Adam Stern

[Mark Z. Jacobson @mzjacobson]

Despite ~400,000 new EVs and ~200,000 new heat pumps in California during the past year and the 3rd-most data centers in the U.S., demand has hardly changed since 2025 and decreased 1.3% versus 2023, largely due to the growth in roof PV.

Roof PV reduces grid demand for electricity.

At the same time WindWaterSolar has supplied 56.4% of demand this year and >100% of demand for parts of 129 of 153 days, including 63 straight.

Gas is down 61% vs 2023, yet California's main grid is the most reliable in the US based on the lowest wholesale electricity prices in the past year.

[Environment America @EnvAm]

Renewable energy sources grew 11% in the first three months of 2026, benefitting consumers, the environment, and future generations. Read more about how you can help keep #RenewablesRising.
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[Offshore WIND @OffshoreWINDbiz]

[UPDATE] Van Oord installed the first Vestas 15 MW turbine at Ecowende's Hollandse Kust West VI site on 30 May. Seven of the project's 52 turbines will be fitted with a single, red-painted blade. Read more: https://t.co/TAXOeHZdWJ

[reNEWS @reNEWS_]

ESB and Red Rock Renewables have completed the installation of all 54 monopile foundations at the 1100MW Inch Cape wind farm off east Scotland.

https://t.co/rUXduGakZP

[reNEWS @reNEWS_]

The new Danish government has set out plans for an “aggressive expansion” of offshore wind in domestic waters.

https://t.co/Hk5BRdzAxu

[reNEWS @reNEWS_]

The German Wind Energy Offshore Association (BWO) has welcomed a commitment by the country’s Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) to allow operational and leased wind farms to retain 20-year grid fee exemptions under future charging plans.

https://t.co/4tdeOHLsCm

[Splash Renewables @Splashrenewable]

Haesong secures subsea cable partners for 1GW Korean wind project https://t.co/9kAWTDrGiE #offshorewind

[Offshore WIND @OffshoreWINDbiz]

The monopiles at the Inch Cape #offshorewind site were installed by Jan De Nul Group’s heavy-lift vessel Les Alizés, which has been transporting the foundations from the Port of Leith in Edinburgh since installation work started in December 2025. https://t.co/dzpZ0R0YIp

[TurnForwardWind @TurnForwardWind]

Reliable power + affordable energy = top voter priorities ‼️
Americans want practical solutions that lower costs and strengthen the grid.
#CleanIsRight #CENPolling @ConsEnergyNet
#EnergyAffordability

[Splash Renewables @Splashrenewable]

Ørsted awards UK offshore wind inspection deal to OEG https://t.co/pVW7jBvgqJ #offshorewind

[Windpowernl @WindEnergieMag]

Van Oord's offshore installation vessel Boreas has installed the first wind turbine at Ecowende's offshore wind farm Hollandse Kust West, located appr https://t.co/GNsIUrmYds
#onshorewind #offshorewind #dutchwind #energymix

[Power Plant World @powerplantworld]

Ecowende installs the first of 52 wind turbines
https://t.co/ynoCuiK33d
#hkw #ecowende #netherlands #vestas #offshorewind

[TurnForwardWind @TurnForwardWind]

Turn Forward Executive Director Hillary Bright offered the following comment in response to the news regarding the lawsuit over the TotalEnergies NY Bight lease buyback:

“Well over a million American households could receive power from the offshore wind leases that are being dealt away instead of developed. Is the U.S. really in a position to take future power sources off the table? At a time of sharply rising electricity demand and affordability concerns, the government should focus on delivering all the electrons we can get.”

[HMT News @news_hmt70104]

Ecowende has installed the first turbine at its 760 MW offshore wind farm off the Dutch coast. The project uses Vestas turbines and Van Oord’s Boreas while introducing ecological measures for seabirds and bats. #OffshoreWind #Ecowende #Vestas #VanOord #No https://t.co/hJ9TsxQbpC

[Mark Z. Jacobson @mzjacobson]

After 5 full months in 2026, WindWaterSolar supply has exceeded demand on 127 of 151 (84.1%) days, including 61 straight.

Gas use is down 61% vs 2023, supplying only 14.7% of demand during 2026, vs 37.2% in 2023.

Battery output is up 331% and solar output is up 55% vs 2023.

In-state WWS has so far supplied 56.2% of demand.

Demand is also down 1.2% vs 2023 despite CA having the 3rd-most datacenters, by far the most EVs, and large numbers of heat pumps.

While CA has high retail electricity prices due to wildfire costs, gas disaster costs, T&D upgrades, high gas prices, and high nuclear prices passed onto customers, CA is the most energy-efficient state in the U.S., so electricity bills are lower than many states, including Texas.

CA also has the most stable grid in the U.S., as evidenced by the lowest wholesale (spot) prices in the U.S.

[Justin Gerdes @JustinGerdes]

ICYMI: My latest at Quitting Carbon: California bolsters its grid and advances a plug-in solar bill, checking in on Australia's energy transition, the “Great Clean Energy Acceleration 2.0,” and more highlights from what I've been reading. https://t.co/lyzEvJC3Dw

[Offshore WIND @OffshoreWINDbiz]

The project is being developed by Oceanic Wind Energy and Coast Tsimshian Enterprises, a partnership between the Metlakatla and Lax Kw’alaams First Nations, which plan to build an #offshorewind farm with an installed capacity of between 1.5 GW and 2 GW. https://t.co/GRg2MaQLQM

[Global Energy Network @GENetwork_]

Fugro wins Irish offshore wind survey contract

Read More: https://t.co/ADxLP06etq

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#Fugro #EirGrid #Ireland #OffshoreWind #RenewableEnergy #CleanEnergy #EnergyTransition #OffshoreEnergy #MarineMonitoring

[Windpowernl @WindEnergieMag]

The offshore installation phase of Ecowende’s Hollandse Kust West wind farm has entered a new stage with the shipment of turbine components from the p https://t.co/U1AHo9PIb8
#onshorewind #offshorewind #dutchwind #energymix

[Power Plant World @powerplantworld]

DEME Wins Installation Contract for Japanese Offshore Wind Project
https://t.co/cipqr4AvK6
#OgaKatagamiAkitaWind #Akita #deme #vestas #japan #offshorewind