Category: Hydro Electric

New York Just Got a Huge Influx of Clean Power From Canada. It Still Needs More, and Will Canada Cut the Power if They Don’t Agree with Trump?

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New Yorkers woke up to a major milestone in the state’s green energy transition on June 1, 2026: the Champlain Hudson Power Express (CHPE) transmission line began flowing hydroelectric power from Quebec, Canada, directly into Queens. This $6 billion underground and underwater project, developed in partnership with Hydro-Québec, delivers up to 1,250 MW of carbon-free […]

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Since 2007, Shale Gas Has Saved U.S. Consumers Approximately $200 Billion Annually — A Quiet Revolution in Affordability

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A new analysis from the Energy Institute at Haas at UC Berkeley quantifies what many in the energy sector have long known: the shale gas revolution, powered by hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling, has delivered extraordinary savings to American consumers. According to Lucas Davis’s May 2026 working paper and accompanying blog post, shale gas has […]

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US Hydroelectricity in Crisis: The Worst Drought in 1,200 Years Threatens Western Power Generation

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A viral video circulating on X (formerly Twitter) from user @lily95075891 highlights the alarming state of Hoover Dam and the Colorado River system, warning of a potential “dead pool” scenario that could endanger water and power for millions of Americans while crippling agriculture. The post, shared amid growing concerns over the Southwest’s megadrought—the worst in […]

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US Removes China from El Guri Hydro Dam in Venezuela

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In a significant geopolitical and energy-sector shift, the United States has directed the removal of Chinese contractors from maintenance and rehabilitation work at Venezuela’s El Guri Hydroelectric Dam—the third-largest in the world after China’s Three Gorges and the Itaipu Dam on the Brazil-Paraguay border. American engineering giants Siemens and General Electric (GE) have now been […]

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IEA\’s Oil Demand Data: Trustworthy?

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Daily Standup Top Stories How Republicans got roped into a deal that keeps the IRA—and why there’s still time to fix it May 19, 2025 Clark Savage ENB Pub Note: This article is from Alex Epstein’s Substack, and I highly recommend subscribing and supporting his work here: Energy Talking Points by Alex Epstein.  I have interviewed Alex […]

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