New calls to revive a cancelled pipeline project pit Republican President Donald Trump against Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul , with Coterra Energy caught in the middle. Conversations about the natural gas Constitution Pipeline resurfaced last week after Trump lifted a stop-work order on the Empire Wind 1 project as part of what appeared to be a compromise with New York. The pipeline met opposition during Trump’s first term and was shelved roughly five years ago. One of the original sponsors of the pipeline was Cabot Oil & Gas, which merged with Cimarex Energy in 2021 to form Coterra, a holding in the Club’s 30-stock portfolio. “I am encouraged by Governor Hochul’s comments about her willingness to move forward on critical pipeline capacity,” Interior Secretary Doug Burgum posted on X on May 19. Then, a day later, the Empire Wind project was given the green light to go forward. Burgum’s office did not reply when CNBC reached out for further details regarding his statement. The White House did not respond immediately to our inquiries either. A spokesperson for Hochul told CNBC, however, that “no deal on any natural gas pipeline was reached,” in exchange for the wind project, which, coincidentally, a unit of another Club name, GE Vernova , has a hand in. The governor’s office said the timing of Burgum’s post alluded to a quid pro quo that did not happen. In a statement last week , Hochul said, “New York will work with the Administration and private entities on new energy projects that meet the legal requirements under New York law.” The pipeline is not the only dispute between Trump and Hochul. They are also locked in a toll battle over congestion pricing for motorists to enter the busiest parts of New York City. As the politics play out on the pipeline, Coterra CEO Tom Jorden reminded investors what’s at stake during the company’s post-earnings conference call earlier this month. “The Constitution Pipeline, as originally configured, originates in our [Marcellus] field in Northeast Pennsylvania and goes into the New England market [through New York],” Jorden said. “We’re watching and participating in that [pipeline] conversation seriously.” If the pipeline were to be built, “the expectation is that we would make a commitment to deliver long-term volumes into that line,” the CEO continued. “We’re looking at that as a potential future opportunity for growth in the Marcellus.” Most of Coterra’s Marcellus Shale properties, which represent 75% of the firm’s total natural gas output, are in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. Alongside a messy first quarter earlier this month, overshadowed by operational issues, Coterra said it’s shifting more of its near-term focus away from oil, which has been struggling, and toward natural gas . The company, which we covet for its ability to switch between oil and gas spending, cited positive macro conditions and Northeast storage volumes as reasons to predict a robust 2025 and 2026 for gas. Coterra said it began drilling two Marcellus rigs in April, lifting its capital spending in the region by an additional $50 million. The Constitution Pipeline, which would certainly support Coterra’s bet on natural gas and the Marcellus, has taken many twists and turns over the years. Cabot, the original champion of the project, sold a majority ownership stake to Williams Energy in 2010, four years before it was approved. The pipeline was canceled in 2020 after a slew of regulatory and legal hurdles, including a denied water permit by New York State. Cabot’s minority stake, however, kept what’s now Coterra in the game. CTRA YTD mountain Coterra YTD The financial benefits of easier and more cost-effective transportation of natural gas could also translate into a boost for Coterra shares, which closed just under $25 on Tuesday and moved lower Wednesday. The stock has declined more than 3% year to date compared to the S & P 500 ‘s slight 2025 gain. “We’re going to be in a bull market for gas, at least for the next year or so,” said Roth analyst Leo Mariani, echoing Jorden’s prediction. Mariani and his Roth colleagues have a $34 per share price target on Coterra. That’s higher than our Club price target of $30. At current share price levels, Coterra’s multiple of 8.5 times next 12 months’ earnings per share (EPS) estimates makes it cheaper compared to industry peers such as EOG Resources , which trades at 11.5 times forward earnings, and Diamondback Energy , which trades at 10.15 times. That could change if investors became more willing to pay up for Coterra earnings. Bottom line The Club agrees that Coterra’s shift to natural gas is a smart play, given current macro conditions and commodity prices. If the Constitution Pipeline were to become a reality, that would be a big deal. As our sole oil and energy stock, we’re fans of the company’s flexibility to shift its strategy to adapt to commodity prices. Jorden’s interview earlier this month with Jim Cramer on “Mad Money” helped ease our concerns about the company, including some operational issues that muddied the latest quarter. While these issues are resolved, Jim still isn’t ready to add to our Coterra position given the oil industry’s headwinds. That’s reflected in our hold-equivalent 2 rating on the stock. (Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust is long CTRA See here for a full list of the stocks.) As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. 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New York Governor Kathy Hochul (C) holds a picture of US President Donald Trump during a press conference at Grand Central Terminal on Feb. 19, 2025 in New York City.
