Affordability and rising electricity demand for data centers are top of mind for the energy industry. As prices have risen, prominent members of the wind and solar advocacy camp, like Jigar Shah, Tyler Norris, and others, claim that prices are rising not because of the massive national malinvestment in wind and solar resources, but because we […]

Always On Energy Research’s Vice President of Research, Isaac Orr, joined Kerby Anderson on Point of View Radio to break down Alaska and Florida energy policy in the 2026 primaries. Orr walked through Alaska’s Republican field competing over the Alaska LNG pipeline, the Jones Act suspension, why Florida’s winter demand peak exposes the limits of […]

Why are electricity prices rising across Virginia, Maryland, Washington, D.C., and other parts of the country? According to Amy Cooke, president and chairman of Always On Energy Research, the problem isn’t AI data centers or economic growth — it’s energy policy. In this interview on FOX 5’s On the Hill, Cooke explains why surging electricity […]

Wisconsin voters picked their nominees for governor on August 11, and energy policy was on the ballot in everything but name. Sarah Montalbano, Energy Policy Analyst at Always On Energy Research, joined Right Side Broadcasting Network to explain what the results mean for electricity prices, AI data center development, and grid reliability in the Badger […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                   Your State’s Policies Influence Your Electricity Rates. Now You Can See How. Interactive index from Always On Energy Research and the Institute for Energy Research maps the policies behind electricity prices in every state and grid region. DENVER — August 12, 2026 — As Americans continue to grapple with unrelenting […]

Sarah Montalbano joined The Michael Dukes Show on August 3 to discuss Always On Energy Research’s Blue States, High Rates’ profile covering Alaska, along with the future of Alaska LNG. The hour-long conversation gets into what actually drives Alaska’s electricity rates, the status of the AK LNG project amid a special session, and more. Listen […]

There is a massive pushback against data center growth in the United States. Our friend Robert Bryce’s data center rejection database now tracks over 300 bans worldwide as of this writing. Furthermore, these bans now transcend local and county bans to affect data center development across entire states, including New York and Texas. Personally, appreciate AI because it has enabled us […]

Democratic lawmakers are reportedly upset about utility companies earning record-breaking profits—but did their policies contribute to them? We believe the answer is yes. Big Profits for Big Power Companies There is no question that utility profits are indeed soaring across the country. Our analysis, which examined the top 50 U.S. utilities using S&P Global Market Intelligence data and […]

On July 20th, 2026, Southwest Power Pool West (SPPW), the newest regional transmission organization (RTO) area in America, declared an Energy Emergency Alert 3, narrowly avoiding rolling blackouts. According to GridStatus, SPPW’s close call was caused by high demand, exceedingly low wind generation, a forced outage at a 250 MW coal unit, and reduced solar output. In all likelihood, SPPW […]

Pennsylvania legislators have prioritized electricity affordability this year. First, they exited the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), the multistate carbon-tax compact. Then, with the newly passed state budget, they defeated Gov. Josh Shapiro’s Lightning Plan, which would have layered an additional in-state carbon tax and expanded Pennsylvania’s clean-energy mandate.  But Pennsylvania’s Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard (AEPS) remains on the books, unexamined for 20 years. […]