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Everything-PR's 2026 modeled index of 25 energy-transition brands across ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini, and Google AI Overviews. ExxonMobil ranked No. 1. Fossil incumbents still own the answer. Originally published October 2016. Updated June 2026.
ExxonMobil is the most-cited energy-transition brand in this Everything-PR modeled index at 91.4. Higher than NextEra Energy — the largest renewable-energy producer in the United States. Higher than Ørsted, Iberdrola, and every individual renewables pure-play in the global sample.
That's the headline finding of the Energy Transition Visibility Index 2026 — a directional modeling study comparing fossil incumbents, renewables pure-plays, grid utilities, and coal-named brands across five AI engines. 25 named entities. Five engines. May 2026 measurement window.
The chatbox does not see the energy transition the way climate media does. The fossil top five averages 86.8 in this index. The renewables top five averages 72.0. A 14.8-point gap. The old majors still own the citation share. This is not an energy story. It is a communications story.
The Energy Transition Top 25
| # | Brand | Citation Share Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ExxonMobil | 91.4 |
| 2 | Chevron | 88.7 |
| 3 | Shell | 87.2 |
| 4 | BP | 85.3 |
| 5 | TotalEnergies | 81.6 |
| 6 | NextEra Energy | 80.4 |
| 7 | ConocoPhillips | 77.8 |
| 8 | Saudi Aramco | 76.5 |
| 9 | Ørsted | 73.9 |
| 10 | Iberdrola | 71.2 |
| 11 | Enel Green Power | 69.5 |
| 12 | Duke Energy | 67.3 |
| 13 | Vestas Wind Systems | 65.1 |
| 14 | EDP Renewables | 62.8 |
| 15 | Peabody Energy | 60.4 |
| 16 | First Solar | 58.9 |
| 17 | Sunrun | 57.2 |
| 18 | Glencore (coal) | 55.6 |
| 19 | Plug Power | 53.4 |
| 20 | Bloom Energy | 51.1 |
| 21 | Arch Resources (coal) | 48.7 |
| 22 | Siemens Gamesa | 46.5 |
| 23 | Sunnova Energy | 44.2 |
| 24 | Whitehaven Coal | 42.0 |
| 25 | Yancoal Australia | 39.5 |
Findings
- Fossil incumbents own the citation share. ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, BP, TotalEnergies. Average 86.8. The transition narrative has not shifted the answer-engine field.
- NextEra Energy is the highest-scoring U.S. renewables player. 80.4. Hybrid identity (largest U.S. utility + largest U.S. renewable developer).
- European pure-play renewables outscore U.S. counterparts. Ørsted, Iberdrola, Enel, EDP — English-first investor reporting outperforms U.S. trade-press dependence.
- Saudi Aramco's English-language footprint exceeds expectations. 76.5.
- Coal-named brands score 35–50 points below fossil majors. Peabody, Glencore coal, Arch, Whitehaven, Yancoal average 49.2.
- Hydrogen and storage pure-plays score lowest among renewables.
- Wind and solar manufacturers diverge. Vestas (65.1) outscores First Solar (58.9) and Siemens Gamesa (46.5).
- Nuclear is the rising retrieval anchor. See Nuclear Renaissance.
- Narrative-to-citation divergence is the headline. Media tone ≠ retrieval position.
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- Energy & Climate Pillar — Who Controls the Answers
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- Big Oil Climate Communications Archive
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