Illinois Governor JB Pritzker’s policies are giving the moving industry a major boost—especially U-Haul. While Texas surges as the top destination for people and businesses, Illinois continues to bleed residents, jobs, and tax revenue. A recent Wall Street Journal opinion piece highlights how high taxes, heavy regulation, and aggressive climate mandates like the Climate and […]
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The recent escalation in the Iran conflict — with strikes on energy infrastructure, threats to shipping, and disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz — has done far more than spike oil prices. It has laid bare the world’s true energy demand and the fragility of global supply chains. As Brent crude surged toward and beyond […]
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As energy prices continue to bite households and industry across the West, the UK government under Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has announced a fresh push for up to 10GW of new renewable capacity on public land—brownfield sites, railway land, Ministry of Defense estates, and other government assets. Officials claim this could power the equivalent of […]
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ENB Pub Note: This article is from America Outloud, and Ronald Stein, P.E., and Dr. Lars Schernikau have been on the Energy News Beat podcast! They are fantastic, and we recommend reading America Outloud. An extensive economic review of South Africa’s Integrated Resource Plan 2025 (IRP 2025), approved by Cabinet in October 2025 has been conducted by the authors, and the report concludes […]
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In a recent statement that has sparked widespread discussion, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright highlighted a stark reality in the global push for renewables. Quoting from the White House Rapid Response account on X: “We definitely want energy from everywhere we can get it. We’re driving nuclear forward in the Trump Administration—but in the last […]
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Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) is navigating a critical juncture that could define its earnings trajectory and investor appeal for years to come. On April 15, 2026, the utility filed with the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) to recover approximately $809 million in extraordinary fuel and purchased power costs incurred during an extreme winter cold snap […]
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Texas is at the epicenter of America’s AI revolution, and the numbers are staggering. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has released a preliminary Long-Term Load Forecast projecting peak electricity demand could hit approximately 367,790 MW (367.8 GW) by 2032—more than four times the current all-time record of 85,508 MW set in August 2023. […]
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Jon Brewton, CEO of Data2, stopped by after meeting with the Department of Energy. Jon Brewton stopped by the Energy News Beat Podcast and let us know how his meetings with the Department of Energy went. This is extremely cool for the entire energy sector, as we are facing energy crunches, rising demand, and cost […]
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In just six weeks, the global energy paradigm has flipped. What a decade of climate summits, net-zero pledges, and green industrial policy could not achieve, Iran’s effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz—and the raw reality of AI’s insatiable power hunger—has done in a flash. Energy security is no longer a side note; it is […]
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For years, net-zero advocates have pointed to Levelised Cost of Energy (LCOE) charts from Lazard, IRENA, and government reports to claim that wind and solar are now the cheapest forms of electricity. These models supposedly prove renewables beat gas, coal, or nuclear on cost. But as Energy News Beat has long argued, this narrative is […]
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