Plano resident Tony Federico bought his Tesla five years ago in part because he hated spending lots of money on gas. But that financial calculus will change slightly on Sept. 1, when Texas will start […]
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro has asked regional power grid operators to enhance the electricity system’s dependability—and he’s got ideas about how to do it. But his premises are flawed, and his suggestions misguided. Shapiro wants reliable […]
August 23, 2023 Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Short-Term Energy Outlook, August 2023 In our August Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), we increased our forecast for U.S. crude oil production in the Lower 48 states […]
The New York Times declared this week that a “profound shift” is taking place in America, which is “rapidly shifting away from fossil fuels.” This, the newspaper says, is also happening in Europe and elsewhere. From such […]
Rising gasoline prices in the US are starting to put pressure on the Biden administration in the run-up to next year’s election. The national average for regular unleaded gasoline was trading at $3.87 per gallon […]
August 22, 2023 Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, State Energy Data System More energy was consumed in the commercial sectors of eight U.S. states in 2021 than in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic. The […]
Critics say a pair of proposals to make Appalachian Ohio part of regional hydrogen hubs is likely to benefit the state’s oil and gas industry more than the climate. The two proposals are among […]
As the first new U.S. nuclear power reactor since 2016 begins operations, more Americans now say they favor expanding nuclear power in the United States than a few years ago, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey. […]
On May 23, EPA proposed a rule to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from most fossil fuel power plants. (The proposal and supporting documents total almost 700 pages.) Initially, EPA allowed only 60 days for public […]
The devastating fires on Maui in August, 2023 were horrific. Hundreds of homes and businesses lost, dozens of people killed, and an entire town, Lahaina, with a rich history, obliterated. It will likely be a […]
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