Day: May 4, 2025

Why is Grid Inertia Important?

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: This article is from Gene Nelson, PH.D. We recommend subscribing to his Substack. This is an outstanding article on grid stability and how bad California political leaders have been with their energy policies, resulting in some of the highest electricity prices in the United States. They import more energy […]

Ranking the Major Oil Company Q1 Results

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: Michael and I will cover this article from David Blackmon’s Substack on our Daily Show. We highly recommend subscribing to his and our Substacks. David is at Energy Transition Absurdities Alright, folks, it’s time to dig into the Q1 2025 earnings from the U.S. oil patch’s main titans: ExxonMobil, […]

Why Spain’s Rooftop Solar Owners Weren’t Spared From the Blackout

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: Rooftop solar panels on homes are not bad; they must be appropriately designed and set up for disaster use. I have taken the time to learn how to get the rooftop solar, backup gas generators, and storage to work. I also have a manual switch to take my home […]

Saudis Warn of More Supply Unless OPEC+ Cheats Fall in Line

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: When the United States or China need additional money, they just print more than what they need. That system is set up for failure, but when Russia, Iran, Iraq, and other OPEC+ members need extra cash, they drill more and throw the product on a dark fleet tanker to […]

How Media Push Climate Catastrophism, Ignore Science, And Harm The Poor

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: All too often, people don’t understand how much money was funneled into the media to fuel the climate narrative, then how energy policies were made on bad science and climate religion rather than physics and fiscal responsibility. We are seeing the grid failures around the globe play out in […]

House Votes To Overturn Biden-Era Rule Letting California Impose EV Mandate

Energy News Beat House GOP and dozens of Dems voted to overturn a Biden rule letting California enforce a national EV mandate through EPA waiver powers. ​House GOP lawmakers, joined by 35 Democrats, voted on Thursday to reverse a Biden-era rule that effectively allows California to impose a national electric vehicle (EV) mandate. [emphasis, links […]

Unsold Inventory of Homes for Sale in Florida Pile up Further in April. Some Metros Start Seeing Gluts, Miami Still Lags a Little

Energy News Beat Active Listings compared to April 2019: Jacksonville +23%, North Port-Sarasota +29%, Tampa +31%, Orlando +40%, Cape Coral-Fort Myers +42%, Lakeland-Winter Haven +71%. By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET. Unsold inventory of existing homes for sale is piling up in Florida at a stunning rate. Active listings jumped by 35% year-over-year in April, to 182,589 homes, […]