The late Charlie Munger was among the most successful investors of the modern era. Munger, who died late last year, was the vice chairman at Berkshire Hathaway, the conglomerate headed by his friend and colleague, Warren Buffett. Munger, a native of Omaha, had many pithy sayings,…
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Near the Salton Sea, a company plans to build a data center to support artificial intelligence that would cover land the size of 15 football fields and require power that could support 425,000 homes.
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Electric vehicle billionaire Elon Musk has said he is “super pro climate,” called global warming “a major risk” and claimed to have done “more for the environment than any single human on Earth.”
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The AI-driven, energy-hungry data-center boom was bound to bring up uncomfortable questions: Will it raise energy bills and, if so, who will shoulder the costs? America’s largest wholesale power market is starting to see the results.
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Wind and solar generated more power than coal through the first seven months of the year, federal data shows, in a first for renewable resources.
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As the energy landscape continues to evolve, utilities must effectively communicate the benefits of natural gas to residential and commercial customers. By sharing educational information and understanding customer needs, utilities have the opportunity to spread awareness about natural gas and build stronger customer relationships.
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SunPower Corporation, a once-mighty solar panel company based in Richmond, filed for bankruptcy on Monday in a Delaware court. It marks the end of the road for the 39-year-old business, which will now look to find buyers for its assets, pay back creditors and quell customers’ uncertainties.
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This summer’s sequel to the 1996 movie “Twister” brings back the familiar thrills of Midwest tornado-chasing with a new connection to the energy sector: collapsing wind turbines.
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Stellantis is showing what the real green-energy transition looks like: On Friday the auto maker announced plans to lay off 2,450 workers in Michigan as it ramps up electric-vehicle production. As consolation, the laid-off workers will receive a generous parting gift.
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The Biden administration is proposing restrictions on which federal lands in North Dakota can be mined for coal in the future, though it says the effort is not expected to impact how much coal is produced for many years.
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