Spain’s installed solar capacity reached 50 GW in early 2026 after adding about 8.7 GW in 2025, according to grid operator Red Eléctrica de España (REE). From pv magazine Spain Spain’s total […]
Growing demand will be met mainly by solar: EIA
This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Increases in electricity use are becoming more geographically broad, and new demand will be met mainly by increased solar generation, […]
What the Fall of the Telegraph Says About Fossil Fuels
The global electric power business is changing. The economic hegemony of fossil fuels (and perhaps nuclear as well) is gradually being undermined by the adoption of renewable generating technologies such as solar […]
U.S. Shale Majors Take Fracking Global
U.S. shale oil and gas producers are buying international assets to maintain supply amid revisions of oil demand outlooks for the long term. From South America to the Middle East, frackers are […]
Electricity prices rising by double the rate of inflation. Data center demand means no relief ahead, analysts say
Families won’t see relief from rising electricity prices anytime soon, as demand from artificial intelligence data centers soars while power supply grows slowly, according to Goldman Sachs. Electricity prices jumped 6.9% in […]
Trump Repeals Key Greenhouse Gas Finding, Erasing EPA’s Power to Fight Climate Change
The Environmental Protection Agency repealed the bedrock scientific finding that greenhouse gases threaten human life and well being. It means the agency can no longer regulate them. via NYT > Climate and […]
DOE ‘does not have a plan’ for oversight of billions in energy funds: GAO
The steep staffing cuts within the Department of Energy’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations have rendered it incapable of effectively managing up to $27 billion in project funding from the Infrastructure Investment […]
Why the AI Boom May Extend the Reign of Natural Gas
Artificial intelligence is often viewed as a catalyst for electrification and subsequently decarbonization. Yet one of its most immediate effects may be the opposite of what many assume. The rapid buildout of […]
Congressional ‘grid reliability’ bill is like duct tape on a cracked dam
This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Mike O’Boyle is the senior director, policy and strategy at Energy Innovation. Silvio Marcacci is senior director of communications at Energy […]
EIA forecasts lower oil prices in 2026 and 2027 due to persistent stock builds
We forecast that production of petroleum and other liquids will continue to exceed global demand, which results in Brent crude oil prices falling from an average of $69 per barrel (b) in […]
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