Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Climate Change Move from N.A. Heads of Government Could Affect the Oil & Gas Industry

Three Chief Executives Tackle Climate Change Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, U.S. President Barack Obama, and Mexico’s President Enrique Peña Nieto joined forces in Ottawa this week expressly to demonstrate how North America has the “moral imperative to show strong leadership building on the Paris Agreement and promoting its early entry into force.” This meeting was to showcase their resolve to

Four Companies Generate Half of U.S. Renewable Energy

From SmartGrid News Four companies account for more than half of all renewable energy sales across the U.S.: Sempra Energy, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), Edison International and Xcel Energy all reported that more than 20 percent of their total energy sales came from renewable resources, according to a report from CERES. Combined, the four companies accounted for more than

NatGas Shortage Could Cause Rolling Blackouts in Los Angeles this Summer, Grid Operator Warns

From MarketWatch California regulators and utility executives are staring down a natural-gas shortage in the Los Angeles area that could trigger up to two weeks of electrical blackouts this summer. The state’s electric grid operator warned Friday that it may call for emergency reductions in electricity use on Monday and Tuesday, when a heat wave in Southern California is expected to push up demand for

Tesla Makes Offer for SolarCity

From The Tesla Team June 21, 2016 Tesla’s mission has always been tied to sustainability. We seek to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable transportation by offering increasingly affordable electric vehicles. And in March 2015, we launched Tesla Energy, which through the Powerwall and Powerpack allow homeowners, business owners and utilities to benefit from renewable energy storage. It’s now time

Oil & Gas 360 - Wind v. Natural Gas

Here’s Why Wind Could Replace Natural Gas

The Accelerating Growth of Wind and Solar Energy is Being Driven by Government Climate Policies, Global Corporations Thrusting Themselves onto the Green Bandwagon, Fervent Activism Against Fossil Fuels, a Carbon Concerned Millennial Generation that is Willing to Pay More for Renewable Energy, and for Some Large Electricity Buyers–Attractive Economics Last week, Oil & Gas 360® published an exclusive interview with Martin Keller, Director of

Renewable Energy could Replace Fossil Fuels for Power Gen by 2066: an OAG360® Exclusive Interview with NREL Director Martin Keller

If Martin Keller’s prediction comes true, in 50 years the U.S. won’t be using nearly the amount of crude oil, refined petroleum products, natural gas or coal as the legacy energy industry has been supplying for the past 100 years – Part One The National Renewable Energy Laboratory, or NREL, is a place you might label as the federal government’s

The Future of Natural Gas Growth, Renewables Growth Depends on the Clean Power Plan

If the CPP passes, natural gas growth will double and renewables will show much stronger growth: EIA The extent to which renewables and natural gas continue to grow in terms of their overall percentage in the energy generation mix in the United States will depend on the future of the EPA’s Clean Power Plan, according to new data from the

Brazil’s CPFL Energia Buys AES Corp. Unit for $486 Million

From Reuters CPFL Energia SA, the largest private Brazilian utility, has agreed to buy a power distributor owned by AES Corp in southern Brazil for 1.7 billion reais ($486 million), the companies announced on Thursday in securities filings. The acquisition of Porto Alegre-based AES Sul, which has around 1.3 million clients and 5.5 billion reais in annual revenue, will raise

Federal Court Strikes Down Minnesota ‘Electricity from Coal’ Import Ban

From Power Magazine A Minnesota law that bans power imports from new out-of-state coal-fired power plants is unconstitutional, a federal appeals court has deemed. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on June 15 upheld a decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota that found that the statute’s prohibitions had the effect of “controlling

U.S. Electricity Sales Expected to Grow Even as Consumers Become More Efficient

Total U.S. electricity sales expected to grow 0.7% annually through 2040 Electricity sales are expected to continue growing in the U.S. through 2040 even as consumers use energy more efficiently, the EIA reported. In 2015, 3.7 trillion kilowatthours (kWh) of electricity was sold, and the administration expects that number to rise 0.7% annually through the end of its Annual Energy