Oil prices fell Tuesday as Iran held discussions about the Strait of Hormuz with Saudi Arabia and Oman.
PJM proposes data center registry with teeth
The nation’s largest grid operator plans to create a registry of data centers and other large energy users whose electricity may be curtailed during a power shortage.
Trump defends data centers as he expands pledge to make them ‘pay their own way’
President Trump on Thursday expanded his pledge that aims to have data centers “pay their own way” for the electricity they use, but he took the opportunity to defend data centers at the same time.
Feds slam Hochul’s push to blanket upstate NY farmland with solar energy panels: ‘On-brand elitism’
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s support of sprawling solar energy fields in rural upstate New York has caught the ire of three federal agencies — and one country music star — who are demanding answers about the…
Advocates, regulators both call for reforms at power grid operator PJM
As federal energy officials met Thursday for a daylong conference on PJM Interconnection, Maryland legislators and advocates rallied outside the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to express concerns about the multistate grid operator.
US oil refineries run at breakneck speeds as wars choke fuel supplies
US oil refineries are running at full tilt as wars in the Middle East and Ukraine choke global supplies of fuels, increasing the risk of outages at a time when prices are already rising sharply.
Opinion: PA’s Energy Advantage Should Lower Bills, Not Get Trapped by Poor Decisions
Energy affordability is top of mind across America, but in Northeast Pennsylvania it is especially personal. After living in the region for close to 20 years, I know that when energy costs rise, families feel…
Green Hypocrisy: The Case of Virginia Rejoining RGGI
When Governor Spanberger was swept into office as the Governor of Virginia this year, addressing energy affordability was a core campaign pledge. Cost of living was an important issue for voters and she promised to…
Trump Approves Landmark Nuclear Deal With Saudi Arabia in Big Win for Kingdom
The U.S. and Saudi Arabia have reached a landmark agreement to provide the kingdom with a civilian nuclear program and potentially open the door to uranium enrichment on its territory, the Trump administration announced Wednesday.
Data center lobby grumbles about reworked Ratepayer Protection Act
Revisions to legislation meant to ensure data centers doesn’t raise U.S. electricity bills rankled a key industry group, which said it supported the original version.