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Generative AI requires massive amounts of power and water, and the aging U.S. grid can’t handle the load

New data centers are rapidly emerging to support growing AI demands, highlighting concerns about whether the U.S. can generate enough electricity and whether the grid can handle the load.

Essay: The Rapid Energy Transition – Moral Hazard or Visionary Leadership?

When it comes to Rapid Energy Transition, is spending other people’s money a moral hazard of separating actions and consequences or is it visionary leadership

The ‘Green Energy Transition’ That Wasn’t

Despite significant investment and promotion, the global shift from fossil fuels to green energy is not materializing as expected.

A Natural-Gas Billionaire Bets on Greener Fossil Fuel

A company called NET Power has developed a new process that uses natural gas to generate electricity in a way that could significantly reduce CO2 emissions.

Essay: Issues Impacting the Midstream Industry: The Real Impact of Energy Transition on Midstream

Two primary narratives compete for dominance in the climate change discussion. One narrative claims humanity faces an existential crisis that can only be solved by spending trillions of dollars and using regulatory measures to mitigate the effects of rising temperatures. The other insists a forced energy transition will waste national resources while increasing energy costs.

Essay: Challenging Conventional Wisdom Impacting the Midstream Industry

Conventional wisdom today says the midstream industry represents a poor career choice because it is dirty, uses low technology, and will disappear along with oil and gas in the United States’ energy future. However, this narrative must be challenged.

Chart: The US clean energy backlog is getting bigger and bigger

A recent report from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory highlights a significant increase in proposed clean energy projects awaiting approval.

Electricity demand from AI, data centers is skyrocketing in Texas. Can ERCOT keep up?

Increasing demand for electricity, fueled by the expansion of data centers driven by artificial intelligence and digitalization, poses challenges to power grids in Texas and across the nation.

Low-carbon Shift Raises Risk of Blackouts, Grid Execs Warn

Energy reliability could be at risk as the U.S. shifts toward carbon-free electricity while simultaneously seeing an increase in energy demand.

The Coming Electricity Crisis

Grid operators and energy experts are voicing concerns over a looming electric grid crisis fueled by increasing demands from new industries like electric vehicles, data centers, and chip plants.