Voters say energy affordability and reliability are top of mind By EPN Staff Key Points The McLaughlin & Associates poll shows strong voter preference for lower energy costs (68.3%) and grid reliability (38.9%), with far fewer voters (18.2%) wantin... Read more Oregon utility warns of future rate hikes due to green mandates By EPN Staff Key Points PacifiCorp warned regulators that meeting Oregon’s aggressive clean-energy timelines under HB 2021 would cause “severe affordability impacts” for customers, given c... Read more Expensive and concerning new energy mandate from Colorado’s PUC By Anthony Hartsook Key Points Colorado’s PUC updated “clean heat plan” emissions targets, requiring Xcel Energy and other natural gas utilities to cut heating-related carbon emissions by ... 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 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 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 Colorado congressman appeals to Trump to stop the closure of the state’s largest coal plant By EPN Staff Key Points Several states, including Colorado, Maryland, Nebraska, Utah, Kentucky, and North Carolina, are postponing planned coal plant retirements due to rising electricity ... Read more A strong chemical industry is essential to American prosperity By Peter Huntsman Key Points The U.S. economy, defense, and modern life rely on chemical manufacturing and natural resource extraction to produce essential materials and technologies. ... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Subscribe to Reliability MOST VIEWED 1 California’s anxiety is not about seams. It’s about control 2 National climate campaigns are targeting Public Service Commissions — Alabama should take notice 3 Oklahoma seeks new federal laboratory focused on gas, AI and space research 4 The Data Center divide — can progress be made without draining resources and patience DONATE
Oregon utility warns of future rate hikes due to green mandates By EPN Staff Key Points PacifiCorp warned regulators that meeting Oregon’s aggressive clean-energy timelines under HB 2021 would cause “severe affordability impacts” for customers, given c... Read more Expensive and concerning new energy mandate from Colorado’s PUC By Anthony Hartsook Key Points Colorado’s PUC updated “clean heat plan” emissions targets, requiring Xcel Energy and other natural gas utilities to cut heating-related carbon emissions by ... 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 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 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 Colorado congressman appeals to Trump to stop the closure of the state’s largest coal plant By EPN Staff Key Points Several states, including Colorado, Maryland, Nebraska, Utah, Kentucky, and North Carolina, are postponing planned coal plant retirements due to rising electricity ... Read more A strong chemical industry is essential to American prosperity By Peter Huntsman Key Points The U.S. economy, defense, and modern life rely on chemical manufacturing and natural resource extraction to produce essential materials and technologies. ... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Subscribe to Reliability MOST VIEWED 1 California’s anxiety is not about seams. It’s about control 2 National climate campaigns are targeting Public Service Commissions — Alabama should take notice 3 Oklahoma seeks new federal laboratory focused on gas, AI and space research 4 The Data Center divide — can progress be made without draining resources and patience DONATE
Expensive and concerning new energy mandate from Colorado’s PUC By Anthony Hartsook Key Points Colorado’s PUC updated “clean heat plan” emissions targets, requiring Xcel Energy and other natural gas utilities to cut heating-related carbon emissions by ... 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 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 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 Colorado congressman appeals to Trump to stop the closure of the state’s largest coal plant By EPN Staff Key Points Several states, including Colorado, Maryland, Nebraska, Utah, Kentucky, and North Carolina, are postponing planned coal plant retirements due to rising electricity ... Read more A strong chemical industry is essential to American prosperity By Peter Huntsman Key Points The U.S. economy, defense, and modern life rely on chemical manufacturing and natural resource extraction to produce essential materials and technologies. ... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Subscribe to Reliability MOST VIEWED 1 California’s anxiety is not about seams. It’s about control 2 National climate campaigns are targeting Public Service Commissions — Alabama should take notice 3 Oklahoma seeks new federal laboratory focused on gas, AI and space research 4 The Data Center divide — can progress be made without draining resources and patience DONATE
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 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 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 Colorado congressman appeals to Trump to stop the closure of the state’s largest coal plant By EPN Staff Key Points Several states, including Colorado, Maryland, Nebraska, Utah, Kentucky, and North Carolina, are postponing planned coal plant retirements due to rising electricity ... Read more A strong chemical industry is essential to American prosperity By Peter Huntsman Key Points The U.S. economy, defense, and modern life rely on chemical manufacturing and natural resource extraction to produce essential materials and technologies. ... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Subscribe to Reliability
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 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 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 Colorado congressman appeals to Trump to stop the closure of the state’s largest coal plant By EPN Staff Key Points Several states, including Colorado, Maryland, Nebraska, Utah, Kentucky, and North Carolina, are postponing planned coal plant retirements due to rising electricity ... Read more A strong chemical industry is essential to American prosperity By Peter Huntsman Key Points The U.S. economy, defense, and modern life rely on chemical manufacturing and natural resource extraction to produce essential materials and technologies. ... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Subscribe to Reliability
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 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 Colorado congressman appeals to Trump to stop the closure of the state’s largest coal plant By EPN Staff Key Points Several states, including Colorado, Maryland, Nebraska, Utah, Kentucky, and North Carolina, are postponing planned coal plant retirements due to rising electricity ... Read more A strong chemical industry is essential to American prosperity By Peter Huntsman Key Points The U.S. economy, defense, and modern life rely on chemical manufacturing and natural resource extraction to produce essential materials and technologies. ... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Subscribe to Reliability
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 Colorado congressman appeals to Trump to stop the closure of the state’s largest coal plant By EPN Staff Key Points Several states, including Colorado, Maryland, Nebraska, Utah, Kentucky, and North Carolina, are postponing planned coal plant retirements due to rising electricity ... Read more A strong chemical industry is essential to American prosperity By Peter Huntsman Key Points The U.S. economy, defense, and modern life rely on chemical manufacturing and natural resource extraction to produce essential materials and technologies. ... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Subscribe to Reliability
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 Colorado congressman appeals to Trump to stop the closure of the state’s largest coal plant By EPN Staff Key Points Several states, including Colorado, Maryland, Nebraska, Utah, Kentucky, and North Carolina, are postponing planned coal plant retirements due to rising electricity ... Read more A strong chemical industry is essential to American prosperity By Peter Huntsman Key Points The U.S. economy, defense, and modern life rely on chemical manufacturing and natural resource extraction to produce essential materials and technologies. ... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Subscribe to Reliability
Colorado congressman appeals to Trump to stop the closure of the state’s largest coal plant By EPN Staff Key Points Several states, including Colorado, Maryland, Nebraska, Utah, Kentucky, and North Carolina, are postponing planned coal plant retirements due to rising electricity ... Read more A strong chemical industry is essential to American prosperity By Peter Huntsman Key Points The U.S. economy, defense, and modern life rely on chemical manufacturing and natural resource extraction to produce essential materials and technologies. ... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Subscribe to Reliability
A strong chemical industry is essential to American prosperity By Peter Huntsman Key Points The U.S. economy, defense, and modern life rely on chemical manufacturing and natural resource extraction to produce essential materials and technologies. ... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Subscribe to Reliability
