U.S. LNG feedgas demand remained strong last week, with all operational terminals at or above full contracted utilization and Golden Pass has begun taking meaningful feedgas volumes for the first time. […]
The grid needs flexibility households can live with
Electricity bills are climbing. Extreme weather is also pushing the grid harder during a small number of peak hours, when costs spike and capacity is tight. In those moments, typical demand response […]
Fuel Supply Gap Could Hold Back U.S. Nuclear Energy Renaissance
Soaring demand for power generation, the U.S. goal of quadrupling nuclear electricity generation by 2050, and a looming ban on Russian nuclear fuel imports could create a bottleneck in the nuclear fuel […]
Solar and wind PPA prices up 9% in 2025, set to continue rising with energy demand
This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Prices for wind and solar power purchase agreements in North America each rose nearly 9% in 2025 over the […]
US Coal and Gas Plant Closures Delayed
The pivot away from fossil-fueled power generation in the United States is stalling due to the Trump energy policy, increased power usage, and the fear of electricity shortages and blackouts. According to […]
Massachusetts’ least-cost 2050 peak power mix is combustion-free: report
Dive Brief: New England’s most populous state can fully decarbonize peak generation by 2050 at lower cost than continuing to run fossil-fuel peaker plants, Synapse Energy Economics said in a report prepared […]
Soaring Electricity Demand Meets Gas Turbine Shortage
The surge in electricity demand in the world’s AI hotspots has prompted a comparable surge in the demand for reliable supply. That surge was not expected. There are not enough gas turbines […]
As big batteries eat further into fossil generator lunch, home batteries are shaping up to eat the market’s dinner
The last 12 months reinforce big batteries as a central part of the NEM’s operating fabric – but the drivers of value are changing, and small batteries are joining the chat. The […]
You Go Your Way, I’ll Go Mine – Why Accounting Methods Matter. (No, Seriously, You Gotta Read This)
For E&Ps, differences in financial performance often stem from accounting methodology, specifically from whether a company uses the Full Cost (FC) or Successful Efforts (SE) method to account for its oil and […]
Can the IEA survive without the US? Or will it cave in to the fossil fuel lobby?
The Trump administration is pressuring the IEA to abandon its independence and change its "climate infused" narrative. At this junction, the IEA has two options. The post Can the IEA survive without […]