In early January, the Trump administration quietly canceled $450 million in funding for grid resilience programs in Puerto Rico. It’s the final dismantling of the Biden-era’s distributed energy strategy for the island, […]
NRC Launches Major Reorganization as Licensing Deadlines and Reform Workload Intensify
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), the federal agency responsible for licensing and oversight of civilian nuclear facilities, on Feb. 4 said it would launch a sweeping organizational restructure intended to consolidate […]
Peak Coal Expectations Return with 2025 Import Dip
Speculation about the peak in demand for hydrocarbons has abounded for years as parts of the world struggle to reduce their consumption of coal, oil, and gas. Peak coal resurfaced this week, […]
Is fixing transmission in the US a Sisyphean task?
In 2023, the state of transmission in the U.S. was bleak. Data center-fueled load growth was beginning to take off; the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Order 1920 hadn’t yet been finalized; and […]
Why regional manufacturing will power the next clean economy
This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Lara Croushore is head of climate at SecondMuse and Stacey Weismiller is president and CEO of The American Manufacturing Futures […]
Freeze Offs Tighten Crude Supplies as Distillate Draws Lift Cracks
Winter Storm Fern drove widespread freeze offs that cut Lower 48 production by 480 Mb/d, tightened crude and distillate balances with large inventory draws, and lifted margins as diesel strength pushed the […]
Finland adds 227 MW of utility-scale solar in 2025
Finland’s large-scale solar capacity more than doubled in 2025, buoyed by the commissioning of the country’s first solar projects larger than 50 MW. Another record year for ground-mounted solar is expected this […]
Australia’s rooftop solar hits 28.3 GW as home battery uptake surges
Australia’s rooftop solar fleet continues to expand with a combined 28.3 GW of generation capacity commissioned by the end of 2025 with approximately 4.3 million installations across the country. From pv magazine […]
Gas, electricity prices spiked year over year in November: EIA
Dive Brief: The average residential price of electricity rose 5.5% in November, to 17.78 cents/kWh, compared with the same month the prior year, while the price of gas at the Henry Hub rose 88.5%, […]
Batteries clip the peaks as renewables meet nearly half of all demand in January, despite record heatwaves
Despite the record heatwaves, renewables provided nearly 50 pct of grid demand in January, and big batteries kept the pricing down in the evening peaks. The post Batteries clip the peaks as […]
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