Securing America’s grid against foreign attack By Harry Krejsa Key Points China views the U.S. electric grid as a strategic military target, with cyber operations intended to disrupt civilian infrastructure and undermine U.S. pow... Read more Two federally funded science agencies in Colorado revamped to align with administration priorities By EPN Staff Key Points The Trump administration is restructuring and rebranding federal science laboratories to realign energy research priorities, including scaling back NCAR’s climate-f... Read more Trump administration plans to expand offshore drilling By EPN Staff Key Points The Trump administration is proposing a dramatic expansion of offshore oil and gas leasing, with 34 lease sales planned from 2026–2031, compared to just three propo... Read more What does energy look like this year? Trends to look for in 2026 By EPN Staff Key Points Nuclear power is re-emerging as a central pillar of U.S. energy policy, driven by executive action to accelerate permitting, expand SMRs, refurbish existing r... Read more America needs a mining comeback By Nicholas Lugansky Key Points As the economy electrifies, minerals like lithium, copper, nickel, cobalt, and rare earth elements are becoming foundational to energy systems, advanced tec... Read more Arizona scraps energy mandates for market-driven utility regulation By EPN Staff Key Points The Republican-led Arizona Corporation Commission voted to eliminate the state’s renewable energy standard and energy-efficiency mandates, arguing the rules are out... Read more Three decommissioned nuclear plants to restart to support growing energy demand By EPN Staff Key Points Three previously decommissioned nuclear plants in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Iowa will be brought back online between 2026 and 2029 to help meet record-high elect... Read more Mid-Atlantic grid faces growing strain as new tech and demand collide By EPN Staff Key Points Accelerating electricity demand from manufacturing, AI, and data centers is colliding with the retirement of coal, gas, and nuclear plants, creating reliability ris... Read more The energy evolution cannot leave consumers behind By Maddie Milam Key Points PJM faces a growing reliability and affordability crisis as more than 30 GW of firm generation is set to retire by 2030 while electricity demand continues to ris... Read more Companies break ground on new generation of nuclear power plants after Trump directive By EPN Staff Key Points Small Modular Reactors are emerging as a critical solution to surging U.S. electricity demand, offering reliable, carbon-free baseload power with faster and cheaper... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 MOST VIEWED 1 Arizona scraps energy mandates for market-driven utility regulation 2 Strengthening America’s forests through state-led stewardship and active management 3 America needs a mining comeback 4 Two federally funded science agencies in Colorado revamped to align with administration priorities DONATE
Two federally funded science agencies in Colorado revamped to align with administration priorities By EPN Staff Key Points The Trump administration is restructuring and rebranding federal science laboratories to realign energy research priorities, including scaling back NCAR’s climate-f... Read more Trump administration plans to expand offshore drilling By EPN Staff Key Points The Trump administration is proposing a dramatic expansion of offshore oil and gas leasing, with 34 lease sales planned from 2026–2031, compared to just three propo... Read more What does energy look like this year? Trends to look for in 2026 By EPN Staff Key Points Nuclear power is re-emerging as a central pillar of U.S. energy policy, driven by executive action to accelerate permitting, expand SMRs, refurbish existing r... Read more America needs a mining comeback By Nicholas Lugansky Key Points As the economy electrifies, minerals like lithium, copper, nickel, cobalt, and rare earth elements are becoming foundational to energy systems, advanced tec... Read more Arizona scraps energy mandates for market-driven utility regulation By EPN Staff Key Points The Republican-led Arizona Corporation Commission voted to eliminate the state’s renewable energy standard and energy-efficiency mandates, arguing the rules are out... Read more Three decommissioned nuclear plants to restart to support growing energy demand By EPN Staff Key Points Three previously decommissioned nuclear plants in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Iowa will be brought back online between 2026 and 2029 to help meet record-high elect... Read more Mid-Atlantic grid faces growing strain as new tech and demand collide By EPN Staff Key Points Accelerating electricity demand from manufacturing, AI, and data centers is colliding with the retirement of coal, gas, and nuclear plants, creating reliability ris... Read more The energy evolution cannot leave consumers behind By Maddie Milam Key Points PJM faces a growing reliability and affordability crisis as more than 30 GW of firm generation is set to retire by 2030 while electricity demand continues to ris... Read more Companies break ground on new generation of nuclear power plants after Trump directive By EPN Staff Key Points Small Modular Reactors are emerging as a critical solution to surging U.S. electricity demand, offering reliable, carbon-free baseload power with faster and cheaper... