Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act reshapes US energy landscape

• 10 July 2025

President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) represents a dramatic shift that will fundamentally reshape US energy markets.

OBBBA policy changes could reduce US residential solar adoption by up to 46% through 2030, but massive long-term market potential remains

• 04 August 2025

The recently passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), which eliminates several key market drivers, including the Section 25D customer-owned investment tax credit (ITC) for residential solar systems after 2025, will hinder near-term US residential solar growth according to a new report from Wood Mackenzie. However, the long-term potential remains strong, with growth expected to return after 2028.

Power transformers and distribution transformers will face supply deficits of 30% and 10% in 2025

• 14 August 2025

As electricity consumption continues to surge in the US, pressure on power infrastructure such as transformers has intensified, with a supply shortage for power and distribution transformers to hit 30% and 10%, respectively, in 2025, according to a recent report from Wood Mackenzie, a leading energy research and consultancy firm.

Cenovus-MEG Merger Continues Oil Sands Consolidation Trend

• 22 August 2025

Addressing the announced merger agreement between Cenovus and MEG, Mark Oberstoetter, head of Americas (non-L48) Upstream Research for Wood Mackenzie, said "This deal will combine top-performing assets in the same region and is a continuation of the consolidation trend we have seen in the oil sands."

Wood Mackenzie launches Nodal Price Forecast

• 28 August 2025

Wood Mackenzie, the global insight business for renewables, energy, and natural resources, has launched its Nodal Price Forecast solution.

US utilities have committed to 116 GW of large load capacity growth, equal to 15.5% of current US peak demand

• 04 September 2025

With 116 gigawatts (GW) of large load capacity committed or under construction, US utilities are planning for significant large load capacity growth—equivalent to 15.5% of current US peak demand—according to a new Wood Mackenzie study of major investor-owned utilities.

US energy storage installations reach new quarterly record in Q2 with 5.6 GW

• 26 September 2025

The US energy storage market set a record for quarterly growth in Q2 2025, with 5.6 gigawatts (GW) of installations, according to the latest U.S. Energy Storage Monitor report released today by the American Clean Power Association (ACP) and Wood Mackenzie.

Solar & Energy Storage Summit 2026

• 29 April 2026

Join Wood Mackenzie’s expert team of solar and energy storage research analysts and consultants in Denver from 29-30 April 2026 as they engage in powerful conversations with solar and energy storage developers, utilities, RTOs/ISOs, commercial offtakers, state and federal policymakers and regulators, financiers and the solar and storage supply chain.

Creating a pathway for future growth in the CCUS sector

• 03 October 2024

CRC-IB, Wood Mackenzie and other industry leaders dive into the emerging opportunities and challenges in the CCUS sector. This webinar replay provides key insights into business models, financing structures and market trends shaping the future of CCUS projects.

A reliable and resilient renewable energy grid

• 16 October 2024

In this webinar replay, industry leaders Zeitview share actionable strategies for leveraging inspection data to ensure that renewable energy systems can withstand evolving challenges.

Webinar | America Upstream Outlook 2025

• 13 February 2025

Join our webinar on the 13th February as we discuss the outlook for America Upstream oil and gas

De-risking energy storage: building a resilient strategy for a shifting market

• 16 April 2025

On the webinar replay, our hosts will discuss de-risking energy storage ownership through a multi-faceted approach. They will dive into key risk factors and how to build flexibility across the policy, supply chain, and technology landscape to ensure long-term success in energy storage investments.

Webinar | How Large Load Growth is Reshaping America's Energy Future

• 12 November 2025

The energy landscape is changing faster than ever. Are you prepared? Massive data centers, industrial facilities, and other large energy consumers are driving unprecedented demand across the US power grid. This surge isn't just changing where and how we generate electricity, it's fundamentally reshaping energy prices, grid reliability, and the path to a sustainable energy future.

Transforming mining's future: technologies for sustainable resource recovery

• 20 August 2025

In this webinar replay, Glencore Technology discuss how they are meeting current industry challenges in the Metals and Mining sector with their proven, best-in-class technolgies.

Wood Mackenzie at DTECH® Data Centers & AI

• 12 May 2026

Join Wood Mackenzie at DTECH® Data Centers & AI

Jeff Bezos pledges $10 billion to fight climate change

• 21 February 2020

The Amazon founder plans a new strategy: giving grants to scientists and activists, rather than making investments in energy technologies. That and more in this week's Energy Pulse with Ed Crooks.

BP sets an ambition of becoming a “net zero company”

• 14 February 2020

BP sets an ambition of being a “net zero company” by 2050, gas prices slump in Asia, and world CO2 emissions are steady as US coal declines. Energy Pulse with Ed Crooks.

The IEA’s outlook to 2040

• 15 November 2019

The latest edition of the International Energy Agency's flagship World Energy Outlook highlighted its concern that the world is "well off track from the aim of a secure and sustainable energy future". This and more from Ed Crooks, Vice-Chair, Americas.

The EU’s new carbon tax at the border

• 31 January 2020

The European Commission is proposing a new emissions-based import duty to prevent “carbon leakage”, but could face opposition from the US. This and more from Ed Crooks in this week's Energy Pulse.

The greening of BlackRock: What it means for energy

• 17 January 2020

Discover how Blackrock’s new focus on sustainability and climate risk is transforming global energy finance and accelerating the shift to low-carbon solutions.

Predictions for 2020

• 19 December 2019

For the last Energy Pulse of 2019, WoodMac experts have given their predictions of what to expect in 2020. Their forecasts include: a slowdown in US oil production growth; further asset sales by the large international oil companies; strong growth in solar power to give another record year for installations; mounting pressure from investors over climate risk and financial strength; rising carbon emissions, and a revival in awareness of the importance of metals to the energy transition. There are also our selections of the Quote of the Year and Chart of the Year.

OPEC's surprise production cut

• 06 December 2019

The OPEC+ group's flexible approach to managing the market is good for prices in the short term, but creates uncertainty beyond 2020. Get the latest analysis of today's OPEC announcement from Ed Crooks with Ann-Louise Hittle, head of macro oils.

Another milestone in the decline of coal in the US

• 22 November 2019

In this week's Energy Pulse with Ed Crooks, the closure of the Navajo Generating Station, coal’s resilience in China, and claims of breakthroughs in solar and batteries.

The "massive challenge" of a 2 degree world

• 08 November 2019

Democratic presidential challengers have pledged to end fracking. That’s not a realistic aim, but their commitments are still significant. Get the latest from Ed Crooks, Vice-Chairman, Americas.

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