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Factor This finance and project development roundup: Ameresco, Atlas, Nextpower, OCI, Revolve (Fri, 27 Feb 2026)Ameresco and Luminance beautify a landfill, Atlas refinances a Latin American portfolio, Nextpower partners with Jinko Solar, OCI Energy and Arava Power close on financing for a Texas site, and Revolve taps into $10M from Callaway.
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Clean energy bans ‘skyrocket’ – This Week in Cleantech (Fri, 27 Feb 2026)
On this episode of the This Week in Cleantech podcast, Elizabeth Weise from USA Today discusses how clean energy bans are "skyrocketing" under the second Trump administration.
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Case study: The lights are on at PG&E to build a smarter, stronger, sustainable grid (Fri, 27 Feb 2026)
As utilities face a "perfect storm" of explosive AI data center demand, rapid EV adoption, and urgent climate resilience needs, traditional, siloed methods of grid planning are breaking down, write contributors Marc Lamoureux at IFS Copperleaf and Wen Tu at PG&E.
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Appeals court questions shifting reasons for Trump’s EPA killing clean energy contracts (Thu, 26 Feb 2026)
A federal appeals court questioned the Trump administration and nonprofits over the termination of a $20 billion green bank program.
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Integrating AI with power grid operations with OATI | DTECH Interview Studio (Thu, 26 Feb 2026)
Highlighted at DTECH 2026, OATI Genie has been built from the ground up to address the high-stakes environment of utilities and ISOs.
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Itron sees data as the foundation of the grid transformation | DTECH Interview Studio (Wed, 25 Feb 2026)
Itron CEO Tom Dietrich discussed grid transformation and AI's role in operations, emphasizing performance and resilience in a recent interview at DTECH.
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What utilities can learn from Winter Storm Fern (Wed, 25 Feb 2026)
Winter Storm Fern, the second-deadliest winter storm in U.S. history, caused widespread power outages across the Southeast United States. How can utilities improve their response and harden their systems for the next one?
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DOE announces ‘historic’ record-breaking loan package to Southern Company for new generation, grid upgrades (Wed, 25 Feb 2026)
U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright announced a $26.5 billion loan package from the DOE to Southern Company, aimed at reducing electricity costs for millions in Georgia and Alabama.
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Data centers done right? Xcel and Form Energy team up to power Google operation in Minnesota (Tue, 24 Feb 2026)
Xcel Energy will power a new Google data center in Pine Island, Minnesota, in a deal that supports the state's renewable energy goals and ensures Google pays for grid upgrades to keep costs affordable for ratepayers.
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Wildfire prevention moves east with Pano AI | DTECH Interview Studio (Tue, 24 Feb 2026)
At DTECH 2026, we sat down with Arvind Satyam, co-funder and chief commercial officer of Pano AI, to discuss the company's recent growth, its expanding capabilities, and the real-world impact of wildfire detection and response programs.
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