Dominion’s 2026 filing puts 39.2 GW of new generation and storage on the Virginia grid at a $183.4 billion portfolio cost, a present value in 2026 dollars. In nominal dollars its own table takes a typical 1,000 kWh bill from $180.31 to $283.65 by 2046; deflated at the filing’s 2% escalator, that is about $191 […]
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Demand for natural gas turbines is outpacing manufacturing capacity, with Mitsubishi Power telling attendees at Singapore International Energy Week that new large-frame units ordered now face delivery around 2031. Akihiro Ondo, chief executive officer of Mitsubishi Power Asia Pacific, made the comment on the sidelines of the event on October 27, 2026. “We’re talking about […]
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CenterPoint just raised its 10-year spending plan to $70.7 billion to wire up data centers and other big loads. Here is how that money finds its way onto the delivery charges in Houston power bills. By Energy News Beat. Data as of Oct. 27, 2026. If you live in the Houston area, part of every […]
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A viral post says every base must run 90 days without the civilian grid. The real policy is newer, vaguer and still being priced. Your household plan should not wait for it. By Energy News Beat | Oct. 27, 2026 On Oct. 26, Glenn Beck posted on X that “the Pentagon just launched a program […]
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PJM wants up to 6.8 GW of new backstop power to cover a shortfall driven by data centers. FERC put the plan on hold over who gets the bill, and DOE says households should not. This was first run on the Energy News Beat Substack. Here is what is at stake for the 13 states […]
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The county still counts Bellflower’s 1,768 acres, a project it revoked on Oct. 7. Here’s what that means for neighbors, for your power bill, and for anyone watching Southside Virginia energy. By Stuart Turley, Energy News Beat A reader asked us a simple question: how much more solar can Brunswick County, Virginia, actually take? The […]
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Data centers are being built where land, fiber and tax breaks are, not where the power plants are. Moving that power takes new capacity, new high-voltage lines and new substations. This report follows the money from the PJM capacity auction to the Dominion transmission rider, the MISO, SPP and ERCOT long-range plans, the FERC rules […]
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Britain has spent years accelerating wind and solar deployment under Clean Power 2030 and net-zero targets. The generation numbers look impressive on paper. The grid, however, was not built for them, and the mismatch is now producing record costs, regular curtailment of green power, emergency interventions, and growing questions about reliability. Felicity Bradstock’s October 25, […]
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Panels, Chinese-linked inverters, rush interconnections, and what Iran-linked water cyberattacks teach ratepayers, utilities, and data-center investors This is the introduction for the Energy News Beat Research Desk on The Energy News Beat Substack. We are providing deeper dives for paid subscribers on Energy Topics, and this was requested by a paid subscriber. Bottom line up […]
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Qatar, long the world’s LNG heavyweight, is shopping for American gas. On Thursday, Oct. 22, Cheniere and QatarEnergy signed deals for 4 million tonnes per year (Mtpa) of U.S. LNG through 2054. Later that day, Reuters reported QatarEnergy is in advanced talks to buy at least 3 Mtpa from Venture Global (NYSE: VG) on a […]
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