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WMO expects the established El Niño to strengthen in the coming months and persist through February 2027, with increased risks of floods, drought and extreme heat. Its September–November outlook already anticipates rainfall and temperature patterns associated with strong El Niño.

EIA’s September 2026 preliminary inventory identifies ATLAS Solar VI, LLC, plant 69238, in La Paz County, AZ, with 100 MW electrical generation nameplate. It reports operating status and initial operation in 2026-09.

Arlington’s 25MW ABESS is more than 50% under construction; it is distinct from the older 1MW Arlington microgrid.

AES Hawaii is building the 30 MW solar plus 240 MWh battery Waiawa Phase 2 project near Pearl City on Oahu for Hawaiian Electric; the state lists it as in testing with commercial operation targeted for September 2026, and no total project cost has been published.

Intersect Power won Alameda County approval in March 2021 for the 100 MW Aramis solar farm with a 100 MW / 4-hour battery on about 410 acres in North Livermore; no cost is published and no 2026 construction or operation report was found.

EIA’s September 2026 preliminary inventory identifies Asheville BESS, plant 69429, in Buncombe County, NC, with 17.3 MW battery power. It reports operating status and initial operation in 2026-09.

Copernicus announced on 10 September 2026 that August 2026 averaged 16.96C worldwide, 1.65C above pre-industrial levels and level with July 2023 (16.95C) as the warmest calendar month ever recorded. It also beat the old August record of 16.82C.

The court reinstated the prosecution's microplastics analyses that Nancy's criminal court had thrown out in March, sending the case over 473,000 m³ of waste dumped near Vittel and Contrexéville back for a full new trial.

Climate Group's Climate Week NYC runs from 20 to 27 September 2026 alongside the UN General Assembly, with more than 1,000 events across the city and an Opening Ceremony on 21 September.

Amazon pledges $20 million and launches the Colorado River Basin Collaborative, a corporate coalition with Aldi, The Coca-Cola Foundation, Ecolab and others that aims to raise $100 million for water projects across the basin in two years.

For one week Nike SoHo gathers Nike Trade-In, repair, footwear cleaning, Creative Repair, a 500-piece vintage running collection and recycling in one in-store experience.

On 28 September 2026 the Panama Canal Authority said it will raise daily Neopanamax transits from nine to 10, for 33 slots in total, from 15 October. It also raised the maximum Neopanamax draft to 14.94 metres, citing better rainfall and Gatun Lake projections.

The 16.9 sq km park is being laid out over the grounds of Riyadh's former airport, with an Art Park opening first and a Royal Arts Complex of thirteen structures, designed by the late Ricardo Bofill, arranged along a 1.5 km central boulevard. Omrania leads the design with Henning Larsen on the masterplan, and the park carries an estimated cost of SAR 72 billion.

Jupiter Power's Barton Branch IA battery in Robertson County, Texas is listed at 200 MW (EIA) or 203.6 MW (ERCOT), under construction with operation expected October 2026; it is one of three Texas projects in a 536 million USD July 2026 financing, and no project cost has been published.

ENGIE is building the 200 MW Anson 2 solar plant in Jones County, northwest of Abilene, Texas, with Meta buying its energy and attributes; originally due late 2025, now listed for 2026, cost not published.

Doral’s October 7, 2026 release celebrates imminent commercial operation of Mammoth South, Central I and Central II, totaling 900 MWac. It does not confirm the previously displayed October 15 COD or substantiate a $1.5 billion cost for these phases.

NOAA forecasts an 83% chance of a historic El Niño during October–December 2026, with a three-month relative ocean temperature index of at least +2.5 °C. Strong-to-very strong conditions are likely to continue through January–March 2027.

EIA’s September 2026 preliminary inventory identifies Alberta Solar, plant 68070, in Brunswick County, VA, with 3 MW electrical generation nameplate. The listed stage is (U) Under construction, less than or equal to 50 percent complete. Operation is forecast for 2026-10; this is a preliminary survey estimate, not an achieved opening or capacity commitment.

174 Power Global's East River ESS is a 100 MW / 400 MWh battery on NYPA land in Astoria, Queens, approved by the New York PSC in July 2021 at 132M USD under a seven-year Con Edison dispatch contract; construction was due to start in 2025 per NYCEDC and NYPA after the end-2022 target slipped; no commissioning report was found.

Fiji, Tuvalu and Australia host the Pre-COP31 in Nadi from 5 to 8 October 2026, a preparatory meeting where Pacific governments will push to keep 1.5°C within reach, speed climate finance and put oceans on the negotiating agenda before COP31 in Antalya in November.

On the first Monday in October the Supreme Court hears Suncor and ExxonMobil's bid to end Boulder's state-law suit seeking climate-change damages. The ruling will decide whether federal law blocks more than two dozen similar suits by cities, counties and states.

AES Hawaii is building the 7 MW (20.4 MWdc) Mountain View solar plus 35 MWh battery project in Waianae on Oahu for Hawaiian Electric under a PUC-approved PPA; the state lists commercial operation for November 2026 and no total cost has been published.

Excelsior’s operator documents announce construction of the 280 MW Byron solar facility from April 2025. New York’s siting report records 20 MW storage approval and a historical $345 million estimate; its amended interconnection schedule targets November 2026 commercial operation.

California's State Water Resources Control Board is due to consider the final water right permit for the $6.2-6.8 billion Sites Reservoir on 4 November 2026. The Sites Project Authority moved the 1.5 million acre-foot project into its investment period after the revised draft permit, the last big step before construction.

The 31st UN climate conference runs 9-20 November 2026 at the Antalya Expo Center, hosted by Türkiye, with about 100,000 participants expected.

