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** Daily Energy News ┃ 08/20/26
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** Scam cancellations will continue until grid conditions improve.

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Utility Dive ([link removed]) (8/17/26) reports: "The U.S. Department of Energy will not move forward with the designation of three proposed National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors that the Biden administration selected for review in 2024, saying in a Wednesday release that the corridors were selected as a “means to advance” that administration’s 'Green New Scam agenda.' 'Transmission policy must serve the American people,' Energy Secretary Chris Wright said in the release, 'not special interests or a climate-alarmist agenda that drives up costs, worsens reliability, and disregards the concerns of local communities.' DOE’s release alleged that the 'current designation framework proved ineffective in strengthening grid reliability and reducing electricity costs. In some communities, it also contributed to confusion and concern about the scope and intent of NIETC authority.'...Cattle
producer-only trade association R-CALF USA praised DOE’s decision, as it had raised concerns in 2024 about the siting of the corridors for their potential to 'disrupt independent livestock operations or result in the loss of essential grazing and haying lands.' Other groups, including the Environmental Defense Fund and Clean Air Task Force, criticized the cancellation and said DOE is turning down an opportunity to strengthen the grid."


** If Big Green, Inc. had their way every garage in America would have one of these sitting inside.
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Daily Caller ([link removed]) (8/18/26) reports: "Forget the slow burn of traffic — electric vehicles are catching fire amid a surge in recalls over models that can burst into flames even while parked. Sarah Lammersen’s plug-in hybrid Jeep Wrangler caught fire while her daughter drove it, days after a recall of a partially electric car model, according to The Washington Post. Jeep alone recalled more than 200,000 plug-in hybrid vehicles in November 2025, over a risk that their batteries could catch fire while parked or driving...The 2025 Jeep recall is part of a growing problem involving vehicles that can pose a fire hazard even after drivers turn them off. An estimated 3.2 million vehicles currently have an outstanding 'park outside' recall, according to vehicle history provider Carfax...National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) created its 'park outside' designation in 2015 to highlight recalls involving fire
risks severe enough that owners should keep their vehicles away from homes and other structures, according to the Post. The agency later added a dedicated warning to its online recall listings in 2022...The problem extends beyond EV batteries. Modern vehicles contain an increasing number of electrical systems that remain energized even when the engine is turned off, creating opportunities for fires involving wiring, starter relays, seat motors and other components, per the outlet...Owners facing the warnings can also be stuck waiting months before automakers have repairs available, leaving drivers to determine where they can safely store their vehicles."


** The solution to gas prices really is that simple.
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Red State ([link removed]) (8/19/26) opinion: "Energy costs are at the heart of every economy, and the United States right now is no exception. A major factor in energy costs is the price of gasoline and diesel fuel. Every consumer depends on these fuels, whether they like it or not, and gasoline prices in particular can lead to some serious economic calculations among American consumers: Where to go on vacation, where to buy groceries, whether or not to accept a job on the far side of a metro area, and many, many more small everyday considerations. In short, high gas prices are damaging to any state's economy. And nowhere are gasoline prices higher than in Democrat-dominated states. There are several reasons for this, not least among them excessive taxation. The Democrats have become a fundamentally anti-energy party, in part because they are bending the knee to the climate scolds, and in
part because the Democrat Party has never seen a tax increase that didn't give them a collective (hah) warm, fuzzy feeling. A report published in July by the Institute for Energy Research has crunched the numbers, and they are interesting...We knew all this, but it's interesting to see the numbers put forth rather clinically, like this report does. There are other factors, of course. The report by the Institute for Energy Research noted my own Alaska as a high-cost state, and here in the Great Land that's mostly due to a lack of refining capacity. We send oil to the Lower 48 (and elsewhere) in tankers, and we get tankers of gasoline and diesel fuel back, which is why it costs me almost $200 to fill my pickup with diesel fuel. But that's not a problem that can be resolved easily or quickly. The problem the nation's blue states and cities face with gasoline prices, however, can be resolved a little more easily by the people of those states: Stop voting for Democrats."


** Coal keeps it all running.
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OilPrice.com ([link removed]) (8/20/26) reports: "Indian steelmakers are reeling from a jump in coking coal prices this year that is squeezing their margins and delaying capacity expansion in the steelmaking industry, analysts and industry executives tell Reuters. India relies on imports for as much as 95% of its coking coal, or metallurgical coal, demand. Metallurgical coal is a grade of coal that is one of the essential raw materials in the steelmaking process. Also known as met coal, this type of coal contains more carbon, less ash and less moisture than thermal coal, which is used for electricity generation. With India relying on coking coal imports for nearly all its demand, the supply disruptions this year and the surging prices have pressured Indian steel makers. The price of premium coking coal freight on board (FOB) in Australia surged by 25% in the first seven months of this year
compared to last year due to a series of supply disruptions, Banmeet Khurmi, metallurgical coal and coke market service lead at Sydney-based consultancy CRU told Reuters. The price increase has been the result of slower ramp-up of new mines, higher prices due to the Iran war, supply disruptions at key producer Australia, and the deadly coal mine explosion in China’s Shanxi province that killed more than 80 people in the worst Chinese mining accident in years."


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"At a time of rising demand, Congress should act to keep energy affordable, reliable, and driven by consumer choice."
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"A recent study found data centers are overwhelmingly powered by reliable generators like coal, natural gas, and nuclear. They merely purchase renewable energy credits as a means of offsetting the emissions produced to power these facilities—which may make for nice 'sustainability reports' for billion-dollar corporations, but it doesn’t help keep the lights on for small businesses and the American public." -Energy Bad Boys Substack ([link removed])


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** Texas joins with New York in data center slowdown.
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AEA ([link removed]) (8/20/26) article: "Texas is poised to become one of the world’s largest AI data center hubs, with plenty of land, decent energy supplies, and a business-friendly atmosphere. But amid public concerns about energy and water use, Texas Governor Greg Abbott has paused all new data center construction while the state audits current plans. That pause puts 20% of the U.S. pipeline at risk of delay, affecting almost 49.8 gigawatts of projects. Governor Abbott called for an audit of all data centers in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) interconnection queue, which led the grid operator to delay its review of the first set of projects from the state’s new load interconnection process. According to Abbot, the ERCOT large load interconnection requests consist of about 474 gigawatts, of which about 90% are for data centers, which is more than five times ERCOT’s peak demand record.
An all-time hourly peak of 91,089 megawatts was set on July 22, 2026. Abbott’s audit will examine whether data centers provide their own power or rely on the grid; their water use; and which data centers use state or federal assistance such as tax incentives, grants, or abatements."


** Energy Markets
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WTI Crude Oil: ↑ $87.88
Natural Gas: ↓ $2.72
Gasoline: ↑ $4.10
Diesel: ↑ $5.54
Heating Oil: ↑ $446.90
Brent Crude Oil: ↑ $93.40
US Rig Count ([link removed]) : ↑ 655


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