Separating fact from fiction in NWS staffing during Texas floods By EPN Staff Staffing shortages at the National Weather Service (NWS) did not play a role in either forecasters’ ability to issue warnings or relay critical information to public safety offic... Read more Texas has big plans for natural gas-fired power plants By EPN Staff There are 130 new gas plants, or planned gas plant expansions, proposed or under construction in Texas, according to a new report from an environmental advocacy group. ... Read more The status quo regulatory regime must go By Amy Andryszak This is a lightly edited excerpt of testimony recently provided to the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Energy Subcommittee during the hearin... Read more Electric vehicle sales hit rough road By EPN Staff Hybrid vehicle sales increased in the United States over the first quarter of 2025 while fully electric vehicle sales fell slightly, according to an Energy Information Administra... Read more Big Tech sees big potential in geothermal energy By EPN Staff Facebook parent company Meta has signed a new agreement in New Mexico to develop 150 megawatts of geothermal power, another shot-in-the-arm for a growing technology that benefits... Read more Achieving energy independence is a national imperative By John Albers The United States must urgently recommit to energy independence, and I am glad to see the new administration focusing on this critical issue. This is not just a matter of econo... Read more Citing costs, EPA moves to unwind Biden-era rules By EPN Staff The Environmental Protection Agency recently proposed rescinding certain Biden-era regulations on emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants. The proposals, which aim t... Read more SCOTUS reins in use of federal law to delay projects By EPN Staff A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision may boost energy and other infrastructure projects by reining in government application of – and lawsuits over – the National Environmental P... Read more High summer temps, demand could strain electric grid reliability By EPN Staff Large swaths of the country could see blackouts this summer as heatwaves push some power grids to the brink, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) says in it... Read more Reclaiming energy sovereignty in the South By Eric Skrmetta The recent failures of regional grid operators – the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) and the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) – have exposed just how fragile and un... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Subscribe to Texas 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
Texas has big plans for natural gas-fired power plants By EPN Staff There are 130 new gas plants, or planned gas plant expansions, proposed or under construction in Texas, according to a new report from an environmental advocacy group. ... Read more The status quo regulatory regime must go By Amy Andryszak This is a lightly edited excerpt of testimony recently provided to the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Energy Subcommittee during the hearin... Read more Electric vehicle sales hit rough road By EPN Staff Hybrid vehicle sales increased in the United States over the first quarter of 2025 while fully electric vehicle sales fell slightly, according to an Energy Information Administra... Read more Big Tech sees big potential in geothermal energy By EPN Staff Facebook parent company Meta has signed a new agreement in New Mexico to develop 150 megawatts of geothermal power, another shot-in-the-arm for a growing technology that benefits... Read more Achieving energy independence is a national imperative By John Albers The United States must urgently recommit to energy independence, and I am glad to see the new administration focusing on this critical issue. This is not just a matter of econo... Read more Citing costs, EPA moves to unwind Biden-era rules By EPN Staff The Environmental Protection Agency recently proposed rescinding certain Biden-era regulations on emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants. The proposals, which aim t... Read more SCOTUS reins in use of federal law to delay projects By EPN Staff A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision may boost energy and other infrastructure projects by reining in government application of – and lawsuits over – the National Environmental P... Read more High summer temps, demand could strain electric grid reliability By EPN Staff Large swaths of the country could see blackouts this summer as heatwaves push some power grids to the brink, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) says in it... Read more Reclaiming energy sovereignty in the South By Eric Skrmetta The recent failures of regional grid operators – the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) and the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) – have exposed just how fragile and un... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Subscribe to Texas 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
The status quo regulatory regime must go By Amy Andryszak This is a lightly edited excerpt of testimony recently provided to the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Energy Subcommittee during the hearin... Read more Electric vehicle sales hit rough road By EPN Staff Hybrid vehicle sales increased in the United States over the first quarter of 2025 while fully electric vehicle sales fell slightly, according to an Energy Information Administra... Read more Big Tech sees big potential in geothermal energy By EPN Staff Facebook parent company Meta has signed a new agreement in New Mexico to develop 150 megawatts of geothermal power, another shot-in-the-arm for a growing technology that benefits... Read more Achieving energy independence is a national imperative By John Albers The United States must urgently recommit to energy independence, and I am glad to see the new administration focusing on this critical issue. This is not just a matter of econo... Read more Citing costs, EPA moves to unwind Biden-era rules By EPN Staff The Environmental Protection Agency recently proposed rescinding certain Biden-era regulations on emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants. The proposals, which aim t... Read more SCOTUS reins in use of federal law to delay projects By EPN Staff A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision may boost energy and other infrastructure projects by reining in government application of – and lawsuits over – the National Environmental P... Read more High summer temps, demand could strain electric grid reliability By EPN Staff Large swaths of the country could see blackouts this summer as heatwaves push some power grids to the brink, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) says in it... Read more Reclaiming energy sovereignty in the South By Eric Skrmetta The recent failures of regional grid operators – the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) and the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) – have exposed just how fragile and un... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Subscribe to Texas 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
