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IER is a not-for-profit organization that conducts research and analysis on the functions, operations, and government regulation of global energy markets.| IER
IER is a not-for-profit organization that conducts research and analysis on the functions, operations, and government regulation of global energy markets.| IER
According to Penn State’s Institute of Energy and the Environment, in 2023, artificial intelligence (AI) data centers consumed 4.4% of… The post Data Centers Drive Up Electricity Demand, Causing Concern for Grid Operators appeared first on IER.| IER
Currents is a weekly show produced by the Institute for Energy Research (IER) that recaps the latest news from the… The post Currents: An Energy Update Week of August 25, 2025 appeared first on IER.| IER
President Trump’s Interior Department released an offshore oil and gas leasing plan, outlining 30 auctions in the Gulf of America… The post Trump Administration Releases Oil and Gas Offshore Lease Plan appeared first on IER.| IER
The Trump administration canceled the Lava Ridge wind project in southern Idaho — a project that the Biden administration approved… The post Trump Administration Cancels Large Wind Farm in Idaho appeared first on IER.| IER
The United States opened its first domestic rare earth mine in 70 years: Ramaco’s Brook Mine in Ranchester, Wyoming. It… The post A Rare Earth Mine Opens in Wyoming appeared first on IER.| IER
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) is projecting that the average natural gas spot prices will roughly double from 2024 to…| IER
The Biden administration blocked plans for a major copper, nickel and cobalt mine in northern Minnesota that could have helped…| IER
According to Mark Christie, outgoing Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the grid reliability crisis is here as…| IER
A new analysis by the US Chamber of Commerce’s Global Energy Institute has found significant issueswith the Environmental Protection Agency’s…| IER
Fueling The Conversation, Week of July 28th, 2025 Last week, I praised EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin for taking on the…| IER
The Trump administration is exempting over 100 chemical manufacturing plants, oil refineries, coal plants, medical device sterilizers, and other companies…| IER
This report, When Government Chooses Your Car, provides a comprehensive analysis of the current landscape of electric vehicles (EVs) within…| IER
China automakers are registering new vehicles and then selling them abroad as used vehicles, despite essentially no mileage being added…| IER
According to Reuters, Apple has signed a $500 million, four-year agreement with MP Materials to secure a steady supply of…| IER
President Trump has announced a 50% tariff on copper imports starting August 1 to usher in copper mining in the…| IER
Secretary of Energy Chris Wright signed a Memorandum of Understanding on energy cooperation and a Memorandum of Cooperation on critical…| IER
On April 30, Ukraine and the United States signed an agreement on developing Ukraine’s natural resources, including rare earth minerals,…| IER
China’s export of rare earth magnets to the United States dropped 58.5% year on year to 246 metric tons in…| IER
Ramaco, the developer of a new coal mine in Wyoming, plans to extract rare earth metals that are crucial for…| IER
The Defense Department (DOD) is investing in MP Materials to undercut China’s rare-earth magnet dominance. China dominates the supply chain…| IER
The federal government and Michigan are investing close to $2 billion to reactivate the Palisades nuclear reactor located on Lake…| IER
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports that during the first six months of 2024, developers and power plant operators increased…| IER
By the end of this year, a California residential solar subsidy is expected to cost around $8.5 billion annually for…| IER
The Biden-Harris administration aims for a carbon-free power sector by 2035, primarily through wind and solar energy. However, these sources…| IER
“I am ashamed at the number of things around my house and shops that are done by … human beings,”…| IER
President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) will cost roughly $1.2 trillion–three times more than the official government forecast. The…| IER
The Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Short-Term Energy Outlook expects U.S. electricity consumption to hit a record this year and to…| IER
With electricity demand surging, Biden-Harris regulations mandating the closure of coal and natural gas plants, and advocates pushing for increased…| IER
President Biden and Democrats have a plan for American energy: make it harder to produce and more expensive to purchase.…| IER
A previous IER post identified the proposed PROVE IT Act as a “thinly veiled attempt to foist a domestic carbon…| IER
The Biden-Harris Department of Energy (DOE) recently locked in a rule on cooking appliances, including gas stoves, after the administration…| IER
A majority of U.S. adults remain supportive of expanding nuclear power in the United States, according to a Pew Research Center…| IER
The Biden-Harris administration’s preferred technologies of wind and solar electrical power require additional high voltage transmission lines as they need…| IER
The Biden administration is proposing a rule that would require most fossil fuel power plants to cut their greenhouse gas…| IER
According to Biden-Harris Treasury Secretary Janet Yellin, the energy transition will cost the world $78 trillion through 2050 ($3 trillion…| IER
A rise in European wholesale natural gas prices over the past several months is expected to encourage more utilities to…| IER
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported that interstate natural gas pipeline capacity additions reached a record low in 2022 based…| IER
Texas and California lead the nation in power outages and in wind and solar generation. Since 2019, there have been…| IER
It was not many years ago that tech companies indicated they would reach net zero carbon in the not-so-distant future.…| IER
President Biden and Democrats have a plan for American energy: make it harder to produce and more expensive to purchase.…| IER
President Biden and Democrats have a plan for American energy: make it harder to produce and more expensive to purchase.…| IER
The Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) indicates that climate finance worldwide must increase from $1.3 trillion in 2021/2022 to $9 trillion…| IER
Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized its power plant rule and, in most cases, has made it more restrictive…| IER
President Biden on the campaign trailed vowed to kill the fossil fuel industry—an industry that is the backbone of the…| IER