ERCOT lists Lyra Storage, queue 26INR0636, as a 500 MW Borden County project. Its published planning target is November 12, 2026; current delivery, owner and cost need further verification.

Black Mountain Energy Storage pitched an 85 million USD Backbone Creek battery near Max Starcke Dam in Burnet County, Texas; EIA data lists 121 MW and ERCOT 124.1 MW, with operation expected December 2026.

Longroad Energy is building the 300 MWac (400 MWdc) 1000 Mile solar farm in Yoakum County, Texas, with all output contracted to Meta; construction began at financial close on 15 September 2025 and no total project cost has been published.

EIA’s September 2026 preliminary inventory identifies Alligator Creek Solar, plant 70084, in Wheeler County, GA, with 80 MW electrical generation nameplate. The listed stage is (V) Under construction, more than 50 percent complete. Operation is forecast for 2026-12; this is a preliminary survey estimate, not an achieved opening or capacity commitment.

Renewable Properties is building Althea Avenue Solar Phase 2, a 5.02 MWdc (3.9 MWac) array in Fresno County for PG&E's Solar Choice program; phase 1 (6.42 MWdc) is already online and cost is not published.

Terra-Gen's EdSan 2 at the Edwards Sanborn complex in Kern County is under construction with 368 MW of solar and 210 MW / 840 MWh of storage (578 MW, matching EIA's Sanborn Hybrid 3), while the CAISO queue entry and Cleanview show 1,400-1,420 MW; commercial operation is expected in 2026 and no cost has been published.

ArcLight's Elevate Renewables contracted a 15.1 MW / 60.4 MWh battery at the Arthur Kill Generating Station on Staten Island, billed as New York City's largest battery, with a 31.65M USD budget in its NYC EDC filing; an in-service date is not published.

DTE Energy is investing 460M USD to redevelop its retired 1924 Trenton Channel coal plant along the Detroit River in Wayne County, Michigan, into a 220 MW / 880 MWh lithium-ion battery storage system, backed by 140M USD in IRA tax incentives.

Invenergy’s current Tip Top Solar page lists a 110 MW solar facility under construction in Lea County, New Mexico, with $200 million capital investment and commercial operation expected by end-2026. Earlier state reporting described a 220 MW plan; storage is a separate project.

Avantus is building Aratina 2, the second phase of the Aratina Solar Center in eastern Kern County, with 150 MW of solar and 452 MWh of storage under 15-year Southern California Edison PPAs, targeting operation by the end of 2026; no total cost is published (over 525M USD construction financing plus 300M USD tax equity).

Oriden Power, a Mitsubishi Power Americas company, is developing the 20 MW Abes Run solar farm on a 92-acre site in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, under a 20-year agreement with the City of Philadelphia; no project cost has been published.

Southern California Edison is building the 225 MW, four-hour Anode battery at its Springville Substation in Tulare County, California (two 112.5 MW units in EIA-860M), part of a 537.5 MW Ameresco-built trio with an estimated 1.226 billion USD contract; no Anode-only cost has been published.

Cider Solar Farm in the Towns of Elba and Oakfield, Genesee County, New York, developed by Hecate Energy and owned by Greenbacker, is a 500 MWac / 674 MWdc project financed with 950 million USD plus a 440 million USD tax-equity commitment, under construction since 2025 for commercial operation in late 2026.

AES is finishing Bellefield 2, the second 500 MW solar plus 500 MW four-hour (2,000 MWh) battery phase of its 2,000 MW Bellefield project in Kern County, California, backed by 1.7 billion USD of credit facilities; total cost has not been published and completion is due in 2026.

Flatiron Energy's Taft project is a 200 MW / 800 MWh standalone battery in Uxbridge, Massachusetts, the state's largest, with 540 million USD of financing closed in September 2025 and operation planned for December 2026.

Koshkonong’s solar and battery have separate delivery windows: MGE expects solar in 2026 and battery storage in 2027. Its ownership shares and WEC’s annual-report table distinguish utility-owned capacity from whole-project capacity.

OCI Energy and CPS Energy broke ground on 19 May 2026 on the 120 MW / 480 MWh Alamo City battery in southeastern Bexar County, Texas, with operation expected in 2027; the project cost has not been published (OCI closed about 130 million USD of tax equity).

ENGIE North America is developing the 600 MW Swenson Ranch Solar project in Stonewall County, Texas, a 900 million USD investment whose full output Meta will buy under a power purchase agreement; operation is planned for 2027.

MGE’s operator announcement describes High Noon in Columbia County as 300 MW solar and 165 MW battery storage, with service expected in 2027. The previously shown $650 million total and September-specific service date need current scope-specific evidence.

Taaleri Energia's Amador battery in Van Zandt County, Texas, is described as 100 MW (the ERCOT queue lists 102 MW, EIA-860M 220 MW); construction began in December 2024 but a county restraining order has barred batteries since April 2025, and no cost has been published.

Copia Power, a Carlyle portfolio company, is building the 550 MW Maricopa Energy Center solar project with 2,200 MWh of battery storage on its Harquahala campus in Maricopa County, Arizona, for Arizona Public Service, financed with a 1.71 billion USD debt facility and an 890 million USD tax equity commitment; total project cost has not been published.

NextEra’s Singer website advertises up to 200 MW and $350 million investment, while EIA lists a 300 MW unit planned for March 2027. These published scopes need reconciliation; the earlier $145 million figure is removed.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change delivers the first special report devoted to climate change and cities, due in March 2027. It is one of three special and methodology reports in the AR7 cycle.