Oil falls as International Energy Agency forecasts supply glut next year after U.S.-Iran deal

  • June 18, 2026
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Imen Ben Youssef | Afp | Getty Images Oil prices declined Thursday after President Donald Trump reportedly signed ​a deal ​with his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian to end the ​war in the Middle East, while the International Energy Agency flagged a supply glut next year. International benchmark Brent crude futures for August dropped 1.13% to $78.65 a barrel. U.S. West […]

Illinois put community solar on a 150-year-old coal mine

  • June 17, 2026
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Photo: Nexamp An old coal mine in Illinois is now generating community solar power for hundreds of households and businesses. Nexamp and TurningPoint Energy have completed two community solar projects on a reclaimed coal mine site in Woodford County, Illinois. The projects turn land that once produced coal from the Colchester Coal Seam from the […]

BLUETTI’s $2.2M-crowdfunded FridgePower dedicated fridge backup arrives at retail

  • June 17, 2026
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Photo: BLUETTI Summer storms and tornadoes are increasing outage risks across the US, leaving households vulnerable to massive food spoilage, compromised essential medications, and the loss of expensive premium meats. But earlier this spring, BLUETTI introduced the ultimate answer to grid vulnerability – the FridgePower, a dedicated refrigerator battery backup. After crushing its crowdfunding phase […]

Elon Musk gets a $116 billion Tesla payday

  • June 17, 2026
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Elon Musk has exercised the entirety of his 2018 Tesla (TSLA) CEO pay package, acquiring 303,960,630 shares for a paper gain of about $116 billion, according to a new SEC filing. But he didn’t sell a single share to do it — and the stock he received is locked up until 2028. What the filings […]

Electrify America opens its biggest battery-backed charging station

  • June 17, 2026
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Photo: Electrify America Electrify America just opened a new “large-format” EV charging station in downtown Santa Barbara, California, adding 20 DC fast chargers and the company’s largest public battery energy storage system to date. Electrify America’s new “large-format” EV charging station, Santa Barbara, CA. Photo: Electrify America The new site is at 36 West Carrillo […]