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ERCOT targets December for data center audit completion; Ørsted CEO says US portfolio was a net negative; Bulgaria adds 1 GW of BESS in a month. Power sector digest for 22 August 2026.
22 Aug 2026
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PUCT holds August 20 open meeting on ERCOT Batch Zero audit; CATL certifies all 20 plants carbon neutral; global storage cell shipments nearly double in H1 2026. Power sector digest for 21 August 2026.
21 Aug 2026
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PUCT holds August 20 open meeting on ERCOT Batch Zero audit; Latin America storage remains at demonstration scale. Power sector digest for 20 August 2026.
20 Aug 2026
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PUCT rules today on ERCOT's Batch Zero exception request; Energiekontor slashes 2026 guidance on Scottish grid delays; EIA cuts Texas load forecast; Latin America storage stuck at demonstration scale.
19 Aug 2026
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DOE selects Brookfield and NextEra for a $100 billion AI campus at Paducah; Origin Energy's 300 MW / 650 MWh Mortlake BESS enters commercial service; ERCOT seeks PUCT ruling on Batch Zero on 20 August.
18 Aug 2026
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Antora Energy closes $550M Series C for thermal batteries; Pakistan's distributed solar hits 27% of national generation; US peak demand projected up 24% by 2030. Power sector digest for 17 August 2026.
17 Aug 2026
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Europe's largest battery enters service in Scotland; Arevon's 1,200 MWh Nighthawk comes online in California; Latin America's solar build accelerates while storage lags. Power sector digest for 14 August 2026.
14 Aug 2026
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EIA August STEO cuts Texas 2027 load growth forecast from 14% to 6% after Abbott's data center pause; ERCOT seeks PUCT ruling on Batch Zero on 20 August. Power sector digest for 13 August 2026.
13 Aug 2026
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U.S. battery storage crosses 52 GW; DOE closes $489 million Puerto Rico grid loan; Latin America's solar build accelerates while storage lags. Power sector digest for 12 August 2026.
12 Aug 2026
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DOE renews PREPA emergency orders through 7 November; SpaceX discloses $329 million in Tesla Megapack purchases for AI data centers; IAEA sets August ministerial for maritime nuclear. Power sector digest for 11 August 2026.
11 Aug 2026
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Texas freezes data center grid connections pending ERCOT audit; Latin America's storage market remains stuck in demonstration scale. Power sector digest for 10 August 2026.
10 Aug 2026
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PJM moves to curtail data centers without own generation, Energy Innovation finds clean energy saves $5 billion over fossil fuels for US demand growth, and the BYOG imperative hardens. Power sector digest for 6 Aug 2026.
6 Aug 2026
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Clean energy beats fossil fuels on cost for US demand growth, the FCC's foreign inverter ban creates supply-chain uncertainty, and US solar faces a domestic steel crunch. Power sector digest for 5 August 2026.
5 Aug 2026