The prolonged drought and structural water deficit in the Colorado River Basin are no longer just a threat to farms, cities, and ecosystems—they are increasingly a direct driver of higher electricity costs across the American West. As detailed in Duggan Flanakin’s August 15, 2026, Townhall column “Western Water Fight Also Impacts Power Generation,” critically low […]
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Steven Wang, CEO of Jackery Americas, stops by the Energy News Beat Podcast There are way too many warning signs across the globe and in the US. We have a real treat with Steven Wang, CEO of Jackery Americas, talking about solutions and what’s around the corner. I would like to get Steven and Doomberg on a […]
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(Updated August 19, 2026, with actual August 18 numbers and latest peak forecasts)The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) continues to brace for a multi-day stretch of extreme heat that is expected to push power demand past the current all-time record of 91.089 GW. ERCOT is forecasting that peak demand will exceed that mark each […]
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As electricity demand surges from electrification, data centers, and extreme weather, utilities and regulators are turning to customer-owned resources—electric vehicles (EVs) and home battery storage—to balance the grid. This involves “load balancing” or demand flexibility: shifting or reducing consumption (or discharging stored energy) during peak times, often through virtual power plants (VPPs) or demand response […]
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ENB Pub Note: This article is from America Outloud and Ronald Stein, Olivia Vaughan, and Steve Curtis. We highly recommend following them! Electricity policy, at its core, is economic policy. Nations that can produce abundant, reliable, and affordable electricity create the conditions for industrial growth, technological leadership, higher wages, and rising living standards. Those that […]
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California’s aggressive pursuit of Net Zero and 100% clean electricity has produced record solar milestones, massive battery buildouts, and political talking points about climate leadership. It has also delivered some of the nation’s highest electricity prices, chronic reliability problems, heavy reliance on out-of-state imports, and a grid vulnerable to regional shortfalls and global energy shocks. […]
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How Blue States are lining up to follow the UK and EU into fiscal and energy collapse. We are getting Kathryn scheduled on the Energy News Beat podcast soon. In her August 13, 2026, commentary for The Telegraph, independent energy analyst Kathryn Porter delivers a stark warning: Britain’s National Energy System Operator (NESO) is making […]
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We had Doomberg ready, and the system was overwhelmed, so we rescheduled for tomorrow. How will the US Grid Handle the Cuts to Wind, increased Nat Gas, and can it be maintained? Tomorrow we have the CEO of Jackery Power Solutions and Doomberg stopping by the podcast for two different interviews. We will be covering the home […]
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The Renewable Treadmill of Financial Death The Renewable Treadmill of Financial Death is a topic that David Blackmon , The Nemeth Report (Dr. Tammy Nemeth) and I will be covering at our new time at 9:00 Central this Monday. The following week at 9:00, we have a special edition of the Energy Realities Podcast with Dr. Joseph Fournier, another great Substack […]
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s directive pausing new data center interconnections to the ERCOT grid has placed nearly one-fifth of the entire U.S. data center development pipeline at risk of delays, according to analysis from BloombergNEF (BNEF). The move, announced August 3, 2026, requires a comprehensive audit of energy use, water consumption, financing, ownership, and community […]
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