Notes and opinions from the Energy News Beat team.
The U.S. energy landscape is undergoing a seismic shift, propelled by the insatiable energy demands of artificial intelligence (AI) and data centers. As tech giants race to expand their AI capabilities, utilities are facing an […]
Senate Republicans have taken a significant step toward passing President Donald Trump’s sweeping legislative package, dubbed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” with a narrow 51-49 procedural vote on June 28, 2025. This $4.5 trillion […]
California, the nation’s most populous state and a global economic powerhouse, is teetering on the edge of an energy crisis that threatens not only its own stability but the national security of the United States. […]
Weekly Daily Standup Top Stories What Will Happen to the Strait of Hormuz and Oil? Iran’s Threat and Its Global Impact Will Iran retaliate after the U.S. strikes on their nuclear program? Banks Drop the […]
On June 27, 2025, President Donald J. Trump took to Truth Social to announce a new chapter in the ongoing saga of U.S.-Canada trade relations, signaling a hardline stance on tariffs. “Canada’s been ripping us […]
In a recent opinion piece for The Daily Caller, energy expert David Blackmon highlighted a curious phenomenon: despite Israel’s military actions against Iran starting June 12, 2025, the anticipated oil price spike failed to materialize. […]
In this episode of Energy Newsbeat – Conversations in Energy, Stuart Turley and Wasif Latif discuss the impact of geopolitical tensions, particularly the escalation in the Middle East, on the commodities market. They explore the […]
Brazil’s energy landscape is undergoing a significant transformation with the recent commissioning of GNA II, the country’s largest gas-fired thermal plant. This milestone is set to boost Brazil’s natural gas consumption, marking a pivotal moment […]
In a surprising pivot, the UK government has withdrawn its support for the ambitious $34.4 billion Morocco-UK Power Project, a groundbreaking renewable energy initiative that aimed to deliver solar and wind power from Morocco’s Sahara […]
On April 28, 2025, Spain and parts of Portugal plunged into darkness in one of Europe’s worst blackouts in modern history. The 18-hour outage disrupted daily life, grounding flights, halting trains, and crippling mobile networks […]
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