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.
5373 articles by Robert Walton
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National Grid suspends pending rate increases in response to COVID-19
March 27, 2020 -
Colorado expedites Tri-State member exit charge case, as power supplier gets 'split decision' on FERC jurisdiction
March 27, 2020 -
Massachusetts is 3 months from implementing nation's 1st clean peak standard
March 26, 2020 -
Ameren Missouri supplier hit by ransomware attack amid growing concern for critical infrastructure
March 25, 2020 -
'Defensive' utility stocks hit hard amid COVID-19 fears; Xcel, ConEd among those expected to recover quickly
March 24, 2020 -
Utilities beginning to see the load impacts of COVID-19 as economic shutdown widens
March 23, 2020 -
Maryland efforts for low-income energy efficiency target stalled by COVID-19
March 19, 2020 -
DOE nixes automatic confidentiality designations for utilities, seen by NGOs as potential boost for coal and nuclear
March 18, 2020 -
New York taps developers for almost 1.3 GW of solar, wind and storage across upstate region
March 17, 2020 -
Florida, Utah, Washington approve bills to boost EVs, including $50M Rocky Mountain Power charging plan
March 16, 2020 -
Duke, AEP, Dominion among utilities to halt service shutoffs in coronavirus response
March 16, 2020 -
Grid operators cancel travel, shift to remote meetings, as industry preps for broad coronavirus absenteeism
March 12, 2020 -
Over reliance on gas in PREPA IRP jeopardizes Puerto Rico's 100% clean energy goals, groups say
March 12, 2020 -
DTE readies 'troubled customer pilot' to nearly double efficiency help for Detroit at-risk consumers
March 11, 2020 -
Utilities on high alert as phishing attempts, cyber probing spike related to coronavirus
March 9, 2020 -
Eversource, 7 others propose 36 ISO-NE transmission upgrades to offset loss of Exelon's Mystic station
March 6, 2020 -
Additional gas capacity, baseload generation 'critical' to maintaining reliability: DOE analysis
March 4, 2020 -
Duke settles with Chargepoint, expanding options for $76M North Carolina EV pilot
March 3, 2020 -
Ameren boosts Missouri 5-year smart grid investment to $7.6B, plans $1.2B wind purchase
Feb. 28, 2020 -
NARUC offers Puerto Rico guidance on FEMA funding use, public-private approach to grid operations
Feb. 27, 2020 -
SCE's novel energy efficiency deal with price 'premium' draws scrutiny, protest in Pacific Northwest
Feb. 26, 2020 -
With FERC tariff filing, Southwest Power Pool moves closer to Western imbalance market launch
Feb. 25, 2020 -
New York governor proposes renewable energy permitting office to speed projects
Feb. 24, 2020 -
Natural gas ransomware attack offers critical lessons for electric utilities, analysts say
Feb. 24, 2020 -
Michigan finds 'fundamental flaws' in DTE's resource plan, directs utility to pursue renewables
Feb. 21, 2020