Energy in America

Tens of thousands of customers remain without power in New York a week after Tropical Storm Isaias blasted the Northeast, spurring Gov. Andrew Cuomo to threaten to revoke the state operating licenses for two utilities. 

Over a million customers across the Midwest are without power Tuesday morning after a powerful storm system known as a derecho slammed the region, bringing winds over 90 mph to parts of Iowa and Illinois.

Tens of thousands of Connecticut residents remain without power nearly a week after Tropical Storm Isaias slammed the Northeast, which is now fueling a new storm of controversy involving the state's largest utility.

The EPA is preparing to adopt new rules that would rescind regulations for methane-gas emissions.

All major oil companies have taken a hit in the second quarter as lockdowns to contain the coronavirus limited travel.

Nearly 48 hours after Tropical Storm Isaias blasted the Northeast, around 1.7 million customers are still without power in Connecticut, New Jersey and New York.

The whipping winds of Tropical Storm Isaias caused a near-historic amount of power outages in the greater New York City area, according to utility Con Edison.

After Tropical Storm Isaias knocked out power to thousands in Puerto Rico in yet another major outage, the CEO of Puerto Rico's state-owned power company announced his resignation on Monday.

Former Democratic presidential candidate and former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg floated hiring oil and gas workers who have been laid off due to the coronavirus pandemic to help “clean up abandoned wells.”

Chevron on Friday reported steep losses in the second quarter.

Exxon Mobil Corp. recorded its second consecutive quarterly loss as lower oil and gas prices sapped production gains and the decimation in global travel crimped fuel demand amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The Trump administration announced Thursday that it is to recover $200 million from a Nevada solar project that received a loan guarantee from the Obama administration, but ultimately failed.

Embattled California utility PG&E and Tesla broke ground in Monterey County, California, last week.

Shell reported that adjusted profit dropped to $638 million from $3.46 billion in the same period last year

This spring as the nation’s economy shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic, energy consumption in America plummeted to its lowest level in more than 30 years, federal officials reported Wednesday.

President Trump visited Texas Wednesday to tout America’s energy independence and sign four permits that will allow for the construction of pipelines and railway infrastructure on the southern border.