Trending News: Wood Mackenzie Says Middle East Conflict Is Disrupting Gulf LNG And Shaking Global Power MarketsAmazon Commits $30 Million To Carbon Credit Deal Transforming Sustainable Rice Farming In IndiaU.S. Imposes Preliminary Antidumping Duties On Solar Imports From India, Indonesia, And LaosSECI Awards 5.6 MW Rooftop Solar Projects Across 14 Government Buildings Under RESCO ModelRajasthan And Gujarat Together Contribute Over 34% To India’s Total Renewable Energy Capacity (March 2026)SLB, Baker Hughes See Oil Exploration Spending Rising as Iran War Disrupts SupplyUS Exporters are Plugging a Qatar-Sized LNG Supply Hole – For Now: MaguireUS Drillers Add Oil and Gas Rigs for First Time in Three Weeks, Baker Hughes SaysOil Prices End Volatile Session Mixed But Up Sharply for the Week on Supply WorriesAmber Energy Says it Will Invest $11 Billion in Citgo if Sale is FinalizedUS Imposes Sanctions on Chinese Teapot Refinery for Buying Iranian OilCanada Approves Enbridge’s $4 Billion Sunrise Gas ExpansionTrump Extends Jones Act Shipping Waiver Through AugustJPMorgan Says Oil Prices Still Have Further to RiseBaker Hughes wins LNG equipment award from QatarEnergyBaker Hughes wins LNG equipment award from QatarEnergyGermany passes bill with raised green hydrogen transport mandatesGermany passes bill with raised green hydrogen transport mandatesEurope turns to biogenic CO2 as fossil-linked supply remains exposedAir Products to build ASU in Cocoa, FloridaThyssenkrupp Uhde wins FEED for BFI ammonia expansionS&P Global Announces New Strategic Direction for Upstream Energy BusinessBrent Tops $106 as Iran Tensions EscalatePakistan Turns to Russia and Venezuela as Middle East Oil Supplies ShrinkIndia Pushes Refiners To Boost LPG Output$3.3bn Mexican low-carbon chemical facility breaks groundINOXAP commissions ASU for Tata Steel’s Punjab siteCumulative LNG supply losses could top 120 bcm by 2030 says IEACroatia grants €2.7m for carbon capture projectUpdate: Qatar Helium 2 plant remains offlineUnmanned hydrogen fuel cell-powered submarine travels 2,000km underwaterEU greenlights Poland’s half-billion-euro hydrogen subsidiesVideo | Where helium demand is growing – and why recovery mattersOil Rises on Concern Over Escalating Middle East TensionsSLB Quarterly Profit Slips as Iran War Dents Middle East Oilfield ActivityTop Indian Refiner Faces Profit Hit From Price SurgeCanada’s Elemental Trucks reveals 63.5-tonne hydrogen fuel cell truckAvant Technology secures $4.83m to expand Texas semiconductor siteKazakhstan steps up renewables pushKenya Clean Energy Week 2026 Celebrates Industry Excellence with Kenya Clean Energy Leadership Awards & Future Energy Leadership Awards Solar Tech Weekly: ATESS Powers C&I Energy; Hydrogen via Reforming; Suryalogix Drives RenewablesUK retailer M&S scales biomethane fleet with mobile refuelling dealUkraine backs biomethane expansion to displace Russian gas in EUIndian Green Energy Stocks Show Mixed Trend As Sensex And NIFTY 50 Decline (24 April 2026)Lithuanian port project closes in on hydrogen productionIndian firm to ramp up electrolyser manufacturing with $5m Chinese orderXurya Drives Indonesia’s Solar Growth With 200 MWp Projects And Zero-Capex ModelGreen Finance Week Asia 2026 Set to Take Place in Days with Expanded Speaker Line-Up and Strong Industry Backing  €80m Ireland biomethane project moves forward despite EU setbackPepsiCo looks to cut potato emissions with CF low-carbon fertiliser dealEU widens Russian sanctions to LNG maintenance and terminal servicesThere Is a High Risk Being Short Energy, Analyst WarnsCanada’s 23.6M