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Russia Says Three Diesel Tankers Are Headed for the U.S. The Two We Can Name Carry About 410,000 to 430,000 Barrels, Less Than 3 Hours of American Demand

October 24, 2026October 24, 2026 Clark Savage593

Moscow says three cargoes are on the water under the Trump-Putin diesel deal. Diesel is $6.34 a gallon, up $2.70 in a year, and Russia’s drone-battered refineries are the real bottleneck. Why Russia has so little to sell Russia has about 6.5 million barrels a day of installed refining capacity across 32 major refineries, but […]

Six Holes in Virginia’s Energy Plan, Starting With Your Power Bill

October 23, 2026 Clark Savage338

Virginia’s new Energy Plan promises to protect family budgets but never shows a household bill. It models 10,000 MW of import capacity, while PJM lists 5,992 MW; prices solar 41% below Dominion’s own filing; and leaves about $40.6 billion of Dominion spending outside the proposed rate freeze. Here are the six biggest holes. The full […]

Jet Fuel Nears a Record, and Families Pay More to Fly Home for the Holidays

October 23, 2026 Clark Savage1037

Thanksgiving fares are up 31% and Christmas fares 23% from last year as jet fuel tops $4.90 a gallon. Airlines are passing on part of the bill and trimming their least profitable flights. If you are flying home for Thanksgiving this year, brace yourself. Hopper’s 2026 Holiday Travel Index puts the average good-deal domestic round […]

Brent Tops $114 as Houthi Attacks Reach Saudi Oil and Aramco Clears Its Headquarters

October 23, 2026 Clark Savage652

Iran claims seven tankers were hit near Hormuz, and President Trump calls the hits fake. Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea bypass is rated at 7 million barrels a day. Diesel is $6.32. Here is what is confirmed, what is only claimed, and what it costs you. By Energy News Beat | Friday, Oct. 23, 2026 | […]

Washington Is Pushing Refiners for More Diesel. Relief at the Pump Will Take Time

October 21, 2026 Clark Savage1003

Energy Secretary Chris Wright says the U.S. is talking about “reopening every refinery we can.” With diesel at $6.32 and U.S. plants already running hard, ENB checked which shut refineries could realistically return, and how fast. If you drive a diesel pickup, run a farm or haul freight, here is the number that matters this […]

Spanberger Wants a Six-Year Rate Freeze. Her Merger Terms Push Clean Energy, Too

October 20, 2026 Clark Savage988

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 […]

Permitting Reform Could Impact Consumers on Their Power Bills

October 17, 2026October 17, 2026 Clark Savage578

America does not primarily have an energy shortage. It has a permitting shortage. A new Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) proposal to streamline expansions of liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities highlights both the opportunity and the limits of piecemeal reform. As energy analyst Stuart Turley notes, LNG expansion alone will not lower costs for consumers […]

The Subsidy Cliff and Your Power Bill: Wind, Solar, Storage and the Grid

October 17, 2026October 20, 2026 Clark Savage1485

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 […]

The IEA Speeds Up 20 Million Barrels of Diesel. That Is About Five Days of U.S. Use, Not Cheap Diesel by the Midterms

October 16, 2026 Clark Savage1186

On Thursday, the International Energy Agency agreed to accelerate the release of more than 20 million barrels of diesel, with no timeline. By our math, that is about 17 hours of world demand, or five days of U.S. use. Emergency barrels help, but they do not build refineries. – The key is whether they actually […]

What Net-Zero Policies Add to Your Fuel and Power Bill, State by State

October 14, 2026 Clark Savage986

California’s Cap-and-Invest and Low Carbon Fuel Standard added about 47 cents a gallon in July (CEC). Washington’s carbon auction and clean-fuel rules add roughly 36–74 cents. The federal RFS is a separate 1-to-45-cent fight over gross credits versus net pump pass-through. We map the published estimates, keep taxes and refinery closures in their own buckets, […]

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Russia Says Three Diesel Tankers Are Headed for the U.S. The Two We Can Name Carry About 410,000 to 430,000 Barrels, Less Than 3 Hours of American Demand

Six Holes in Virginia’s Energy Plan, Starting With Your Power Bill

Jet Fuel Nears a Record, and Families Pay More to Fly Home for the Holidays

Brent Tops $114 as Houthi Attacks Reach Saudi Oil and Aramco Clears Its Headquarters

Washington Is Pushing Refiners for More Diesel. Relief at the Pump Will Take Time

Spanberger Wants a Six-Year Rate Freeze. Her Merger Terms Push Clean Energy, Too

Permitting Reform Could Impact Consumers on Their Power Bills

The Subsidy Cliff and Your Power Bill: Wind, Solar, Storage and the Grid

The IEA Speeds Up 20 Million Barrels of Diesel. That Is About Five Days of U.S. Use, Not Cheap Diesel by the Midterms

What Net-Zero Policies Add to Your Fuel and Power Bill, State by State

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