Aug 2, 2026 | Policy & Regulations, Renewable Energy, Solar
Coal supplied 49.7% of China’s electricity in the first half of 2026 — the first half-year on record below half. China’s National Energy Administration announced the figure on 30 July, alongside renewables at 41.2% and coal generation of 2.5 trillion kWh....
Aug 2, 2026 | Policy & Regulations, Renewable Energy, Solar
Solar supplied 25% of EU electricity in June 2026 — 52 TWh, the largest single source, ahead of nuclear, gas, wind, hydro and coal. In the same year, European solar farms captured the lowest share of the wholesale price ever recorded: an average of 38% in spring, down...
Aug 1, 2026 | Home Electrification, Policy & Regulations, Renewable Energy
The share of new Californian home solar installations that came with a battery attached rose from 14% in 2023 to 57% in 2024, according to Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Nothing about batteries changed in that window. What changed was that California stopped...
Aug 1, 2026 | Renewable Energy, Smartgrids, Wind
In PJM’s 2026/27 capacity auction, onshore wind was credited at 41% of its nameplate rating and a four-hour battery at 50%. In the 2028/29 auction held this July, wind was credited at 34% and the battery at 59%. Storage has overtaken wind on the one measure wind...
Jul 31, 2026 | Renewable Energy, Smartgrids, Solar
Solar and battery storage account for 79% of every gigawatt the United States expects to add to its grid this year. The Energy Information Administration projects 86 GW of new utility-scale generating capacity in 2026 — a record if it lands — of which solar...
Jul 30, 2026 | Policy & Regulations, Renewable Energy, Smartgrids, Solar
The United States does not have a solar problem. It has a queue problem, and every headline celebrating record renewable output while data centre demand climbs is measuring the wrong thing. American solar farms posted their highest monthly output ever this summer, up...
