Indiana: 38,300 connections without power in Gary following storm – outage drags on for over two weeks
Gary, Indiana, August 2026 – Following a severe thunderstorm with gusts of up to 159 km/h on August 11, power […]
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Grid connections at their limit: Power grid can no longer supply major consumers
Germany, August 2026: Grid connections are becoming a bottleneck for industry, data centers, and battery storage systems. The issue is
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Russia plans diesel export ban – refinery outages strain supply
Moscow apparently intends to extend the ban on diesel exports until the end of September. Three industry sources cite ongoing
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Offshore wind farms could reduce precipitation by more than 15 percent
Geesthacht, August 2026 – Precipitation patterns around the North Sea could shift significantly due to a massive expansion of offshore
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Power outage in the Westerwald: 25,000 households in 65 municipalities without electricity
A severe storm struck the Westerwald region and other parts of northern Rhineland-Palatinate on August 19. At times, around 25,000
Government flying blind: Security of supply not demonstrated for coal phase-out
Berlin/Düsseldorf. The federal government is letting the statutory deadline for a review of the coal phase-out in North Rhine-Westphalia pass
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Security of supply before shutdown plan: Spain postpones nuclear phase-out in Almaraz until 2030
Madrid is postponing the nuclear phase-out at the Almaraz power plant in Extremadura until June 8, 2030. On August 14,
Offshore wind power is becoming increasingly expensive: EnBW warns of costs up to 40 percent higher
North Sea, mid-August 2026: With “He Dreiht,” Germany’s largest offshore wind farm is on the verge of full commissioning. EnBW
New nuclear reactor in Slovakia reaches criticality – Mochovce 4 nearing grid connection
Mochovce, Slovakia – On August 6, 2026, the Mochovce 4 nuclear reactor achieved a self-sustaining chain reaction for the first
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Gas supply ahead of winter: Storage facilities only half full – government rejects emergency purchases
Berlin – Germany’s gas supply is entering the critical pre-winter phase with unusually low reserves. Storage facilities were only 48.63
HySCALE100 hydrogen project fails – 2.1-gigawatt expansion near Heide off the table
Hemmingstedt/Heide – The HySCALE100 hydrogen project at the Heide refinery has definitively failed. News of the project’s cancellation emerged on
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Reactivating nuclear power instead of billions in subsidies for new gas-fired power plants
More than three years after the shutdown of the last German reactors, the reactivation of nuclear power is once again
Oil extraction in the Baltic Sea: German opposition to Poland’s 22-million-tonne find
Świnoujście/Usedom – Poland possesses one of the country’s largest conventional oil deposits just off its Baltic Sea coast, yet opposition
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Federal Network Agency registers 4,300 large-scale consumers for potential curtailment in the event of a power shortage
In August 2026, the Federal Network Agency will finalize its contingency plans for prolonged electricity shortages. Around 4,300 large-scale consumers
US Offshore Wind: Trump Administration Pays RWE $1.22 Billion to Withdraw
Washington/Essen, August 2026. RWE is exiting the US offshore wind business and returning three lease areas off the coasts of
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