US-based private energy company Invenergy has entered into a settlement agreement with the Department of Interior to voluntary terminate its four offshore wind leases totaling $765 million and redirect that amount to the development of natural gas-fired power plants…
FERC acts to force US markets to protect electricity ratepayers
Federal regulators on Thursday initiated a sweeping investigation into the way power grids and utility companies are dividing up the huge costs of delivering electricity to America’s data centers.
Solar companies at odds over fate of tax credits
As some renewable energy leaders wonder whether expiring clean energy tax credits are still necessary, domestic solar manufacturers say that conversation overlooks the industry’s biggest challenge: China.
Regulators greenlight plan for quick AI data center grid connections
Federal regulators on Thursday took steps aimed at both speeding up the buildout of AI data centers and reducing costs.
Another Oregon city adopts tax on natural gas appliances to reduce emissions
Bend will soon levy a fee on natural gas appliances installed in newly built homes, a move city officials say will reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve public health and advance their climate action goals.
A return to $3 gasoline? Here’s what it will take
A peace agreement could bring an end to one of the most severe oil supply shocks on record by restoring normal traffic in the strait, a vital trade route for around a quarter of the…
Opinion: “Affordability” Should Be A Winning Issue For Republicans
In a post back in January, commenting on the November 2025 off-year elections, I remarked that the buzz-word of the moment for the Democrats appeared to be “affordability.” Many credited that theme as being the…
A win for clean energy or fossil fuels? The Iran war could lead to both.
American gas guzzlers versus Chinese electric vehicles. Renewables versus oil and natural gas.
The Invisible Energy Crisis Threatening to Derail the AI Boom
Every AI boom forecast being published right now — every bull case, Big Tech earnings call, and valuation model — seems to be making the same assumption. The electricity will be there to power it…
Oil Prices Fall Amid Prospects of Fast Reopening of Strait of Hormuz
Oil prices retreated in Asia on Thursday afternoon as traders bet on a swift reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, the critical waterway through which roughly one-fifth of global oil shipments are typically transported.