Emilia Herraira

A Defining Battle for the Future of Local Broadcasting A major proposed merger in the broadcast television industry has drawn sharp opposition from a prominent rural advocacy group, placing the interests of small-town America at the center of a high-stakes regulatory debate. The NTCA—The Rural

Despite a landscape marked by significant federal headwinds and policy reversals, the push toward comprehensive electrification in commercial and industrial buildings is not just surviving but advancing with undeniable force. This strategic migration from fossil fuels to high-efficiency electric

In the intricate tapestry of the American energy landscape, two powerful and opposing forces are pulling the renewable energy sector in entirely different directions, creating a schism that will define the nation's power grid for the next decade. While a targeted political campaign seeks to

With Winter Storm Fern bearing down on a vast swath of the United States, from Texas to New York, concerns about grid reliability are at an all-time high. To unpack the immense challenges facing the nation's electric sector, we sat down with Christopher Hailstone, a veteran expert in energy

The relentless expansion of artificial intelligence and national reindustrialization is creating an insatiable appetite for electricity, pushing the nation's largest grid operator, PJM Interconnection, to a critical crossroads. Faced with the monumental task of powering a surge in data center

Faced with the dual pressures of soaring electricity demand from electrification and the complexities of integrating renewable energy, New England's grid operator has submitted a sweeping proposal to fundamentally reshape how the region secures its power supply for years to come. In a formal filing

With his deep expertise in energy management and utility infrastructure, Christopher Hailstone is uniquely positioned to analyze New Jersey’s ambitious new food waste law. Signed in January 2026, the legislation aims to slash food waste by 50% by 2035, not just through policy goals but by

A Critical Crossroads for America's Energy Future The United States stands at a critical juncture, facing the twin imperatives of decarbonizing its economy and meeting a historic surge in electricity demand. Driven by the explosive growth of artificial intelligence, hyperscale data centers, and

The seamless stream of your favorite show and the instant response of an AI chatbot carry a hidden, multi-billion-dollar cost that is beginning to cause the lights to flicker in homes across America. Behind the curtain of our digital lives, a voracious and ever-growing hunger for energy is pushing

In a significant move to avert a looming power supply crisis driven by an unprecedented surge in electricity demand, the board of PJM Interconnection has approved a comprehensive plan centered on an immediate "reliability backstop" capacity procurement. This decisive action comes after the grid