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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 Savage310

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 Savage1375

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 […]

Data Center Alley Crisis Averted, But Sends A Huge Warning

August 1, 2026 Clark Savage1145

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 Savage680

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 […]

President Trump Should Look at the Refinery Costs Prior to Ordering an Investigation

August 1, 2026 Clark Savage582

In late June 2026, President Donald Trump publicly singled out ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, and BP, accusing the “big Oil Companies” of failing to lower gasoline prices at the pump in line with falling crude oil costs. In comments to the media and on Truth Social, he argued that with oil prices dropping sharply, Americans should […]

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

July 30, 2026 Clark Savage796

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 […]

The impending collapse of California’s transportation fuel infrastructure

July 30, 2026 Clark Savage337

ENB Pub Note: This article first ran on America Outloud by Ronald Stein and Mike Ariza, and both have been on the Energy News Beat Podcast and should be followed! This is urgent. With the loss of transportation fuel supplies from Asian refineries resulting from the Iranian War and California’s huge dependency, the 4th largest economy […]

US Crude Oil Inventories Decreased by 7.2 mb to 404.5 mb

July 29, 2026July 29, 2026 Clark Savage2250

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its Weekly Petroleum Status Report on July 29, 2026, covering the week ending July 24, 2026. Commercial crude oil inventories (excluding the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) fell by 7.2 million barrels (precisely 7.167 million barrels) to 404.5 million barrels. This marked a sharp draw that far exceeded market expectations […]

The Misconception of California’s Lower Demand for Gasoline and Diesel Sparks Debate

July 29, 2026July 29, 2026 Clark Savage861

California’s energy debate often rests on a convenient narrative: gasoline and diesel demand is falling, so aging refineries can—and should—simply close. A recent CalMatters commentary by Ranjit Deshmukh, an environmental studies associate professor at UC Santa Barbara, advances exactly this view. Titled in essence “Aging oil refineries don’t need more public dollars. California should let […]

Leaked UK Grid Report Warns Net Zero Push Raises Blackout Risks

July 27, 2026 Clark Savage1141

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 […]

Category: Energy Policy

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

Data Center Alley Crisis Averted, But Sends A Huge Warning

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

President Trump Should Look at the Refinery Costs Prior to Ordering an Investigation

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

The impending collapse of California’s transportation fuel infrastructure

US Crude Oil Inventories Decreased by 7.2 mb to 404.5 mb

The Misconception of California’s Lower Demand for Gasoline and Diesel Sparks Debate

Leaked UK Grid Report Warns Net Zero Push Raises Blackout Risks

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