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.
4297 ARTICLES BY Robert Walton
- April 18, 2018 Short term pain for long term gain: EPRI assesses expanding US electrification
- April 17, 2018 DOE pledges $105M for solar, seeks to halve utility-scale costs
- April 17, 2018 Missouri utilities question data collection recommendations in DER report
- April 17, 2018 North Carolina regulatory staff reject Duke Energy's prepaid efficiency proposal
- April 17, 2018 New York agencies propose shifting EV fast chargers to non-demand charges
- April 16, 2018 Portland General Electric proposes voluntary green tariff for munis, large customers
- April 16, 2018 North Carolina approves solar rebate, coal ash fine for Duke
- April 16, 2018 FERC rejects CAISO's proposals to modify capacity procurement
- April 16, 2018 Most MISO zones clear capacity auction at $10/MW-day
- April 16, 2018 NERC: Utilities failed to contact vendors during GridEx cyberattack simulation
- April 13, 2018 Oregon's chief utility regulator resigns abruptly
- April 13, 2018 Santee Cooper petitions to intervene in Dominion-SCANA merger
- April 13, 2018 NRC seeks more detail on Entergy plan to sell Vermont Yankee nuclear facility
- April 13, 2018 NYPA continues digital transformation as New York funds grid upgrades
- April 12, 2018 Idaho regulators accept Rocky Mountain Power's planned shift from coal to renewables
- April 12, 2018 Alaska governor rolls out draft climate plan, but falls short on details
- April 12, 2018 GM to expand electric vehicle fast charger network with EVgo
- April 12, 2018 Federal agencies prepare to wind down Puerto Rico power restoration in May
- April 11, 2018 South Carolina solar bill fails to pass after procedural change
- April 11, 2018 Washington regulators require utilities to offer smart meter opt-outs
- April 11, 2018 Montana net metering customers are overpaid, new study says
- April 10, 2018 Updated: Whitehouse unveils bill directing study, pilot program for natural gas demand response
- April 10, 2018 BP partners with Tesla on oil giant's first battery storage project
- April 10, 2018 DOE will partner with manufacturers to improve energy efficiency
- April 10, 2018 Whitefish Energy still owed $100M by Puerto Rico utility, court filing says