In its annual Long-Term Reliability Assessment, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) recently announced an expected increased risk of power supply deficiency for nearly half of the United States in the next decade. The growing gap between surging electricity demand and inadequate infrastructure expansion could lead to more outages and the need for electricity…
Over the last few years of the Biden administration, a regulatory and legal war has waged over state and federally proposed rules that would phase out gasoline powered cars. California, the leading state in this endeavor, is poised to see its newest vehicle regulation greenlit as soon as this week, according to Politico. Advanced Clean…
Unique problems in the U.S. energy space will require innovative solutions. With data centers, manufacturing and artificial intelligences’ energy consumption expected to rise over the next couple decades, energy companies have been tasked with spearheading the power generation shortcomings. ExxonMobil recently announced plans to utilize its carbon capture and storage (CCS) system to generate electricity…
Grid Strategies, a power sector consulting firm, recently released a report examining U.S. electricity demand and forecasted load growth. According to the report U.S. electricity demand could rise as much as 128 GW over the next five years, primarily as a result of data center buildout and manufacturing growth across the country. That estimate, 128…
What will Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy mean for the electric vehicle (EV) industry when President-elect Trump takes office in January? That’s the question many are asking given the Biden administration’s preference for the emergent automotive sector. Both Wright and Duffy have expressed skepticism of the EV industry, raising concerns about…
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) recently released its annual Winter Reliability Assessment (WRA) which identifies, assesses and reports on areas of concern regarding the reliability of North American electrical grids for the upcoming winter season. “In addition, the WRA presents peak electricity demand and supply changes and highlights any unique regional challenges or…
In a recent op-ed, Congresswoman-Elect Julie Fedorchak of North Dakota discussed the urgent need for energy policy reform. With Fedorchak’s deep understanding of the industry—she previously served as a member of the state’s Public Service Commission—and North Dakota’s critical role in the U.S.’ energy, she argues that her state’s energy sector demonstrates what the rest…
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has ruled that the White House Council on Environmental Quality violated the separation of powers by instructing agencies on how to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Below is a statement that can be attributed to me, Craig Stevens, spokesman for the…
With Trump’s recent presidential re-election, the U.S. energy and environmental policy sector will see significant shifts. U.S. oil and gas are at the forefront of the Trump administration’s agenda—the main goals of which are centered around accelerating energy infrastructure projects, increasing oil and gas production, and ending the previous administration’s approach of picking winners and…
Artificial Intelligence and data centers are guzzling electricity. Big technology companies have a naturally vested interest in building more of these centers, but if they want to build them next to power plants, they may have to build the power plant too. Thomas Gleeson, chairman of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, warned that construction…
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