Energy, Utilities & Environment

Halle – November 03, 2026 -- Saale Energie GmbH, the Mibrag subsidiary that operates the Schkopau lignite power plant, won no award in Germany's first tender round for new gas-fired plants, leaving Saxony-Anhalt without a share of the new backup capacity for periods of low wind and solar output.

Saale Energie keeps hopes alive for a later round

Company spokesman Sebastian Exner confirmed the result to the Mitteldeutsche Zeitung. He noted that the law provides for at least one further tender, so a final assessment of the Schkopau site is not yet possible.

The Schkopau lignite plant is due to close by 2034 at the latest under the coal phase-out. A new gas-fired plant is planned at the site.

Lexington – November 03, 2026 -- Ramaco Resources Chairman and CEO Randall W. Atkins has been elected chairman of the International Energy Agency's Coal Industry Advisory Board (CIAB) in Paris, winning a unanimous vote of both the CIAB Executive Committee and its full membership.

Created in 1979, the CIAB is the IEA's oldest advisory board. It brings together senior leaders from the global coal, power and critical minerals industries to advise the agency on coal, energy security, power, technology, markets, critical minerals and related government policy. Its current focus covers reliable and affordable energy, the energy transition, grid stability, carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) and critical minerals.

Juno Beach – – November 03, 2026 -- XPLR Infrastructure, LP (NYSE: XIFR) has published its third-quarter 2026 financial results, with senior management presenting them to investors in a live webcast starting at 9 a.m. ET.

XPLR Infrastructure releases Q3 2026 results on its investor website

The full results are in a news release on the company's website. The announcement itself carries no financial figures, so revenue, cash flow and distribution data are only in the release.

Management presents results in a listen-only webcast

The listen-only webcast is hosted on the same investor page. Investors who miss the live session can access a replay for 90 days.

Houston – November 03, 2026 -- Spark Energy has moved all of its roughly 445,000 residential customer equivalents (RCEs) onto VertexOne's VXretail and VXexchange platforms, VertexOne announced. The migration covers every Spark market and brand across 111 utility service territories in 21 states and Washington, D.C.

Migration folds a decade of acquisition-built systems into one platform

Customer accounts, billing operations, market transactions and associated business processes now run on a single integrated platform. They replace the multiple systems Spark accumulated through more than a decade of acquisitions and growth. Spark's brands include Spark Energy, Major Energy, Provider Power and Verde Energy.

VertexOne's implementation and customer service teams supported Spark at every stage. The teams worked to minimize the impact on Spark's customers and day-to-day operations during the transition.

St. Louis – November 02, 2026 -- Spire Missouri has filed a rate case with the Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) that would raise the average residential gas bill by about 11% in western Missouri and 15% in eastern Missouri if approved as filed.

Western and eastern Missouri face different increases

Assuming current natural gas market conditions, the average western Missouri residential bill would climb about $10 per month. In eastern Missouri, the average residential bill would rise about $13 per month. New rates would take effect next fall, because the PSC typically completes its review within about eleven months of filing.

Spire Missouri serves more than 1.2 million customers in the state. President Steve Mills said the utility's focus is on delivering "affordable natural gas service" safely and reliably.

Buenos Aires – November 02, 2026 -- Pampa Energía's third-quarter net income attributable to shareholders reached US$129 million, six times the Q3 2025 level, as lower deferred income tax expense and improved operating margins outweighed reduced FX gains.

Sales rise 34% to US$790 million on wholesale market normalization

Q3 2026 sales grew 34% year-on-year. The normalization of the Wholesale Electricity Market (WEM) supported higher spot energy prices and B2B sales. Gas sales to the company's combined-cycle plants also increased, as did crude oil sales and Reformer prices.

Lower gas deliveries under the Plan Gas GSA and to industrial customers, together with the impact of crude oil hedges, partially offset these gains. Sales exclude the affiliates CTBSA, Transener and TGS.

MONTREAL – – November 02, 2026 --

PSP Investments has completed the sale of FirstLight's U.S. operations, a portfolio of about 1.4 GW of installed capacity, to Hull Street Energy. It keeps the Canadian business, which now operates as Caelo Energy.

The buyer, Hull Street Energy, is a private equity firm focused on power infrastructure and energy transition investments. The sale includes the FirstLight brand. The U.S. assets span hydroelectric generation, energy storage and other clean energy in Massachusetts, Connecticut and Pennsylvania.

Caelo Energy operates 18 hydro plants totalling 202 MW in Quebec and Ontario

Caelo combines the legacy Hydromega and H2O Power portfolios. It has a development pipeline of nearly 1 GW of renewable energy and energy storage projects. FirstLight's Canada-based employees stay with the business.

BETHESDA – – November 02, 2026 -- Hull Street Energy (HSE), a U.S. power-focused investment firm, has completed its acquisition of FirstLight's U.S. platform from the Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments), taking control of nearly 1,400 MW of clean generation in the Northeast.

Northfield Mountain anchors the portfolio at 1,168 MW

The largest asset is Northfield Mountain, a 1,168 MW pumped storage hydro project in Massachusetts. The source describes it as the largest energy storage facility in New England.

The portfolio also includes 14 hydroelectric stations across Connecticut, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania, plus three operational solar and battery facilities in the Northeast. The parties did not disclose financial terms.

FAIRMONT – – November 02, 2026 -- Potomac Edison, a FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) unit, has asked the State Corporation Commission of Virginia to approve a rebuild of about 29 miles of 138 kV transmission lines, with an in-service date of December 2030 for the Virginia portion.

The Gore-Doubs-Goose Creek Improvements Project covers lines running through West Virginia, Maryland and Virginia. The Virginia work spans Frederick, Clarke and Loudoun counties. Potomac Edison filed the Virginia application on Oct. 30, 2026. Construction is planned to start in 2028, pending approvals.

Two new 138 kV lines to link Stonewall and Woodside substations

The project includes two new 138 kV lines between the existing Stonewall Substation and the proposed Woodside Substation in Frederick County. Almost all of the work will sit within existing power line routes, which the company says limits environmental and community effects.

HOUSTON – November 02, 2026 -- Motiva Enterprises LLC appointed Terry Rogers as Executive Vice President, Human Resources, effective November 1, 2026, adding him to the Executive Leadership Team of the refiner that operates North America's largest refinery.

Rogers takes charge of workforce functions and board-level talent oversight

Rogers will lead Motiva's workforce and human resources functions. He will also serve as Secretary to the Board's Talent and Compensation Committee and advise the Board on talent and culture matters.

Internal promotion follows seven years of rising roles at Motiva

Rogers joined Motiva in 2019 and has more than two decades of human resources and labor relations experience in the energy industry. His most recent position was Director of Human Resources, Industrial Relations and Technical Learning, where he led labor relations strategy, technical workforce development and key enterprise initiatives.