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 Fix the forests, protect the grid By Randy Howard Key Points The “Fix Our Forests Act” (HR 471) is positioned as a shift from reactive firefighting to proactive risk reduction, especially by streamlining hazard-tree remova... 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 Microsoft carbon emissions jump as AI and cloud demand rises By EPN staff Key Points Microsoft’s emissions rose 23.4% since 2020, despite pledges to be carbon negative by 2030, mainly due to skyrocketing energy demands from AI and cloud computing. ... Read more Lawsuit: Energy companies to blame for heat-related death By EPN Staff Four years after a woman was found dead in her car during a Pacific Northwest heatwave, her daughter is suing seven oil and gas companies, alleging they’re responsible for the re... Read more Markets, not mandates, to drive national auto policy By EPN Staff California’s authority to mandate aggressive zero-emission vehicle sales targets – and effectively shape national auto policy – was revoked under legislation recently approved by... Read more Renewable Natural Gas finds favor among states, feds By EPN Staff Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) is expected to grow rapidly through the next decade as state legislatures consider new policies that would boost biogas production, and as President D... Read more Hydraulic fracturing: The facts on fracking natural gas By EPN Staff Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, is the use of high pressure fluids to crack underground shale rock formations to access reserves of natural gas trapped inside. The expa... Read more Campaign mailer fumbles energy facts as it touts renewables By EPN Staff A little-known, Seattle-based nonprofit is circulating misleading information to homes across Virginia, using direct mailers to tell recipients that wind and solar energy are che... Read more Subscribe to Washington MOST VIEWED 1 Idaho National Laboratory to unlock the energy potential of spent nuclear fuel 2 Rural red states lead in power grid reliability, report finds 3 Oklahoma seeks new federal laboratory focused on gas, AI and space research 4 EPA rolls back greenhouse gas rule, estimates $1.3 trillion in savings for American consumers DONATE
Fix the forests, protect the grid By Randy Howard Key Points The “Fix Our Forests Act” (HR 471) is positioned as a shift from reactive firefighting to proactive risk reduction, especially by streamlining hazard-tree remova... 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 Microsoft carbon emissions jump as AI and cloud demand rises By EPN staff Key Points Microsoft’s emissions rose 23.4% since 2020, despite pledges to be carbon negative by 2030, mainly due to skyrocketing energy demands from AI and cloud computing. ... Read more Lawsuit: Energy companies to blame for heat-related death By EPN Staff Four years after a woman was found dead in her car during a Pacific Northwest heatwave, her daughter is suing seven oil and gas companies, alleging they’re responsible for the re... Read more Markets, not mandates, to drive national auto policy By EPN Staff California’s authority to mandate aggressive zero-emission vehicle sales targets – and effectively shape national auto policy – was revoked under legislation recently approved by... Read more Renewable Natural Gas finds favor among states, feds By EPN Staff Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) is expected to grow rapidly through the next decade as state legislatures consider new policies that would boost biogas production, and as President D... Read more Hydraulic fracturing: The facts on fracking natural gas By EPN Staff Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, is the use of high pressure fluids to crack underground shale rock formations to access reserves of natural gas trapped inside. The expa... Read more Campaign mailer fumbles energy facts as it touts renewables By EPN Staff A little-known, Seattle-based nonprofit is circulating misleading information to homes across Virginia, using direct mailers to tell recipients that wind and solar energy are che... Read more Subscribe to Washington MOST VIEWED 1 Idaho National Laboratory to unlock the energy potential of spent nuclear fuel 2 Rural red states lead in power grid reliability, report finds 3 Oklahoma seeks new federal laboratory focused on gas, AI and space research 4 EPA rolls back greenhouse gas rule, estimates $1.3 trillion in savings for American consumers DONATE
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 Microsoft carbon emissions jump as AI and cloud demand rises By EPN staff Key Points Microsoft’s emissions rose 23.4% since 2020, despite pledges to be carbon negative by 2030, mainly due to skyrocketing energy demands from AI and cloud computing. ... Read more Lawsuit: Energy companies to blame for heat-related death By EPN Staff Four years after a woman was found dead in her car during a Pacific Northwest heatwave, her daughter is suing seven oil and gas companies, alleging they’re responsible for the re... Read more Markets, not mandates, to drive national auto policy By EPN Staff California’s authority to mandate aggressive zero-emission vehicle sales targets – and effectively shape national auto policy – was revoked under legislation recently approved by... Read more Renewable Natural Gas finds favor among states, feds By EPN Staff Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) is expected to grow rapidly through the next decade as state legislatures consider new policies that would boost biogas production, and as President D... Read more Hydraulic fracturing: The facts on fracking natural gas By EPN Staff Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, is the use of high pressure fluids to crack underground shale rock formations to access reserves of natural gas trapped inside. The expa... Read more Campaign mailer fumbles energy facts as it touts renewables By EPN Staff A little-known, Seattle-based nonprofit is circulating misleading information to homes across Virginia, using direct mailers to tell recipients that wind and solar energy are che... Read more Subscribe to Washington
