FirstEnergy agreed to pay $275M in restitution to finally close the book on the HB 6 bribery scandal, with the money going directly back to the customers it originally defrauded. (Politico) The deal ...

Sandbrook Capital is buying United Utility Services for $1B in hopes of cornering the market on the “grunt work” of the energy transition. (Bloomberg) With utilities set to spend $1.1T on grid ...

In the era of global energy transition, battery inverters have evolved from simple power conversion devices into core hubs that link renewable energy generation, energy storage systems (ESS), and ...

Big Tech is at war over a “boring” accounting rule that could determine the future of the global energy grid. (Semafor) Tech giants have divided into 2 camps over how to count their pollution. Amazon ...

After more than a year in process, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission last week (Dec. 18) laid out a policy to facilitate co-location of data centers and power plants on the PJM ...

"Vertrouwen komt te voet en gaat te paard." "Trust Arrives on Foot and Leaves on Horseback" https://time.com/7341878/ai-capabilities-chris-wright/?utm_source=firefox ...

This is not the ideal source, and it does not seem possible to get an online copy of the actual draft. But Reuters and others are reporting that the EU intends to widen the Carbon Border Adjustment ...

For our final episode of the year, Laurent jumped onto the Wolfe Power podcast, where he and host Alex Wolfe took a no-nonsense tour through the big energy moments that shaped 2025. Deals of the Year: ...

President Trump’s war on wind power, articulated on his first day in office, has hit an administrative reversal in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Judge Patti Saris earlier ...

On December 8, 2025, the New York City Department of Buildings (“DOB”) issued Buildings Bulletin 2025-014, providing long-awaited clarification on how battery energy storage systems (“BESS”), ...

The Interior Department advanced a solar project for the first time since July. (PV Mag) The Bureau of Land Management approved key amendments (like road rerouting) for the $2.3B, 1.4 GW Libra solar + ...

Trump Media (TMTG) has decided its next act after Truth Social is…solving nuclear fusion. The company is merging with TAE Technologies in a $6B deal. The new entity will be co-led by Devin Nunes ...