Clean Energy Canada

06/19/2026

🇺🇸🔌 The largest wind project in U.S. history—a 916-turbine wind farm and 550-mile high-voltage line worth US$11 billion—is now online, already delivering record amounts of wind power to the California grid.

The $11B SunZia project's 550-mile transmission line is now fully online, delivering enough New Mexico wind power to serve 1 million homes.

06/18/2026

🇨🇦⚡️⚡️ According to a Toronto-based job posting, the world's largest EV maker is looking to potentially develop a flash-charging network across Canada.

If built, these high-powered chargers—already abundant and being rapidly expanded in China—would be able to add 400 kilometres of range to an EV in just five minutes, provided the EV's battery can take the high power output.

These chargers are three times more powerful than any public chargers in North America, Driving.ca notes.
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Read the full story:
https://driving.ca/auto-news/industry/byd-china-ev-megawatt-flash-charger-network-canada

06/17/2026

🇨🇦🔌🚗 Haligonians curious about EVs can now take them for a spin at a series of free test drive events hosted by Halifax Regional Municipality this summer.

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The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents that HalifACT Next Ride electric vehicle (EV) test drive events will be held at locations across the municipality this summer.

06/16/2026

🇪🇸🔌💰 Wind turbines and solar panels installed in Spain over the past five years are now shielding consumers from higher electricity prices.

A typical household "would be paying €10 (or 19%) more per month in electricity bills due to elevated gas prices since March 2026" if not for the decoupling of gas and electricity prices, thanks largely to the country's accelerated renewables buildout.

This reduced reliance on gas has helped Spain go from the tenth most expensive electricity market in the EU in 2021 to among the top three cheapest in every month of 2026 so far.

Full story from Ember:
https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/renewables-shield-spanish-consumers-from-elevated-gas-prices/

06/16/2026

☀️📈 Solar power—having increased fourfold since 2020—now generates more power than gas sources in Asia.

The crossover happened this year, according to the new analysis from Carbon Brief.

Solar is now the third biggest source on the continent, following coal (52%) and hydro (12%).

Full story: https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-solar-overtakes-gas-power-in-asia-for-first-time-ever/

06/15/2026

In this week's Clean Energy Review: What Canadians should watch for in Ottawa’s forthcoming tailpipe emissions standards, solar surpasses gas growth worldwide, and the world’s largest battery repurposing facility.

What Canadians should watch for in Ottawa’s forthcoming tailpipe emissions standards, solar surpasses gas growth worldwide, and the world’s largest battery repurposing facility.

06/09/2026

☀️📈 A new analysis from Ember finds solar generation grew by a record 636 TWh in 2025—17 times more than gas generation growth. Solar alone supplied roughly 75% of new global electricity demand growth last year, while gas contributed just 5%.

The report also finds that 61 of 124 economies that generate electricity from gas have already passed peak gas power generation.

Solar added 17 times more electricity than gas in 2025 as countries shift toward cheaper, safer renewable power, according to Ember.

06/08/2026

🔋♻️ B.C.-based Moment Energy is opening what it says will be the world’s largest EV battery repurposing facility in Surrey, turning retired EV batteries into energy storage systems for businesses, EV charging stations, and the grid.

The facility is expected to create more than 100 jobs and produce up to 1 GWh of energy storage capacity annually.

New facility slated for end of June will produce up to 1 GWh of power storage units annually and create more than 100 new jobs

06/02/2026

⚡️ Road-tripping in an EV just got a little easier.

InnVest Hotels—the largest hotel owner in Canada—is rolling out more than 300 EV charging ports across its portfolio, with chargers expected at all of its hotels by the end of 2026.

Canadian EV drivers are getting some welcome news ahead of their summer road trip plans: new chargers at InnVest overnight stops

06/01/2026

🇨🇦⚡️ A new J.D. Power survey found that 34% of Canadian new-vehicle shoppers are considering an EV for their next purchase—up from 28% last year and the first increase in EV interest since 2022.

With federal incentives back and gas prices remaining elevated, more Canadians are taking a fresh look at going electric.

Survey finds range, charging infrastructure and winter performance now more of a barrier to adoption than price