• Reuters: Data centers, EVs to significantly boost US power load by 2030, consultancy says
• Solar Power World: Solar panel production begins at Meyer Burger plant in Arizona
• PV-Tech: US ranks first again in EY’s Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index
• Energy Storage News: SRP inaugurates 340MW/1,360MWh BESS assets ahead of Arizona summer peak challenges
• Bloomberg: IT Glitch Sends German Power Price Soaring to 22-Month High
• Canary Media: How Massachusetts is helping fleets of cars and trucks go electric
• Renewable Energy World: The ‘Wild West’ of hooking up large solar projects in New Hampshire

Opinion

• PV-Magazine: ‘We expect solar panel prices to stabilize in the second half of the year’

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• Axios: The heat day is the new snow day
• Utility Dive: Aging coal plants are increasingly unreliable due to cycling increases and deferred maintenance – NERC
• Bloomberg: Ferrari Unveils Factory to Make Its First Electric Supercars
• PV_Tech: Maxeon CEO talks financial difficulties, module prices and AD/CVD – part 1
• Renewable Energy World: New York approves plan to add six gigawatts of energy storage by 2030
• Energy Storage News: Nevada utility NV Energy seeks approval for 1GW+ of battery storage PPAs in 2024 resource plan
• Canary Media: Chart – Electric vehicle growth is slowly eating into global oil demand
• PV-Magazine: Data-driven electricity demand to double from 2022 levels by 2026

Opinion

• New York Times: Puerto Rico Will Not Go Quietly Into the Dark

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• Wall Street Journal: Solar Energy Faces Cloudy Prospects on Warehouse Rooftops
• PV-Tech: Warning of ‘crazy’ price pressures in European PV as Intersolar 2024 gets underway
• Renewable Energy World: Duke Energy to power five military bases with clean energy
• Heatmap News: Crux Is Getting Some Powerful New Backers
• Energy Storage News: CATL provides more details on ‘zero-degradation’ Tener BESS product at ees Europe
• Canary Media: Mississippi just got its first utility-scale wind farm
• PV-Magazine: U.S. grid-scale storage grows 84%, residential storage 48%

Opinion

• Utility Dive: FERC reconsiders Southeast Energy Exchange Market approval

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• Economist: Private firms are driving a revolution in solar power in Africa
• Time: Another Solar Company Goes Bust
• Canary Media: New startup aims to bring ​‘solar-led electrification’ to California homes
• PV-Magazine: Final guidance released on IRA’s prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements
• Axios: Startup deploys generative AI to close “climate skills gap” at big companies
• Reuters: UK’s Octopus Energy enters US renewables market with solar deal
• PV-Tech: Fraunhofer ISE uses digital twin model and deep learning for optimised tracking
• Solar Power World: GAF Energy to use DOE investment to build solar shingle testing site
• Utility Dive: California agency awards $26.7M for long-duration energy storage projects

Opinion

• Energy Storage News: Ees Europe – Product launches from big players to startups, at Europe’s biggest cleantech industry expo

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