Category: Energy Policy

HF Sinclair posts a profit and closes its only Canadian lubricant (base oil) refinery. Not because of no profits, but it is not worth doing business with Net Zero Leadership

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HF Sinclair Corporation (NYSE: DINO) just delivered its strongest quarterly results in years while simultaneously announcing it will retire the base oil refining assets at its Mississauga, Ontario facility—Canada’s largest (and essentially only significant) producer of Group II and Group III base oils. The decision comes amid a highly profitable lubricants segment, not losses. The […]

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Britain Doubles Down on Wind by Moving to Floating Wind Farms for More Expensive Energy

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Britain is running out of shallow waters suitable for fixed-bottom offshore wind turbines and is now pivoting aggressively to floating wind farms in deeper seas around Scotland, Wales, and Cornwall. According to recent reporting, the government aims for roughly 3,000 new floating turbines over the next 10–15 years (about 500 by 2030), adding around 30 […]

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What if 9 Substations were Targeted on the US Grid? Would Jon Wellinghoff’s Prediction of an 18-Month US Grid Blackout Happen?

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The U.S. power grid faces a long-standing vulnerability that has resurfaced in recent discussions: a coordinated attack on a small number of critical substations could trigger a cascading nationwide blackout lasting months—or longer. This warning, originally highlighted by former Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Jon Wellinghoff, stems from analysis following the 2013 Metcalf substation […]

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Why does Britain have the most expensive energy in the world? And why do Blue States Follow?

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Hat tip to Claire Coutinho (then Energy Secretary, now Shadow Secretary of State for Energy) and the think tank Onward with modeling by Transira Energy. This article was first published on the Energy News Beat Substack.  Britain’s electricity prices rank among the highest in the developed world—frequently the highest for industrial users among IEA countries […]

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California’s Tire Tyranny: Newsom’s Latest Tour de Force in How to Make Everything Worse

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Governor Gavin Newsom’s California has perfected a special skill: taking ordinary life and making it more expensive, less reliable, and more bureaucratic—all in the name of climate virtue. The latest exhibit is the California Energy Commission’s unanimous approval of the nation’s first efficiency standards for replacement tires. These rules, effective in phases starting in 2029 […]

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