A Judge Dismissed Alabama Power’s Second Suit. The Company Still Says Cost Beats a Consented Reroute.

Shelby County Judge Jonathan Spann closed the second case without prejudice and denied a 300-foot work-zone order. The condemnation fight continues. The utility’s own words are what raised the convenience question. By Energy News Beat | As of Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026, 4:13 PM CST We covered this article first on the Energy News Beat […]

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If Texas Follows California on a Power-Price Freeze, the Blackout Risk Is Later Winters

Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa pledges a Day One emergency order to freeze electricity rates. Texas households already pay more per kilowatt-hour than they did in 2020, but far less per kilowatt-hour than Californians, and ERCOT’s January outlook is comfortable. California’s 2000–01 record is a warning, not a prediction: freeze retail prices while costs rise, and the […]

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UK Power System Out of Control: Gas Plants Paid Millions as Wind Drops, Marginal Pricing and Import Dependence Exposed

Britain’s electricity system is under growing strain. On the night of 8–9 November 2026, the National Energy System Operator (NESO) issued an Electricity Margin Notice (EMN) for the Monday morning peak (6am–11am). Low wind output across Britain and much of northern Europe had thinned the safety margin between supply and demand. NESO warned of a […]

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Doomberg, Charlie Garcia and Stu Turley on the changing winds in the energy markets

In this episode of the Energy News Beat Podcast, host Stu Turley sits down with two prominent analysts—Charlie Garcia of MarketWatch and Capital Mischief, and Doomberg, the influential energy and finance commentator—to dissect the seismic shifts reshaping American politics, energy policy, and geopolitics. The conversation kicks off with a candid analysis of the recent election […]

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