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Electricity Transmission

US Power Use to Reach Record Highs in 2025 and 2026, EIA Says

On Thursday, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its Short Term Energy Outlook, forecasting record-high U.S. power consumption for 2025 an…

Energy Storage Project

Colorado Utility Develops First Large-Scale Battery Storage System

Platte River Power Authority, a Colorado-based wholesale power provider, has teamed up with Weld Energy Storage, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources, to la…

Electric Vehicles

Tesla Model 3 and Model Y Prices Rose Higher in March as Sales Fell

Tesla’s average transaction prices (ATPs) for March 2025 reached an estimated $54,582, according to Cox Automotive’s Kelley Blue Book monthly report…

Oil Price

Texas Shale Industry Voices Frustrations With Trump as Oil Prices Tank

At the Permian Basin Petroleum Association’s Spring Swing golf tournament in Odessa, West Texas, oil industry leaders expressed frustration beyond the gam…

Nuclear Reactor

Aalo Unveils Microreactors Option for Data Centres

Aalo Atomics, a US-based microreactor developer from Austin, Texas, has introduced the Aalo Pod, a 50 MWe "extra modular reactor" designed to supply power to da…

Solar Inverter

Sma Releases 9.6 KW and 11.5 KW Hybrid Solar Inverters

SMA America has unveiled two new hybrid inverters tailored for residential solar systems with increased solar capacity. The Sunny Boy Smart Energy lineup now in…

Electricity Transmission

Trump Orders Strengthening of US Grid as Electricity Demand Surges

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to strengthen the reliability and security of the nation’s electric grid, responding to growing el…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Duke Energy Applies to Extend Robinson Nuclear Plant’s Licence

Duke Energy has applied to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for a subsequent licence renewal for its Robinson nuclear plant near Hartsville, South Car…

Oil Refinery

US Refiners Unlikely to Spend Big to Process More Domestic Oil

U.S. refiners are hesitant to invest heavily in processing more domestic crude instead of oil from major suppliers Canada and Mexico, according to industry sour…

Gas turbine engine

Musk’s XAI Increased Tennessee Gas Turbines Without Permits, Community Groups Say

Elon Musk’s xAI has significantly increased the number of gas turbines at its Tennessee data center, nearly doubling the previously known count and exceed…

Crude Oil

Occidental Petroleum Flags Higher Prices for Oil and Gas Production in Q1

On Wednesday, Occidental Petroleum, a U.S. shale company, reported that prices for its oil and gas production in the first quarter were higher than in the previ…

LNG

Energy Transfer Signs Deal With MidOcean for Lake Charles, Louisiana, LNG Project

Energy Transfer, a U.S. pipeline operator, announced a nonbinding agreement with MidOcean Energy to collaborate on developing the Lake Charles LNG export facili…

Oil Field

Shell Starts Production From Dover, Further Advancing Position in U.S. Gulf

Shell Offshore Inc., a subsidiary of Shell plc, has launched production at Dover, a new subsea tieback linked to the Shell-operated Appomattox hub in the Gulf o…

Geothermal Power Project

North Dakota Passes Bill for Feasibility Study on Geothermal Development

North Dakota Governor Kelly Armstrong has approved Senate Bill 2360, which directs the state to conduct a feasibility study on geothermal energy development. Th…

Oil Price

Oil Falls to Lowest Since February 2021 as Trump’s Tariffs Take Effect

Oil prices declined for a fifth consecutive day on Wednesday, April 09, 2025, reaching their lowest levels since February 2021. The drop stems from growing conc…