Thursday, May 7, 2026
The grid is losing its buffer: The U.S. power market is repricing reliability- oil and gas 360

The grid is losing its buffer: The U.S. power market is repricing reliability

(Oil & Gas 360) Part 1 – The U.S. power system is entering a period of adjustment that looks less like routine reform and more like a reset.   The immediate catalyst is PJM Interconnection’s move to consider a broad overhaul of how its markets price and procure capacity, a signal that the existing framework is no longer aligned with

Geothermal steps into the spotlight as AI drives power demand- oil and gas 360

Geothermal steps into the spotlight as AI drives power demand

(By Oil & Gas 360) – Geothermal energy is having a moment, and this time, it’s not driven by policy headlines or climate targets alone. It’s being pulled forward by something more immediate: the need for reliable, always-on power. A series of recent developments is reshaping how investors and operators think about geothermal’s role in the U.S. energy mix. EIG’s

Power demand surge is rewriting the energy equation- oil and gas 360

Power demand surge is rewriting the energy equation

(By Oil & Gas 360) – A new phase of energy demand is emerging, and it is being driven less by population growth or traditional industry, and more by the rapid expansion of digital infrastructure. Recent data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration points to a clear shift: U.S. electricity demand is accelerating after years of relative stagnation. More notably,

RWE to invest $19 billion in U.S. gas power as demand jumps- oil and gas 360

RWE to invest $19 billion in U.S. gas power as demand jumps

(Oil Price) – Germany-based utility giant RWE is expanding its U.S. portfolio beyond renewables, focusing a large part of planned $19 billion investments in the United States by 2031 on gas-fired power generation. RWE – which ditched U.S. offshore wind last year after the Trump Administration signaled renewables would not be a priority and wouldn’t be supported going forward – is now betting

Texas producers gain access to new electricity procurement platform through TIPRO partnership- oil and gas 360

Texas producers gain access to new electricity procurement platform through TIPRO partnership

(World Oil) – The Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO) has launched a new electricity procurement initiative aimed at helping oil and gas operators manage rising power demand and costs across Texas. The TIPRO Power Texas program, developed in partnership with Arise Energy, provides member companies with access to competitive electricity sourcing options through a digital procurement platform that connects users

Oil and gas to fuel the 500% surge in data center power demand- oil and gas 360

Oil and gas to fuel the 500% surge in data center power demand

(Oil Price) – Hydrocarbons are set to meet about three-quarters of the expected 500% surge in power demand from data centers, as the AI boom and global economic growth push energy demand “accelerating across every dimension,” Sultan Al Jaber, ADNOC chief executive, said on Tuesday. The surge in AI use and the data centers to handle the technologies are set to

US energy prices to spike on Trump’s axing of grants, senator says - oil and gas 360

US energy prices to spike on Trump’s axing of grants, senator says

(BOE Report)– The Trump administration’s plans to cancel nearly $8 billion in Energy Department grants are illegal because contracts had already been signed and will cause consumer energy prices to skyrocket, the top Democrat on the U.S. Senate energy committee said. Earlier this month, the Energy Department canceled $7.56 billion in funding for clean energy projects that it claimed would

NRG Energy to buy $12 billion worth of assets amid power demand supercycle- oil and gas 360

NRG Energy to buy $12 billion worth of assets amid power demand supercycle

(Oil Price) – NRG Energy will buy a portfolio of gas-fired power generation facilities valued at $12 billion from LS Power Equity Advisors, as the Houston-based firm bets on the growing U.S. electricity demand. The deal for the portfolio of natural gas generation facilities and a commercial and industrial virtual power plant (C&I VPP) platform from LS Power will be a

Palisades nuclear plant revival sparks industry interest- oil and gas 360

Palisades nuclear plant revival sparks industry interest

(Oil Price) – In recent years, interest in developing the U.S. nuclear power capacity has grown. Under the Biden administration’s push for a green transition, more companies were encouraged to invest in clean energy. In addition, the power demand is expected to grow much more rapidly than previously thought, as the tech sector drives demand with plans to construct huge data centres. This,