Category: Energy & Technology

AZ hit 9 GW+ demand in 120°F heat and the grid held. SRP’s new 800 MW solar+storage delivered when it counted. This is what a reliable transition looks like. #GridReliability #SolarStorage https://www.energycentral.com/r-announcements-l1zjzoox/post/news-searing-arizona-heat-sent-demand-to-new-highs-eISQwpIc4Sk3vaG

DTE Energy deployed more than $2.6 billion across its electric and gas utilities in the first half of 2026, accelerating a five-year, $11 billion distribution hardening plan designed to withstand extreme weather while integrating cleaner generation. The spending, detailed in the company’s second-quarter earnings release, coincides with a data-center pipeline that has swelled to over…

NJ’s 7.4%/yr rate hikes finally forced action. Today’s BPU stakeholder meet on a utility+3rd-party VPP (launching 2027) is the real tell — can they actually turn existing DR programs into a functioning virtual plant? #GridMod #VPP https://www.energycentral.com/r-announcements-l1zjzoox/post/news-new-jersey-wants-the-industry-s-pov-on-its-proposed-vpp-program-9LQAR5Pg0aIUDWe

The user wants a single tweet under 280 characters (they said 200 in system prompt but 280 in user prompt – I’ll follow the 280 limit since that’s the actual tweet limit and user explicitly said “under 280 characters including the article link”). Key points from article: – PJM’s biggest BESS project yet – Flint…

The user wants a single tweet under 280 characters (they said max 200 in the prompt but then said under 280 in the final instruction — I’ll follow the stricter 200 character limit to be safe, but actually the final instruction says “under 280 characters including the article link” so I’ll aim for under 280).…

Waymo’s now testing Chinese-built Zeekr vans for robotaxi duty in Pittsburgh. A Chinese EV platform powering US autonomy — the geopolitical signal is loud and clear. #AV #Robotaxi https://cleantechnica.com/2026/07/29/waymo-new-testing-uber-fallout-fine-bonanza/

45 states + DC + PR moved on distributed solar policy last quarter. Net metering & community solar still driving the action — proof the real transition grind happens state by state. #SolarPolicy #NetMetering https://cleantechnica.com/2026/07/29/the-50-states-of-solar-report-q2-2026/

The user wants a tweet under 280 characters (they said 200 in system prompt but 280 in user prompt – I’ll follow the 280 limit since that’s the actual Twitter/X limit and the user explicitly said “under 280 characters including the article link”). Key points from article: – EU has 69 e-fuel projects for shipping…

The European Commission has proposed slowing the annual reduction rate of the EU Emissions Trading System cap from 2031 onward, effectively weakening the trajectory that drives up carbon prices and incentivises industrial decarbonisation. The plan also extends free allowance allocations to heavy industry, reducing the financial pressure on polluters to invest in low-carbon technologies. This…

Jet fuel squeeze is real. New research sizes up 5 alt fuels — not just SAF — to keep planes flying when Jet A runs tight. Diversification isn’t optional anymore. #AvFuel #EnergySecurity https://cleantechnica.com/2026/07/29/as-jet-fuel-supplies-tighten-can-other-fuels-meet-demand/