
Robert Walton
Senior Reporter | @TeamWetDogRobert Walton has spent 15 years covering policy, regulation and business in Washington, D.C., with a focus on the natural gas and electric utilities. In addition to a journalism degree from the University of South Carolina, he has a culinary diploma from the Art Institute of Washington and his documentary photography has been supported by the National Endowment of the Arts. Robert left Washington in 2013 to explore the United States, and he now lives in a tiny off-grid cabin in upstate New York. His exact location is a mystery.
6429 articles by Robert Walton
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Utilities should develop data center tariffs to protect consumers, decarbonize: SWEEP
March 28, 2025 -
DOE withdraws, postpones multiple appliance energy efficiency rules
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MISO proposes framework to speed generation interconnection
March 20, 2025 -
Utility energy efficiency investment hit record $8.8B in 2023: ACEEE
March 19, 2025 -
Southwest Power Pool could need $263B generation investment by 2050: Brattle
March 18, 2025 -
California PUC approves battery storage safety rules
March 17, 2025 -
Utilities should consider heat pump-specific rates to encourage adoption: ACEEE
March 12, 2025 -
Hitachi Energy commits $250M to address transformer shortage
March 10, 2025 -
DOE approves LNG export permit extension for Golden Pass
March 6, 2025 -
Massachusetts cuts $500M from state’s energy efficiency program
March 5, 2025 -
New England, New York grid operators prepare to collect millions in tariffs on Canadian electricity
March 3, 2025 -
New generation is a ‘better approach’ to energy security than interregional transmission: ERCOT
Feb. 27, 2025 -
Grid equipment manufacturers anticipate 2% annual US load growth through 2050
Feb. 26, 2025 -
Fortress backs behind-the-meter gas turbines to support AI hyperscalers
Feb. 25, 2025 -
Trump pauses implementation of new DOE appliance efficiency standards
Feb. 24, 2025 -
Texas regulators move virtual power plant pilot development to ERCOT
Feb. 19, 2025 -
New York loans Revel $60M to expand NYC public EV charging
Feb. 11, 2025 -
Neo-Nazi faces up to 20 years in prison for plot to attack Baltimore Gas & Electric substations
Feb. 10, 2025 -
DOT suspends Biden’s $5B electric vehicle charging network effort
Feb. 7, 2025 -
Puerto Rico utility LUMA plans to add 1 GW renewables, 700 MW storage
Feb. 6, 2025 -
CenterPoint proposes $5.75B system resiliency plan
Feb. 4, 2025 -
Texas eyes 765-kV transmission lines in regional ‘transmission race’
Feb. 3, 2025 -
PG&E, other electric utilities call for Senate to pass forest management bill
Jan. 27, 2025 -
Lack of Northeast gas pipeline capacity poses ‘severe threats to reliability’ in cold weather: NERC
Jan. 23, 2025 -
AI improvements, DERs and new generation needed to meet power demand: USEA panel
Jan. 22, 2025