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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In early July 2026, as New York City baked under triple-digit temperatures and heat indices exceeding 110°F during a brutal heatwave, Con Edison deliberately cut power to thousands of customers — including nearly 6,000 in the Bronx — to prevent a wider grid collapse. This was not caused by a storm, transformer failure, or extreme […]
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ENB Pub Note: interesting article from City AM in the UK World Wide Generation, developer of the G17 Eco sustainability reporting platform, has entered administration and is seeking buyers while continuing to trade. The company previously served major customers including HSBC, Unilever, and AWS, and had raised roughly £15 million since its founding in […]
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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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Europe’s once-mighty industrial engine is sputtering, and Germany—the continent’s manufacturing powerhouse—is at the epicenter of a deepening crisis. High energy costs driven by aggressive Net Zero policies, renewable intermittency, heavy regulations, and carbon pricing are accelerating deindustrialization. Major firms are slashing jobs, closing plants, and relocating production to the United States and Asia, where energy […]
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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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Phillips 66 Chairman and CEO Mark Lashier issued a clear warning on June 24, 2026, at the Reuters Global Energy Forum in New York: refining and petrochemical earnings face greater volatility due to ongoing uncertainty from disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. Lashier highlighted how uncertainty in crude supply and shipping lanes causes refining margins […]
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ENB Pub Note: This article was first published on the California Globe, and we highly recommend reading their work daily. Katy Grimes, Editor in Chief, and Mike Ariza have both been on the Energy News Beat Channel! What we lost was more than a refinery By Mike Ariza, June 23, 2026 4:26 pm When people […]
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ENB Pub Note: This article was first published on America Outloud, and we highly recommend subscribing to them and Ronald Stein’s news feed. With no pipelines over the Sierra Mountains, California is an energy island separated from the crude oil supply and the infrastructure of oil refineries within the other 49 States. Collectively, California, the […]
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There is a difference between Red and Blue States The headline from a June 19, 2026, OilPrice.com article captures a striking tension in U.S. energy policy: solar is repeatedly called “the cheapest power in human history” by sources like the IEA, yet multiple states—particularly blue ones—are dialing back aggressive renewable targets amid rising costs, reliability concerns, […]
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