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

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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If Texas Follows California on a Power-Price Freeze, the Blackout Risk Is Later Winters

Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa pledges a Day One emergency order to freeze electricity rates. Texas households already pay more per kilowatt-hour than they did in 2020, but far less per kilowatt-hour than Californians, and ERCOT’s January outlook is comfortable. California’s 2000–01 record is a warning, not a prediction: freeze retail prices while costs rise, and the […]

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Hon. Jason A. Isaac, Tim Stewart, David Blackmon and Stu Turley on the Energy Impacts and Energy New

This roundtable discussion brings together energy industry leaders and policy experts—Jason Isaac (Founder and CEO of the American Energy Institute), Tim Stewart (President of the US Oil & Gas Association), David Blackmon (Forbes and Daily Caller contributor), and Stu Turley (Energy News Beat Podcast Host)—for a candid post-election analysis of the energy landscape facing America. […]

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