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Solar 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.

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Beacon 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.

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Bannock 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.

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First 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.

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Roanoke City Public Schools to install Virginia's first school-district solar-battery microgrids, backed by $2.55 million in state and private funding

Roanoke City Public Schools will add 2 MW of solar and 8 MWh of battery storage across its two high schools - Virginia's first solar-battery microgrids at a K-12 district.

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Ofgem publishes final DCC remuneration guidance under Condition 20, tying senior pay to consumer outcomes ahead of 2 November transfer

Ofgem has finalised guidance linking DCC2 senior manager pay to operational performance and consumer value, issued under Condition 20 of the Smart Meter Communication Licence ahead of the 2 November 2026 handover.

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Ofgem sets out expectations for linking DCC senior manager pay to operational performance under DCC2 framework

Ofgem has published guidance tying DCC senior manager remuneration to operational performance and consumer value, ahead of the 2 November 2026 transfer to the successor licensee DCC2.

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Ofgem sends back BSC modification P441 and REC change R0268 for further work, pushing complex site classes decision to 5 October 2026

Ofgem has returned BSC modification P441 and its REC counterpart R0268 to industry for further work, delaying a decision on complex site classes until 5 October 2026.

7 Sept 2026Generated imageMarkets & Policy

Heat pumps cross 50% of new US apartment buildings for the first time in 2025

US Census Bureau data show heat pumps equipped 53% of new apartment buildings in 2025, up from 46% in 2024 - the first time multifamily construction has crossed the majority threshold.

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EIA finds super-lateral wells reached 15% of Permian completions in 2025, up from near zero before 2020

EIA data show Permian super-lateral wells exceeding 15,000 feet hit 15% of completions in 2025, driving a 284% production surge over the decade with a stable well count.

20 Aug 2026Generated imageMarkets & Policy

LG Energy Solution opens 35 GWh battery cell plant in Lansing, Michigan on 18 August 2026

LG Energy Solution began production at its 226-acre, 35 GWh Lansing facility on 18 August 2026, targeting grid-scale ESS and EV cells as U.S. domestic battery capacity surges.

20 Aug 2026Generated imageMarkets & Policy

Gulf Coast waterborne petroleum shipments to the West Coast more than quadrupled year-on-year in April and May after Jones Act waiver

EIA data show Gulf Coast-to-West Coast petroleum shipments more than quadrupled year-on-year in April and May 2026 after DHS issued a broad Jones Act waiver on 17 March.

18 Aug 2026

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