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seekingalpha.com - REITer's Digest - Dominion Energy: The Coastal Offshore Wind Speed Bump (D)
Dominion Energy: The Coastal Offshore Wind Speed Bump (D)
Seeking Alpha

Dominion Energy remains a key beneficiary of surging electricity demand driven by AI and data center growth. D's diversified energy platform, including nuclear and renewables, positions it to capitalize on the U.S. energy revolution. The Trump…

nytimes.com - Lisa Friedman - Trump Tosses Lifelines to the Struggling Coal Industry
Trump Tosses Lifelines to the Struggling Coal Industry
The New York Times

A day after the Trump administration acted to throttle offshore wind farms, it tossed two lifelines to coal, the dirtiest fossil fuel and a favored industry of the president. The government ordered two coal-burning power plants in Indiana to…

boston.com - Associated Press - Trump order halts offshore wind projects for at least 90 days
Trump order halts offshore wind projects for at least 90 days
Boston.com

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has directed five large-scale wind projects under construction off the East Coast to suspend their activities for at least 90 days, according to letters from the Interior Department obtained Tuesday…

yahoo.com - By Jasper Ward - Democratic governors call on Trump administration to lift freeze on offshore wind projects
Democratic governors call on Trump administration to lift freeze on offshore wind projects
Yahoo!

WASHINGTON, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Four Democratic governors wrote to U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on Wednesday to ask ​the Trump administration to lift its halt on five offshore ‌wind projects on the U.S. East Coast. The…

bbc.co.uk - Archie Mitchell - BP sells stake in motor oil arm Castrol in $6bn deal - BBC News
BP sells stake in motor oil arm Castrol in $6bn deal - BBC News
BBC

BP has struck a $6bn (£4.4bn) deal to sell a majority stake in its motor oil division Castrol to a US investment firm. The oil giant sold a 65% stake in Castrol, which makes lubricants for cars, motorcycles and industrial vehicles, to New…

marketbeat.com - Vestas Wind Systems AS (OTCMKTS:VWDRY) Rating Increased to Strong-Buy at DZ Bank
Vestas Wind Systems AS (OTCMKTS:VWDRY) Rating Increased to Strong-Buy at DZ Bank
MarketBeat

Vestas Wind Systems AS (OTCMKTS:VWDRY - Get Free Report) was upgraded by analysts at DZ Bank to a 'strong-buy' rating in a report released on Sunday, Zacks.com reports. Get Vestas Wind Systems AS alerts: How to Invest in Energy A number of other…

wishtv.com - Katy Doninger - Trump administration orders 2 Indiana power plants to keep burning coal
Trump administration orders 2 Indiana power plants to keep burning coal
Indianapolis News | Indiana Weather | Indiana Traffic | WISH-TV |

(INDIANA CAPITAL CHRONICLE) — Federal officials have ordered a temporary halt to the planned shutdowns of two coal-burning Indiana power plants amid President Donald Trump's attempts to boost the coal mining industry. The U.S. Department of…

wcvb.com - Matthew Daly and Jennifer McDermott - Trump order halts offshore wind projects for at least 90 days
Trump order halts offshore wind projects for at least 90 days
WCVB

Trump order halts offshore wind projects for at least 90 days SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. MASSACHUSETTS GOVERNOR MAURA HEALEY IS JOINING OTHER NORTHEASTERN STATE LEADERS IN OPPOSING PRESIDENT TRUMP'S WIND ENERGY CRACKDOWN. PRESIDENT TRUMP SUSPENDED…

arkansasonline.com - MATTHEW DALY The Associated Press - 5 wind projects directed to halt activity for 90 days | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
5 wind projects directed to halt activity for 90 days | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Arkansas Online

WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration has directed five large-scale wind projects under construction off the East Coast to suspend their activities for at least 90 days, according to letters from the Interior Department obtained Tuesday by The…

wbur.org - WBUR Newsroom - Four northeastern governors demand Trump Administration reverse wind project suspensions
Four northeastern governors demand Trump Administration reverse wind project suspensions
WBUR

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey and three other northeastern governors are demanding that the Trump administration reverse its decision to halt wind projects on the Eastern Seaboard. Healey, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont…

delcotimes.com - Associated Press - Trump order halts offshore wind projects for at least 90 days
Trump order halts offshore wind projects for at least 90 days
Delco Times

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By MATTHEW DALY and JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has directed five large-scale wind projects under construction off the East Coast to suspend their…

bostonherald.com - Tim Dunn - New England unions push back against Trump admin's move to freeze offshore wind projects
New England unions push back against Trump admin's move to freeze offshore wind projects
Boston Herald

The Trump administration has moved to implement a 90-day freeze on five industrial-sized offshore wind projects, including the Vineyard Wind 1 windfarm off of Nantucket. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File) Worker unions and politicians in New England…

indianexpress.com - How rapid growth of AI data centres reflects on India's energy governance
How rapid growth of AI data centres reflects on India's energy governance
The Indian Express

However, AI operates through a complex interdependence between software, hardware and energy. It requires large data centers that operate continuously to train, deploy, and update AI models in real time. These data centers are intensely energy…

washingtonexaminer.com - Maydeen Merino - Price shock: Demand from data center boom raises electricity bills
Price shock: Demand from data center boom raises electricity bills
Washington Examiner

An Energy Department report last year found that data centers consumed about 4.4% of total U.S. electricity in 2023. That share is projected to rise to 6.7 to 12% by 2028. The growth of data centers is expected only to accelerate, as the Trump…

insideclimatenews.org - Aidan Hughes - SPEED Act Passes in House Despite Changes That Threaten Clean Power Projects - Inside Climate News
SPEED Act Passes in House Despite Changes That Threaten Clean Power Projects - Inside Climate News
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The House of Representatives cleared the way for a massive overhaul of the federal environmental review process on Thursday, despite last-minute changes that led clean energy groups and moderate Democrats to pull their support. The Standardizing…

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