AI has delayed the planned retirements of at least 15 coal plants, some indefinitely: e360.yale.edu/digest/ai-coal-n…

The head of the 2nd largest utility company in the U.S. says: "We're going to extend coal plants as long as we can because we need those resources on the grid."
#energy #AI #climate

A.I. Is Keeping Aging Coal Plants Online

^{Yale E360}

Excellent thread about the #Energy market, thanks, Sean.

mastodon.social/@SeanCasten/11…

Sean Casten

2026-01-15 13:26:55

This will be covered as a statement on clean energy, but it's really about the fact that the oil & gas sector fundamentally doesn't know how to make money beyond their upstream businesses. Which is a problem for the transition. A few thoughts: wsj.com/business/earnings/bp-w…

In declaring that the #US will be “running” #Venezuela, #Trump has raised a host of questions: Will the US have an occupying #military force? Will it install a pliant government for some number of years? Will it run the #courts, & determine who pumps the #oil? All of this, of course, could enmesh the US in the kind of “forever wars” Trump’s #MAGA base has rejected.

Trump spoke about bringing in US oil companies to remake the #energy infrastucture &, presumably, to exploit oil reserves.

#law

ft.com/content/079f2014-ed56-4…

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#China can actually catalyze the #clean #energy #transition rapidly for the #poor #countries while #US #Europe etc. either increase #oil #gas production or spend on #military

Remember: #solar #battery #EV DO NOT make the poor countries dependent on China. While oil and gas imports will keep them dependent.

#Africa #solarpunk #hopepunk

Why China is doubling down on its export-led growth model

The country plans to reinforce its dominance of global manufacturing, despite persistent deflation at home and rising tensions abroad

^{Thomas Hale (Financial Times)}

Dutch electricity grid operators will buy millions of Chinese “smart meters” because they were cheaper.

But this a bright idea security-wise?

And are the EU producers correct the CN ones were dumped below cost? Is this a good idea for industry policy?

nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/12/31/netbe…

#China #Energy #Renewables #Grid #Electricity #EU #Europe #Nederland #Infosec #digital #Industry

Slimme meters uit China

Stroom: Vanaf 1 januari mogen mensen digitale energiemeters niet meer weigeren. De aanbesteding door netbeheerders die gezamenlijk inkopen, is gewonnen door het Chinese Kaifa Technology, dat voor een derde in handen is van een Chinees staatsbedrijf.

^{Marloes de Koning (NRC)}

Climate and Environmental wins in 2025

(In spite of…you know who)

euronews.com/green/2025/12/25/…

#Climate #Environment #Energy #Biodiversity #GoodNews

Five climate wins of 2025 that prove there’s still hope for the planet

Despite the influx of climate doom and irreversible damage, 2025 scored some pretty big victories for the planet.

^Euronews.com