Microsoft carbon emissions jump as AI and cloud demand rises By EPN staff Key Points Microsoft’s emissions rose 23.4% since 2020, despite pledges to be carbon negative by 2030, mainly due to skyrocketing energy demands from AI and cloud computing. ... Read more Lawsuit: Energy companies to blame for heat-related death By EPN Staff Four years after a woman was found dead in her car during a Pacific Northwest heatwave, her daughter is suing seven oil and gas companies, alleging they’re responsible for the re... Read more Markets, not mandates, to drive national auto policy By EPN Staff California’s authority to mandate aggressive zero-emission vehicle sales targets – and effectively shape national auto policy – was revoked under legislation recently approved by... Read more Renewable Natural Gas finds favor among states, feds By EPN Staff Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) is expected to grow rapidly through the next decade as state legislatures consider new policies that would boost biogas production, and as President D... Read more Hydraulic fracturing: The facts on fracking natural gas By EPN Staff Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, is the use of high pressure fluids to crack underground shale rock formations to access reserves of natural gas trapped inside. The expa... Read more Campaign mailer fumbles energy facts as it touts renewables By EPN Staff A little-known, Seattle-based nonprofit is circulating misleading information to homes across Virginia, using direct mailers to tell recipients that wind and solar energy are che... Read more Subscribe to Washington
Lawsuit: Energy companies to blame for heat-related death By EPN Staff Four years after a woman was found dead in her car during a Pacific Northwest heatwave, her daughter is suing seven oil and gas companies, alleging they’re responsible for the re... Read more Markets, not mandates, to drive national auto policy By EPN Staff California’s authority to mandate aggressive zero-emission vehicle sales targets – and effectively shape national auto policy – was revoked under legislation recently approved by... Read more Renewable Natural Gas finds favor among states, feds By EPN Staff Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) is expected to grow rapidly through the next decade as state legislatures consider new policies that would boost biogas production, and as President D... Read more Hydraulic fracturing: The facts on fracking natural gas By EPN Staff Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, is the use of high pressure fluids to crack underground shale rock formations to access reserves of natural gas trapped inside. The expa... Read more Campaign mailer fumbles energy facts as it touts renewables By EPN Staff A little-known, Seattle-based nonprofit is circulating misleading information to homes across Virginia, using direct mailers to tell recipients that wind and solar energy are che... Read more Subscribe to Washington
Markets, not mandates, to drive national auto policy By EPN Staff California’s authority to mandate aggressive zero-emission vehicle sales targets – and effectively shape national auto policy – was revoked under legislation recently approved by... Read more Renewable Natural Gas finds favor among states, feds By EPN Staff Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) is expected to grow rapidly through the next decade as state legislatures consider new policies that would boost biogas production, and as President D... Read more Hydraulic fracturing: The facts on fracking natural gas By EPN Staff Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, is the use of high pressure fluids to crack underground shale rock formations to access reserves of natural gas trapped inside. The expa... Read more Campaign mailer fumbles energy facts as it touts renewables By EPN Staff A little-known, Seattle-based nonprofit is circulating misleading information to homes across Virginia, using direct mailers to tell recipients that wind and solar energy are che... Read more Subscribe to Washington
Renewable Natural Gas finds favor among states, feds By EPN Staff Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) is expected to grow rapidly through the next decade as state legislatures consider new policies that would boost biogas production, and as President D... Read more Hydraulic fracturing: The facts on fracking natural gas By EPN Staff Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, is the use of high pressure fluids to crack underground shale rock formations to access reserves of natural gas trapped inside. The expa... Read more Campaign mailer fumbles energy facts as it touts renewables By EPN Staff A little-known, Seattle-based nonprofit is circulating misleading information to homes across Virginia, using direct mailers to tell recipients that wind and solar energy are che... Read more Subscribe to Washington
Hydraulic fracturing: The facts on fracking natural gas By EPN Staff Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, is the use of high pressure fluids to crack underground shale rock formations to access reserves of natural gas trapped inside. The expa... Read more Campaign mailer fumbles energy facts as it touts renewables By EPN Staff A little-known, Seattle-based nonprofit is circulating misleading information to homes across Virginia, using direct mailers to tell recipients that wind and solar energy are che... Read more Subscribe to Washington
Campaign mailer fumbles energy facts as it touts renewables By EPN Staff A little-known, Seattle-based nonprofit is circulating misleading information to homes across Virginia, using direct mailers to tell recipients that wind and solar energy are che... Read more Subscribe to Washington
