Kyuden Signs On to Run Homer City’s 4.4 GW Gas Plant. First Power Is Aimed at 2028.

Kyuden Energy Partners and Homer City Generation announced a long-term operations-and-maintenance agreement today, according to a company release provided to Energy News Beat. The full wire had not been posted as of this writing. The 4.4-gigawatt campus is under construction in Indiana County, Pa., on the site of a retired coal plant, with first power […]

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Germany’s Carmakers Are Cutting at Home. Britain’s Steel Is on Life Support. California Gasoline Is $5.63. The Energy Bill Is the Part Governments Control. German automakers put China and a brutal electric-vehicle price war first, and they are right to. Energy costs show up most clearly in the chemicals plant, in Britain’s steel towns, and at the California pump.

German automakers put China and a brutal electric-vehicle price war first, and they are right to. Energy costs show up most clearly in the chemicals plant, in Britain’s steel towns, and at the California pump. California drivers paid $5.6349 a gallon for regular gasoline on Nov. 12, $1.73 above the U.S. average of $3.9081. Diesel […]

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A Judge Dismissed Alabama Power’s Second Suit. The Company Still Says Cost Beats a Consented Reroute.

Shelby County Judge Jonathan Spann closed the second case without prejudice and denied a 300-foot work-zone order. The condemnation fight continues. The utility’s own words are what raised the convenience question. By Energy News Beat | As of Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026, 4:13 PM CST We covered this article first on the Energy News Beat […]

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If Texas Follows California on a Power-Price Freeze, the Blackout Risk Is Later Winters

Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa pledges a Day One emergency order to freeze electricity rates. Texas households already pay more per kilowatt-hour than they did in 2020, but far less per kilowatt-hour than Californians, and ERCOT’s January outlook is comfortable. California’s 2000–01 record is a warning, not a prediction: freeze retail prices while costs rise, and the […]

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Hon. Jason A. Isaac, Tim Stewart, David Blackmon and Stu Turley on the Energy Impacts and Energy New

A Candid look, and I was almost unhinged. This roundtable discussion brings together energy industry leaders and policy experts—Jason Isaac (Founder and CEO of the American Energy Institute), Tim Stewart (President of the US Oil & Gas Association), David Blackmon (Forbes and Daily Caller contributor), and Stu Turley (Energy News Beat Podcast Host)—for a candid […]

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Democratic Win Set to Reshuffle U.S. Energy Policy: Capacity Ambitions, Manufacturing Realities, Cyber Risks, and Consumer Limits

Blue states and Democratic-led policies continue to drive aggressive targets for wind, solar, and battery storage as part of broader clean-energy mandates. California aims for 100% carbon-free electricity by 2045, New York for a zero-emissions grid by 2040, and similar Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) or Clean Electricity Standards (CES) in other Democratic-leaning states push high […]

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