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.
6229 articles by Robert Walton
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Utilities, others lobby senators to block DOE’s distribution transformer efficiency rule
March 13, 2024 -
US electricity prices outpace annual inflation
March 13, 2024 -
Texas loan program for new gas plants would be open to private generators that also supply ERCOT
March 12, 2024 -
California regulators approve new program to expedite power line undergrounding
March 11, 2024 -
Texas slows development of annual $1B performance credit mechanism designed to boost grid
March 8, 2024 -
DOE awards $45M for grid security research focused on machine learning, artificial intelligence
March 6, 2024 -
Top 3 US energy efficiency policy opportunities in 2024: ACEEE
March 6, 2024 -
Texas regulators explore how to attract advanced nuclear projects, structure SMR incentives
March 5, 2024 -
NERC to file inverter-based resource rule revisions with federal regulators
March 4, 2024 -
Nevada regulators set to approve NV Energy’s $2B IRP amendment, including new gas resources
March 1, 2024 -
EIA reaches agreement with bitcoin miners, will destroy collected data and publish new survey proposal
Feb. 29, 2024 -
DOE, NARUC publish cybersecurity ‘baselines’ for utilities, distributed energy resources
Feb. 28, 2024 -
Con Edison expands SmartCharge EV incentive program to commercial stations in NYC
Feb. 26, 2024 -
New England capacity prices rise almost 40% in most recent auction
Feb. 23, 2024 -
PJM, 3 other RTOs propose steps to improve gas-electric sector coordination, boost reliability
Feb. 22, 2024 -
5 takeaways from the investor-owned utility sector’s day on Wall Street
Feb. 21, 2024 -
Salt River Project seeks 2.5 GW clean power, 1.2 GW peak capacity amid rapid Phoenix-area growth
Feb. 15, 2024 -
State officials blame federal regulation for higher energy prices: ‘Customers are getting hurt.’
Feb. 15, 2024 -
Utilities, EV charging companies must collaborate to avoid bulk power system disruptions: NERC
Feb. 14, 2024 -
FERC, NERC to analyze power sector performance during January winter storms
Feb. 14, 2024 -
Arizona Corporation Commission moves to eliminate energy efficiency rules, renewables targets
Feb. 13, 2024 -
ISO New England proposes capacity market changes, further 2-year delay for upcoming auction
Feb. 13, 2024 -
Colorado regulator’s vision for Xcel virtual power plant: Tariff-driven, 50 MW and online by this fall
Feb. 7, 2024 -
Puerto Rico can transition to 100% renewables by 2050 but costs ‘will be significant’: DOE
Feb. 7, 2024 -
NAESB to develop standardized distribution services contract to facilitate DER aggregation
Feb. 6, 2024