Technology & Innovation Active Updated Jul 6, 2026
The clean-energy tipping point
Solar power and storage are crossing milestones that reorder the grid, even against policy headwinds.
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Jul 6, 2026 Latest
Solar panels built over California irrigation canals were shown to generate power while also cutting water loss to evaporation.
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Jun 28, 2026
California brought online its first grid battery able to discharge for a full eight hours.
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Jun 20, 2026
Solar generated more US electricity than coal for the first time in the country's history, in May 2026.
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