17 stories tagged energy, newest first.
8 points by mikelgan | 2 comments
Computerworld news article on Google's deal with Voltus for a 1GW virtual power plant that pays consumers to cut electricity use, freeing grid capacity for data centers.
461 points by hubraumhugo | 373 comments
Kadoa's US Energy Price Monitor page comparing residential electricity prices at investor-owned, public, and co-op utilities using EIA data, 2015–2025.
80 points by surprisetalk | 25 comments
An interactive 3D model of a U.S.-style power grid explaining how electricity is generated, transmitted, priced and kept at 60 Hz, with scenarios like Winter Storm Uri.
28 points by hn_acker | 10 comments
Texas Tribune article on a HARC report warning that Texas's data center boom could reverse decades of air quality gains, especially if powered by natural gas.
14 points by gumby | 6 comments
Maritime Executive report saying Gulf oil exports have risen above prewar levels despite Iranian attacks on shipping.
52 points by MilnerRoute | 33 comments
CNBC news article reporting that the Singapore-registered container ship GFS Pride sank in the Strait of Hormuz after being struck by a projectile amid Iranian attacks.
386 points by karakoram | 634 comments
An Our World in Data insight by Hannah Ritchie showing UK electricity generation per person has fallen by a third since its 2003 peak, below 1970s levels.
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24 points by CaliforniaKarl | 3 comments
YouTube video from Hydro Vision explaining how engineers prevent sand and sediment from eroding hydropower turbines.
26 points by gmays | 33 comments
An a16z American Dynamism article explaining why Texas's grid operator paused new data center interconnections amid a surge of large-load requests.
452 points by marjancek | 332 comments
An interactive scrollytelling essay by Tom Wojcik tracing how a closed strait affects fuel prices, harvests, bond markets and Poland's winter heating as of September 2026.
571 points by rbanffy | 309 comments
IEEE Spectrum feature on how Delhi reduced electricity distribution losses from 50 percent to 5 percent through power-grid reforms.
365 points by lukaspetersson | 326 comments
BBC News article reporting that Google has picked Finland for its largest single investment in Europe, tied to buying nuclear power for data centres.
503 points by chmaynard | 175 comments
A Construction Physics article by Brian Potter explaining how oil refineries process crude oil into fuels and other products.
346 points by herbertl | 149 comments
A Works in Progress Issue 18 article by Jamie Rumbelow about steam networks, the district steam heating systems used in cities like New York.
365 points by jseliger | 293 comments
Terraform Industries blog post announcing the company has produced carbon-neutral synthetic natural gas from captured CO2 and solar power.
949 points by ano-ther | 998 comments
U.S. EIA Today in Energy article reporting that Vogtle Unit 3, the first new U.S. nuclear reactor since 2016, has entered commercial operation.
706 points by rglullis | 663 comments
The Conversation article arguing that the world's 280 million electric bikes and mopeds reduce oil demand more than electric cars do.