The noticeable upward tilt in graphs of the U.S. natural gas price since April 2024 is likely a hint of things to come for U.S. consumers of energy. That’s because record amounts of U.S. natural […]
PG&E avoids ‘big bets’ as data center demand softens
$73 billion Capital investment plan, unchanged from Q2. PG&E Corp., which owns Pacific Gas & Electric Co., has adopted a “no big bets” philosophy to avoid issuing equity while the company stock […]
Residential electricity prices up more than 6% in August: EIA
Dive Brief: The retail price of electricity for residential customers was up 6.1% in August over the same month last year, reaching an average of 17.62 cents/kWh, according to the U.S. Energy […]
Satellite Data Reveals Surge in Oil and Gas Methane Emissions
Global satellite-detected methane emissions from the onshore upstream oil and gas sector ticked up late last year and into the first quarter of 2025, reversing a steady decline since 2020. Rystad Energy […]
New Study: Plug-In Hybrid EVs Nearly As Dirty As Gas Vehicles
Electric vehicle skeptics often squawk that battery-electric vehicles like Teslas are nowhere nearly as friendly to the environment as their proponents claim. Well, the truth is a bit more nuanced. Whereas the […]
U.S. Biofuels Production Capacity Growth Slowed in 2024
The pace of capacity additions for U.S. biofuel production slowed in 2024, with production capacity increasing by a modest 3% from the start of 2024 to the start of 2025, according to […]
Sensitive Kind – Gas Producers Mitigate Sensitivity to Gas Price Volatility With More Aggressive Hedging
A bullish long-term outlook for rising natural gas demand and pricing has partially mitigated the current deep concerns about the steep erosion of oil prices. However, short-term gas pricing has proven very […]
Giant off-grid gold mine achieves average 91 per cent renewables over month with wind, solar and batteries
Remote, off-grid gold mine achieves a record 91 per cent wind and solar share over last month, and expects that to increase over spring and summer. The post Giant off-grid gold mine […]
The fog of electricity price disinformation
When the CEO of BHP tells everyone he meets that Australian electricity prices are double those of countries we compete with, some fact checking is required. The post The fog of electricity […]
Hydrogen Production Pivot: Air Products Shutters US Projects, Advances NEOM and Louisiana Plans
On May 10, 2025, Air Products and Chemicals quietly revamped its earnings outlook and reshuffled its hydrogen production game plan. After 43 straight years of boosting dividends, they decided to hit pause […]