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Trump administration plans to expand offshore drilling By EPN Staff Key Points The Trump administration is proposing a dramatic expansion of offshore oil and gas leasing, with 34 lease sales planned from 2026–2031, compared to just three propo... Read more What does energy look like this year? Trends to look for in 2026 By EPN Staff Key Points Nuclear power is re-emerging as a central pillar of U.S. energy policy, driven by executive action to accelerate permitting, expand SMRs, refurbish existing r... Read more America needs a mining comeback By Nicholas Lugansky Key Points As the economy electrifies, minerals like lithium, copper, nickel, cobalt, and rare earth elements are becoming foundational to energy systems, advanced tec... Read more Arizona scraps energy mandates for market-driven utility regulation By EPN Staff Key Points The Republican-led Arizona Corporation Commission voted to eliminate the state’s renewable energy standard and energy-efficiency mandates, arguing the rules are out... Read more Three decommissioned nuclear plants to restart to support growing energy demand By EPN Staff Key Points Three previously decommissioned nuclear plants in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Iowa will be brought back online between 2026 and 2029 to help meet record-high elect... Read more Mid-Atlantic grid faces growing strain as new tech and demand collide By EPN Staff Key Points Accelerating electricity demand from manufacturing, AI, and data centers is colliding with the retirement of coal, gas, and nuclear plants, creating reliability ris... Read more The energy evolution cannot leave consumers behind By Maddie Milam Key Points PJM faces a growing reliability and affordability crisis as more than 30 GW of firm generation is set to retire by 2030 while electricity demand continues to ris... Read more Companies break ground on new generation of nuclear power plants after Trump directive By EPN Staff Key Points Small Modular Reactors are emerging as a critical solution to surging U.S. electricity demand, offering reliable, carbon-free baseload power with faster and cheaper... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
What does energy look like this year? Trends to look for in 2026 By EPN Staff Key Points Nuclear power is re-emerging as a central pillar of U.S. energy policy, driven by executive action to accelerate permitting, expand SMRs, refurbish existing r... Read more America needs a mining comeback By Nicholas Lugansky Key Points As the economy electrifies, minerals like lithium, copper, nickel, cobalt, and rare earth elements are becoming foundational to energy systems, advanced tec... Read more Arizona scraps energy mandates for market-driven utility regulation By EPN Staff Key Points The Republican-led Arizona Corporation Commission voted to eliminate the state’s renewable energy standard and energy-efficiency mandates, arguing the rules are out... Read more Three decommissioned nuclear plants to restart to support growing energy demand By EPN Staff Key Points Three previously decommissioned nuclear plants in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Iowa will be brought back online between 2026 and 2029 to help meet record-high elect... Read more Mid-Atlantic grid faces growing strain as new tech and demand collide By EPN Staff Key Points Accelerating electricity demand from manufacturing, AI, and data centers is colliding with the retirement of coal, gas, and nuclear plants, creating reliability ris... Read more The energy evolution cannot leave consumers behind By Maddie Milam Key Points PJM faces a growing reliability and affordability crisis as more than 30 GW of firm generation is set to retire by 2030 while electricity demand continues to ris... Read more Companies break ground on new generation of nuclear power plants after Trump directive By EPN Staff Key Points Small Modular Reactors are emerging as a critical solution to surging U.S. electricity demand, offering reliable, carbon-free baseload power with faster and cheaper... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