Oil Barrel Pledge Is Already Priced InPhillips 66 First To Take Advantage of Jones Act Waiver for US CrudeGoldman Sachs Sees Rapid Oil Output Recovery if Iran War EndsCharbone signs three-year UHP oxygen supply deal in the USHydrogen engine generator tested for data centre back-up powerChip sector has enough helium but stresses could intensify  Atome takes FID on 145MW green hydrogen fertiliser plant in ParaguayAtome takes FID on 145MW green hydrogen-based fertiliser plant in ParaguayIran War Created Biggest Ever Energy Security Threat, IEA SaysChernobyl at 40: The decommissioning challengeOperating licence issued for Bangladesh’s first nuclear power unitUS Air Force announces selections for microreactor deploymentsUS plant cleared for extended operation in record timeWhite House Expected to Extend Jones Act Waiver Up to 90 Days, Sources SayCost to Build a Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant Surges 66%, BNEF SaysUS Oil Executives Expect Crude Output to Rise as Iran War Continues, Survey ShowsJapan Asks Saudi Arabia for More Oil SupplyRussia Keeps Oil Flowing but Brings No New Plan to OPEC+Golden Pass Says First LNG Export Cargo Has Departed From Sabine Pass TerminalTHE ENERGY CRISIS – Welcome to the Age of Global Energy Shocks: BoussoQatar’s $20 Billion LNG Blackout Forces Pakistan Back to the Spot MarketRussian Oil Resumes Flowing to Slovakia via Druzhba After Three-Month HaltEurope’s Rooftop Solar Orders Triple As Gas Prices SurgeUK Fund Targets $20 Billion for Clean Energy in Developing EconomiesSiemens and TSMC expand AI chip partnershipBrazil, German partners line up €2bn for 80,000-tonne green hydrogen projectAnalysis: Are key Middle East sites now at risk of renewed firepower?Video | From recovery to reuse: a more sustainable approach to heliumPulsar Helium signs Michigan acreage deal for explorationUK committee calls for tighter group-based PFAS regulationCOMMENTARY: Iran War May Crush Oil Demand Today, But Send it Soaring Long Term: BoussoOil Gains as US-Iran Talks stall, Hormuz Shipping Still DisruptedS&P Global Cuts 2026 Oil Demand Forecast by 700,000 Bpd Due to Iran WarChevron Restarts Wheatstone LNG Amid Global Gas ShortageHSBC Downgrades Indian Equities Again as Oil Shock DeepensIndia’s Manufacturing Rebounds in April Despite High Energy CostsHormuz ‘Reopening Optimism’ Is ‘Sliding Fast’, Analyst WarnsLviv Chemical Plant to build industrial gas plant in Bartativ, UkraineIndia’s Power Transmission Sector Set For Strong Comeback With ₹7.6 Trillion Investment Opportunity –  SBICAPS ReportARENA Invests $17.1 Million In First Nations Microgrids To Boost Remote Energy ReliabilityLinde subsidiary launches 5MW green hydrogen plant in BrazilAustralian Energy Market Commission Proposes Smarter Grid Planning To Support Rooftop Solar, EV GrowthBrazil’s Trade Surplus Surges To A Record $14.2 Billion Amid High Oil PricesStrait of Hormuz Traffic Grinds to a Halt Again as Iran Fires on Passing ShipsUK Energy Sec Says North Sea Is an ‘Important Resource’Malaysia Urged To Focus On Long-Term Solar Gains Despite Rooftop Adoption SlowdownQatarEnergy ships first LNG cargo from Golden Pass in the USQatarEnergy ships first LNG cargo from Golden Pass in the US
