International
US Energy News
How will the US Grid Handle the Cuts to Wind, increased Nat Gas, and can it be maintained?
We had Doomberg ready, and the system was overwhelmed, so we rescheduled for tomorrow. How will the US Grid Handle the Cuts to Wind, increased Nat Gas, and can it be maintained? Tomorrow we have the CEO of Jackery Power Solutions and Doomberg stopping by the podcast for two different interviews. We will be covering the home […]
Finance
Get Your Story Infront Of the Massive ENB Reach
Data2 Sponsor of the Energy News Beat Podcast
WellDatabase Sponsor of the ENB podcast
Need Power for your Data Center - Call Reese Energy Consulting
What We Are Reading - Dan Doyle Of Roughnecks & Riches
Electrical Generation / Utilities
How will the US Grid Handle the Cuts to Wind, increased Nat Gas, and can it be maintained?
We had Doomberg ready, and the system was overwhelmed, so we rescheduled for tomorrow. How will the US Grid Handle the Cuts to Wind, increased Nat Gas, and can it be maintained? Tomorrow we have the CEO of Jackery Power Solutions and Doomberg stopping by the podcast for two different interviews. We will be covering the home […]
Millions in Great Britain could face emergency power cuts at short notice – Look for the same issue in Blue U.S. States Soon
Millions of households and businesses across Great Britain now face the prospect of emergency rotating power cuts with as little as eight hours’ notice. The National Energy System Operator (NESO) has new authority—approved quietly by regulator Ofgem—to initiate large-scale load shedding without requiring emergency government powers under the Electricity Supply Emergency Code. Under the changes […]
AI / Data Center
Texas data center pause puts 20% of US pipeline at risk of delay: BNEF
Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s directive pausing new data center interconnections to the ERCOT grid has placed nearly one-fifth of the entire U.S. data center development pipeline at risk of delays, according to analysis from BloombergNEF (BNEF). The move, announced August 3, 2026, requires a comprehensive audit of energy use, water consumption, financing, ownership, and community […]
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has directed a halt on new data center connections to the ERCOT grid pending a comprehensive audit of their energy use, water consumption, financing, ownership, and community impacts.
This action, announced August 3, 2026, comes roughly three weeks after New York became the first state to impose a temporary statewide moratorium on new hyperscale data centers. It applies to projects seeking to interconnect with the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) system and pauses related transmission planning work, including the “Batch Zero” study. […]
EQT Announces Raised Guidance and Strong Earnings: The Future Is Bright
EQT Corporation (NYSE: EQT), the largest natural gas producer in the United States, delivered a standout second quarter of 2026 and raised full-year production guidance, underscoring the strength of its low-cost model and positioning the company at the center of growing domestic and global natural gas demand. On July 21, 2026, EQT reported sales volumes […]
Data Center Alley Crisis Averted, But Sends A Huge Warning
Hat Tip to NBC4 Washington and the LinkedIn post by Bethany Boo, which highlighted the story. We covered this on the Energy News Beat Substack. Just before 8 a.m. on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, electricity flickered on and off for roughly 10 minutes across a vast stretch of the eastern United States—from Chicago to Boston […]
Over 100°F Heat Adding Stress to the AI-laden Grid
Back-to-back heat waves sweeping the United States are pushing electricity grids to a tipping point, as temperatures topping 100°F (38°C) drive households to max out air conditioners while a surge in around-the-clock demand from AI data centers and factories shrinks power reserves and strains decades-old transmission equipment. This is emerging as the new normal for […]