Today was the official start of racing at the Electrek Formula Sun Grand Prix 2025! There was a tremendous energy (and heat) on the ground at NCM Motorsports Park as nearly a dozen teams took to the track. Currently, as of writing, Stanford is ranked #1 in the SOV (Single-Occupant Vehicle) class with 68 registered laps. However, the fastest lap so far belongs to UC Berkeley, which clocked a 4:45 on the 3.15-mile track. That’s an average speed of just under 40 mph on nothing but solar energy. Not bad!
In the MOV (Multi-Occupant Vehicle) class, Polytechnique Montréal is narrowly ahead of Appalachian State by just 4 laps. At last year’s formula sun race, Polytechnique Montréal took first place overall in this class, and the team hopes to repeat that success. It’s still too early for prediction though, and anything can happen between now and the final day of racing on Saturday.
Congrats to the teams that made it on track today. We look forward to seeing even more out there tomorrow. In the meantime, here are some shots from today via the event’s wonderful photographer Cora Kennedy.
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The numbers are in and they are all bad for Tesla fans – the company sold just 5,000 Cybertruck models in Q4 of 2025, and built some 30% more “other” vehicles than it delivered. It just gets worse and worse, on today’s tension-building episode of Quick Charge!
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Tesla has launched its new Oasis Supercharger, the long-promised EV charging station of the future, with a solar farm and off-grid batteries.
Early in the deployment of the Supercharger network, Tesla promised to add solar arrays and batteries to the Supercharger stations, and CEO Elon Musk even said that most stations would be able to operate off-grid.
While Tesla did add solar and batteries to a few stations, the vast majority of them don’t have their own power system or have only minimal solar canopies.
Back in 2016, I asked Musk about this, and he said that it would now happen as Tesla had the “pieces now in place” with Supercharger V3, Powerpack V2, and SolarCity:
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All of these pieces have been in place for years, and Tesla has now discontinued the Powerpack in favor of the Megapack. The Supercharger network is also transitioning to V4 stations.
Yet, solar and battery deployment haven’t accelerated much in the decade since Musk made that comment, but it is finally happening.
Tesla has now unveiled the project and turned on most of the Supercharger stalls:
The project consists of 168 chargers, with half of them currently operational, making it one of the largest Supercharger stations in the world. However, that’s not even the most notable aspect of it.
The station is equipped with 11 MW of ground-mounted solar panels and canopies, spanning 30 acres of land, and 10 Tesla Megapacks with a total energy storage capacity of 39 MWh.
It can be operated off-grid, which is the case right now, according to Tesla.
With off-grid operations, Tesla was about to bring 84 stalls online just in time for the Fourth of July travel weekend. The rest of the stalls and a lounge are going to open later this year.
Electrek’s Take
This is awesome. A bit late, but awesome. This is what charging stations should be like: fully powered by renewable energy.
Unfortunately, it will be much harder to open those stations in the future due to legislation that Trump and the Republican Party have just passed, which removes incentives for solar and energy storage, adds taxes on them, and removes incentives to build batteries – all things that have helped Tesla considerably over the last few years.
The US is likely going to have a few tough years for EV adoption and renewable energy deployment.
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