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Australia Mandates Three Free Daytime Power Hours From 2026 in Solar Sharer Rollout

The policy uses the Default Market Offer with AER oversight to push demand into midday solar surpluses, easing evening peaks.

Illinois Passes Clean Grid Bill Ending Large-Nuclear Ban, Sends CRGA to Pritzker

UK Sets £1.08 Billion Offshore Wind Budget as AR7 Auction Timetable Opens

Germany Publishes Draft EV Charging Plan Focused on Price Clarity and Access

DOE Finalizes $1.6 Billion Loan Guarantee for AEP to Upgrade 5,000 Miles of Power Lines

Germany’s Subsidised Gas-Plant Plan Faces EU State-Aid Challenge and Cost Warnings

Brazil Seeks to End Itaipu Socio-Environmental Spending From 2027 to Cut Power Costs

New Zealand Backs Gentailer Investments, Rejects Asset Sales, Starts LNG Terminal Procurement

Spain Joins EU Shift to 15-Minute Power Pricing Starting Oct. 1

Newsom Promotes California Clean-Energy Record as Green Allies Condemn Refinery Intervention

11 Governors Launch PJM Collaborative, Press for Faster Reforms or Possible Exit

Abdullah Keeps Power Portfolio, Rejects Privatization in Push to Fix J&K Electricity

U.S. Grid Warning Sharpens Fight Between Renewables and Baseload Plans

Germany Proposes €6.5 Billion Annual Grid-Fee Subsidy From 2026 to Ease Power Bills

Trump Halts Federal Approvals for Wind and Solar as Cancellations Near $19 Billion

Trump Says U.S. Will Halt Approvals for New Wind and Solar Projects

AI Data Center Growth Pushes Up U.S. Residential Electricity Rates

Germany Insists €6.5 Billion Grid-Fee Relief Must Reach Consumers

Argentina Doubles Winter Electricity Subsidies for Cold-Zone Households Without Gas

U.S. Faces Steep Electricity Cost Rise Without $1.4 Trillion AI Power Build-Out