U.S. Coal Plants Get Reprieve as Market and Policies Change

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2025 18:39:42 +0000

Several U.S. utilities in recent months have said they plan to keep coal-fired units in their generation fleets operating past their scheduled retirement dates, in most cases citing increased demand […]

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Oil and Gas Exec Wright Confirmed to Lead DOE

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2025 00:20:57 +0000

The U.S. Senate in a 59-38 vote has confirmed Colorado-based oil and gas executive Chris Wright as secretary of the Dept. of Energy (DOE). Seven Democrats, including both Michael Bennet […]

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Zeldin Takes the Helm at Trump’s EPA Amid Industry Pressure for Regulatory Rollbacks

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2025 18:00:01 +0000

Lee Zeldin has been sworn in as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) 17th administrator, inheriting an agency that the power industry sees as increasingly central to the future of […]

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Dumb Donald Savages Low Carbon Construction Initiatives

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2025 17:53:59 +0000

The new maladministration is taking bold steps to make America irrelevant again, cheered on by the worst and dumbest In society.

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JP Morgan Thinks Tesla Will Be The Biggest Loser From Trump Anti-EV Policies

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2025 17:21:26 +0000

What will be value of Tesla shares at the end of 2025? That is the question in the minds of many investors as new regulation changes loom.

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Gauging the Impact of Trump 2.0 on U.S. Energy and Jobs

Credit to Author: Mark Turley| Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2025 21:43:28 +0000

During the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign, then-candidate Donald J. Trump took an extremely tough stance on bringing back jobs lost to foreign countries by incentivizing domestic manufacturing. Trump took a […]

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Industry Experts Say Storage, Renewables, Transmission Key Parts of 2025 Energy Outlook

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2024 17:11:39 +0000

The outlook for the power generation sector in 2025 promises a continuation of the energy transition, though there’s plenty of debate about the direction of the industry. Advocates for renewable […]

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DOE Announces $15 Billion Loan Guarantee for PG&E

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 14:49:48 +0000

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Loan Programs Office (LPO) has announced a conditional commitment for a loan guarantee of up to $15 billion to Pacific Gas & Electric, (PG&E), […]

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Trump To Trample On USPS Electric Delivery Vehicle Contracts

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2024 23:55:16 +0000

The contract to supply electric vehicles to the USPS is under attack by the Trump transition team that wants more polluting vehicles.

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My Response To A Libertarian Podcast On Trump’s Likely Energy Policy

Credit to Author: Paul Fosse| Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2024 23:36:22 +0000

In this article, I comment on the recent podcast/video, “What Should Trump Do About Energy Policy?” below. I found it interesting to listen to, but I did have some issues with a few things, and maybe we can discuss them and both come away better informed. Energy Policy Discussion In … [continued]

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