Robert Walton
Senior Reporter | Robert Walton has spent 15 years covering policy, regulation and business in Washington, D.C., with a focus on the natural gas and electric utilities. 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 he now lives in a tiny off-grid cabin in upstate New York. His exact location is a mystery.
6042 articles by Robert Walton
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🍸As Sen. Carper releases permitting reform proposal, White House vows to update NEPA rules
May 18, 2023 -
꧃Most of US faces elevated risk of blackouts in extreme heat this summer, NERC warns
May 17, 2023 -
🌊NERC recommends including cyberattack scenarios now absent in most transmission planning assessments
May 15, 2023 -
ꦓEfficiency, demand response could cut Texas winter peak loads 23.5 GW, save billions over new gas: ACEEE
May 12, 2023 -
ꦍBiden ‘doesn’t love everything in the bill,’ but calls for Congress to pass Manchin’s energy permitting reforms
May 11, 2023 -
🍨New efficiency standards for electric motors will save consumers $8.8B over 30 years, DOE says
May 10, 2023 -
🐲Arizona Corporation Commission explores standardized cybersecurity assessments, workforce development
May 10, 2023 -
✱Texas House weighs Senate-approved plan to incentivize new gas plants as grid faces dicey summer
May 9, 2023 -
൩Insulation vital to electrification effort but ‘DOE completely ignoring’ new tax credits: manufacturers
May 8, 2023 -
⛦PNM proposes non-wires battery pilot to address overloaded feeders at solar facilities
May 8, 2023 -
🍌Minnesota highway initiative goes national to advance co-located energy, communications buildout
May 5, 2023 -
ꦅFlorida regulators reject adding new cost test to state’s energy efficiency goal-setting process
May 4, 2023 -
♈EnergyHub, Synop partner to expand revenue opportunities for commercial EV fleets
May 3, 2023 -
🌜Southwest Power Pool study could inform Texas efforts to shore up reliability: PUCT commissioner
May 1, 2023 -
ꩲExtreme weather risks should be considered in transmission planning, SPP concludes, after Elliott review
April 28, 2023 -
𝓡Xcel launches microgrid-based resiliency service for large Minnesota commercial, industrial customers
April 26, 2023 -
✨Outage duration, frequency and magnitude: Texas PUC staff backs ERCOT’s reliability framework
April 25, 2023 -
💮NREL, UL publish requirements for a new distributed energy resource cybersecurity standard
April 24, 2023 -
🐲EPRI launches 3-year initiative to address grid constraints, develop tools to serve coming EV loads
April 19, 2023 -
🦄Ransomware is a major threat to smaller utilities, manufacturers and health care providers: report
April 18, 2023 -
ꦐNERC opposes expanding physical security rules for critical substations following Duke, PSE, other attacks
April 17, 2023 -
🔯PNM, Avangrid extend merger deadline as state regulators signal readiness to reconsider 2021 denial
April 14, 2023 -
ౠ‘Grid-friendly’ standards for EV supply equipment could help ensure power system reliability: NERC
April 12, 2023 -
ಌAfter months of Russian attacks, Ukraine’s grid resumes electricity exports to EU. How did it survive?
April 12, 2023 -
ꦛClimate, consumer groups request Florida PSC hearing to modernize utility efficiency rules
April 11, 2023