Energy
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House panel halts bills tied to data center power costs
The legislation would require regulators to examine whether customers that are not high-load users could be subsidizing transmission, generation or distribution costs tied to facilities such as large data centers.
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Iran war, Saudi outage to boost U.S. propane, butane exports
Propane and butane, together called liquified petroleum gas or LPG, are one of the largest U.S. export products in dollar terms.
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Federal judge upholds NYC congestion pricing
U.S. District Court Judge Lewis Liman issued a permanent injunction order barring the U.S. Department of Transportation from enforcing a directive to shut down the controversial tolling project, saying the federal agency exceeded its authority with the February 2025 directive to terminate the program.
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Faster, smarter and more realistic: Power grid charts path forward for AI
Steps are being taken, but experts warn that supply chain bottlenecks could prevent new generation sources from coming online in time to meet capacity needs – creating a mismatch between what clears in the market and what can actually be built on schedule.
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Trump lifts Venezuela oil sanctions as Caracas works to mend ties with Washington
Washington has sought an eventual transition of power in Caracas away from the remnants of the Maduro government, though the timeline for such a move remains ambiguous.
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Federal courts have ruled against Trump's blocking offshore wind farms in four of five cases
Vineyard Wind off the coast of Nantucket is the latest project to be given the green light to proceed with construction while its lawsuit against the Trump administration continues. Three other projects were previously granted preliminary injunctions against the government, and one is still awaiting ruling.
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High-level officials in Biden administration went to work for grant recipients, watchdog finds
The Revolving Door of D.C.: Federal agencies under Biden doled out $600 million to a variety of climate-focused NGOs following Biden's disastrous debate with Trump in 2024. Some individuals who held leadership positions at these agencies later went on to work for the same recipients of the grant money.
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Due to flawed ‘peak oil’ forecasts, underinvestment may lead to world supply problems, experts say
The controversial but influential forecasts of the International Energy Agency contributed to a major decline in investment in oil and gas exploration, as fears of "stranded assets" mounted. Now, as oil and gas appears likely to be the dominant energy source for decades to come, a report by the National Center for Energy Analytics warns the world could face future shortages.
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Al Gore’s ‘Inconvenient Truth’ turns 20, and critics say biggest disaster is its failed predictions
Twenty years ago "An Inconvenient Truth" received a standing ovation at the Sundance Film Festival. Though it was full of predictions that never came to pass, it was a key catalyst of the climate activist movement.
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Power load growth forecast drops slightly
The 2026 Long-Term Forecast is lower than 2025 in the near term through 2032, due to updated forecasting processes, including electric vehicle and economic forecasts, and improved vetting of requested adjustments for data centers and other large power generators.
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With U.S. leading oil and gas production, environmental outcomes better for world energy: study
Of the world's top three producers, the U.S. has an Environmental Performance Index more than 9 points higher than the global average, and way ahead of of the next largest producers -- Saudi Arabia and Russia -- who are below the global average, an analysis by the Institute for Energy Research shows.
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Winter weather to disrupt U.S. gas production, increase prices
“This deep freeze is hurting production, especially for natural gas,” Price Futures Group analyst Phil Flynn wrote in his daily market commentary.
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Natural gas prices soar as major storm with ice, sub-freezing temps crosses US, impacting 230M
The increases will impact approximately 61 million homes that use natural gas for heat and cooking.