America needs a mining comeback By Nicholas Lugansky Key Points As the economy electrifies, minerals like lithium, copper, nickel, cobalt, and rare earth elements are becoming foundational to energy systems, advanced tec... Read more Arizona scraps energy mandates for market-driven utility regulation By EPN Staff Key Points The Republican-led Arizona Corporation Commission voted to eliminate the state’s renewable energy standard and energy-efficiency mandates, arguing the rules are out... Read more Three decommissioned nuclear plants to restart to support growing energy demand By EPN Staff Key Points Three previously decommissioned nuclear plants in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Iowa will be brought back online between 2026 and 2029 to help meet record-high elect... Read more Mid-Atlantic grid faces growing strain as new tech and demand collide By EPN Staff Key Points Accelerating electricity demand from manufacturing, AI, and data centers is colliding with the retirement of coal, gas, and nuclear plants, creating reliability ris... Read more The energy evolution cannot leave consumers behind By Maddie Milam Key Points PJM faces a growing reliability and affordability crisis as more than 30 GW of firm generation is set to retire by 2030 while electricity demand continues to ris... Read more Companies break ground on new generation of nuclear power plants after Trump directive By EPN Staff Key Points Small Modular Reactors are emerging as a critical solution to surging U.S. electricity demand, offering reliable, carbon-free baseload power with faster and cheaper... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Arizona scraps energy mandates for market-driven utility regulation By EPN Staff Key Points The Republican-led Arizona Corporation Commission voted to eliminate the state’s renewable energy standard and energy-efficiency mandates, arguing the rules are out... Read more Three decommissioned nuclear plants to restart to support growing energy demand By EPN Staff Key Points Three previously decommissioned nuclear plants in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Iowa will be brought back online between 2026 and 2029 to help meet record-high elect... Read more Mid-Atlantic grid faces growing strain as new tech and demand collide By EPN Staff Key Points Accelerating electricity demand from manufacturing, AI, and data centers is colliding with the retirement of coal, gas, and nuclear plants, creating reliability ris... Read more The energy evolution cannot leave consumers behind By Maddie Milam Key Points PJM faces a growing reliability and affordability crisis as more than 30 GW of firm generation is set to retire by 2030 while electricity demand continues to ris... Read more Companies break ground on new generation of nuclear power plants after Trump directive By EPN Staff Key Points Small Modular Reactors are emerging as a critical solution to surging U.S. electricity demand, offering reliable, carbon-free baseload power with faster and cheaper... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Three decommissioned nuclear plants to restart to support growing energy demand By EPN Staff Key Points Three previously decommissioned nuclear plants in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Iowa will be brought back online between 2026 and 2029 to help meet record-high elect... Read more Mid-Atlantic grid faces growing strain as new tech and demand collide By EPN Staff Key Points Accelerating electricity demand from manufacturing, AI, and data centers is colliding with the retirement of coal, gas, and nuclear plants, creating reliability ris... Read more The energy evolution cannot leave consumers behind By Maddie Milam Key Points PJM faces a growing reliability and affordability crisis as more than 30 GW of firm generation is set to retire by 2030 while electricity demand continues to ris... Read more Companies break ground on new generation of nuclear power plants after Trump directive By EPN Staff Key Points Small Modular Reactors are emerging as a critical solution to surging U.S. electricity demand, offering reliable, carbon-free baseload power with faster and cheaper... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Mid-Atlantic grid faces growing strain as new tech and demand collide By EPN Staff Key Points Accelerating electricity demand from manufacturing, AI, and data centers is colliding with the retirement of coal, gas, and nuclear plants, creating reliability ris... Read more The energy evolution cannot leave consumers behind By Maddie Milam Key Points PJM faces a growing reliability and affordability crisis as more than 30 GW of firm generation is set to retire by 2030 while electricity demand continues to ris... Read more Companies break ground on new generation of nuclear power plants after Trump directive By EPN Staff Key Points Small Modular Reactors are emerging as a critical solution to surging U.S. electricity demand, offering reliable, carbon-free baseload power with faster and cheaper... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
The energy evolution cannot leave consumers behind By Maddie Milam Key Points PJM faces a growing reliability and affordability crisis as more than 30 GW of firm generation is set to retire by 2030 while electricity demand continues to ris... Read more Companies break ground on new generation of nuclear power plants after Trump directive By EPN Staff Key Points Small Modular Reactors are emerging as a critical solution to surging U.S. electricity demand, offering reliable, carbon-free baseload power with faster and cheaper... Read more
Companies break ground on new generation of nuclear power plants after Trump directive By EPN Staff Key Points Small Modular Reactors are emerging as a critical solution to surging U.S. electricity demand, offering reliable, carbon-free baseload power with faster and cheaper... Read more
