Natural gas prices in the United States have climbed sharply as colder-weather forecasts, rising export demand, and tighter supply dynamics converge ahead of the winter heating season. Futures recently reached levels not seen in several years. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), natural-gas prices paid by electric power plants are projected to rise….

The Trump administration has launched a sharper policy targeting oil imports from certain foreign regimes, introducing fresh sanctions and import bans designed to reduce U.S. dependence on adversarial oil sources and strengthen U.S. energy security. Under the new rules, U.S. companies are barred from importing oil from specified countries tied to sanctions-designated regimes, while U.S…..

NextEra Energy has announced a major collaboration with Google to bring the long-dormant Duane Arnold Energy Center in Iowa back online. Once shuttered in 2020, the 615-megawatt facility is slated to resume operations by early 2029 and will supply electricity under a 25-year agreement to Google for its expanding cloud and AI infrastructure. As part….

A federal judge has overturned the Trump administration’s order halting work on the nearly completed Revolution Wind offshore wind farm off the coasts of Rhode Island and Connecticut. Construction, which had stopped in August over undisclosed national security concerns, is now cleared to resume. Judge Royce Lamberth granted a preliminary injunction, noting that delaying the….

National Grid MA has announced its natural gas winter supply rate at $9.56 per dekatherm (Dth). This figure will apply to customers throughout the upcoming heating season and reflects current market conditions heading into the colder months. The rate provides important cost visibility for commercial and residential users planning their energy budgets. While prices have….

The U.S. Energy Department, led by Energy Secretary Chris Wright, is pushing to expand the country’s strategic uranium reserve. This move is intended to help reduce reliance on Russian supplies and shore up the long-term reliability of nuclear power as demand for electricity rises with the economy’s increasing electrification. Russia currently supplies about 25% of….

The Trump administration has halted construction on Ørsted’s Revolution Wind project, an offshore wind farm meant to deliver clean electricity to 350,000 homes in Rhode Island and Connecticut. The project was nearly complete, but the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management ordered work to stop, citing national security concerns without offering specifics. State leaders and labor….

Google has reached a groundbreaking deal to bring advanced nuclear energy onto the grid in Tennessee, a first in the United States. The company signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Kairos Power and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to source electricity from Kairos’s Hermes 2 reactor in Oak Ridge. The clean power will support….

Over the past quarter-century, global electricity generation trends have shifted dramatically, with China emerging as the clear leader. Data from Our World in Data shows that in 1999, the United States generated roughly 3,800–4,000 terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity annually—more than twice China’s output at the time. While U.S. electricity production has remained relatively steady for….