DAILYCALLER (Paris Apodaca) - Secretary Chris Wright Tells Daily Caller Editor-In-Chief US Energy Policy Must Prioritize Cost, Reliability
‘There’s no virtuous form of energy’
NEWSCATS - Europe’s Energy Security, Clean Transition and Global Leadership – President von der Leyen at ONS
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NYTIMES (Christopher Cox) - The Blackout That Could Devastate America
The power grid relies on thousands of aging, hand-built transformers. If enough fail, the blackout could last years.
DAILYCALLER (Sean Moran) - As The Demand For Power To Fuel AI Explodes In US, One State Is Bucking The Trend
‘Simply Put, Texans Must Come First’
AI:Governor Greg Abbott is drawing a line in the sand against the insatiable energy appetite of massive AI data centers by implementing a moratorium to ensure Texas electricity remains available for its citizens. While other regions struggle with soaring utility rates and crumbling grids due to runaway technological demand, Texas is prioritizing its own people over corporate tech interests. This decisive move protects the state's stability from the same kind of infrastructure strain seen in blue states where radical net-zero policies and uncontrolled data center expansion have left taxpayers footing the bill for skyrocketing energy costs.Open
AXIOS (Rebecca Falconer) - How extreme weather is shaping tomorrow's electric grid
A series of dangerous heat waves this summer — including one that has left 17 states under an emergency federal order — are putting the electric grid under an intense real-world stress test. Why it matters: Successive summer heat waves are forcing utilities to rethink how they prepare the grid for longer and more frequent periods of extreme stress. - They're raising questions about whether the electric grid can keep pace with surging demand from both climate change and the AI-driven electricity boom. State of play: Heat waves create a double challenge by increasing electricity demand for air-conditioning while reducing the efficiency of some power plants. Zoom in: Texas has become one of the nation's biggest proving grounds for…
NYTIMES (Rebecca F. Elliott and Jamie Kelter Davis) - Why Restarting a Nuclear Power Plant Can Be Much Harder Than Expected
The first U.S. attempt at reopening a shuttered reactor has been held back by run-down equipment and a lack of planning.
AMERICANTHINKER - From flexible to brittle, from resilient to heroic
By Bill Ponton With “sustainability” being the measure of success, it is no wonder that the UK grid lurches from crisis to crisis.
ABCNEWS - 'Stretched to the limit': Heat wave prompts US electrical grid emergency
The U.S. Department of Energy has declared an emergency as a heat wave bears down on a huge part of the nation's electrical grid.
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Extreme heat wave strains power grids
The United States Department of Energy has triggered an emergency across the nation’s largest power grid, as the summer's heat wave continues to impact more than 250 million people.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Alicia Nieves) - Extreme heat wave strains power grids
The extreme heat is expected to last through the Fourth of July holiday weekend.