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• Energy falling = consumers saving (and spending)

  7:25 PM ET Fri, 5 Dec 2014

  Consumers are saving on energy costs, and that's pushing dollars into other parts of the U.S. economy.

• Oil prices will go up again—are we ready?

  1:35 PM ET Thu, 4 Dec 2014

  Oil prices go down and America loses its resolve for an energy plan. It's time to change that, says SunEdison founder Jigar Shah.

• An energy sector that's trying hard to draw women

  9:59 AM ET Fri, 5 Dec 2014

  Solar now employees more people than the coal and natural gas industries combined, and is now trying to diversify its workforce.

• US shale to OPEC: We don't care!

  4:11 PM ET Fri, 5 Dec 2014

  Some may think that "the taps are going to shut, and everything's going to be horrible," says one insider. "But that's not going to be the case."

• US solar power generation up by whopping 100%

  1:28 PM ET Tue, 2 Dec 2014

  The amount of electricity generated by U.S. solar power plants is up more than 100 percent in 2014 over the same period in 2013.

• The REAL energy threat (Hint: Not Saudi Arabia)

  5:12 PM ET Wed, 3 Dec 2014

  Here's the REAL energy threat, says Jake Novak — and it's not Saudi Arabia and OPEC.

• Why the sun may not shine on utility dividends

  2:11 PM ET Mon, 1 Dec 2014

  For decades, retirees have counted on utilities to pay big dividends and cover interest on bonds, but that was before solar took off.

• OPEC needs to 'wake up' to shale revolution

  10:34 AM ET Tue, 25 Nov 2014

  The Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries (OPEC) is facing a "shale-tinged" reality and needs a "wake-up call," energy analysts warn.

• US Air Force cleared to purchase civilian jet fuel

  2:44 PM ET Wed, 19 Nov 2014

  The US Air Force just completed an initiative to convert all of its bases from military-specific grade jet fuel to a civilian grade.

• Other possible winners from the Halliburton deal

  3:13 PM ET Tue, 18 Nov 2014

  A sale of parts of Halliburton's business to appease regulators could be a game-changer for smaller oilfield services companies, analysts say.

• Halliburton needed to be bigger, stronger: CEO

  1:16 PM ET Tue, 18 Nov 2014

  Halliburton bought Baker Hughes to be a bigger, stronger integrated company to compete in the marketplace, said CEO Dave Lesar.

• Economics no longer make Keystone pipeline viable

  2:08 PM ET Thu, 13 Nov 2014

  The 28 percent decline in oil prices puts any oil project not under construction at risk of being canceled. What's next for Keystone?

• Wyoming data center: We'll power ourselves, thanks

  2:43 PM ET Tue, 11 Nov 2014

  A Microsoft Data Plant in Wyoming uses fuel cells and anaerobic digesters for zero-carbon power.

• US-China smackdown: America No.1 in wind power

  11:03 AM ET Tue, 11 Nov 2014

  A report reveals the U.S. has more wind powering its grid than any other country. That lead may fade due to expiring federal tax credits.

• T Boone Pickens: The real problem with oil

  9:33 AM ET Wed, 5 Nov 2014

  Many energy investors think there’s a powerful force working against them. T. Boone Pickens thinks they’re right.

• In some states, cheap oil isn't such a good thing

  12:31 PM ET Tue, 28 Oct 2014

  The recent drop in oil prices may soon take a big bite out of tax revenues in states that are big energy producers.