Day: August 23, 2026

Is an 18-Month Blackout on the Horizon? Energy’s Perfect Storm

Energy News Beat We cover 10 Big Stories on the Energy News Beat Stand Up Welcome to the Energy Newsbeat, where host Stu Turley breaks down the ten most critical energy stories shaping global markets and infrastructure. In this episode, we explore a landscape marked by unprecedented challenges and opportunities: from the alarming vulnerability of […]

The Collapse of U.S./Canada Trade Talks Threaten America’s Energy Security

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: This article originally appeared on David Blackmon’s Substack; we highly recommend subscribing. We will be covering this on several podcasts this week. This also brings in the Hydro Connection from Canada to New York City that we have covered. It is not wise to spend billions on importing energy […]

Britain Doubles Down on Wind by Moving to Floating Wind Farms for More Expensive Energy

Energy News Beat Britain is running out of shallow waters suitable for fixed-bottom offshore wind turbines and is now pivoting aggressively to floating wind farms in deeper seas around Scotland, Wales, and Cornwall. According to recent reporting, the government aims for roughly 3,000 new floating turbines over the next 10–15 years (about 500 by 2030), […]

GE Vernova’s Gas Turbine Backlog Hits 116 GW. What Does This Mean for the AI Market?

Energy News Beat Order a heavy-duty gas turbine from GE Vernova today, and it will not arrive until 2031. That production reality, confirmed on the company’s July 22, 2026, earnings call, sits beneath nearly every ambitious AI data-center power plan announced in recent years. GE Vernova closed the second quarter with a combined gas-power equipment […]

What if 9 Substations were Targeted on the US Grid? Would Jon Wellinghoff’s Prediction of an 18-Month US Grid Blackout Happen?

Energy News Beat The U.S. power grid faces a long-standing vulnerability that has resurfaced in recent discussions: a coordinated attack on a small number of critical substations could trigger a cascading nationwide blackout lasting months—or longer. This warning, originally highlighted by former Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Jon Wellinghoff, stems from analysis following the […]