Robert Walton
Senior Editor | @TeamWetDogRobert has spent 25 years covering energy policy and regulation, with a focus on 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. His documentary photography has been supported by the National Endowment of the Arts. He lives in the Finger Lakes region of New York.
6593 articles by Robert Walton
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Texas opens $350M advanced nuclear grant program
April 2, 2026 -
Expect retail electricity prices to rise further: LBNL/Brattle
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Oncor, LCRA propose up to 244 miles of 765-kV Texas transmission
March 31, 2026 -
Ameren begins testing dynamic line rating technology
March 30, 2026 -
Winter Storm Fern highlighted need for expanded interregional transmission, Senate hears
March 27, 2026 -
DOE extends emergency operations at 2 Indiana coal plants
March 24, 2026 -
DOE taps SoftBank arm to develop 9.2 GW of gas generation in Ohio
March 20, 2026 -
January’s Winter Storm Fern was ‘classic near-miss’ for US grid, says NERC’s Robb
March 20, 2026 -
13 DOE emergency orders have cost Americans $235M, Sierra Club says
March 18, 2026 -
Mass. governor orders state to pursue 15 GW of resources, including storage, VPPs
March 17, 2026 -
Data center demand spike could drive 79% ERCOT price hike in 2027: EIA
March 16, 2026 -
DOE offers $1.9B for transmission reconductoring, advanced tech
March 13, 2026 -
Germany’s RWE plans nearly $20B US investment, including gas peakers
March 12, 2026 -
Drone attack simulation exposed a grid vulnerability, utilities say
March 5, 2026 -
Public takeover of Tucson Electric Power would cost $4B, Brattle finds
March 2, 2026 -
House passes bills to weaken DOE’s appliance efficiency program, repeal home rebates
Feb. 26, 2026 -
DOE loans Southern $26.5B for 5 GW of new gas, other grid investments
Feb. 25, 2026 -
Entergy Texas seeks gas generation to meet 1 GW of new demand
Feb. 24, 2026 -
New Jersey regulators take first step to reform electric utility business model
Feb. 23, 2026 -
CenterPoint peak load to jump 50% by 2029 — 2 years earlier than previously expected
Feb. 19, 2026 -
Efficiency, demand flexibility can meet growing data center loads — and do so cheaply: ACEEE
Feb. 18, 2026 -
DTE Energy’s 5-year spending plan jumps 20% on data center, reliability investments
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Data centers pursue on-site power as affordability tops utility concerns: BofA
Feb. 13, 2026 -
New Jersey utilities begin to develop virtual power plants
Feb. 9, 2026 -
AI, ICE protests and karaoke: DistribuTECH comes to San Diego
Feb. 4, 2026
