As U.S. drivers face the highest Memorial Day gasoline prices in four years, American consumers are paying billions of dollars more on gas and diesel than they did a year ago. […]
Electricity Generation from Solar Could Exceed Coal in ERCOT for the First Time in 2026
In our most recent Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), we forecast that annual electric power generation from utility-scale solar will surpass that from coal for the first time in 2026 within the electricity grid that […]
A new push to deploy multi-chemistry storage in microgrids
Microgrid developer Gridscape and distributed power systems developer Scalvy are partnering to deploy multi-chemistry battery energy storage systems in California, the companies announced today. The initiative, which is funded by the California […]
The Global Shale Race Is Officially On
The United States has become the oil and gas supplier of last resort for many importers amid the Middle East crisis. The reason it could become the supplier of last resort was […]
Charging My Electric Car Is MUCH Cheaper Than Most People Think
Most people have no idea how cheap it is to charge an electric car. This hit me this morning while unplugging my car, so I decided I should write an article about […]
Europe Is Losing The AI Race as Energy Costs Soar
The second energy crisis in four years is further eroding Europe’s industrial competitiveness as energy costs are spiking again and undermining the European ambition to compete with the United States and China […]
We Are the Champions – NextEra Energy/Dominion Combo May Accelerate Gas-Fired Plant Buildout
With their scale and 130-gigawatt pipeline of new large-load customers, the planned combination of electric utility and wholesale power giants NextEra Energy and Dominion may substantially accelerate the buildout of new gas-fired […]
Solar will be largest power generator in “much changed” world by 2032, but battery storage is the big mover
BNEF’s latest annual New Energy Outlook details a "much changed" global market, spurred by energy security and huge uptake of cheap solar and batteries. The post Solar will be largest power generator […]
Woodside CEO: Markets Are Badly Underestimating the LNG Supply Shock
The global gas markets are seriously underestimating how the shock loss of LNG supply from the Middle East will affect the world and economies in the coming months and years, the head […]
Coal remains competitive for power generation in the central United States
In the first four months of 2026, electricity, natural gas, and coal prices suggested continued favorable economics for coal generation in MISO. The dark spread of coal, the difference between the fuel […]
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