Grid & storage policy shifts: The U.S. DOE closed a $489.4M loan for 220MW of battery storage in Puerto Rico—while dropping solar funding from a prior Biden-era deal—aiming to cut outage hours for 100,000+ customers. Local power cost pressure: Wrangell, Alaska faces higher August bills after a 10-day hydropower shutdown forced costly diesel generation, adding nearly $100 for a typical home. Renewables buildout in the Global South: Nigeria’s federal government flagged off 13.92MWp interconnected hybrid solar mini-grids in Yobe with World Bank support, and Pakistan reiterated a push to reach 90% clean electricity by 2035, with storage and domestic manufacturing key. Solar momentum: India’s solar generation rose 138% to 174.76B units in FY26, while Moldova approved a 30MW solar plant near Vadul lui Vodă with storage planned next year. Wind & hydropower projects: GE Vernova will supply 43 turbines for Enfinity Global’s Rajasthan wind farm, and Nepal’s Tamor-Mechi hydropower project began tunnel blasting for its 128MW build. Water stress hitting power: Lake Mead is inches from record low, and Serbia warned Danube low flows are reducing hydropower output even as supply remains stable. Permitting & backlash: Logan, Pennsylvania-area? (Logan Municipal Council) tabled a rate-hike plan while data-center rules are in motion; Milford Township in Pennsylvania is drafting an ordinance to steer data centers into industrial zones.