Category: Net Zero

Maryland Blames Data Centers for $1.6 Billion Power Bill Shock, but Democrats Omit Green Energy Costs

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Maryland ratepayers are staring down an estimated $1.6 billion hit to their electric bills over the next decade—roughly $345 per household—to fund transmission upgrades driven largely by data centers in Northern Virginia. The state’s Office of People’s Counsel (OPC) has filed a formal complaint with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), arguing that PJM Interconnection’s […]

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California’s Self-Inflicted Energy Disaster: Steve Hilton, Chris Wright Slam Dems With The Truth

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ENB Pubnote: This article was run on David Blackmon’s Energy Additions Substack, and we highly recommend subscribing. This morning on Mornings with Maria, Secretary Chris Wright hit it out of the park, and we will have that information out later. California is a self-imposed energy island with a crisis brewing, and Secretary Wright is spot […]

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Ed Miliband Fights Releasing Document Showing Net Zero Will Raise Bills, Benefit Wind Giants

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UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband is under fire for blocking the release of a key government document that critics say would expose how Labour’s net zero policies are set to drive up household electricity bills while protecting profits for offshore wind developers. The controversy centers on Miliband’s decision last year to scrap proposals for zonal (or […]

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UK Wind Falls to 0.6 GW Over Weekend

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The United Kingdom’s vaunted renewable energy fleet delivered a stark reality check over the recent weekend. Despite boasting approximately 32 GW of installed wind capacity—onshore and offshore combined—actual output plummeted to just 0.6 GW, less than 2% of nameplate capacity. This collapse occurred overnight, when solar generation was zero, leaving Britain functionally reliant on dispatchable […]

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EU Energy Management Decisions Will Cost Them, and They Just Bought Historic Levels of Russian LNG

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The European Union’s energy policymakers have spent years touting their “REPowerEU” strategy as a masterstroke of independence from Russian fossil fuels. Yet in March 2026—mere weeks after the EU began rolling out its formal ban on short-term Russian LNG purchases—the bloc imported more Russian liquefied natural gas than in any month on record. According to […]

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Ireland Doubles Down on Energy Dependency by Boosting Interconnections with Spain and UK

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Ireland has taken another step toward deeper integration with its European neighbors’ electricity grids, signing memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with Spain and the UK to expand interconnection capacity. While officials frame these deals as advances in “energy security” and renewable integration, a closer look at the data reveals a different story: Ireland is doubling down […]

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