The new Western day-ahead market is starting to show where resource mixes, operating constraints and carbon policies create fundamentally different economic outcomes. via Utility Dive https://ift.tt/BLHP0Jy
Electricity prices soar as Europe battles heatwave
Record June temperatures are fuelling demand for air conditioning and putting pressure on energy systems via Financial Times – Energy https://ift.tt/XLgSy1W
Geothermal Could Power 65 Million U.S. Homes by 2050, DOE Says
“It’s going to be the decade of geothermal,” Cindy Taff, chief executive of geothermal company Sage Geosystems, told The Hill in February of 2025. Over a year later, it is becoming increasingly […]
The $7 Trillion AI Boom Is Running Out of Power
Forget the chips. Forget the code. The most expensive, in-demand commodity in the entire $3-trillion AI revolution is not a patented algorithm or a new Nvidia GPU. It’s power. Specifically, a secure, […]
Nuclear reactors taken offline in France, as extreme heat pushes river temperatures into danger zone
EDF has taken nearly 10% of its nuclear power capacity offline this week, to avoid overheating the rivers it uses to cool its reactors. Someone tell Pauline Hanson. The post Nuclear reactors […]
Permian Natural Gas Production Increased Faster than Crude Oil: EIA
The Permian region’s marketed natural gas production grew from 17.2 Bcf/d in 2021 to 27.6 Bcf/d in 2025, a 60% increase, the Energy Information Administration said in a June 18 report, citing […]
China’s Battery Giant Bets Big on Sodium as Lithium Volatility Persists
The world’s largest battery maker is taking a step back from the eclectic vehicles sector to refocus its efforts on energy storage. China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (better known as CATL) […]
One of Texas’ Oldest Oil Plays Is Running Dry
The Eagle Ford shale play has shown remarkably consistent crude oil production and rising natural gas output in recent years. A formation beneath the Eagle Ford has been producing for nearly a […]
The World’s Biggest Energy Bet Is No Longer on Fossil Fuels
For years, critics of the energy transition have made essentially the same argument. Renewable energy was supposedly too expensive, too dependent on subsidies, too intermittent, and too vulnerable to survive a serious […]
I Want More – Surge in Data Centers Helping Drive Natural Gas Demand in the Northeast
One of the biggest stories in the energy world right now is the rise of data centers and the massive amounts of electricity they require. Today, we zero in on their rise […]