Robert Walton
Senior Editor | @TeamWetDogSenior Editor Robert Walton has spent 25 years covering energy policy and regulation, 12 of them at Utility Dive, 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. He can be reached at [email protected] or on LinkedIn.
6639 articles by Robert Walton
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Texas data center pause puts 20% of US pipeline at risk of delay: BNEF
Aug. 6, 2026 -
Facing an estimated 474 GW of interconnection requests, Texas hits pause on data centers
Aug. 5, 2026 -
$700M microgrid bill has state energy office, electrical manufacturer support
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DTE ties rate stability to data center projects as large-load pipeline remains steady
Aug. 3, 2026 -
Xcel Energy on track for 3% retail sales growth this year, executives say
July 31, 2026 -
Under pressure, Entergy looks to mitigate cost of $1.8B Texas gas plant purchase
July 30, 2026 -
DOE mulls changes to Biden-era transformer rule, raising utility concerns
July 29, 2026 -
BNEF chip-based model pegs US data center demand at 207 GW by 2033
July 28, 2026 -
CenterPoint says 14 GW likely eligible for Texas’ ‘Batch Zero’ large-load interconnection
July 28, 2026 -
Trump’s ‘vindictive’ use of energy, other grants sparks backlash
July 27, 2026 -
SRP to propose up to 1.7-GW mixed-resource project to its board in September
July 21, 2026 -
US data center electricity use could more than double by 2030: report
July 21, 2026 -
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
