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Energy

From traditional fuels to emerging renewables, we examine the complex energy landscape, offering you a clear view of the policies and innovations driving our future power.

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  • President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States has reached a sweeping oil agreement with Venezuela that could give the U.S. access to billions of barrels of the South American country’s proven reserves.
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  • While the market for crude oil has proved resilient to major disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, fuel costs face increasing upward pressure.
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    Six months into war with Iran, refinery bottlenecks keep gas prices high

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  • A letter associated with the "Make America Health Again" movement urges Trump not to expand coal power, as AI drives up electricity demand.
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    Aug 24
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    MAHA movement breaks with Trump over coal power for AI

  • Hundreds of Texans converged on Austin for a hearing on data centers and new high voltage transmission lines.
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    Aug 22
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    Property owners are in a standoff against Texas power expansion

  • Big tech is recruiting influencers to pitch data centers to locals. But the grassroots pushback is proving just as viral.
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    Aug 20
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    How data centers became America’s favorite new villain — online and IRL

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    Largest US grid floats paying data centers to shut off during power scarcity

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    Energy Department cancels 3 Biden-era power lines after local pushback

  • The ongoing stalemate between the U.S. and Iran over the Strait of Hormuz could keep the global oil supply sluggish through the rest of the year before a potential recovery in 2027, the International Energy Agency warns.
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    Aug 13
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    Strait of Hormuz chokehold to keep oil supply tight, prices high, watchdog warns

  • Louisiana officials sided with Meta to keep power consumption figures private, despite earlier rulings that the data was in the public interest.
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    Aug 12
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    Regulators shield Meta job numbers in Louisiana as power plant debate grows

  • Fish-like robots could be the future for lithium extraction, and researchers at Texas A&M are getting a boost from the Dept. of Energy.
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    Aug 11
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    Lithium extraction isn’t environmentally friendly. Small, fish-like robots could be the solution

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    Aug 10
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    Big Tech promises data center safeguards to comply with Texas audit

  • Utility companies say data centers will keep electric bills from rising. The full impact on monthly bills is more complicated. 
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    Aug 9
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    Utilities are now pitching data centers as a way to cut electric costs

  • Louisiana’s utility company dropped plans to buy a gas-fired power plant in Texas after pushback over how much it would cost residents.
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    Aug 5
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    Louisiana utility’s plan to buy Texas power plant derailed over ratepayer cost

  • Satellite images reveal how much — and how little — data centers affect local economies.
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    Aug 5
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    What satellite images of the night sky say about the economic impact of data centers

  • Power lines in Texas have pitted the interests of the energy industry against ranchers and other private landowners. 
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    Aug 3
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    Why lawmakers’ opposition puts Texas high-voltage power lines in doubt

  • Small-city mayors say they want data centers despite reports showing that the projects create an underwhelming number of permanent jobs.
    Keaton Peters/Straight Arrow
    Jul 31
    7m read

    The big reason small cities want data centers. Hint: It’s not permanent jobs

  • Nevada’s largest utility company, NV Energy, is suing a data center company over potential impacts to resident’s electric bills.
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    Jul 30
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    Data centers want a closed-door deal. Nevada’s electric utility is suing to stop it

  • Meta’s data center has become a potent test case for public trust in the regulatory process underlying how massive energy projects are built.
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    Jul 22
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    Meta fights order to disclose job, power figures for $50B Louisiana data center

  • The water level at Lake Mead is less than 10 feet away from rendering most of the hydroelectric turbines at the Hoover Dam inoperable.
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    Jul 20
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    What does low water at the Hoover Dam mean for power in the American West?

  • Major tech companies are investing billions in building AI data centers – sometimes at the expense of everyday Americans – but what do they actually do?
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    Jul 17
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    AI data centers are popping up everywhere. What exactly do they do?

  • AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File
    Jul 14
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    New York becomes first state to hit pause on new AI data centers over power concerns

  • New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed three laws on Tuesday aimed at lowering electric bills and ensuring data centers pay for grid upgrades. 
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    Jul 8
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    How New Jersey is trying to rein in data centers and lower electric bills

  • For renewable energy, a rise in project cancellations after years of rapid growth shows the effect of cutting off taxpayer support.
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    Data shows how renewable energy fared in the year since One Big Beautiful Bill

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