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Big Tech Is Scorching The Electric Grid
And consumers are getting stuck with the bill. These six charts illustrate how the AI frenzy is fueling the inflation that’s slamming the power sector.
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More Coal Reality, With Seven New Charts
Global coal-fired capacity keeps growing. Plus, charts on China’s staggering electricity use, alt-energy spending, and Minnesota’s impossible CO2…
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The SMR Race Is Narrowing Fast
A close look at the 10 small modular reactor companies the DOE selected for fast-track development, along with a few that didn’t make the list.
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British Isles Backlash
My piece today in The Hill on the alt-energy backlash in England, Ireland, and Scotland. Plus, two fantastic maps show why Gavin Newsom will never be…
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Wind Brake
On Wednesday, the Trump Administration cancelled a key federal permit for the Lava Ridge wind project in Idaho. Now it should cancel Philip Anschutz’s…
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SUNBLOCK: The Global Fight To Save Farmland From Big Solar (My New Free Mini-Documentary)
From Spain to Texas and India to Ireland, solar projects are encroaching on prime agricultural land. Farmers and ranchers are fighting back.
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Transmission Unplugged
From Missouri and Colorado to Germany and Spain, high-voltage transmission projects are being stopped by fierce local opposition, soaring costs, and…
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The Wind Energy “Con Job” Was Faltering Long Before Trump Slammed It In Scotland
On Sunday, President Trump called wind a “con job” and “the worst form of energy.” Amen to that. But solar energy is already leaving wind in the shade.
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It's A Gas
Fourteen years ago, I listed 10 reasons why natural gas “will be a key fuel of the future.” Since then, global gas use has grown faster than any other…
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What The Media Still Won’t Tell You About The Energy Transition
The numbers in the latest Statistical Review of World Energy prove the energy transition is fiction. The numbers don't lie. Climate journalists? That's…
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Americans Like Solar & Natural Gas. Big Wind? Not So Much.
A new survey by AEI’s Roger Pielke Jr. and Ruy Teixeira shows voters still like solar, but gas came in second place. Meanwhile, wind energy barely edged…
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Dr. Copper Takes Off
Trump's tariff plan sent copper prices to a record high on Tuesday. Will Cu prices stay high? Is copper investable? Here’s a deep dive with 11 charts.
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