The Sierra Club and Synapse Energy Economics released a report titled Passing the Buck: How APS’s Gas Rush Risks Ratepayer Dollars, critiquing Arizona Public Service’s planned expansion of gas generation and its proposed 14% rate hike. The analysis shows APS’s gas projects, including Desert Sun Power and the Redhawk Expansion, would raise average residential bills by about $240 annually and undermine the utility’s clean‑energy commitments. The report urges a fuel‑cost‑sharing mechanism to protect consumers and accelerate a [...]

Across the United States, communities are pushing back against proposals to locate AI data centers in neighborhoods already scarred by heavy industry. In Philadelphia, activist Shawmar Pitts, whose Grays Ferry district once bordered the East Coast’s largest oil refinery, now leads a moratorium effort after personal exposure to refinery‑related illnesses. City officials have earmarked two potential sites—one in Northeast Philadelphia and another in Grays Ferry—though no formal projects have been submitted. Residents cite fears of pollution, noise, and [...]

Actis subsidiary Nozomi Energy secured non‑recourse financing from Aozora Bank to complete a 50 MW/196 MWh battery storage system in Usuki City, Kyushu. The project, part of Japan’s inaugural Long‑Term Decarbonisation Power Source Auction, won a 20‑year fixed‑revenue capacity contract under the LTDA framework. Nozomi’s bid was favored for its lower capacity payments, and the contract obliges operators to return 90 % of merchant profits to OCCTO. The deal marks a significant step in Japan’s battery market development. [...]

Germany’s new regulation, effective 1 October, allows small‑scale home batteries to participate in the same energy markets as large‑scale projects, opening up 23 GWh of distributed storage. Flexa, a virtual power‑plant platform founded in 2024 by Entrix and Enpal, explains how the rule change will enable its AI‑driven optimisation to tap into the country’s growing rooftop battery capacity, which currently exceeds grid‑scale storage. The shift is highlighted at the Energy Storage Summit in Berlin, where Flexa’s executives will discuss [...]

Engie expanded its Polish battery storage portfolio to 2,156 MWh by acquiring a 438 MW/876 MWh project in Działoszyn, Łódź, via Engie Zielona Energia. The acquisition, completed on 4 September, brings the company’s Polish BESS capacity to 758 MW/2,156 MWh, with readiness for construction in Q4 2026 and commissioning in Q1 2029. The site’s proximity to a power station grid connection aims to reduce network congestion.

JET Charge is urging Australian heavy‑vehicle fleets to electrify, citing rising diesel prices and government incentives that make electric trucks financially superior. CEO Tim Washington highlights that the decision is no longer about whether to electrify but whether charging infrastructure is ready. The company has partnered with major operators such as IKEA and Woolworths and projects payback periods of months for charging installations. Two Windrose electric semis have already arrived in Melbourne, underscoring the shift toward electric [...]

In 2026, more than 56 percent of California’s electricity demand was met by wind, water and solar sources, according to Stanford professor Mark Z. Jacobson, who tracks the state’s renewable‑energy rollout. Jacobson highlighted a series of milestones, noting that the expansion of utility‑scale wind farms, hydroelectric projects and rooftop solar installations has driven the shift. The “WWS” (Wind, Water, Solar) categorization, which he popularized, now represents a majority share of the grid in the nation’s largest economy. California’s aggressive permitting, [...]