U.S. electricity consumption set a new record high last year and is on track for new all-time highs this year and next, as the AI boom has ended America’s decade of stagnant […]
As Ukraine Cripples Russian Refining, Global Diesel Markets Pay the Price
Since March, Ukraine has systematically dismantled Russia’s refining system, driving crude processing to its lowest level in 21 years and forcing Moscow to ban exports of gasoline, jet fuel and diesel. Russian […]
The ‘brutal reality’ of scaling low-carbon fertilizer
Nitrogen fertilizer is essential for global food security, yet its production is a hyper-centralized, fossil-fuel-intensive process that accounts for 5 to 7% of global greenhouse gas emissions. As geopolitical instability threatens traditional […]
PJM capacity prices hit price cap, reserve shortfall grows
This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Prices in the PJM Interconnection’s just-held capacity auction for the 2028-2029 delivery year hit a $325/MW-day price cap […]
How Is Tesla Offering 0% Financing?
After writing the other day about Tesla’s profit per vehicle dropping considerably in the last few years, a discussion ensued of course about the matter and about whether Tesla’s profit per vehicle […]
Utility-Scale Solar Costs Rise 18% but Remain Cheapest Power Source
The cost of unsubsidized utility-scale solar rose by 18% to $40-$98/MWh, driven by higher capital costs, interest rates, tariffs, and supply chain pressures, a Lazard’s Levelized Cost of Energy+ analysis has found. […]
Renewables, Led By Solar, Were Largest Source of Energy Supply Growth Globally in 2025
I wrote about the 75th edition of the Statistical Review of World Energy a few days ago with some bad news, that the US accounted for 47% of the world’s CO2 emissions growth […]
The POWER Interview: Mainspring Looks to Make Linear Generators Mainstream
Tom Linebarger, the new CEO at Mainspring Energy who spent 30 years at Cummins, where he also served as CEO, provides POWER with insight about Mainspring and why the time is right […]
Renewable Energy Beats Fossil Fuels On Speed-To-Power (Shocker!)
The 19th "Levelized Cost of Energy+" from the leading asset manager Lazard makes a strong case for renewable energy, particularly wind and solar. The post Renewable Energy Beats Fossil Fuels On Speed-To-Power […]
America’s Biggest Utility Sees Blackouts Ahead
The CEO of America’s largest utility, EXELON, foresees blackouts in the US in 2027. To boost power supply Calvin Butler wants states to allow his utility to build new power plants. Opponents […]
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