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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As offshore wind projects begin operations, cause of Vineyard Wind blade incident remains unknown
It's been 20 months since a blade broke off the Vineyard Wind offshore wind project, and residents whose beaches were littered with potentially toxic debris still don't have any answers. The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement says it's still working on its investigation.
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Energy choice and economic impact commission proposed in Illinois
State Rep. Larry Walsh Jr, D-Elwood, told the Illinois House Energy and Environment Committee on Thursday that House Bill 5195 would create the Illinois Future of Energy Choice and Economic Impact Commission
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Data centers remain highly unpopular with Wisconsin voters
The University of Marquette Law School poll asked 850 registered voters about their preferences from March 11-18.
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Feds give early approval to Nevada hydropower project
Project comes as Western states grapple with an unprecedented strain on water supplies.
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Rio Grande plant expansion approved
The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission voted March 12 to authorize NextDecade Corp. to begin construction on the fourth and fifth production units at the company’s 984-acre tract near the Gulf of America along the Brownsville Ship Channel.
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$2M federal grant funds power grid upgrade study
The funding comes as power grid planners warn that power plants are retiring faster than new generation is coming online, fueling concerns about whether the grid can keep pace with growing demand – particularly from AI-driven data centers.
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Climate complainers attack endangerment finding repeal, but gear up for the legal fight
When the Trump administration EPA repealed the basis for regulating greenhouse gas emissions, anti-fossil fuel groups, as well as states like California, reacted to the repeal with litigation. Oil producers and critics of climate policies that raise energy costs are responding with their own legal actions to protect the repeal.
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Offshore wind project begins generating power
One turbine is currently generating about 14.7 megawatts of electricity when the wind is blowing.
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California sues Trump administration to block order restarting offshore oil operation
Energy Secretary Chris Wright directed Sable Offshore Corp., a Houston-based oil and gas company, to restore activity at the Santa Ynez Unit and the Santa Ynez Pipeline System located off the coast of Santa Barbara earlier this month.
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Maryland climate ruling tees up U.S. Supreme Court case
The state’s highest court said the cities of Baltimore and Annapolis and Anne Arundel County tried to use state and local nuisance laws to punish energy companies BP, ExxonMobil and Chevron.