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How Renewables and Batteries Saved the Texas Grid in 2025
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How Renewables and Batteries Saved the Texas Grid in 2025

By many measures, the Texas electricity grid was put to the test in 2025.  The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) reported near-record power demand, with electricity use in the first three quarters of 2025 up about 5 percent from the prior year – the fastest growth of any U.S. grid.  Since 2023, wind, solar, and energy storage have been the fastest-growing sources of electricity in Texas, all helping meet rising demand.

New electrical line will connect Nevada to Utah across BLM and Forest Service land
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New electrical line will connect Nevada to Utah across BLM and Forest Service land

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the U.S. Forest Service have approved a project that would construct a 217-mile electrical line connecting Ely, Nevada to Nephi.  The 500-kilovolt transmission project will authorize a right-of-way across BLM-managed public lands in Nevada and Utah, as well as the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest’s Ely Ranger District, to construct...

Carbon X, A Woman-led Climate Solutions Company, is Reshaping How Environmental Progress is Financed in the United States
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Carbon X, A Woman-led Climate Solutions Company, is Reshaping How Environmental Progress is Financed in the United States

Carbon X is revolutionizing the environmental space in the oil and gas industry by revitalizing areas with neglected oil and gas wells by permanently plugging them, thereby stopping methane leakage at the source. By doing this, Carbon X converts those emissions reductions into verified carbon credits. One carbon credit is proof that one ton of...

Trump Suspends Major Offshore Wind Projects for Security Reasons
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Trump Suspends Major Offshore Wind Projects for Security Reasons

Large-scale offshore wind projects are being paused due to national security concerns, the Interior Department announced Monday. The pauses affect Vineyard Wind 1, Revolution Wind, Commercial, Sunrise Wind, and Empire Wind 1. The Trump administration has targeted offshore wind projects over the last year, delaying or canceling some of them in a nod to shifts...

Trump Media announces $6 billion merger with fusion company TAE Technologies
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Trump Media announces $6 billion merger with fusion company TAE Technologies

Trump Media and Technology Group on Thursday announced a merger agreement with TAE Technologies, a privately held fusion power company, valued at more than $6 billion. The all-stock deal, expected to close in mid-2026, will result in shareholders of each firm owning approximately half of the combined company. Trump Media shares — which have plummeted more...

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