PJM wants up to 6.8 GW of new backstop power to cover a shortfall driven by data centers. FERC put the plan on hold over who gets the bill, and DOE says households should not. This was first run on the Energy News Beat Substack. Here is what is at stake for the 13 states […]
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Data centers are being built where land, fiber and tax breaks are, not where the power plants are. Moving that power takes new capacity, new high-voltage lines and new substations. This report follows the money from the PJM capacity auction to the Dominion transmission rider, the MISO, SPP and ERCOT long-range plans, the FERC rules […]
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ENB Pub Note: An interesting article from Andrew Korybko’s Substack newsletter. With Russia and Ukraine potentially interested in finally ending the war, this could be a bright spot. Doing business with Ukraine and Russia rather than bombing each other. Although Putin might agree to some trade-offs in Ukraine as the quid pro quo for these […]
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This was a fun podcast, and we covered a lot, including Bloom Energy and Neil’s Substack, The AI Grid Report. We highly recommend subscribing. In this episode of the Energy Newsbeat Podcast, host Stu Turley sits down with Neil Winward, founder of Dakota Ridge Capital and author of the AI Grid Report Substack, to explore […]
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Bloom Energy sells on-site fuel-cell power plants to data centers, utilities, and businesses, and markets them as “clean energy.” ENB checked the company’s filings, product specs, and deals against federal data. Bloom’s sales and profits rose sharply in the first half of 2026, and as of the Oct. 21, 2026 close, its stock was up […]
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An Energy News Beat Channel Analysis Elon Musk’s two flagship companies have moved from informal collaboration into formal merger exploration. On October 20, 2026, during SpaceX’s Q3 earnings call, Musk confirmed that special committees of independent directors have been formed at both SpaceX and Tesla at the request of shareholders to evaluate a combination.Ars Technica […]
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Gov. Abigail Spanberger ran on lowering energy costs. Her Oct. 19 merger testimony asks for a base-rate freeze and bigger bill credits, plus a zero-carbon data center subsidiary, heat pump and EV rate If you are a Dominion Energy customer, the “typical” bill for 1,000 kilowatt-hours a month was $149.92 in July 2025. On July […]
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U.S. LNG exporter Venture Global (NYSE: VG) announced on October 15, 2026, that it has entered power and grid frame agreements with GE Vernova and Baker Hughes Energy Services. These cover up to 16 new 720 MW combined-cycle gas power island units plus associated transformers and grid equipment, potentially enabling roughly 11.5 GW of additional […]
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Washington spent billions to put wind, solar and batteries on the grid, and the biggest wave yet is arriving right as the tax credits run out. Here is what the data says about your bill, what it does not say, and why grid stability is the question to watch. By Stuart Turley, host of the […]
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In this episode of the Energy Newsbeat podcast, host Stu Turley sits down with David Blackmon (Forbes contributor and Energy Impacts podcast host) and Mike Umbro (energy innovator and founder of California for Energy and Science) to explore a groundbreaking solution to California’s energy crisis. The conversation centers on Geologic Thermal Energy Storage (GeoTES)—a revolutionary […]
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