A brutal European heatwave is once again exposing critical vulnerabilities in the continent’s energy infrastructure — and France’s nuclear fleet is front and center. And Germany’s nuclear fleet was blown up intentionally. Record-high river temperatures are forcing operators to curb output at up to five nuclear reactors this week, with at least two already derated. […]
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Floating offshore wind is similarly preposterous. It must be canceled before any more money is wasted. This was posted on the California Globe, and we highly recommend reading their publication. By Edward Ring, July 9 There are at least three ways to evaluate the economic viability of energy projects. The easiest way is to just repeat […]
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Be careful who you vote into office – you will end up paying for their decisions. Humanity’s growing thirst for energy shows no signs of slowing. Despite years of “energy transition” rhetoric promising a shift away from fossil fuels, the reality is far different: we are in an Energy Additions Era, where new sources are […]
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ENB Pub Note: This article was first run on America Outloud by Ronald Stein and Mike Ariza. We highly recommend reading and following them. California, the 4th-largest economy in the world, is increasing its dependence on transportation fuels produced from refined crude oil at foreign refineries, a trend that is becoming a national security risk […]
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The UK is staring down a £500 billion ($667 billion) price tag to hit its net-zero and clean power targets. This eye-watering sum, mostly front-loaded capital expenditure on renewables, grid upgrades, and transmission infrastructure, is set to hammer businesses and household bills for at least the next decade. According to the Energy Industries Council (EIC), […]
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The largest U.S. regional transmission organization, PJM Interconnection, escalated emergency measures on July 3, 2026, issuing a federal alert to cut electricity consumption across its vast territory amid generator outages, overloaded high-voltage transmission lines, and surging air-conditioning demand from a prolonged heatwave. PJM, which manages the electric grid for approximately 67 million people, activated demand-response […]
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The Trump administration is drafting restrictions that would effectively ban imports of new foreign-made energy inverters used in solar projects and battery storage systems, citing risks that China could use the devices to disrupt U.S. power supplies. According to an exclusive Reuters report published June 30, 2026, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is leading the […]
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The latest development in America’s shifting energy landscape came on June 29, 2026, when the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) announced a settlement with Duke Energy. The utility will voluntarily terminate its $129 million Carolina Long Bay offshore wind lease and reinvest that capital into new natural gas generation, nuclear power, and grid enhancements […]
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A powerful thunderstorm packing extreme straight-line winds slammed into central South Dakota this morning, leaving critical damage at a wind farm near Highmore in Hyde County. Storm chaser Jakob McMillin documented the scene in a widely shared post on X (formerly Twitter), showing multiple wind turbine towers collapsed or heavily damaged, with blades and structural […]
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As much of Europe sweltered under a recent heatwave with record temperatures in parts of Belgium and surrounding countries, staff at the European Commission’s iconic Berlaymont headquarters in Brussels faced a stark reminder of hierarchy. On Friday, June 27, 2026 (or the relevant recent date matching reports), employees on floors 1 through 7 received an […]
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