Massachusetts deepens winter electricity discounts for heat pump households
Lower transmission rates from two utilities will save more than 65,000 heat pump households in Massachusetts money starting this winter.
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Energy
Renewables, fossil phase-out, grid and storage.
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The climate crisis is largely an energy problem: the great majority of global greenhouse gas emissions come from producing and using energy. This section tracks growth in renewable capacity, investment in storage and grids, fossil phase-out timelines, and the security-of-supply debate — checking capacity announcements against actual generation data.
Southeast Asia becomes China's biggest clean-tech export market in Asia
Chinese solar, battery, and EV exports to Southeast Asia have surged as the region races to expand renewable capacity and cut fossil fuel imports.
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Bangladesh launches $123 million fund to expand rooftop solar
The new fund will offer concessional loans for rooftop and industrial solar as Bangladesh targets 4 gigawatts of new capacity by 2027.
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Singapore and Thailand push to unblock Southeast Asia's cross-border power grid
Singapore and Thailand are using their Asean chairmanships to tackle the regulatory snags holding back a regional power grid.
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Hydrogen-powered passenger flight remains a long shot for 2050, new analysis finds
A detailed feasibility model finds hydrogen-powered passenger flight has less than a 1% chance of reaching meaningful scale by 2050.
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Malaysia's power grid is straining under both data center growth and renewable energy
Data centers already consume nearly a tenth of Malaysia's electricity, and grid operators say integrating more solar power while meeting that demand will require major new investment by 2035.
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Wind, water and solar met more than half of California's electricity demand so far in 2026
Renewable and hydropower sources have supplied 56% of California's electricity demand this year, with the grid hitting 100% clean power at some point on more than half the days recorded so far.
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California moves to cut permitting delays for heat pumps and solar panels
Two bills awaiting the governor's signature would cap permit fees and expand remote inspections for home heat pumps and solar installations, potentially saving Californians hundreds of millions of dollars.
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Lithuania moves to boost rooftop solar as it aims to become a power exporter by 2028
Lithuania's Energy Ministry has approved new measures to expand residential solar, including clearing rules that blocked panels on apartment balconies, as the country tries to turn its solar boom into an export business.
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China's offshore wind boom could turn its coast into a power exporter
A new study finds that if China scales up offshore wind as aggressively as some analysts think possible, its coastal provinces could shift from importing electricity to exporting it, while adding millions of jobs.
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Battery deployment worldwide has grown tenfold since 2020, and China builds most of it
Global battery storage deployment topped 1.5 terawatt-hours in 2025, driven by plunging costs, with China dominating manufacturing even as other countries try to build competing industries.
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Elon Musk's xAI has quietly built one of the country's largest batteries
Satellite imagery and utility statements suggest xAI has installed a multi-gigawatt-hour battery system at its Memphis data center, though the company has disclosed few details.
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