Day: January 2, 2026

The EV Market in China Faces California and Minnesota Levels of Corruption

Energy News Beat In a bombshell video exposé by commentator Ken Cao, China’s electric vehicle (EV) industry—long touted as a global powerhouse—is unraveling under a web of systemic fraud and financial manipulation. Cao details how giants like BYD are inflating sales through “zero-kilometer used cars”: vehicles pre-registered as sold to claim subsidies and loans, only […]

Duke Energy Takes First Step toward New Nuclear Build in North Carolina

Energy News Beat In a significant move toward bolstering its clean energy portfolio, Duke Energy has taken an initial regulatory step to explore building new nuclear capacity in North Carolina. The company recently submitted an early site permit (ESP) application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for a potential site at its Belews Creek […]

Powering America’s Industrial Resurgence: Navigating the Challenges of Grid Reliability and Security

Energy News Beat Jerry James, President of Artex Oil Company and an Executive Committee Member of Shale Crescent USA, stops by the Energy News Beat Podcast to share insights on the reindustrialization of the United States. With new electricity demands from AI, Data Centers, and the reindustrial movement from the Trump Adminstration, backed by huge […]

Trump Administration Orders Colorado Coal-Fired Power Plant to Stay Open

Energy News Beat In a move that underscores the ongoing tension between fossil fuel revival efforts and the push for clean energy, the Trump administration issued an emergency order on December 30, 2025, requiring the Craig Station Unit 1 coal-fired generator in northwestern Colorado to remain operational beyond its planned retirement date. This 446-megawatt unit, […]

2025: the year energy security threats began to manifest

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: Excellent article from Watt-Logic and Kathryn Porter. We are contacting her for an interview next month.  2025 could come to be characterised as the year the lights began to flicker across Europe as threats to energy security begin to manifest. We almost ran out of electricity in Britain in […]

Sable Gets the Go-Ahead to Restart Controversial California Pipeline: Is It Too Little Too Late?

Energy News Beat In a move that’s reigniting debates over energy security, environmental risks, and California’s fraught relationship with fossil fuels, Sable Offshore Corp. has secured federal approval to restart its Las Flores Pipeline System off the Santa Barbara coast. The decision, handed down by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) in late […]