The Energy Update – Week of May 4 2020
May 6, 2020This week the team highlights new articles focusing on Joe Biden’s energy platform and the problems created by shutting down…
New York Needs Natural Gas But Bans Hydraulic Fracturing Technology
April 24, 2020Several U.S. states—Vermont, Washington, Maryland, and New York—have banned the use of hydraulic fracturing technology to obtain oil and natural…
Coronavirus Lowers U.S. Electricity Demand
April 10, 2020Oil is not alone in being hit by the “stay-at-home” policies of the coronavirus pandemic; electricity is also seeing a…
U.S. Auto Manufacturers Going Back to Work to Make Ventilators
March 27, 2020Tesla, GM, and Ford are now manufacturing ventilators to bolster the country’s stock in response to the coronavirus crisis. Meanwhile,…
New York’s Unstable Electric Grid
July 29, 2019New York’s Con Ed has had two major power outages within a two-week period—and the outages probably will continue given…
Over a Quarter of the U.S. Nuclear Fleet Is at Risk for Retirement
October 8, 2018Competition from natural gas and renewable energy has forced the retirement of existing nuclear plants in the United States. Out…
