Alex Stevens Testimony on Maryland’s House Bill 674
February 18, 2026On Tuesday, February 17, 2026, Alex Stevens, Manager of Policy and Communications for the Institute for Energy Research, provided testimony…
China Touts Its Renewables but Fossil Fuels Rule
February 10, 2026The Statistical Review of World Energy reports that coal accounted for 58% of China’s primary energy consumption in 2024. Oil…
China Targets 180 Gigawatts of Battery Storage by end of 2027
February 5, 2026As reported by Energy Storage News, China plans on building an installed base of large-scale energy storage — primarily lithium-ion…
Winter Storm Wrecks Power Lines as Hundreds of Thousands are Still Without Power
January 27, 2026Electricity outages across the United States reached nearly a million customers early Sunday afternoon, but by 10:30 p.m. Sunday, utility…
U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Are Still Below Pre-Pandemic Levels, But Rose 2.4% in 2025
January 26, 2026U.S. greenhouse gas emissions are estimated to have risen 2.4% in 2025, after two years of decline. However, these emissions…
Virginia Rejoins the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
January 23, 2026Virginia’s new governor, Abigail Spanberger, announced that Virginia will rejoin the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), falsely claiming that the…
