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.
6627 articles by Robert Walton
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DOE closes up to $3.26B loan to AEP Texas
July 9, 2026 -
US wholesale power prices to decline 8% this summer: EIA
July 8, 2026 -
States are taking action on energy affordability as issue grows: report
July 7, 2026 -
Southwestern Public Service wins $113M reliability grant from Texas
July 6, 2026 -
DOE wants to ‘permanently end’ appliance efficiency requirements
July 2, 2026 -
Utilities are not spending enough on low-income household efficiency: ACEEE
June 29, 2026 -
DOE offers $17.5B in loans to help build 10 large nuclear reactors
June 24, 2026 -
Texas, facing 438 GW queue, approves initial large-load interconnection process
June 22, 2026 -
New 339-mile transmission line brings Canadian hydropower to NYC
June 17, 2026 -
Northeast states eye offshore HVDC transmission as Trump drops wind fight
June 16, 2026 -
DOE extends TransAlta Centralia Unit 2 emergency order
June 15, 2026 -
Transmission projects bolster New York, New England summer reliability: NPCC
June 11, 2026 -
Trump administration announces $850M to modernize US coal capacity, build 2 new plants
June 5, 2026 -
DTE Energy partners with LG to deploy 6 GWh of battery storage
June 3, 2026 -
Data center interconnection delays complicate demand forecasting: NERC
May 20, 2026 -
Combined NextEra-Dominion would have 130-GW large-load pipeline
May 18, 2026 -
Commercial electricity use will likely surpass residential in 2027: EIA
May 15, 2026 -
US annual electricity consumption to grow 55% by 2050: NEMA
May 13, 2026 -
Duke Energy added 2.7 GW of contracted data centers in Q1
May 6, 2026 -
NERC issues Level 3 alert, mandates action to address data center load losses
May 5, 2026 -
ISO New England trims 10-year forecast based on electrification outlook
May 4, 2026 -
DTE sees up to 8.4 GW data center opportunity
May 1, 2026 -
Meta deal adds to Entergy’s $57B, 4-year capital plan
April 30, 2026 -
Extended heat wave could cripple New York’s grid this summer: NYISO
April 28, 2026 -
DTE proposes $474M Michigan electric rate hike
April 24, 2026