Electric vehicle sales hit rough road By EPN Staff Hybrid vehicle sales increased in the United States over the first quarter of 2025 while fully electric vehicle sales fell slightly, according to an Energy Information Administra... Read more Big Tech sees big potential in geothermal energy By EPN Staff Facebook parent company Meta has signed a new agreement in New Mexico to develop 150 megawatts of geothermal power, another shot-in-the-arm for a growing technology that benefits... Read more Achieving energy independence is a national imperative By John Albers The United States must urgently recommit to energy independence, and I am glad to see the new administration focusing on this critical issue. This is not just a matter of econo... Read more Citing costs, EPA moves to unwind Biden-era rules By EPN Staff The Environmental Protection Agency recently proposed rescinding certain Biden-era regulations on emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants. The proposals, which aim t... Read more SCOTUS reins in use of federal law to delay projects By EPN Staff A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision may boost energy and other infrastructure projects by reining in government application of – and lawsuits over – the National Environmental P... Read more High summer temps, demand could strain electric grid reliability By EPN Staff Large swaths of the country could see blackouts this summer as heatwaves push some power grids to the brink, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) says in it... Read more Reclaiming energy sovereignty in the South By Eric Skrmetta The recent failures of regional grid operators – the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) and the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) – have exposed just how fragile and un... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Subscribe to Texas
Big Tech sees big potential in geothermal energy By EPN Staff Facebook parent company Meta has signed a new agreement in New Mexico to develop 150 megawatts of geothermal power, another shot-in-the-arm for a growing technology that benefits... Read more Achieving energy independence is a national imperative By John Albers The United States must urgently recommit to energy independence, and I am glad to see the new administration focusing on this critical issue. This is not just a matter of econo... Read more Citing costs, EPA moves to unwind Biden-era rules By EPN Staff The Environmental Protection Agency recently proposed rescinding certain Biden-era regulations on emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants. The proposals, which aim t... Read more SCOTUS reins in use of federal law to delay projects By EPN Staff A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision may boost energy and other infrastructure projects by reining in government application of – and lawsuits over – the National Environmental P... Read more High summer temps, demand could strain electric grid reliability By EPN Staff Large swaths of the country could see blackouts this summer as heatwaves push some power grids to the brink, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) says in it... Read more Reclaiming energy sovereignty in the South By Eric Skrmetta The recent failures of regional grid operators – the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) and the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) – have exposed just how fragile and un... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Subscribe to Texas
Achieving energy independence is a national imperative By John Albers The United States must urgently recommit to energy independence, and I am glad to see the new administration focusing on this critical issue. This is not just a matter of econo... Read more Citing costs, EPA moves to unwind Biden-era rules By EPN Staff The Environmental Protection Agency recently proposed rescinding certain Biden-era regulations on emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants. The proposals, which aim t... Read more SCOTUS reins in use of federal law to delay projects By EPN Staff A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision may boost energy and other infrastructure projects by reining in government application of – and lawsuits over – the National Environmental P... Read more High summer temps, demand could strain electric grid reliability By EPN Staff Large swaths of the country could see blackouts this summer as heatwaves push some power grids to the brink, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) says in it... Read more Reclaiming energy sovereignty in the South By Eric Skrmetta The recent failures of regional grid operators – the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) and the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) – have exposed just how fragile and un... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Subscribe to Texas
Citing costs, EPA moves to unwind Biden-era rules By EPN Staff The Environmental Protection Agency recently proposed rescinding certain Biden-era regulations on emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants. The proposals, which aim t... Read more SCOTUS reins in use of federal law to delay projects By EPN Staff A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision may boost energy and other infrastructure projects by reining in government application of – and lawsuits over – the National Environmental P... Read more High summer temps, demand could strain electric grid reliability By EPN Staff Large swaths of the country could see blackouts this summer as heatwaves push some power grids to the brink, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) says in it... Read more Reclaiming energy sovereignty in the South By Eric Skrmetta The recent failures of regional grid operators – the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) and the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) – have exposed just how fragile and un... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Subscribe to Texas
SCOTUS reins in use of federal law to delay projects By EPN Staff A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision may boost energy and other infrastructure projects by reining in government application of – and lawsuits over – the National Environmental P... Read more High summer temps, demand could strain electric grid reliability By EPN Staff Large swaths of the country could see blackouts this summer as heatwaves push some power grids to the brink, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) says in it... Read more Reclaiming energy sovereignty in the South By Eric Skrmetta The recent failures of regional grid operators – the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) and the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) – have exposed just how fragile and un... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Subscribe to Texas
High summer temps, demand could strain electric grid reliability By EPN Staff Large swaths of the country could see blackouts this summer as heatwaves push some power grids to the brink, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) says in it... Read more Reclaiming energy sovereignty in the South By Eric Skrmetta The recent failures of regional grid operators – the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) and the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) – have exposed just how fragile and un... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Subscribe to Texas
Reclaiming energy sovereignty in the South By Eric Skrmetta The recent failures of regional grid operators – the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) and the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) – have exposed just how fragile and un... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Subscribe to Texas
