http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Wed, 09 Sep 2026 04:02:49 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/energy/2026/09/06/india-power-demand-surging-solar-energy-waste/stories/20260906068 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/energy/2026/09/06/india-power-demand-surging-solar-energy-waste/stories/20260906068#comments Sun, 06 Sep 2026 11:45:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/energy/2026/09/06/india-power-demand-surging-solar-energy-waste/stories/20260906068 BENGALURU, India — When India’s power demand surged at the height of summer, the country struggled to meet evening needs as air conditioners ran longer amid hotter nights. Despite this demand, some renewable energy providers were told to limit their output because the country had more clean electricity available than its grid could safely handle. Team leader K. Sridhar, center, closes the doors after a routine check of lithium-ion batteries of 500-kilowatt battery energy storage system in Thiruvallur District, on the outskirts of Chennai, India, on July16, 2024. Workers walk through a swamp to install electric transmission towers for the Adani Renewable Energy Park near Khavda, Bhuj district, near the India-Pakistan border in the western state of Gujarat, India, on Sept. 21, 2023. Workers install solar panels at the under-construction Adani Green Energy Limited's Renewable Energy Park in the salt desert of Karim Shahi village, near Khavda, Bhuj district near the India-Pakistan border in the western state of Gujarat, India, on Sept. 21, 2023. A motorcyclist ride past wind turbines, an Adani Group project, near Sadla village in Surendranagar district of Gujarat state, India, on March 20, 2023. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/energy/2026/08/23/red-lights-are-flashing-in-energy-markets/stories/20260822012 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/energy/2026/08/23/red-lights-are-flashing-in-energy-markets/stories/20260822012#comments Sun, 23 Aug 2026 11:30:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/energy/2026/08/23/red-lights-are-flashing-in-energy-markets/stories/20260822012 NEW YORK — Oil prices are once again uncomfortably high, but the bigger problem is lurking just beneath the surface. A gas station in Sacramento, Calif;, on March 19. Diesel, a crucial fuel for the world economy, is 48 percent more expensive than this time last year. Oil tanks store imported crude oil on April 12 in Qingdao, China. Black smoke rises from a refinery after a fire breaks out following a strike in Moscow on June 18. The Marathon Petroleum Corp.'s Los Angeles Refinery on April 2 in Carson, Calif. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/energy/2026/08/04/oil-companies-continue-post-banner-profits-fighting-in-iran-drives-prices-higher/stories/20260804114 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/energy/2026/08/04/oil-companies-continue-post-banner-profits-fighting-in-iran-drives-prices-higher/stories/20260804114#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2026 21:30:45 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/energy/2026/08/04/oil-companies-continue-post-banner-profits-fighting-in-iran-drives-prices-higher/stories/20260804114 NEW YORK — Big oil companies continue to book massive profits as fighting in Iran disrupts energy markets and sends oil and gasoline prices sharply higher. The per-gallon price is displayed electronically over the various grades of fuel available from a pump at a QT gasoline station July 30 in Greenwood Village, Colo. Young men ride motorcycles along the shore as a tractor pulls equipment from the water and commercial vessels appear anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, July 27. Storage tanks are seen at the North Jiddah bulk plant, an Aramco oil facility, in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, on March 21, 2021. FILE- A truck enters the Exxon Mobil Baytown Olefins Plant April 29 in Baytown, Texas. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/energy/2026/07/18/gas-is-nearly-4-again-and-diesel-just-topped-5-it-s-not-what-you-think/stories/20260718013 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/energy/2026/07/18/gas-is-nearly-4-again-and-diesel-just-topped-5-it-s-not-what-you-think/stories/20260718013#comments Sat, 18 Jul 2026 11:15:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/energy/2026/07/18/gas-is-nearly-4-again-and-diesel-just-topped-5-it-s-not-what-you-think/stories/20260718013 U.S. gas prices have rocketed higher during the on-again, off-again war with Iran. A motorist purchases gas at a station on June 9, 2026. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/energy/2026/07/12/premium-gas-expensive-americans-filling-cars/stories/20260712030 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/energy/2026/07/12/premium-gas-expensive-americans-filling-cars/stories/20260712030#comments Sun, 12 Jul 2026 10:30:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/energy/2026/07/12/premium-gas-expensive-americans-filling-cars/stories/20260712030 The price displayed above that third button on the gas pump averaged more than $5.40 for several days this spring. American drivers still couldn’t get enough. A customer pumps gas at a gas station in Los Angeles. Gas prices are showcased at the pump at a Wawa gas station in Aston, Pa., in May. A billboard shows an advertisement for Ethyl gasoline at a Diamond D-X Service Station in Madison, Wis., in May, 1935. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/energy/2026/06/21/solar-cold-storage-helps-african-farmers-cut-losses-and-reach-global-markets/stories/20260621059 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/energy/2026/06/21/solar-cold-storage-helps-african-farmers-cut-losses-and-reach-global-markets/stories/20260621059#comments Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/energy/2026/06/21/solar-cold-storage-helps-african-farmers-cut-losses-and-reach-global-markets/stories/20260621059 NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenyan farmer Yvonne Anyonyi Mumiah walks in the early morning between rows of rosemary, basil, and other crops destined for European supermarkets. She once worried that transport delays or extreme heat could spoil much of her harvest, but now relies on a solar-powered cool storage service to keep her produce fresh. Workers arrange fresh herbs inside a solar-powered cold room at Citadel Agri Merchants in Kitengela, Kajiado County, Kenya, on May 22. Citadel Agri Merchants Managing Director Yvonne Anyonyi Mumiah gestures during an interview in Kitengela, Kajiado County, Kenya, on May 22. View of solar-powered cold storage units at Citadel Agri Merchants in Kitengela, Kajiado County, Kenya. Soko Fresh CEO Denis Karema speaks in Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya, on May 22. Workers carry fresh herbs from Soko Fresh solar-powered cold rooms at Citadel Agri Merchants in Kitengela, Kajiado County, Kenya, on May 22. https://www.toledoblade.com/business/energy/2026/06/18/federal-regulators-back-trump-plan-speed-power-ai-data-centers/stories/20260618099 https://www.toledoblade.com/business/energy/2026/06/18/federal-regulators-back-trump-plan-speed-power-ai-data-centers/stories/20260618099#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:02:57 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/business/energy/2026/06/18/federal-regulators-back-trump-plan-speed-power-ai-data-centers/stories/20260618099 WASHINGTON — Federal regulators on Thursday agreed to let large energy users connect more quickly to the nation’s inefficient and electric transmission system to accommodate surging demand from power-hungry artificial intelligence data centers. Fans, part of a cooling system, are visible on the roof of a data center on April 27 in Hillsboro, Ore. Meta's Stanton Springs Data Center is visible on Jan. 13 in Newton County, Ga. Amazon Web Services data center is visible at night in 2024 in Boardman, Ore. The xAI data center is seen in 2025 in Memphis, Tenn.