Energy Roundup: A Look at Global Energy Prices

• Visual Capitalist has published this infographic to compare gasoline, electricity, and natural gas prices by country.
• In a win for the Ohio Manufacturers’ Association Energy Group, the PUCO has agreed to freeze what AES Ohio charges to cover distribution of electricity until a new electric security plan is approved next year.
• The AP has published this explainer as to why nuclear fusion could be a clean-energy breakthrough.
• Shifting all vehicles, including long-haul trucks, to electric would demand more than 40% of the U.S. electricity production, the American Transportation Research Institute says.
• Reports say as FERC Chair Richard Glick’s time at the agency is likely coming to an end, the commission’s path forward on climate assessments is murky.

Meanwhile, the U.S. Department of Energy this week announced the closing of a $2.5 billion loan to Ultium Cells LLC to help finance the construction of new lithium-ion battery cell manufacturing facilities in Lordstown. 12/15/2022