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Trending News: Wood Mackenzie Says Middle East Conflict Is Disrupting Gulf LNG And Shaking Global Power MarketsAmazon Commits $30 Million To Carbon Credit Deal Transforming Sustainable Rice Farming In IndiaU.S. Imposes Preliminary Antidumping Duties On Solar Imports From India, Indonesia, And LaosSECI Awards 5.6 MW Rooftop Solar Projects Across 14 Government Buildings Under RESCO ModelRajasthan And Gujarat Together Contribute Over 34% To India’s Total Renewable Energy Capacity (March 2026)SLB, Baker Hughes See Oil Exploration Spending Rising as Iran War Disrupts SupplyUS Exporters are Plugging a Qatar-Sized LNG Supply Hole – For Now: MaguireUS Drillers Add Oil and Gas Rigs for First Time in Three Weeks, Baker Hughes SaysOil Prices End Volatile Session Mixed But Up Sharply for the Week on Supply WorriesAmber Energy Says it Will Invest $11 Billion in Citgo if Sale is FinalizedUS Imposes Sanctions on Chinese Teapot Refinery for Buying Iranian OilCanada Approves Enbridge’s $4 Billion Sunrise Gas ExpansionTrump Extends Jones Act Shipping Waiver Through AugustJPMorgan Says Oil Prices Still Have Further to RiseBaker Hughes wins LNG equipment award from QatarEnergyBaker Hughes wins LNG equipment award from QatarEnergyGermany passes bill with raised green hydrogen transport mandatesGermany passes bill with raised green hydrogen transport mandatesEurope turns to biogenic CO2 as fossil-linked supply remains exposedAir Products to build ASU in Cocoa, FloridaThyssenkrupp Uhde wins FEED for BFI ammonia expansionS&P Global Announces New Strategic Direction for Upstream Energy BusinessBrent Tops $106 as Iran Tensions EscalatePakistan Turns to Russia and Venezuela as Middle East Oil Supplies ShrinkIndia Pushes Refiners To Boost LPG Output$3.3bn Mexican low-carbon chemical facility breaks groundINOXAP commissions ASU for Tata Steel’s Punjab siteCumulative LNG supply losses could top 120 bcm by 2030 says IEACroatia grants €2.7m for carbon capture projectUpdate: Qatar Helium 2 plant remains offlineUnmanned hydrogen fuel cell-powered submarine travels 2,000km underwaterEU greenlights Poland’s half-billion-euro hydrogen subsidiesVideo | Where helium demand is growing – and why recovery mattersOil Rises on Concern Over Escalating Middle East TensionsSLB Quarterly Profit Slips as Iran War Dents Middle East Oilfield ActivityTop Indian Refiner Faces Profit Hit From Price SurgeCanada’s Elemental Trucks reveals 63.5-tonne hydrogen fuel cell truckAvant Technology secures $4.83m to expand Texas semiconductor siteKazakhstan steps up renewables pushKenya Clean Energy Week 2026 Celebrates Industry Excellence with Kenya Clean Energy Leadership Awards & Future Energy Leadership Awards Solar Tech Weekly: ATESS Powers C&I Energy; Hydrogen via Reforming; Suryalogix Drives RenewablesUK retailer M&S scales biomethane fleet with mobile refuelling dealUkraine backs biomethane expansion to displace Russian gas in EUIndian Green Energy Stocks Show Mixed Trend As Sensex And NIFTY 50 Decline (24 April 2026)Lithuanian port project closes in on hydrogen productionIndian firm to ramp up electrolyser manufacturing with $5m Chinese orderXurya Drives Indonesia’s Solar Growth With 200 MWp Projects And Zero-Capex ModelGreen Finance Week Asia 2026 Set to Take Place in Days with Expanded Speaker Line-Up and Strong Industry Backing  €80m Ireland biomethane project moves forward despite EU setbackPepsiCo looks to cut potato emissions with CF low-carbon fertiliser dealEU widens Russian sanctions to LNG maintenance and terminal servicesThere Is a High Risk Being Short Energy, Analyst WarnsCanada’s 23.6M Oil Barrel Pledge Is Already Priced InPhillips 66 First To Take Advantage of Jones Act Waiver for US CrudeGoldman Sachs Sees Rapid Oil Output Recovery if Iran War EndsCharbone signs three-year UHP oxygen supply deal in the USHydrogen engine generator tested for data centre back-up powerChip sector has enough helium but