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Climate Goals Go Up in Smoke as US Datacenters Turn To CoalPosted by msmash on Friday October 10, 2025 @02:42PM from the priorities dept.US datacenters are experiencing a significant shift toward coal-powered energy due to elevated natural gas prices and rapidly growing electricity demand. From a report:CitarAccording to a research note from financial services firm Jefferies, datacenter operators are racing to connect new capacity to the electrical grid, with accelerated load growth expected during the 2026-2028 period. This spike in demand is driving an unexpected resurgence in coal generation, which has increased nearly 20 percent year-to-date.The research note, seen by The Register, states: "We raise our estimate for coal generation by ~11 percent (driven by higher capacity factors), and staying elevated through 2027 on favorable fuel pricing vs gas (particularly for existing fleet)." Warnings emerged last year that rising energy demand from the proliferation of data centers in the US risked outstripping available generation capacity, potentially extending the operational life of coal-fired power plants.Further reading: India Needs Coal For the Next Decade and Nobody Wants To Say It.
According to a research note from financial services firm Jefferies, datacenter operators are racing to connect new capacity to the electrical grid, with accelerated load growth expected during the 2026-2028 period. This spike in demand is driving an unexpected resurgence in coal generation, which has increased nearly 20 percent year-to-date.The research note, seen by The Register, states: "We raise our estimate for coal generation by ~11 percent (driven by higher capacity factors), and staying elevated through 2027 on favorable fuel pricing vs gas (particularly for existing fleet)." Warnings emerged last year that rising energy demand from the proliferation of data centers in the US risked outstripping available generation capacity, potentially extending the operational life of coal-fired power plants.
Australia's Queensland Reverses Policy, Pledges To Keep Using Coal Power At Least Into the 2040sPosted by msmash on Friday October 10, 2025 @04:41PM from the how-about-that dept.Australia's Queensland state government said on Friday it would run coal power plants at least into the 2040s, reversing a previous plan to pivot rapidly to renewables and in turn making national emissions reduction targets harder to achieve. From a report:The centre-right Liberal National Party won last year's election in Queensland, a huge chunk of land in Australia's northeast where more than 60% of electricity comes from coal-fired plants that are mostly owned by the state.
[Asunto 'Peak Oil': Mucho petróleo no debe haber si los del Mar del Norte se atreven a dar así los Premios Nobel de la Paz. Aprovecho para reiterar mi opinión de que el Pico de Hubbert no es opinable. Agotamiento también es cuando los recursos necesarios para extraer son superiores a los extraídos.]
https://www.eleconomista.es/opinion/noticias/13588297/10/25/un-techo-cercano-al-precio-de-la-vivienda.htmlhttps://www.pressreader.com/spain/el-economista/20251011/page/58/textview¿Por qué los precios de la vivienda están más cerca de su techo?https://www.europapress.es/economia/construccion-y-vivienda-00342/noticia-vivienda-asegura-ccaa-estudia-362-aportaciones-recibido-plan-estatal-vivienda-20251009195443.htmlSaludos.
El mercado del crudo se ha sostenido durante meses sobre expectativas que ahora se desmoronan. Durante todo el año, los analistas han venido repitiendo que los precios se estabilizarían en torno a los 80 dólares. Que los recortes pactados por la OPEP+ seguirían vigentes. Que el reequilibrio del mercado no permitiría grandes oscilaciones. Pero ha ocurrido todo lo contrario. El precio del crudo ha perdido ya más de un 14% en lo que va de año. El barril de referencia de la OPEP cotiza en mínimos desde comienzos de 2024 y el Brent, la referencia europea, refleja una caída sostenida y persistente.En ese contexto, la OPEP+ ha decidido no retroceder. No ha recortado. Ha subido. A partir de este mes, se suman 137.000 barriles diarios más a la oferta. De forma oficial, la justificación pasa por la típica frase de “estabilizar los mercados energéticos y responder a la incertidumbre económica global”. Sin embargo, los movimientos de fondo sugieren algo distinto. Una estrategia acumulativa, prolongada y en continuo ascenso.