A viral X post from @WallStreetApes on May 11, 2026, has spotlighted a growing tension in rural Georgia: the use of eminent domain by Georgia Power to acquire land and easements for high-voltage transmission lines. The lines are needed to support surging electricity demand, much of it from new hyperscale data centers driven by the […]
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The Trump administration continues its aggressive use of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to stabilize surging oil prices and provide relief to American consumers amid ongoing global supply disruptions tied to the U.S.-Iran conflict. On Monday, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the release of an additional 53.3 million barrels of crude oil from […]
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Hungary’s newly elected government is already testing Brussels’ resolve on energy policy. In a move that could signal growing fractures within the EU, Prime Minister Péter Magyar’s administration has signaled it will continue purchasing Russian energy if it remains the cheapest and most reliable option—directly challenging the bloc’s binding phase-out rules under the REPowerEU framework. […]
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PJM Interconnection, the nation’s largest regional transmission organization, is confronting a historic shift from electricity surplus to structural scarcity. A new special report released by PJM on May 6, 2026, titled Powering Reliability Through Market Design, details how unprecedented demand growth—fueled largely by hyperscale data centers and AI infrastructure—combined with accelerated retirements of dispatchable generation […]
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The U.S. nuclear fleet has seen dozens of reactors permanently shut down over the decades, driven by economics, aging infrastructure, regulatory decisions, and events like the 1979 Three Mile Island accident. As of 2026, the country operates around 94 commercial reactors with roughly 97 GW of net capacity. However, more than 40 commercial power reactors […]
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San Antonio is at the center of Texas’ booming data center surge, driven by AI and hyperscale computing. Roughly two dozen facilities in far western Bexar County already draw about 324 megawatts (MW) from CPS Energy. Projections show new centers could add another 2,700 MW by the end of 2028 and push total demand above […]
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A massive hyperscale data center complex proposed for rural northern Utah has sparked intense debate among scientists, environmental groups, and local residents. Dubbed the Stratos Project, the development—backed by “Shark Tank” investor Kevin O’Leary—could become one of the largest data centers in the United States. Located in Hansel Valley in Box Elder County, at the […]
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ENB Pub Note: This article was originally posted on the Hill by Sen. Alan Armstrong. I am reaching out to him to get him on the podcast. We recommend reading The Hill. I didn’t come to the Senate from politics — I came from the field. I started as an engineer in Oklahoma’s energy sector […]
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ENB Pub Note: This article is from C3 News Mag, and we highly recommend following them and reading. David Kemp & Prasanna Pydipalli Growing opposition to data centers is beginning to expose divides in both parties. Last week, POLITICO reported that progressive challengers in battleground House primaries in Tennessee, Indiana, Virginia, and Maine are backing a national moratorium on […]
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In a move signaling a renewed focus on its core oil and gas operations, BP announced on May 7, 2026, that it plans to sell portions of its equity stakes in two flagship UK carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects in Northern England. The decision comes as both projects—Net Zero Teesside (NZT) Power and the […]
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