Load is growing again for the first time in two decades. Data centers, electrification, heat. The two traditional answers, more generation and more network, both arrive with a queue attached: the median […]
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Solar generation expected to grow 21% this year, 18% in 2027: EIA
Solar energy production will grow by double digits this year and next as data center development and increased manufacturing drive higher U.S. electricity consumption, the Energy Information Administration estimated Wednesday. U.S. electricity […]
Front-of-meter solar, storage could serve 32% of California’s 2032 peak load: study
Dive Brief: Front-of-meter solar and storage could serve approximately 17.5 GW of summer peak load on the distribution substations owned by California’s three large investor-owned utilities, according to an August study commissioned […]
California PUC to revise general rate case plan around transparency goals
This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The California Public Utilities Commission opened a proceeding Sept. 3 to consider an update to its process for […]
New England natural gas prices have been trading near record discounts to Henry Hub
Low-cost Appalachian and Canadian natural gas supplies coupled with lower-than-usual regional consumption have pushed down natural gas prices at a major New England pricing hub in recent months to trade at a […]
United States on track for record crude oil production in 2026
We forecast U.S. crude oil production will average 13.8 million barrels per day (b/d) in 2026, surpassing the previous record of 13.7 million b/d set in 2025, in our latest Short-Term Energy […]
U.S. LNG Feedgas Keeps Climbing
U.S. LNG feedgas moved higher last week, with all terminals operating at or above full contracted utilization and some beginning to approach winter peak levels. via RBN Energy https://ift.tt/X7nU1Rp
Slow Your Roll – Higher Cash Flows, Sunnier Outlook Not Yet Reflected in Expanded E&P Investment
Industry executive surveys in Q2 2026 and observations by oil service firms all reflect an optimism that suggests producers are warming to increasing activity to boost oil and gas output. The key […]
Do data centers really increase electricity prices?
Listen to the episode on: You don’t have to look far to see the vitriol and backlash ignited by the rapid expansion of hyperscaler data centers. While critics and activists tend to […]
IEA warns global oil refining system ‘stretched to the limit’ as Iran, Ukraine wars tighten market
An employee looks out over oil transport pipelines on the Arabian Sea in Saudi Aramco’s Ras Tanura oil refinery and oil terminal in Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia. Simon Dawson | Bloomberg | […]