Robert Walton is a Senior Reporter at Utility Dive. With 15 years of experience covering energy policy, regulation, and business, he focuses on topics such as renewable energy, energy sustainability, and climate policy. Robert's work has been featured in various outlets including Smart Cities Dive, Yahoo News, and RealClearEnergy.
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Robert Walton's coverage primarily revolves around energy-related topics, particularly focusing on the power grid, renewable energy, and electric vehicles within the United States. His articles often cite government announcements and press releases while also relying on data to support his reporting.
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By: Robert Walton
An executive for Sunrun said active “distributed power plant” programs like one in Puerto Rico underscore the resource’s potential.
By: Robert Walton
Sunrun, Tesla and Renew Home say 9 million homes could provide a faster alternative to infrastructure expansion for cities managing data center acceleration.
Energy efficiency becomes more important as prices rise because it is “one of the only direct levers” a household has to reduce their bills, said Anna Johnson, senior policy manager at the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy.
A proposed rule would create an “obstacle course of restrictions” bogging down the Department of Energy’s appliance efficiency program, a consumer advocate said.
A proposed rule would create an “obstacle course of restrictions” bogging down the Department of Energy’s appliance efficiency program, a consumer advocate said.
The Texas Energy Fund has allocated more than $4 billion as part of the state’s effort to boost grid reliability. The award to SPS covers a drone-based pole inspection program and live monitoring.
By: Robert Walton
U.S. regulators and lawmakers have taken more than 350 energy affordability actions so far this year, but the problem is persistent, say researchers from the NC Clean Energy Technology Center.
But forecasted extreme heat is likely to eliminate any break for families. “I am not expecting consumers to get much of a price savings this summer,” NEADA Executive Director Mark Wolfe said in an email.
The money is intended to go towards upgrading and building transmission lines spanning roughly 2,800 miles. The utility has agreements supporting up to 41 GW of potential new load.
Distributed capacity has turned the distribution grid into a platform for capacity growth and increased grid utilization, not a cost center driving up rates, writes Sparkfund’s Pier LaFarge.
