appliances push NO₂ above EPA limits in 70% of sites
A peer-reviewed study published 6 October 2026 in Environmental Research Letters finds gas and propane commercial kitchens routinely exceed EPA nitrogen dioxide limits, while all-electric kitchens do not.
13 Oct 2026
StorageMarinus Link turns first sod at Heybridge as Tasmania's 750 MW Bass Strait cable enters construction
Construction has formally begun on Marinus Link's 750 MW HVDC interconnector after a sod-turning ceremony at Heybridge, Tasmania on 2 October 2026, backed by AU$5 billion in public finance.
13 Oct 2026
StorageWärtsilä's energy storage arm becomes Valo in 50/50 joint venture with RCT Solutions
Wärtsilä closed its energy storage joint venture with Germany's RCT Solutions on 1 October 2026, creating Valo - a utility-scale BESS integrator with 20 GWh across 130 projects.
13 Oct 2026
StorageBeijing freezes approvals for new energy storage battery factories as planned capacity hits 1.5 times 2025 output
China's MIIT halted greenfield ESS battery factory approvals in May 2026, with ~100 new projects already announced carrying 2,608 GWh of planned capacity - nearly 1.5 times last year's total output.
13 Oct 2026
RenewablesWorker dies at CS Wind's Aveiro offshore tower factory after being crushed by heavy object
A 55-year-old worker died at CS Wind's offshore wind tower manufacturing plant at the port of Aveiro, Portugal, after being crushed by a heavy object, local media reported on 6 October 2026.
13 Oct 2026
RenewablesRES secures DCO for 450 MW Steeple solar farm in Nottinghamshire
DESNZ granted a Development Consent Order for RES's 450 MW Steeple solar farm on 9 October 2026, the second large-scale solar DCO approved in England in as many days.
13 Oct 2026
RenewablesØrsted buys out Japanese partners in Gunfleet Sands for £15 million
Ørsted has exercised a long-standing buyback right to acquire the remaining 49.9% of the 172 MW Gunfleet Sands 1 & 2 offshore wind farm for £15 million, with closing expected in November 2026.
13 Oct 2026
NuclearThe New York Times ran 12,817 words on lunar nuclear reactors and still missed the fuel supply story
A Neutron Bytes critique of the NYT's 4 October 2026 lunar reactor piece finds the paper buried the technical facts - HALEU supply, TRISO fuel safety, and wireless power - under a cascade of risk warnings.
13 Oct 2026
NuclearCentrus signs third HALEU supply deal in two months, this time with microreactor developer Antares
Centrus Energy and Antares Nuclear signed a multi-year HALEU supply contract on 17 September 2026, with deliveries before the end of the decade and prepayments to fund Centrus' Piketon expansion.
13 Oct 2026
GridSenate permitting bill splits clean energy builders from green groups over fossil fuel trade-offs
The Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 would overhaul NEPA reviews, expand FERC transmission siting, and force data centers to pay grid upgrade costs - but more than 200 environmental groups want it killed.
13 Oct 2026
NuclearWest Virginia withdraws from DOE nuclear campus program after misreading the spent-fuel requirement
West Virginia sent a withdrawal letter to DOE on 30 September 2026, cancelling its bid to become the sixth Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campus host after state officials realised spent-fuel storage was mandatory.
13 Oct 2026
GridRegulators push utilities to connect inspection data to risk models, not just file it
State commissions from Hawaii to Texas now want inspection findings fed into risk and ignition models. A new Utility Dive analysis shows what that shift looks like in practice.
13 Oct 2026
GridUtilities weighing private LTE face a three-way spectrum choice with no obvious winner
Private LTE, public carrier services, and satellite each offer utilities different cost and control profiles. A new analysis lays out how to frame the decision.
13 Oct 2026
Data CentresNvidia contributes Vera Rubin rack and tray designs to OCP under MGX 1.2 spec
Nvidia opened its Vera Rubin rack and compute tray designs to the Open Compute Project on 12 October 2026, with the updated MGX 1.2 spec supporting racks up to 250 kW.
13 Oct 2026
Data CentresBCS launches a dedicated power infrastructure division as European site selection shifts away from FLAP-D hubs
BCS Consultancy has launched a Power Infrastructure division and its senior consultant Nick Marlow spoke at DCD Studio on 12 October 2026 about the practical realities of European data center development.
13 Oct 2026
Data CentresMichael Terrell exits Google after 19 years as global head of advanced energy
Michael Terrell, Google's global head of advanced energy, has left the company after 19 years. Lucia Tian, director since May, now leads the division.
13 Oct 2026OptiGrid says BESS optimisers need six months of onboarding before go-live, and is building a portfolio-level product to stop assets cannibalising each other
OptiGrid CEO Sahand Karimi says battery storage optimisers need at least six months before go-live to configure SCADA integration and trading strategy, and has disclosed a second product to manage portfolio-level revenue conflicts.
9 Oct 2026Ready-to-build BESS projects lose their premium as Australia's NEM arbitrage spreads collapse 85%
Panellists at the Battery Asset Management Summit Australia 2026 said the venture-capital-style returns that once rewarded ready-to-build BESS projects have disappeared as NEM price spreads fell 85% in a year.
10 Sept 2026UK government opens three-month consultation on AI for clean energy, backed by 34-recommendation network review
DESNZ published its Vision for an AI-enabled clean energy system on 8 September, opening a call for evidence that closes 6 November and will feed into the UK's first AI for Clean Energy Strategy.
10 Sept 2026Heatwaves expose a three-layer risk for wind operators: resource, hardware, and people
Extreme heat cuts wind output, stresses nacelle components, and grounds maintenance crews - all at once. A look at how bad the summer of 2026 has been, and what the trend means for grid reliability.
10 Sept 2026
RenewablesUkraine's energy minister sets a 54 GW rebuild target - but not the old system
Ukraine's energy minister told a German delegation in August 2026 that the country wants to restore 54 GW of generation capacity - with 30% renewables and no significant coal rebuild.
10 Sept 2026
GridMast Reforestation sells out first biomass burial carbon credits in six weeks, targets 150,000 tonnes a year
Mast Reforestation buried 10 million pounds of fire-killed Montana trees in a clay-lined vault, issued 4,277 carbon removal credits, and sold them out in six weeks. The model is now scaling.
10 Sept 2026
Data CentresVerizon locks in 80 million miles of Corning fiber through 2032 to wire AI data center backbone
Verizon and Corning announced a multibillion-dollar supply agreement on 8 September 2026 covering more than 80 million miles of high-density optical fiber from 2027 to 2032, targeting both broadband expansion and AI data center interconnect.
10 Sept 2026