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.
6546 articles by Robert Walton
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Northeast grid operators confident facing winter demand as heating electrification rises
Nov. 17, 2025 -
US needs more gas infrastructure, storage to support electric grid: NARUC
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Xcel, Colorado agencies propose extending life of Comanche 2 coal unit
Nov. 12, 2025 -
After rate case, Con Edison Q3 electric revenues up 10.6% on flat sales
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Southwest Power Pool to develop 765-kV regional transmission ‘backbone’
Nov. 7, 2025 -
Xcel proposes doubling battery storage at Minnesota coal plant
Nov. 4, 2025 -
Southern inks 7 GW of large load contracts, eyes 50 GW more
Oct. 31, 2025 -
DTE inks first data center deal to grow electric load 25%
Oct. 30, 2025 -
US partners with Westinghouse, Cameco and Brookfield on $80B nuclear deployment
Oct. 28, 2025 -
Google-NextEra, Santee Cooper announcements signal new life for defunct nuclear projects
Oct. 28, 2025 -
US electric utilities entering investment ‘super-cycle,’ says Morningstar DBRS
Oct. 27, 2025 -
Trump taps Swett to lead FERC
Oct. 24, 2025 -
Houston peak load to grow nearly 50% in 6 years: CenterPoint
Oct. 23, 2025 -
Maryland’s EmPOWER efficiency program not meeting low-income goals: OPC
Oct. 22, 2025 -
ISO New England launches cluster study of 26 battery, wind and solar projects
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As cyber threats grow, utilities say lapsed information-sharing law stymies security
Oct. 20, 2025 -
Torch Clean Energy taps Fluence for 640 MWh battery at Arizona solar plant
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DOE closes $1.6B loan commitment for AEP transmission rebuild
Oct. 16, 2025 -
New York City could face power reliability issues beginning next year: ISO
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Salt River Project taps ESS for 50-MWh iron flow battery
Oct. 10, 2025 -
Investor-owned utilities could spend $1.1T between 2025 and 2029: EEI
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Xcel Minnesota proposes ‘first-of-its-kind’ distributed capacity procurement
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Energy efficiency is reducing Northeast peak demand, electricity bills: Acadia
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Texas PUC approves Entergy’s 500-kV SETEX transmission project
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DOE cancels $7.6B in clean energy awards in states that voted against Trump
Oct. 2, 2025