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Hamed Malhani is an independent energy researcher and the developer of the U.S. Energy Structure Pressure Index (UESPI), a composite indicator that measures structural pressure on the U.S. energy system across eight interconnected channels. His research focuses on the intersection of energy systems, geopolitical risk, and structural resilience. His UESPI methodology paper was published on Zenodo in September 2026 (DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.22836545). He writes critically about U.S. energy policy and its implications for global energy security.
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Sunday, October 25, 2026The Receipt for Trump's War Trump has sold the "energy dominance" narrative since the Iran war began. But the UESPI data tells a different story. Structural pressure on the U.S. energy system rose from 46.89 in January to 57.08 in June, then declined to 55.76 in September -- still 8.87 points above the pre-war baseline. The war was absorbed by spending the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, maxing out refineries, and raising prices at the
