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Massive 3 GW Gas-Fired AI/Data Center Coming to Southwest Pa.

Location of proposed TECfusions Keystone Connect (click for larger version)

We have some exciting news to share. Datacenter builder/operator TECfusions, based in Tampa, Florida, has purchased 1,395 acres in Upper Burrell (Westmoreland County), PA, for a groundbreaking data center project called TECfusions Keystone Connect. The site is the old Alcoa R&D campus and surrounding real estate in New Kensington. The project will transform the shuttered office and industrial site into a state-of-the-art data center campus, with plans for 3 gigawatts (GW) of capacity to be deployed over six years. Put another way, some 3,000 megawatts of electricity will be required to power it. MASSIVE! Read More “Massive 3 GW Gas-Fired AI/Data Center Coming to Southwest Pa.”

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EPA Reauthorizes Permit for Seneca Injection Well in Elk County, PA

The federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced yesterday that it had issued an oil and gas wastewater injection well permit to Seneca Resources to continue operating well #38268 in Highland Township, Elk County. The EPA permit allows Seneca to inject up to 75,000 barrels monthly (3.125 million gallons). This well is one of two injection wells Seneca operates at that location. It was a long road for Seneca to get these two wells online, and a welcomed development that the EPA is extending the well’s operating permit. Read More “EPA Reauthorizes Permit for Seneca Injection Well in Elk County, PA”

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Feedgas Flowing to Cove Point LNG Slipped on Cold Wx, Back Now

LNG exports have become an important (even critical) part of the natural gas sector in the U.S. Feedgas flowing to LNG facilities is closely watched by many people, including traders and industry analysts. As we pointed out yesterday, lower feedgas flows to a single LNG facility can lower the NYMEX natural gas futures price (see NYMEX Gas Price Slips Due to Lower Feedgas to Freeport LNG). Little did we know, but feedgas flowing to the Cove Point LNG facility along the shoreline of Maryland dropped early last week due to cold weather. It has since rebounded. Read More “Feedgas Flowing to Cove Point LNG Slipped on Cold Wx, Back Now”

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Builders, Utility Co. Sue Maryland re New Reg Blocking NatGas Use

Maryland is a sad state. It’s completely ruled by leftists who seek to impoverish its residents by forcing them to use expensive and unreliable renewable energy. There is actually some Marcellus/Utica shale under Maryland (in a couple of far-western counties), but the state outlawed shale fracking nearly 10 years ago when then-Gov. Larry Hogan (a RINO and Trump-hater) allowed a Maryland bill to become law that bans fracking in the state (see Maryland’s Pusillanimous Gov Allows Frack Moratorium to Become Law). The latest attack against fossil energy is a new state regulation that phases out gas stoves, furnaces, water heaters, and other appliances at big residential and commercial buildings to “fight climate change.” Not so fast. Builders and one utility company have sued to block the new reg from taking effect. Read More “Builders, Utility Co. Sue Maryland re New Reg Blocking NatGas Use”

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Jan. STEO: NatGas Production & Demand to Hit New Highs in 2025

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) issued its latest monthly Short-Term Energy Outlook yesterday, the agency’s monthly best guess about where energy prices and production will go in the next 12 months. The EIA number crunchers are making the bold prediction that dry gas production will hit new record highs in 2024 and 2025. The EIA also predicts domestic gas consumption, which hit a record high in 2024, will hit a new record high in 2025 (although it will slip again in 2026). Read More “Jan. STEO: NatGas Production & Demand to Hit New Highs in 2025”

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In Parting Shot, Bidenistas Ban New Water Heaters that Use NatGas

Nothing the Bidenistas do on their way out of power surprises us. The day after Christmas, when nobody was looking, the Bidenistas at the Department of Energy (DOE) published final “climate” regulations that ban most tankless natural gas water heaters. One industry analysis estimates that consumers will pay $450 more on average when purchasing new water heaters, thanks to the regulations. The DOE didn’t issue a press release or announcement or in any way announce the change. The sleazeballs tried to hide it. Read More “In Parting Shot, Bidenistas Ban New Water Heaters that Use NatGas”

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Net Zero Asset Managers Group “in Tatters” After BlackRock Exit

We can’t stop giggling. Last Friday, MDN brought you the news that the world’s largest investment firm, BlackRock, announced it had canceled its membership and participation in the Net Zero Asset Managers (NZAM) initiative (see World’s Largest Investment Firm, BlackRock, Dumps Net-Zero Club). NZAM is closely aligned with global efforts to address so-called climate change, including those supported by the United Nations. Now comes word less than a week later that NZAM has “suspended activities” and removed not only its mission statement but the entire list of firms that are members of the group. The organization is reported to be “in tatters.” Read More “Net Zero Asset Managers Group “in Tatters” After BlackRock Exit”

Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Jan 15, 2025

NATIONAL: Supreme Court declines to block climate change lawsuits in state courts; Choice for Energy Secretary has been an evangelist for fossil fuels; Trump admin to unleash ‘energy dominance’ with a series of executive orders; Why oil industry jobs are down, even with production up; DOE, EPA put $850 million toward reducing methane pollution; INTERNATIONAL: Stratas Advisors offers oil price warning; Hamas/Israel ceasefire news cools oil rally. Read More “Other Stories of Interest: Wed, Jan 15, 2025”