Policy
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Exclusive: Heinrich proposes 30% credit for long-haul transmission
The bill’s introduction comes as President Trump suggests he’s willing to remove some barriers to federal permitting reform.
Catherine BoudreauSep 23, 2026 -
Trump’s coal crusade is failing
The EPA is rolling back regulations, while the DOE takes a heavy-handed approach to keeping coal plants open. Is it backfiring?
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What EPA’s climate denial means for the energy transition
Post-2030, renewables deployment is highly uncertain.
Catherine BoudreauSep 16, 2026 -
Is the West on the cusp of a transmission breakthrough?
Plans are underway to break through three big bottlenecks to large transmission lines in a region known for “rugged individualism.”
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Three questions left open by Trump’s bulk power executive order
How will the move to protect the power system for foreign adversaries intersect with sky-high demand for more capacity?
Lisa Martine JenkinsSep 3, 2026 -
Critical Capital: Sen. Thom Tillis’ case for ‘all-of-the-above’ energy
Why the U.S.’s biggest energy challenge is building policy that can survive partisan whiplash.
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One Senate Democrat’s answer to Trump’s ‘ratepayer protection pledge’
Sen. Heinrich’s Grid Savings Act would reopen the question of FERC’s authority over large load interconnection.
Lisa Martine JenkinsAug 4, 2026 -
Tariffs won’t win America the industrial race
By leveraging strengths like innovative financing, insurance, and corporate participation, the U.S. can still outbuild China.