stresses could intensify  Atome takes FID on 145MW green hydrogen fertiliser plant in ParaguayAtome takes FID on 145MW green hydrogen-based fertiliser plant in ParaguayIran War Created Biggest Ever Energy Security Threat, IEA SaysChernobyl at 40: The decommissioning challengeOperating licence issued for Bangladesh’s first nuclear power unitUS Air Force announces selections for microreactor deploymentsUS plant cleared for extended operation in record timeWhite House Expected to Extend Jones Act Waiver Up to 90 Days, Sources SayCost to Build a Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant Surges 66%, BNEF SaysUS Oil Executives Expect Crude Output to Rise as Iran War Continues, Survey ShowsJapan Asks Saudi Arabia for More Oil SupplyRussia Keeps Oil Flowing but Brings No New Plan to OPEC+Golden Pass Says First LNG Export Cargo Has Departed From Sabine Pass TerminalTHE ENERGY CRISIS – Welcome to the Age of Global Energy Shocks: BoussoQatar’s $20 Billion LNG Blackout Forces Pakistan Back to the Spot MarketRussian Oil Resumes Flowing to Slovakia via Druzhba After Three-Month HaltEurope’s Rooftop Solar Orders Triple As Gas Prices SurgeUK Fund Targets $20 Billion for Clean Energy in Developing EconomiesSiemens and TSMC expand AI chip partnershipBrazil, German partners line up €2bn for 80,000-tonne green hydrogen projectAnalysis: Are key Middle East sites now at risk of renewed firepower?Video | From recovery to reuse: a more sustainable approach to heliumPulsar Helium signs Michigan acreage deal for explorationUK committee calls for tighter group-based PFAS regulationCOMMENTARY: Iran War May Crush Oil Demand Today, But Send it Soaring Long Term: BoussoOil Gains as US-Iran Talks stall, Hormuz Shipping Still DisruptedS&P Global Cuts 2026 Oil Demand Forecast by 700,000 Bpd Due to Iran WarChevron Restarts Wheatstone LNG Amid Global Gas ShortageHSBC Downgrades Indian Equities Again as Oil Shock DeepensIndia’s Manufacturing Rebounds in April Despite High Energy CostsHormuz ‘Reopening Optimism’ Is ‘Sliding Fast’, Analyst WarnsLviv Chemical Plant to build industrial gas plant in Bartativ, UkraineIndia’s Power Transmission Sector Set For Strong Comeback With ₹7.6 Trillion Investment Opportunity –  SBICAPS ReportARENA Invests $17.1 Million In First Nations Microgrids To Boost Remote Energy ReliabilityLinde subsidiary launches 5MW green hydrogen plant in BrazilAustralian Energy Market Commission Proposes Smarter Grid Planning To Support Rooftop Solar, EV GrowthBrazil’s Trade Surplus Surges To A Record $14.2 Billion Amid High Oil PricesStrait of Hormuz Traffic Grinds to a Halt Again as Iran Fires on Passing ShipsUK Energy Sec Says North Sea Is an ‘Important Resource’Malaysia Urged To Focus On Long-Term Solar Gains Despite Rooftop Adoption SlowdownQatarEnergy ships first LNG cargo from Golden Pass in the USQatarEnergy ships first LNG cargo from Golden Pass in the US
Sun. Apr 26th, 2026

Data Centers Prompt US to Boost Power-Usage Forecast by 92%

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US data centers are rapidly driving up demand for power, with the official forecast for electricity consumption next year almost doubling in the past month.

Total power usage in the US is expected to climb 2.15% in 2026, spurred largely by a 5% spike from commercial users because of the expansion of data centers, according to a US Energy Department report released on Tuesday. That’s up sharply from a month ago, when the agency expected commercial demand to rise by 2% and total consumption to gain by 1.12%.

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