The International Energy Agency expects coal demand to increase this year in response to ongoing oil and gas trade constraints stemming from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Several countries have […]
EV Sales At 32% — No, Make That 38%! — By 2030
Harvard economists calculate that EV sales will accelerate rapidly in the US, despite last year’s sharp U-turn in federal energy policy. The post EV Sales At 32% — No, Make That 38%! […]
Big Oil’s Production Keeps Soaring Despite Deep Spending Cuts
Some of the world’s largest oil and gas companies have adopted a new modus operandi ever since the historic oil price crash of 2020 devastated energy companies, prioritizing returning more cash to […]
Global progress on 100% renewables
The world has “unlimited potential” for renewable electricity and all that’s needed to unlock this is profit, according to Christian Breyer, professor for Solar Economy at Finland’s LUT University. “We need positive […]
Most Americans Now Thinking About Electric Cars, Thanks To High Gas Prices
Electric vehicles are far better than they were 5 years ago, let alone 10 or 20 or 30 years ago. They have hundreds of miles of range and are similar in cost […]
How record diesel prices will rip through the U.S. economy. Trucks, rails are only the start
The current price of diesel fuel is shown in Encinitas, California, U.S., Sept. 16, 2026. Mike Blake | Reuters Ever since the outbreak of war with Iran earlier this year, motorists have […]
Utility costs could put pressure on cities’ finances, S&P experts warn
This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Rising utility rates are creating affordability pressures that could eventually constrain municipal finances and credit quality, according to panelists on […]
Bringing a Power Plant’s Worth of Load Onto the Grid: NERC’s Interconnection Reckoning
Data centers are connecting to the transmission system faster than the reliability rules were built to handle and behaving nothing like the passive load those rules assumed. Here’s what the North American […]
LNG Prices Could Jump Further as Hormuz Supply Crunch Persists
LNG prices have room to rise by about a third from the current very high levels amid low European gas inventories and fierce competition for spot supply between Europe and Asia, analysts […]
UK Energy Bills Could Jump 25-30% From January as Gas Prices Soar
The UK household energy bills could jump by between 25% and 30% in the first quarter of 2027 amid surging natural gas prices as the Middle East crisis drags on, analysts say, […]
