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SpaceX is reportedly planning to build its own natural gas pipeline in Texas (engadget.com)

2026-06-27 | by Cheyenne Macdonald | tags: spacex, starbase, natural gas pipeline

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An off-grid power project gets a major proof of concept. What it means for GE Vernova (cnbc.com)

2026-06-23 | by Morgan Chittum | get Portable Solar Power Bank → | tags: ge vernova, chevron, ai data centers

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Solar in California surpassed natural gas in the first five months of 2026 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-17 | get Solar Panel Kit → | tags: california, solar, natural gas

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“Better” Isn’t Always Enough. Why Smart Leaders Use This Hidden Curve to Decide Who Wins (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-27 | by Neel Somani | get Leadership Strategy Board Game → | tags: natural gas, incumbents, substitution curve

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Solar to dominate energy by 2035, but AI data centers will keep fossil fuels in business (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-19 | by Tim De Chant | get Solar Power Bank → | tags: solar, bloombergnef, data centers

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Kevin O’Leary Wants to Build a $100 Billion AI Data Center in Utah. Locals Say It Could Drain the Great Salt Lake. (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-11 | by Jonathan Small | get AI Data Center Building Kit → | tags: ai data center, great salt lake, box elder county

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Oracle Forced to Cancel Incredibly Polluting Natural Gas Plant to Power AI Data Center (futurism.com)

2026-05-10 | by Joe Wilkins | get Renewable Energy Power Bank → | tags: oracle, project jupiter, bloom energy

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Geothermal startup Fervo Energy to raise up to $1.3B in IPO (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-05 | by Tim De Chant | get Geothermal Energy Starter Kit → | tags: fervo energy, ipo, nasdaq

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Trump administration is paying more companies to abandon offshore wind projects (engadget.com)

2026-04-28 | get Offshore Wind Turbine Model → | tags: offshore wind, bluepoint wind, golden state wind

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UAE to Exit OPEC After Nearly 60 Years (wired.com)

2026-04-28 | by Carla Sertin | get OPEC Membership Badge → | tags: opec, uae, liquefied natural gas

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Data center demand drives 66% surge in natural gas power plant costs (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-27 | by Tim De Chant | get Natural Gas Power Plant Model → | tags: natural gas, microsoft, meta

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US Renewable Power Generation Beats Natural Gas for the First Time, Defying Trump (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-15 | get Solar Panel Kit → | tags: renewable energy, natural gas, us power grid

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For the first time in the U.S., renewables generate more power than natural gas (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-14 | by Carl Safina | get Renewable Energy Monitor Kit → | tags: renewables, natural gas, ember

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For the First Time in the U.S., Renewables Generate More Power Than Natural Gas (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-14 | by Carl Safina | get Solar Panel Kit → | tags: renewables, natural gas, ember

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Shock from Iran war has Trump's vision for US energy dominance flailing (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-12 | get Tesla Powerwall Battery → | tags: iran war, strait of hormuz, us energy

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Helium is hard to replace (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-10 | by Brian Potter | get Helium Gas Tank → | tags: helium, strait of hormuz, natural gas

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Helium Is Hard to Replace (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-10 | by Brian Potter | get Helium Leak Detector → | tags: helium, strait of hormuz, natural gas

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Taiwanese chip makers call on government to stockpile helium, liquid natural gas — TSIA pleads for strategic supplies as US and Iran sign ceasefire in Middle East (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-08 | by Jowi Morales | get Helium Gas Supply Kit → | tags: tsia, taiwan semiconductor, helium

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Record wind and solar saved UK from gas imports worth £1B in March 2026 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-07 | by Carbon Brief Staff | get Tesla Powerwall Home Battery → | tags: wind, solar, liquefied natural gas

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A New Google-Funded Data Center Will Be Powered by a Massive Gas Plant (wired.com)

2026-04-02 | by Molly Taft | get Google Data Center Energy Kit → | tags: google, goodnight data center, natural gas

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Meta’s natural gas binge could power South Dakota (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-01 | by Tim De Chant | get Natural Gas Generator Kit → | tags: meta, hyperion data center, natural gas

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The Iran War Has Cut Off Supply of a Gas the AI Industry Desperately Needs (futurism.com)

2026-04-01 | by Joe Wilkins | get Natural Gas Supply Monitor → | tags: iran war, helium supply, strait of hormuz

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What will power the grid in 2035? The race is wide open (techcrunch.com)

2026-03-28 | by Tim De Chant | get Tesla Powerwall 2 → | tags: fusion power, natural gas, smr startups

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Meta to fund seven new natural gas power plants to fuel AI data centers — Entergy partnership to deliver 7 gigawatts of power for Louisiana AI facility (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-28 | by Luke James | get Natural Gas Power Plant Model → | tags: meta, entergy, hyperion

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Meta will fund seven new natural gas plants to power its biggest data center yet (engadget.com)

2026-03-27 | get Natural Gas Power Bank → | tags: meta, natural gas plants, entergy louisiana

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One Way or Another, Most of Our Electricity Comes From Solar Power (wired.com)

2026-03-27 | by Rhett Allain | get Portable Solar Power Bank → | tags: solar power, photosynthesis, coal

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One Microsoft data center in West Virginia could raise the company’s emissions 44%: report (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-03-25 | get Microsoft Azure Data Center Hoodie → | tags: microsoft, west virginia, data center

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Iran war energy crisis is a renewable energy wake-up call (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-22 | by Ghosal Covers The Intersection Of Business | get Solar Panel Kit → | tags: iran, strait of hormuz, renewable energy

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Work From Home and Drive More Slowly To Save Energy, IEA Says (slashdot.org)

2026-03-20 | get Smart Home Energy Monitor → | tags: iea, energy security, electric cooking

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Oil and gas prices jump after Iran and Israel attack gasfields (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-19 | by Julia Kollewe | get Smart Gas Leak Detector → | tags: iran, qatarenergy, brent crude