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Page: Feed: --- ## [The mobile technology undermining utility workflows, efficiency, and data quality](https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/energy-business/the-mobile-technology-undermining-utility-workflows-efficiency-and-data-quality/) _2026-08-20 · Jen Campbell_ In the utilities industry, the proliferation of point-solution-style field apps is an unwelcome triple threat, undermining three critical areas: effective workflows, process efficiency, and data quality, writes contributor Jen Campbell of TRC Companies. ## [European clean energy developers show a renewed appetite for risk](https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/energy-business/new-project-development/european-clean-energy-developers-show-a-renewed-appetite-for-risk/) _2026-08-19 · Leslie Crawford_ Europe experienced more than 9,000 hours of negative power prices in 2025, attracting a fresh cohort of investors with a greater appetite for risk. ## [Lake Powell and Lake Mead hit record lows, threatening hydropower production](https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/hydro-power/lake-powell-and-lake-mead-hit-record-lows-threatening-hydropower-production/) _2026-08-17 · Associated Press Editors_ Lake Powell's water level has fallen to a record low, raising concerns about the Colorado River system's crisis, according to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. ## [Storm damage causes setback on Eco Wave Power’s Portugal wave energy project](https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/hydro-power/tidal-wave-energy/storm-damage-causes-setback-on-eco-wave-powers-portugal-wave-energy-project/) _2026-08-17 · Sean Wolfe_ Eco Wave Power announced progress on its 1 MW wave energy project in Porto, Portugal, following APDL's rehabilitation works at the Barra do Douro breakwater. ## [How can utilities build continuous improvement into wildfire mitigation and resiliency efforts?](https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/news/how-can-utilities-build-continuous-improvement-into-wildfire-mitigation-and-resiliency-efforts/) _2026-08-17 · Jeremiah Karpowicz_ Mona Fazel from Danovo Energy Solutions will lead a session on centralized wildfire management at DTECH Reliability & Resiliency ## [Solar, storage, and staying ahead: OCI Energy’s growth story](https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/solar/utility-scale/solar-storage-and-staying-ahead-oci-energys-growth-story/) _2026-08-17 · Paul Gerke_ On this episode of the Factor This podcast, Sabah Bayatli, president and CEO of San Antonio-based OCI Energy, lends insights into what it's like to develop utility-scale solar and battery energy storage projects in Texas and beyond. Bayatli shares OCI Energy's growth story, leaning on learnings through collaboration with utilities, financial institutions, technology providers, and infrastructure… ## [The large load Irish goodbye | Factor This Brief](https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/energy-business/new-project-development/the-large-load-irish-goodbye-factor-this-brief/) _2026-08-17 · Paul Gerke_ PJM is reviewing changes after nearly 4 GW of data center load dropped off the grid. Meanwhile: Arevon starts operations at Nighthawk, Doral secures an investment from its parent group, Forefront Power gets down to earth, and Recurrent Energy lands nearly $700M in project financing and tax equity. ## [Colorado River negotiations continue as states await fed decision](https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/hydro-power/colorado-river-negotiations-continue-as-states-await-fed-decision/) _2026-08-14 · Clarion Energy Content Directors_ Nevada’s top Colorado River negotiator said lower-basin states are still pressing for adjustments and attempting to forge consensus-based alternatives before federally mandated water cuts are finalized. ## [Can Trump’s new solar tariffs help the domestic supply problem? — This Week in Cleantech](https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/solar/can-trumps-new-solar-tariffs-help-the-domestic-supply-problem-this-week-in-cleantech/) _2026-08-14 · Paul Gerke_ On this episode of the This Week in Cleantech podcast, Mark Chediak from Bloomberg breaks down Trump's new 15% tariffs and price floors on imported polysilicon and its derivatives, including wafers, cells and modules. ## [Ask the crowd: AI or not (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/VurWrPAmM9OU) _2026-08-14 · **Sponsored**_ Get a transparent verdict from verified humans via web, RSS, or API. ## [Midwestern US utilities focus on restoration after severe storms and near-100 MPH winds leave hundreds of thousands in the dark](https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/power-grid/outage-management/midwestern-us-utilities-focus-on-restoration-after-severe-storms-and-near-100-mph-winds-leave-hundreds-of-thousands-in-the-dark/) _2026-08-13 · Sean Wolfe_ Severe storms this week knocked out power for hundreds of thousands of customers, mostly in the Midwest, and utilities are still scrambling response teams to fix downed utility poles and lines affected by fallen trees after winds of up to 99 miles-per-hour ripped through the region.