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.
6580 articles by Robert Walton
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Utilities lack tools to guard power grid from drone attacks
March 5, 2026 -
Public takeover of Tucson Electric Power would cost $4B, Brattle finds
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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
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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
Feb. 17, 2026 -
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 -
Customers, don’t expect electric bill relief in 2026: ‘The cake is baked.’
Jan. 30, 2026 -
NERC forecasts peak demand to rise 24% on new data center loads
Jan. 30, 2026 -
US coal generation jumped 31% during Winter Storm Fern: EIA
Jan. 29, 2026 -
DOE expands use of emergency orders amid winter freeze
Jan. 27, 2026 -
Winter peak demand could hit new highs, prompting DOE emergency orders
Jan. 26, 2026 -
DOE orders diesel generators to be ready as electric sector prepares for Winter Storm Fern
Jan. 23, 2026 -
Gas sector takes furnace efficiency fight to Supreme Court
Jan. 22, 2026 -
New Jersey governor orders state to accelerate solar, storage and virtual power plants
Jan. 21, 2026 -
Xcel-led coalition proposes Minnesota-North Dakota transmission expansion
Jan. 20, 2026 -
Global wind power additions to decline 6% in 2026: WoodMac
Jan. 15, 2026 -
Xcel defends storage ownership in distributed capacity pilot
Jan. 14, 2026 -
New York Gov. Hochul expands nuclear aspirations to 8-GW fleet
Jan. 14, 2026 -
Trump administration unlawfully cut clean energy grants, court rules
Jan. 13, 2026
