Robert Walton has spent 15 years covering policy, regulation and business in Washington, D.C., with a focus on the natural gas and electric utility. 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 now lives in a tiny off-grid cabin in upstate New York. His exact location is a mystery.
4990 articles by Robert Walton
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Florida regulators OK utility use of tax savings to pay for hurricane damages
May 24, 2019 -
States squandering $3B VW settlement fund with lack of EV focus: report
May 24, 2019 -
Xcel, Boulder to settle lawsuit; City agrees to dissolve utility
May 24, 2019 -
FPL starts building 750 MW of new solar on its way to 2 GW by 2020
May 24, 2019 -
Utilities have multiple ways to drive lower energy use — on Pecan Street, only price matters
May 23, 2019 -
Eversource turns to non-wires solution in outage-plagued New Hampshire town
May 23, 2019 -
PG&E to bury distribution lines serving fire-ravaged Paradise, California
May 23, 2019 -
Carbon capture advocates, lawmakers call for effective 45Q tax credit implementation
May 22, 2019 -
Murkowski questions need for renewables tax credits
May 22, 2019 -
SCE rolls out $356M charging program to spur electric trucks, buses and other large vehicles
May 21, 2019 -
NRG Energy advances retail expansion with $300M Stream Energy acquisition
May 21, 2019 -
AEP, Honda partner to test vehicle-grid integration with used EV batteries
May 21, 2019 -
Colorado gives utilities one year to file transportation electrification plans
May 20, 2019 -
Facebook to pay half of $85 million New Mexico transmission line under new order
May 20, 2019 -
New York updates price signals to recognize full value, spur distributed energy resources
May 17, 2019 -
PG&E, Dominion, 11 other major companies push carbon tax in new climate initiative
May 17, 2019 -
California concludes PG&E responsible for state's deadliest wildfire
May 16, 2019 -
DOE proposal to roll back lightbulb efficiency puts billions in energy savings on the line
May 15, 2019 -
Charge stations are pain point as Pepco asks DC to reconsider transportation electrification plan
May 15, 2019 -
North Carolina approves Duke's first solar+storage residential microgrid
May 15, 2019 -
OG&E: Coal, cogen plant acquisitions to save customers millions by ending PURPA contracts
May 15, 2019 -
Arizona nears EV plan finish line, but one commissioner rallies in opposition
May 14, 2019 -
San Francisco eyes purchase of PG&E grid assets to increase power independence
May 14, 2019 -
Illinois utilities push cloud computing rules to remove tech investment disincentive
May 13, 2019 -
Smooth operator: PJM credits low Q1 congestion costs to mild weather, cheap fuel
May 13, 2019