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Net Zero has hit the Bank of England, and they cut all support for coal. But the rest of the world increases use of coal and low-cost energy.

August 3, 2026 Clark Savage261

The Bank of England is moving further away from thermal coal. From October 2026, it will no longer accept bonds issued by companies deriving revenue from thermal coal mining as eligible collateral in its lending operations. Commercial banks borrowing from the Bank (including major UK institutions) will not be able to post those bonds. The […]

New York City’s Aging Power Barges Show the Blackout Risk Is Real

August 2, 2026 Clark Savage1009

New York City’s lights increasingly depend on a pair of half-century-old floating power plants that were never meant to run this hard. The Gowanus and Narrows barge-mounted generating stations, moored off Brooklyn in the Upper Bay, serve as the city’s last line of defense against blackouts. As intense heat waves and rising demand strain the […]

EQT Announces Raised Guidance and Strong Earnings: The Future Is Bright

August 1, 2026August 1, 2026 Clark Savage1021

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

August 1, 2026 Clark Savage956

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 […]

Texas Holding Consumers Hostage for $33 B in a High-Voltage Heist

August 1, 2026August 1, 2026 Clark Savage400

Texas ratepayers are on the hook for a $33 billion high-voltage transmission expansion that critics call a classic power grab—funneling guaranteed returns to transmission monopolies, condemning thousands of acres of private land, and primarily enabling more intermittent wind and solar that many of today’s assets won’t economically or physically outlast another decade. The Electric Reliability […]

France Shuts Off More Nuclear Power as Heat Builds Across Europe, Sparking an Energy Domino of Failures

July 30, 2026 Clark Savage692

Electricité de France (EDF) has shut down the Golfech-2 nuclear reactor in southern France as a blistering heatwave drives temperatures toward 40°C across parts of Europe. This is the latest in a record number of heat-related outages hitting France’s nuclear fleet this summer, curbing output from what remains the backbone of Europe’s electricity system. EDF […]

Leaked UK Grid Report Warns Net Zero Push Raises Blackout Risks

July 27, 2026 Clark Savage616

A leaked report commissioned by the UK’s National Energy System Operator (Neso) has raised serious alarms that the country’s aggressive net zero transition is increasing the risk of blackouts while driving up electricity costs for consumers. Produced by energy consultancy Cornwall Insight and shared with The Times by a whistleblower, the document highlights how the […]

German Industry Warns Energy-Price Shock is Crippling Investment and Growth

July 27, 2026July 27, 2026 Clark Savage519

German companies are delaying investments and increasingly eyeing production moves abroad as stubbornly high energy costs erode competitiveness, according to the latest survey from the German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK). The findings, highlighted in a July 27, 2026 Bloomberg report drawing on the DIHK’s Energiewende Barometer 2026, underscore deepening structural pressures from Germany’s […]

Over 100°F Heat Adding Stress to the AI-laden Grid

July 26, 2026July 26, 2026 Clark Savage757

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 […]

OPEC Report says global electricity demand is projected to rise from 32 TWh in 2025 to 60K TWh by 2050

July 26, 2026July 26, 2026 Clark Savage464

Wind and solar are key, but not in existing grid deployments. This article was first run on the Energy News Beat Substack. Global electricity generation is set for a massive expansion. According to OPEC’s World Oil Outlook (matching the chart data for 2025–2050), total generation rises from about 32,017 TWh in 2025 to roughly 59,500 […]

Category: Electrical Generation / Utilities

Net Zero has hit the Bank of England, and they cut all support for coal. But the rest of the world increases use of coal and low-cost energy.

New York City’s Aging Power Barges Show the Blackout Risk Is Real

EQT Announces Raised Guidance and Strong Earnings: The Future Is Bright

Data Center Alley Crisis Averted, But Sends A Huge Warning

Texas Holding Consumers Hostage for $33 B in a High-Voltage Heist

France Shuts Off More Nuclear Power as Heat Builds Across Europe, Sparking an Energy Domino of Failures

Leaked UK Grid Report Warns Net Zero Push Raises Blackout Risks

German Industry Warns Energy-Price Shock is Crippling Investment and Growth

Over 100°F Heat Adding Stress to the AI-laden Grid

OPEC Report says global electricity demand is projected to rise from 32 TWh in 2025 to 60K TWh by 2050

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