Energy Efficiency

We’re joined today by Christopher Hailstone, a leading expert on our nation's utility infrastructure and energy policy. Fresh off a turbulent budget cycle in Washington, we're going to explore the high-stakes political battles that determined the fate of federal programs designed to help the most

In a political maneuver that defied his past rhetoric and his own administration's explicit budgetary demands, President Donald Trump affixed his signature to a law that funnels hundreds of millions of dollars into the very renewable energy programs he had long promised to dismantle. This single

Maryland's ambitious climate agenda is facing a critical test as Governor Wes Moore's administration proposes a significant diversion of funds from a key environmental program to address a pressing $1.8 billion state budget deficit. The plan, which would reroute nearly $300 million from the

New York State stands at a critical juncture where its ambitious environmental goals are colliding with the pragmatic realities of its energy infrastructure, creating a challenging landscape for economic stability and future growth. As the state grapples with an electric grid unprepared for a

As an historic cold snap known as Winter Storm Fern descended across a vast portion of the country, the U.S. Department of Energy took decisive action by issuing a series of emergency orders designed to fortify the nation's electrical grid against unprecedented strain. These orders, requested by

The American electric power industry is navigating a year of profound reckoning, caught in a tempest of disruptive federal policy changes, an unprecedented surge in electricity demand from new technologies, and mounting financial pressures that are forcing a fundamental reevaluation of its future.