In an August national poll, Americans asked to name their top election issue named affordability (“inflation and the cost of living”) more than the other 3 most popular issues combined!1
Solar and wind continue to push coal off the West’s grid
In December 2024, the Biden administration proposed creating two new transmission line corridors to accommodate growing power demand, lower costs and connect underserved communities to the regional grid. These were major projects: One would have…
Data centers are unpopular. Here’s why Trump doesn’t care.
President Donald Trump knows the polling on data centers is bad. He’s making the case for them anyway.
Blackout risk rises as heat wave stresses largest US electric grids
Sept 2 (Reuters) – The risk of power outages is expected to escalate across a broad swath of the United States on Wednesday as intense heat will test the capacity of electricity supplies serving millions…
Chevron to Invest $7 Billion in Venezuela, Doubling Production
U.S. energy giant Chevron CVX 2.38%increase; up pointing triangle said it would invest more than $7 billion in Venezuela over the next five years, doubling its production in the country’s oil fields following a major push from the Trump administration.
Trump to meet with U.S. oil refiners as White House pushes to lower gas prices
President Donald Trump will meet Tuesday with U.S. refiners and fuel distributors as his administration looks for ways to expand domestic refining capacity and bring down gasoline prices, according to a White House official.
California sues over Trump offshore wind cancellation
On Friday, state Attorney General Rob Bonta, a Democrat, and the California Energy Commission announced a new lawsuit challenging the cancellation of Golden State Wind off the central California coast. The case was filed in the U.S….
Energy Transfer Is Quietly Becoming One of the Biggest Natural Gas Suppliers to AI Data Centers
If you were making a list of the companies cashing in on the AI data center build-out boom, a gas pipeline company known for paying dividends probably wouldn’t be there. That could be a costly…
China’s Solar Boom Hits a Wall as Industry Losses Mount
Three of China’s top solar market players reported deepening losses over the first half of the year, reflecting weakening demand for solar in the world’s top manufacturer and generator.
U.S. gas power proposals tied to data centers nearly double in six months
In the first half of the year, the United States nearly doubled the gas-fired capacity it is developing to directly power data centers, but uncertainty persists about how and when this capacity gets built, according…