r/energy
286k members
r/energy is a subreddit with 286k members. The most common kinds of discussions are news and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses energy, oil, solar, iran, and uk.
Popular Themes in r/energy
#1
News
: "US Emergency Oil Reserve Approaching All-Time Low Despite Trump Promise. At the current pace the SPR is days away from reaching levels last seen in 1983—when it was in the initial “fill-up” stage. If levels falls below 300 million barrels it will create problems with “the integrity of the oil"."
28 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Judge overturns DOE’s cancellation of $82.1M in clean energy grants. Plaintiffs argued the projects located in New York, Oregon, Connecticut, Minnesota, and Colorado were targeted because those states voted for Kamala Harris. "Partisan discrimination and retribution are not a rational basis...""
4 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Should you switch to a heat pump? A climate-by-climate guide for U.S. homeowners"
1 post
#4
Advice Requests
: "In Massachusetts, parked EVs will start feeding the grid this summer in V2G pilot initiative. “The more we plug in batteries to the grid, the less we use peaker plants. They will help to stabilize the grid, help to reduce the cost of electricity.""
1 post
#5
Money Talk
: "Pump pain, Wall Street gain: Iran war sends U.S. oil profits, stocks soaring as the big winners"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/energy
#1
Energy
: "Blue States Sue Trump Administration Over Offshore Wind Deal. “This administration cooked up a sham deal to pay a foreign Energy company hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars to abandon offshore wind and invest in oil and gas instead.” The extraordinary deal violates 2 federal laws."
112 posts
#2
Oil
: "Blue States Sue Trump Administration Over Offshore Wind Deal. “This administration cooked up a sham deal to pay a foreign energy company hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars to abandon offshore wind and invest in Oil and gas instead.” The extraordinary deal violates 2 federal laws."
47 posts
#3
Solar
: "For first time, Americans are getting more of their electricity from Solar than coal | Solar provides more than twice the share of electricity it did five years ago."
33 posts
#4
Iran
: "‘Won’t Even Make It Back To Your F***ing Country’: Trump's Sharp Warning To Iran Over Hormuz. Trump also said the US could become the ‘Guardian angel’ of the Strait and take 20% of the oil as payment. Trump: “We may take over the Strait, if we have to. I’ll blow the sh*t out of them.""
24 posts
#5
Uk
19 posts
#6
Electricity
: "For first time, Americans are getting more of their Electricity from solar than coal | Solar provides more than twice the share of Electricity it did five years ago."
17 posts
#7
Power
: "Yesterday, PJM Power prices reached $720/MWh as solar began to ramp down in the evening and wind underperformed forecast"
17 posts
#8
Grid
: "Indiana coal plant that Trump forced to stay open is not operating. DOE says it is key for reliability, but repairs mean it’ll be offline for most of 2026. The Grid is set to be just fine without it. “The units couldn’t produce electricity for an emergency even if one existed, which it doesn't ""
15 posts
#9
Trump
: "Blue States Sue Trump Administration Over Offshore Wind Deal. “This administration cooked up a sham deal to pay a foreign energy company hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars to abandon offshore wind and invest in oil and gas instead.” The extraordinary deal violates 2 federal laws."
14 posts
#10
Gas
: "Trump administration paying another company to give up wind leases, invest in Gas and geothermal"
14 posts
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+41k members(16.7%)
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Last updated: June 24, 2026