Energy Management Blogs
June 3, 2026
How DoD Changes Are Affecting Wind Energy Project Timelines
Recent Department of Defense review changes are delaying wind energy project approvals. Learn how these shifts affect timelines and what landowners need to consider.
March 20, 2026
Energy Market Update: Oil Prices Surge Amid Middle East Instability
Oil and gas prices are rising as geopolitical tensions disrupt supply chains and shipping routes. Learn what’s driving volatility, including Strait of Hormuz risks, production cuts, and global market reactions.
March 5, 2026
WEBINAR | The Power of Energy Management: Unleashing Potential (March 2026)
Peoples Company Energy Management hosted a webinar on Thursday, March 26, 2026. Jake Costanzo, Peoples Company Energy Analyst, was joined by special guests Jack Bradley (Capstone Partners), Jeremy White (Central Surplus, LLC), and Reid Loftsgard (Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP) to discuss Wind Turbine Decommissioning: What Happens When Wind Turbines Reach the End of Their Life?
March 2, 2026
Interconnection Queue Explained: What Renewable Energy Landowners Need to Know
Learn how the interconnection queue affects solar, wind, and battery leases. Understand grid studies, upgrade costs, timelines, and the risks that determine whether your renewable energy project reaches construction.
January 23, 2026
Pooling Orders Explained: A Mineral Owner’s Step-by-Step Guide
Learn what a pooling order is, which states allow them, how mineral owners are notified, and what actions to take within strict deadlines to protect your mineral interests and value.
November 26, 2025
Wind Repowering: What Landowners Should Know About New Negotiation Opportunities
Across the country, thousands of wind turbines installed in the early 2000s are reaching the end of their original design life. Instead of retiring these projects, many developers are choosing to repower them, replacing older equipment with taller towers, longer blades, and more efficient technology.
October 15, 2025
Peoples Company and Valor Announce Strategic Partnership to Deliver End-to-End Energy and Land Management Solutions
Peoples Company and Valor form a partnership to offer unified, tech-enabled land and energy management solutions for landowners and institutions.
August 29, 2025
EIA Short-Term Energy Outlook | Oil, Gas & Power Market Updates
Get the latest insights from the EIA Short-Term Energy Outlook. See what changed this month in oil, natural gas, and power markets—and what it means for prices, supply, and energy strategy.
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August 28, 2025
What Landowners Need to Know: Renewable Energy Leases After the OBBBA
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act has changed the future of renewable energy projects. See how shortened tax credit deadlines and rising power prices impact lease negotiations, and why farmland owners may see growing demand for battery storage.
August 6, 2025
WEBINAR | The Power of Energy Management: Unleashing Potential (August 2025)
Peoples Company Energy Management hosted a webinar on Thursday, August 28, 2025, with special guest speaker Brad Haight, attorney and Lease Gen founder, to discuss the complexities of valuing farmland with solar and renewable energy projects.
July 28, 2025
Explained: The $750 Billion LNG Deal That Redefines U.S.-Europe Energy Ties
This week, President Donald Trump announced a sweeping $750 billion energy agreement with the European Union, outlining decades-long purchases of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and other U.S. fossil fuel exports.
June 30, 2025
Maximizing Farmland Value: Solar Lease or Let it Grow?
As solar energy expands across rural America, landowners are increasingly receiving enticing offers to lease their land for solar development.
June 27, 2025
Unclaimed Royalties: How to Search for Missing Mineral Revenue
If you or your organization owns mineral rights—whether inherited, gifted, or acquired—there’s a chance you could be missing out on revenue that’s rightfully yours. Over time, oil and gas royalties can become “unclaimed” due to address changes, unclear title, estate issues, or simple clerical errors. In many cases, those funds are turned over to state agencies as unclaimed property.
June 16, 2025
WEBINAR | The Power of Energy Management: Unleashing Potential (June 2025)
Peoples Company Energy Management hosted a webinar on Thursday, June 26, 2025, with special guest speakers Ethan McMillan, Attorney at Law, Kevin Boone, Co-Founder of Dixie Lake Royalty, and Charlus Bishop, Founder of Mid-Continent Energy Exchange. This session focuses on the Do's and Don'ts of Buying and Selling Mineral Rights.
June 5, 2025
Drill, Baby, Drill — Not So Fast
Despite strong political support for domestic production, rig counts are falling, not rising.
May 20, 2025
Natural Gas Prices in the U.S.: What’s Fueling the Strength in 2025?
Natural gas prices in the U.S. started 2025 with unexpected strength, surprising analysts who had predicted a weaker market due to soft industrial demand and high storage levels.
March 31, 2025
Big Power, Small Package: The Future of Nuclear Energy
Imagine holding a small, black pebble in your hand—about the size of a golf ball. Thanks to Kairos Power, I recently had the opportunity to do just that at the ROSA Energy conference. It doesn’t look like much, but this tiny nuclear fuel pebble contains as much energy as 4 tons of coal. That’s the kind of energy density nuclear power brings to the table.
February 28, 2025
Mineral Rights vs. Surface Rights: What's the Difference and Why it Matters
Many people assume that owning land means controlling everything above and below the surface. However, mineral rights and surface rights are separate legal interests, and understanding their distinction is crucial for landowners, investors, and energy developers.
February 25, 2025
WEBINAR | The Power of Energy Management: Unleashing Potential (March 2025)
Please join Peoples Company for "The Power of Energy Management: Unleashing Potential" webinar series with special guest speaker Craig Kaiser, President & Co-Founder at LandGate.
January 31, 2025
Trump's Energy Revolution: What His First Day in Office Means for Oil, Gas, and Renewables
On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump initiated his second term with a series of executive actions aimed at reshaping U.S. energy policy. These decisions marked a significant departure from the previous administration's focus on renewable energy and climate change mitigation.
