Energy
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Power grid demand summer outlook cautiously optimistic
PJM’s Summer Outlook 2026 projects adequate reserves to maintain reliability under expected conditions, even with hotter-than-normal weather in the forecast and peak demand projected at near-historic levels.
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SCOTUS flooded with briefs critical of Colorado climate suit, signaling high stakes battle ahead
Last week, 78 members of Congress, 27 state attorneys general, some Colorado counties, Native American tribes, industry groups and legal and policy organizations filed briefs in support of the oil and gas companies targeted in the Boulder, Colorado, climate lawsuit. The interest in the case illustrates that the stakes are high, as a ruling has implications economic, legal and political across the country.
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Trump hesitates to commit to gasoline tax holiday a couple weeks after calling it 'a great idea'
"Well, it's something we might talk about. We'll see what happens in the next week or two weeks," Trump told reporters.
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Maryland Supreme Court stomps on legal theories commonly used by plaintiffs in climate litigation
In Tuesday’s 3-2 decision, the court dismissed lawsuits filed by the City of Baltimore, the City of Annapolis and Anne Arundel County. The decision, written by Justice Brynja Booth, argued that state common law has never applied to the conduct the plaintiffs argued, namely, it causes environmental harm by global greenhouse gas emissions.
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EXCLUSIVE: Solar debate shifts to legislature, courts as tensions escalate
Debates over industrial-scale solar, wind, and battery storage have ignited grassroots activism, prompted legal challenges, and fueled legislative battles across Michigan.
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New $16B natural gas generation hub being built in East Texas, data center to follow
The Texas Power Generation Hub will be jointly owned by Japan and the U.S. federal government as result of a trade agreement reached between President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
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Democrats try rhetoric to sell voters on a bill that would bring back Biden-era climate policies
Among other things, the Energy Bills Relief Act would promote the development of wind and solar farms on public lands, bring back Biden's LNG policies, and reinstate renewable energy subsidies that were ousted with the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. More than half of House Democrats have signed on in support of the bill, despite polling that shows a decline in popularity of "green" energy.
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Louisiana unveils nuclear framework, announces $45M grant
Tied to the announcement is a $45 million federal funding renewal for the Future Use of Energy in Louisiana, or FUEL, a research-and-commercialization effort led by Louisiana State University.
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EPA fast-tracks New Hampshire’s request to opt out of emissions law
Normally, the EPA has up to 18 months to decide on state petitions under the Clean Air Act, but after receiving New Hampshire's petitions in December, the agency said it "plans to move much faster" on its review.
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Trump admin to pay $1B to French firm to end offshore US wind farms, switch to oil, gas production
TotalEnergies will shift $928 million in "expensive, unreliable, environmentally disruptive, and subsidy-dependent" offshore wind investment to LNG infrastructure and oil and gas production.
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GOP lawmakers call for gas tax suspension as prices climb
The average price per gallon in Illinois on Friday was $4.12, nearly 20 cents higher than the national average. At 48 cents a gallon, Illinois has one of the highest gas tax in the country, trailing only California’s 70-cents a gallon.
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Successful oil and gas lease sale in Alaska a win for Trump administration and Alaska Natives
While the Biden administration promised to listen to indigenous voices, it brushed those aside when they conflicted with Biden's climate policies. A successful lease sale in the National Petroleum Reserve Alaska this week signals big changes for Alaska's Iñupiat tribe on the North Slope.
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More than a third of American voters in poll don't trust U.S. power grid
Across partisan lines, Republican respondents had a greater overall level of trust in the U.S. power grid. About 66% of Republicans said they at least “somewhat trust” the U.S. power grid whereas only 45% of Democrats said the same.