The EPA proposed rules on May 18 retaining PFOA and PFOS drinking water limits while rescinding standards for four other PFAS. Compliance shifts to 2031 opt-in, and nearly $1B in new grants rolled out this week.
Mexico's CFE declared grid emergencies three times in summer 2024 and reserve margins hit 3% in May of that year. For manufacturers who relocated to Mexico, summer reliability risk was not in the original location analysis.
Aging wells often move to smaller operators. New research says these transfers could leave cleanup costs harder to fund.
Two Adirondack Park towns passed battery storage moratoriums in March, bringing New York's total to 98. More than 1 GW of planned capacity is delayed as state fire codes and permitting legislation advance.
A new electrified cement process could cut energy use and emissions. Using waste cement as feedstock, UBC researchers report a possible circular route.
Vermont's Sustainable Data Centers Act has cleared both Senate committees and is now at third reading following a 26-to-3 floor vote on amendments.
FERC approved PJM's updated transmission cost assignments on May 15, covering 358 new reliability projects effective June 14, 2026, with a 30-day compliance filing required on cost allocation methodology.
France's nuclear fleet reduces output every summer as river cooling limits are exceeded. For multinationals with European operations, the seasonal price spike is now predictable enough to plan around.
Water is increasingly shaping where companies invest, how facilities operate, and whether growth plans hold. What was once treated as a regional or environmental issue is now emerging as a national economic variable with direct implications for reliability, cost, and long-term resilience.
Zelestra’s 6.5 MWdc Ginosa plant is now online in Puglia. The project links clean power with continued farming, a long-term PPA and student training.
What do industrial operations leaders heading into contract renewals in 2026 need to know?
SANY is scaling local production as global equipment rules tighten. Its 2025 report links electrification, digital oversight and compliance.
Vulcan’s Frankfurt lithium plant moves Europe’s battery supply plans closer to production. NORAM will supply electrolysis technology for refining.
Colorado SB 102, which would have required data centers to pay full grid costs and meet emissions targets, was voted down unanimously May 11. Other states are hitting the same wall in 2026.
Procurement teams that accepted broad pass-through language in their energy agreements because it looked like standard contract boilerplate are now receiving invoices that reflect tariff costs they did not model, did not cap, and may have limited ability to dispute.
Radisson is taking net zero from target to test case. Its latest report shows how hotel-level changes are shaping emissions, workforce and supply chain goals.
Terra is moving low-carbon cement closer to market. Its Texas plant could show whether cleaner concrete can scale without major supply chain disruption.
Renewable energy supplier instability is creating counterparty risk that corporate finance and C-suite teams have not priced into existing supply agreements.
Energy contracts signed in 2021 and 2022 contain clauses procurement and finance teams are now being forced to act on. What to audit before Q3 capital planning closes.
Claros reported high PFAS destruction in concentrate from a Minnesota site. The results point to growing interest in capture-and-destroy remediation models.