A report from SolarPower Europe earlier this year found that the use of solar PV in Europe was saving EU countries over €110 million (US$127.5 million) a day by eliminating the need […]
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Trump Whacks Wind But Can’t Sack Solar Power
The Florida-based firm Origis Energy is accelerating its solar power plant pipeline with a new round of $900 million in financing, despite the sharp U-turn in federal energy policy. The post Trump […]
The Real Reason BP Is Retreating From the North Sea
BP is still considering a sale of all or part of its UK upstream portfolio, which could fetch around £2 billion ($2.7 billion), though talks of a sale to Ithaca Energy fell […]
Historic Graph: Solar Electricity Surpasses Coal Electricity In USA
We briefly covered the news this month that electricity from solar power surpassed electricity from coal power in May. This is the first time the US ever got more electricity from solar […]
Rate cases are strategy: Redefining how utilities drive regulatory outcomes
A utility rate case is much more than a regulatory process and filing. It is a core business process, the mechanism through which the company earns its authorized revenue, justifies its investments […]
EVs are already on your grid. Visibility is the missing piece.
Electric systems are being asked to serve loads they were never designed for. Electrification, data centers and shifting customer behavior are pushing peaks higher and straining infrastructure-built decades ago. One of the […]
Hydrogen News: Wärtsilä’s 100% Hydrogen Engine Powers Spain’s Power Grid
Perched along the dramatic coastline of the Basque Country in northern Spain, the charming town of Bermeo is making headlines that are turning heads globally, particularly in the realm of hydrogen news. […]
Permian natural gas production increased faster than crude oil
The Permian region’s marketed natural gas production grew from 17.2 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) in 2021 to 27.6 Bcf/d in 2025, a 60% increase, according to data from our latest […]
OPEC chief dismisses IEA supply glut forecast as ‘critical’ Strait of Hormuz reopens
OPEC Secretary-General Haitham al-Ghais speaks during a panel at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference (ADIPEC) in Abu Dhabi on November 4, 2024. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP) (Photo […]
Oil Prices Are Crashing. Inventories Tell A Different Story.
Oil traders have gone from pricing in the worst supply disruption in modern history to pricing in a recovery that hasn’t happened yet. Inventory data suggests they’re getting ahead of themselves. Brent […]