Category: U.S. Energy News

Bomb Found at Major U.S. Ethanol Plant in Peoria, Illinois, Forces Mass Evacuations; Device Rendered Safe, No Additional Explosives Located

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A credible explosive device discovered at the BioUrja Renewables ethanol production facility in Peoria, Illinois, triggered a one-mile evacuation affecting more than 5,000 residents and workers on Friday, November 13, 2026. Local, state, and federal authorities, including the FBI and ATF, responded to the threat at the large industrial complex along the Illinois River. Bomb […]

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Drew Bond, Conner Brace, Post Midterm Election Energy Policy Impact

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Why Politicians, Not Data Centers, Are Destroying American Energy In this episode of the Energy Newsbeat Podcast, host Stu Turley sits down with Drew Bond, co-founder and chairman of PowerField Energy, and Conner Brace, principal at Boundary Stone Partners and former U.S. Department of Energy advisor, to discuss the energy policy implications of the recent […]

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Natural Gas Hits Seven-Week High as Cold Arrives and LNG Exports Set Records

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December Henry Hub natural gas futures have climbed to a seven-week high, driven by a near-term cold spell across key heating-demand regions and record-level LNG export flows. The rally comes even as the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) has sharply lowered its winter price outlook, underscoring the market’s sensitivity to short-term weather while longer-term supply […]

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Germany’s Carmakers Are Cutting at Home. Britain’s Steel Is on Life Support.

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California Gasoline Is $5.63. The Energy Bill Is the Part Governments Control. German automakers put China and a brutal electric-vehicle price war first, and they are right to. Energy costs show up most clearly in the chemicals plant, in Britain’s steel towns, and at the California pump. German automakers put China and a brutal electric-vehicle […]

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Iran Called U.S. Claims of Qatar Talks a “Pure Lie.” Oil Bounced Off Two-Month Lows. Gasoline Stayed Under $4.

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AAA’s national regular average stayed under $4 on Nov. 11, at $3.9429 a gallon, after falling to $3.9788 on Nov. 10 for the first time since July 19. Diesel is $6.1306. Crude’s November slide was built on hopes the war was winding down. After Mohsen Rezaei’s denial of U.S. claims of talks, that trade is […]

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A Judge Dismissed Alabama Power’s Second Suit. The Company Still Says Cost Beats a Consented Reroute.

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Shelby County Judge Jonathan Spann closed the second case without prejudice and denied a 300-foot work-zone order. The condemnation fight continues. The utility’s own words are what raised the convenience question. By Energy News Beat | As of Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026, 4:13 PM CST We covered this article first on the Energy News Beat […]

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