Germany’s wholesale electricity market delivered a textbook lesson in the limits of intermittent renewables in late October 2026. Day-ahead prices collapsed to an average of roughly €13 per megawatt-hour (MWh) on October 25 amid strong wind and solar output, with many 15-minute intervals clearing near zero. Four days later, on October 29, the average hit […]
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Green energy companies in wind, solar, and storage have shown a sharp split in recent results. A few pure-play or hybrid firms have turned profitable or posted strong growth, while many continue to struggle with execution, pricing pressure, subsidies dependence, and Chinese competition. Utilities have delivered consistent, regulated profitability with rising margins as they invest […]
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Japan is on track to reclaim the title of the world’s largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) importer in 2026 for the first time since 2022, narrowly ahead of China. Analysts at ICIS and Kpler both forecast a slim Japanese lead driven by weak Chinese spot buying amid high prices, full storage, and structural shifts toward […]
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On the night of October 30–31, 2026, Ukrainian long-range drones struck the Bashneft refining complex in Ufa, in Russia’s Republic of Bashkortostan, roughly 1,400–1,600 kilometers from the front lines. The attack came as Russian forces simultaneously hit Ukrainian energy infrastructure, leaving hundreds of thousands of households without power as winter approaches.BloombergKyivpost Bloomberg reported that Ukraine […]
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On October 28, 2026, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Dominance Financing closed a $5.1 billion, 30-year loan package to Alliant Energy subsidiaries serving Iowa and Wisconsin. The financing supports new natural gas generation, energy storage, and upgrades that will add more than 2.6 GW of firm or upgraded capacity—enough to power the […]
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Virginia’s State Corporation Commission (SCC) is set to scrutinize NextEra Energy’s proposed roughly $67 billion all-stock acquisition of Dominion Energy in an evidentiary hearing beginning November 17, with a decision deadline in mid-January 2027. The deal, announced in May 2026, would create one of the largest regulated U.S. electric utilities, serving about 10 million customer […]
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Britain’s operator says it will hold a 5.9 GW cushion this winter. An analyst working from its own workbook gets 0.5 GW. Prepared by ENB Research Desk for Stu Turley. Data as of Oct. 28, 2026 (CT). ENB opinons are labeled as Stu’s Take 1. Bottom line Verdict in brief Verdict: both grids remain inside […]
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A viral post says every base must run 90 days without the civilian grid. The real policy is newer, vaguer and still being priced. Your household plan should not wait for it. By Energy News Beat | Oct. 27, 2026 On Oct. 26, Glenn Beck posted on X that “the Pentagon just launched a program […]
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Dominion’s 2026 filing puts 39.2 GW of new generation and storage on the Virginia grid at a $183.4 billion portfolio cost, a present value in 2026 dollars. In nominal dollars its own table takes a typical 1,000 kWh bill from $180.31 to $283.65 by 2046; deflated at the filing’s 2% escalator, that is about $191 […]
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PJM wants up to 6.8 GW of new backstop power to cover a shortfall driven by data centers. FERC put the plan on hold over who gets the bill, and DOE says households should not. This was first run on the Energy News Beat Substack. Here is what is at stake for the 13 states […]
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