Britain is required to have the capability to restore 60 percent of regional demand in every region within 24 hours, and 100 percent of GB demand within five days, by Dec. 31, 2026. The United States has black-start plans, but no national five-day standard. Official UK guidance tells families to be ready for three days […]
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ENB Pub Note: This was written by Ronald Stein and Yoshihiro Muronaka, on America Outloud. We highly recommend subscribing and reading their publications! Two hundred years ago, the world had about 1 billion people, roughly 7 billion fewer than today. Life expectancy at birth was under 30 years, and more than four in ten children died […]
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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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Thousands of homes and businesses north of Los Angeles face the risk of preemptive power cuts over the next one to two days as weak-to-moderate Santa Ana winds bring elevated fire weather conditions to parts of Los Angeles and Ventura counties.Bloomberg Southern California Edison (SCE) has listed Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) under consideration for […]
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In this episode of the Energy News Beat Podcast, host Stu Turley sits down with Douglas C. Sandridge, Senior Vice President at Fulcrum Energy Capital Funds, to challenge one of the most widely accepted narratives in energy policy: that we’re in the midst of an energy transition away from fossil fuels toward renewables. Drawing on […]
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Germany’s wholesale electricity market delivered a textbook lesson in the limits of intermittent renewables in late October 2026. Day-ahead prices collapsed to an average of roughly €13 per megawatt-hour (MWh) on October 25 amid strong wind and solar output, with many 15-minute intervals clearing near zero. Four days later, on October 29, the average hit […]
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On the night of October 30–31, 2026, Ukrainian long-range drones struck the Bashneft refining complex in Ufa, in Russia’s Republic of Bashkortostan, roughly 1,400–1,600 kilometers from the front lines. The attack came as Russian forces simultaneously hit Ukrainian energy infrastructure, leaving hundreds of thousands of households without power as winter approaches.BloombergKyivpost Bloomberg reported that Ukraine […]
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On October 28, 2026, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Dominance Financing closed a $5.1 billion, 30-year loan package to Alliant Energy subsidiaries serving Iowa and Wisconsin. The financing supports new natural gas generation, energy storage, and upgrades that will add more than 2.6 GW of firm or upgraded capacity—enough to power the […]
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Britain’s operator says it will hold a 5.9 GW cushion this winter. An analyst working from its own workbook gets 0.5 GW. Prepared by ENB Research Desk for Stu Turley. Data as of Oct. 28, 2026 (CT). ENB opinons are labeled as Stu’s Take 1. Bottom line Verdict in brief Verdict: both grids remain inside […]
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A viral post says every base must run 90 days without the civilian grid. The real policy is newer, vaguer and still being priced. Your household plan should not wait for it. By Energy News Beat | Oct. 27, 2026 On Oct. 26, Glenn Beck posted on X that “the Pentagon just launched a program […]
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