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U.S. natural gas inventories increased again last week, providing additional supply ahead of the upcoming winter heating season. However, the latest storage report also shows that inventories are building at a slower pace than normal, gradually reducing the country’s storage advantage compared with historical levels. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, underground natural gas….
A prolonged stretch of extreme heat across the southeastern United States is putting renewed pressure on regional electricity systems as homes and businesses rely heavily on air conditioning to manage unusually high temperatures. From the Carolinas to Georgia and other parts of the South, elevated temperatures have driven cooling demand higher and created challenging conditions….
California has quietly built one of the largest examples of a new type of energy resource: a virtual power plant made up of thousands of customer-owned batteries. Instead of relying exclusively on traditional power plants when electricity demand surges, the system allows stored energy from homes and businesses to be coordinated and sent back to….
New England’s electricity market has been under renewed pressure this summer as high demand and tighter reserve conditions push wholesale power prices higher. During the first full week of August, ISO New England reported a regional capacity deficiency and implemented emergency operating procedures to maintain reliability. At the same time, real-time electricity prices briefly climbed….
Oregon is taking a new approach to one of the energy industry’s fastest-growing challenges: who should pay for the infrastructure needed to support large-scale data centers. State regulators have approved a new electricity rate structure that increases power costs for the state’s largest energy users while providing a modest reduction in rates for residential customers…..
The ongoing disruption of commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz continues to place significant pressure on global energy markets, reinforcing the importance of one of the world’s most critical energy corridors. A substantial share of internationally traded crude oil and liquefied natural gas normally passes through the strait, making any interruption to vessel traffic….
The U.S. energy sector reached a historic turning point this year as solar power generated more electricity than coal for the first time on record during the month of May. The milestone reflects a dramatic shift in the nation’s power mix, highlighting the rapid growth of renewable energy and the continued decline of coal-fired generation…..
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) has become one of the most important commodities in the global energy sector, playing a growing role in how countries secure reliable fuel supplies and manage energy demand. By cooling natural gas into a liquid form for transportation, LNG allows producers to ship energy across oceans and reach markets that would….
The U.S. Department of Energy is advancing plans to repurpose surplus plutonium from the Cold War era as fuel for advanced nuclear reactors, marking a major shift in how the government approaches long-term nuclear material management. Rather than continuing to treat excess plutonium solely as waste requiring disposal, federal officials are now exploring ways to….
Meta is making a major push into next-generation energy solutions, announcing new partnerships aimed at powering its growing data center footprint with innovative, always-on clean energy. The company has secured early access to a new form of energy generation that captures solar power in space and transmits it back to Earth, marking one of the….