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 […]
What geothermal can learn from offshore wind’s demise
On May 13, Fervo Energy went public at $27 a share and closed its first day of trading up 35%, pushing the company’s market capitalization past $10 billion. In the lead-up, demand […]
IEA: Oil Shock Sparks Surge in EV Sales
Electric vehicle sales could hit nearly 30% of all car sales in the world this year as drivers accelerate a shift to EVs and hybrids amid spiking fuel prices in the wake […]
The Global Energy Crisis Is Driving Countries Back To Coal
Five years ago, over 40 countries pledged to scale back and phase down unabated coal power at the COP26 UN Climate Summit by 2030-2040, with hundreds of institutions promising to end international […]
Protests Erupt as Cuba Says It’s Entirely Out of Fuel
Cuba said the country has completely run out of the diesel and fuel oil it needs to keep its power plants running, with civil unrest starting to break out amid a de […]
UAE to Double Oil Export Capacity Bypassing Hormuz by 2027
The United Arab Emirates will double its capacity to export crude oil bypassing the Strait of Hormuz by next year, as it seeks to reduce reliance on the shipping chokepoint. Abu Dhabi […]
Q1 saw net loss of 5,900 renewable energy manufacturing jobs: EDF report
This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Renewable energy manufacturing employment took a hit in the first quarter of 2026, with a total loss of […]
Here’s What It Costs to Keep a Coal Plant Open
A regulatory filing explains just how much it costs to keep an aging coal plant open under the Trump administration’s orders. via NYT > Climate and Environment https://ift.tt/HnpcDyw
EPA to Allow More Coal Plants Off the Hook for Toxic Waste Dumped in U.S. Waterways
Washington, D.C. — Today, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed rolling back protections that stop coal-fired power plants from dumping toxic wastewater—including arsenic, mercury, selenium, and lead—from coal ash waste landfills into U.S. waterways. In […]
Phantom Data Centers Didn’t Break the Power Grid—They Proved It Was Already Broken
The requests flooding interconnection queues come from data center developers, private equity funds, land brokers, and shell companies, many of whom lack site control, a construction timeline, or even a signed customer. […]
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