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Canary Media Daily

Today's headlines: A clean school bus "revamp," a mysterious nuclear contract, and more

By Kathryn Krawczyk . 23 February 2026
Virtual power plants

More states look to virtual power plants to fight rising electric bills

A dozen state legislatures are pushing measures to launch or expand programs that rely on customers’ thermostats, batteries, and EVs to relieve the grid.

By Jeff St. John . 25 February 2026
Batteries

Gigantic Form Energy battery to power Google data center in Minnesota

The startup has struck a deal with Xcel Energy to build a 30 gigawatt-hour battery plant that will deliver clean energy, round the clock, to a Google facility.

By Julian Spector . 24 February 2026
Electric vehicles

Trump’s EPA is yanking support for electric school buses

There’s $2.3 billion left unspent from a Biden-era clean school bus program. The Trump admin wants more of it to go to buses that run on fuels and not batteries.

By Marianne Lavelle . 25 February 2026
Southeast Energy News

New Orleans backs backup batteries

By Mason Adams . 25 February 2026
Western Energy News

Supreme Court to hear Colorado, oil industry climate case

By Jonathan P. Thompson . 25 February 2026
Utilities

Ohio corruption trial traces tactics to prop up nuclear and coal plants

Former FirstEnergy execs Chuck Jones and Mike Dowling face state criminal charges connected to HB 6 bailout maneuvers, for which Ohioans are still paying the price.

By Kathiann M. Kowalski . 27 February 2026
Clean energy

Chart: US to overwhelmingly build clean power in 2026

A federal agency says solar, battery, and wind additions will vastly outpace new gas facilities in what’s set to be a record year for power plant construction.

By Julian Spector . 27 February 2026
Guest essay

AI: Does not compute

Building fossil-fuel infrastructure to power data centers is a poor bet. Renewables are by far the cheaper, faster choice.

By Amory B. Lovins, Justin Locke . 2 March 2026
Northeast Energy News

Plug-in solar bills surge

By Sarah Shemkus . 27 February 2026