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Trump’s Tariffs on Canada Could Make US Power Bills Even Pricier

By Laila Kearney US is a net importer of electricity from Canada Northeast US could be hardest hit by energy tariffs on Canada US grid operators are unclear if tariffs apply to power NEW YORK, March 5 (Reuters) – Swelling U.S. power prices may rise even faster in some parts of the country if 10% …

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Key US Energy Data Trends to Track as Tariffs Kick In

By Gavin Maguire LITTLETON, Colorado, March 5 (Reuters) – Energy product traders, utilities, investors and business executives are among those scrambling to assess the likely impact of new steep tariffs on the United States’ largest trade partners, which kicked in on Tuesday. New 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada, along with a doubling …

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Responding to Trump’s Tariff War: Ontario Premier to Impose 25% Tariff on Power to Three U.S. States Affecting 1.5 Million Homes

Affects 1.5 million homes in Minnesota, Michigan and New York Bloomberg News Ford has written letters to the governors of those states to inform them of the surcharge, he told reporters at the provincial legislature. “If these tariffs persist, if the Trump administration follows through on any more tariffs, we will immediately apply a 25 …

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Ontario Threatens Surcharge on Electricity to Three U.S. States as a Result of Trump Tariff War on Canada

Ontario, Canada’s most populous province, on Tuesday said that if U.S. tariffs persisted, it would impose a 25% surcharge on electricity exports to New York, Michigan and Minnesota. Premier Doug Ford also told reporters that Ontario would ban U.S. companies from provincial procurement contracts and was ripping up a contract with Elon Musk’s Starlink.

COMMENTARY: How to Solve America’s Electricity Crisis – Alex Epstein

My testimony for the House Oversight Committee’s hearing on “Leading the Charge: Opportunities to Strengthen America’s Energy Reliability.” By Alex Epstein Below is a video of my spoken testimony and Q&A, along with my prepared remarks, for last week’s House Oversight Committee’s hearing on “Leading the Charge: Opportunities to Strengthen America’s Energy Reliability.” Introduction America …

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GE Vernova and NRG to Build 5 Gigawatts of Gas Plants for AI

New plants are expected to start up between 2029 and 2032 Energy industry anticipates surge in demand from data centers By Josh Saul GE Vernova Inc., NRG Energy Inc. and Kiewit Corp. agreed to develop up to 5.4 gigawatts of gas-fired power plants, with one NRG executive saying that artificial intelligence is driving an electricity …

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Gas, Power and LNG Trading Profits to Eclipse Oil, McKinsey Says

By Archie Hunter Gas, power and LNG are set to eclipse oil as the biggest driver of commodity trading profits, according to research from McKinsey & Co Inc. “In the last two years they’ve been almost parallel and we definitely see stronger fundamental growth prospects on the power, gas and LNG side going forward,” said …

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US Energy Council Chief Says Power Plants to Produce 15% More Electricity

(Reuters) – U.S. Interior Secretary and co-chair of a new White House energy council Doug Burgum on Friday called for every U.S. power plant to produce 10-15% more electricity to meet the growing energy needs to expand artificial intelligence across the United States. “Winning the AI arms race doesn’t just take software developers. It takes …

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PG&E Raises 2025 Core Earnings Forecast on Higher Electricity Rates

Feb 13 (Reuters) – PG&E Corp (PCG.N), opens new tab on Thursday raised its adjusted core earnings forecast for 2025, as the power company benefits from lower operating expenses and higher electricity rates. Last month, the California Public Utilities Commission approved another request from the company to raise electricity prices after a series of similar …

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Exelon Boosts Capex plan by $3.5 Billion, Mostly to Bolster Power Lines

Major U.S. electric utility Exelon increased its four-year capital investment plan by 10% to $38 billion, with the bulk of the spending aimed at bolstering and building new transmission lines, executives said on an earnings call on Wednesday. Many U.S. power companies have revised up capex plans over the past year as the proliferation of …

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