Clean energy helped the grid avoid heat-wave catastrophe

Published on July 10, 2026

This analysis and news roundup come from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday. Last week brought soaring temperatures to much of the U.S., forcing Americans to switch on their air conditioners — or, in many cases, flex their heat pumps’ cooling capabilities. And to cope with it all,…

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America’s first nuclear plant restart may be near the finish line

July 10, 2026
Up until recently, the U.S. was in a yearslong dry spell in the construction of new nuclear power plants. The hiatus finally ended in April , when two next-generation nuclear developers broke ground on their debut plants. Though those facilities will take years to finish, the next reactor set to patch onto the U.S.…

Getting serious about clean energy in Canada

July 10, 2026
In an announcement set against the behatted pageantry of the Calgary Stampede last week, federal Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgson used a phrase that has become a hallmark of the Mark Carney government: “We need to build to be a clean and conventional energy superpower.”This “clean and conventional energy superpower” construct pops up a lot in recent government speeches and anno