Latin America
Some of the cheapest solar and wind resource anywhere, and grids being built out fast enough to test how quickly a system can absorb it.
State of play
The Daily Baseload Brief. 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.
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The Daily BriefThe Daily Baseload Brief [2026-08-19]
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
StorageLimes Renewable Energy reaches ready-to-build stage on its 200 MW / 1 GWh Huañil BESS in Chile's Coquimbo region
Italian developer Limes Renewable Energy has reached ready-to-build status on its 200 MW / 1 GWh Huañil BESS in Salamanca, Coquimbo - its first RTB project outside Italy.
16 Aug 2026
GridBLM's Utah geothermal sale opens Monday as New Mexico results reset per-acre expectations
The BLM's 18 August Utah geothermal auction arrives two days after New Mexico set a federal per-acre record of $701, with transmission access now the dominant pricing variable.
16 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
StorageCIP closes $510 million financing for 750 MWh solar-plus-storage project in Mexico's Campeche state
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners reached financial close on 6 August on La Esperanza Solar, a 420 MWdc / 750 MWh project in Campeche - its first Mexico investment to clear financing.
12 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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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
RenewablesBrazil's Chamber of Deputies takes up mandatory reverse logistics bill for solar panels and batteries
Bill 753/2026 would require manufacturers, importers and retailers to collect and recycle end-of-life PV panels and batteries, ahead of an estimated 550,000-tonne waste wave.
7 Aug 2026