Following the annual August and Labor Day recesses, Congress faces a packed fall agenda. Keeping operations going through December At the beginning of each year, the president submits budget priorities while Congress prepares to direct federal spending through the appropriations...

In May 2025, China installed 93 gigawatts of solar electricity generation. That’s a gigawatt every eight hours—which equates to installing 100 solar panels per second. U.S. Energy Information Administration data shows that Arizona, Oregon, Washington, California, Idaho, Montana, and Utah...

With summer underway, there’s a real chance you’ll encounter your elected officials at local events or during their district work periods, otherwise known as Congressional recess. Better yet, you could take the time to invite lawmakers to your utility and...

Utilities across the country are working to accommodate large-load inquiries. At the same time, lawmakers in Washington, D.C., are struggling to balance the national security imperative of leading the global race for artificial intelligence against the growing public sentiment that...

The legal battle over the lower Snake River dams has entered a critical new phase, as focus shifts to the judiciary. A federal court order issued in February is already affecting dam operations, a wave of appeals is now before...

Despite widespread agreement that the federal permitting system is badly broken and that fixing it is essential to building the electric infrastructure the country urgently needs, permitting reform is going through some growing pains in the transition from House to...

Since President Donald Trump took office, his administration has moved aggressively to reshape the nation’s energy landscape. From freezing and canceling billions of dollars in clean energy grants and rescinding wind energy permits to imposing sweeping tariffs and proposing bold...

By any measure, the nation’s disaster landscape has changed. In 2024 alone, the federal government issued 90 major disaster declarations—nearly double the long-term average. Much of this surge is driven by climate-related extremes: hotter heat waves, colder cold snaps, stronger...

The $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program, funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, represents a historic investment in closing America’s digital divide. However, as BEAD implementation moves forward, congressional committees and the Federal Communications Commission have intensified scrutiny...