2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (870+ words) The cost of moving oil around the world is exploding as the Iran war forces tankers onto longer routes and strains the ships still willing to operate near some of the world’s most important energy chokepoints. Earnings for supertankers traveling…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (805+ words) Michigan is spending up to $7.65 million on a pilot program to test a mileage-based alternative to its gas tax. The pilot will launch in February 2027, run for six months, and enroll 1,000 volunteers, Jennifer Roberts, the road usage charge (RUC) lead…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (807+ words) A Utah developer building what it says will be the world’s largest data center campus is betting on an old scientific principle to tackle one of artificial intelligence’s most pressing problems: water. Creekstone Energy announced Wednesday that it is seeking…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (757+ words) The Department of Energy wants to make it harder for the federal government to set new efficiency rules for household appliances —but it still has more work to do. Republican Utah Sen. Mike Lee, chairman of the Senate Energy and…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1288+ words) Congress is taking another crack at removing regulatory barriers to America’s nuclear energy industry, but the latest slate of bills still has a long way to go before reaching President Donald Trump’s desk. The House Committee on Energy and Commerce…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (884+ words) Republican Oregon Rep. Cliff Bentz wants to turn wildfire fuel from federal forests into an energy market as the Trump administration moves to rescind a Clinton-era “roadless rule.” The lawmaker’s Wildfire Reduction Market Expansion Act would expand what forest material…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (1200+ words) UNIONTOWN, Pennsylvania — Scott Dunn did not get a call from Washington. Instead, he received calls from his constituents. The chairman of the Fayette County Board of Commissioners had watched the March announcement like everyone else: a $17 billion natural gas generation…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (442+ words) The Department of Transportation wants to lease highway and railroad land to private companies for power lines — a plan it says could potentially save Americans on their electricity bills. “By working with the private sector to combine our existing transportation…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (391+ words) Data center construction rose by 57%, comparing July ’26 to July ’25, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, a frenzied pace despite strong opposition. Rising energy costs, increased local opposition and heightened state scrutiny of data center construction may start slowing data…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (418+ words) AI needs vast amounts of electricity, more than America can reliably deliver. That is becoming hard to miss as data centers spread across the country to feed the AI boom. The trouble is that America has not built enough dependable…...