Commentary

Trump Administration Uses Defense Production Act to Support the Coal Industry

President Donald Trump announced a plan to spend nearly $700 million to support coal-fired power plants and coal exports. Using authority under the Defense Production Act, the funds will support...

June 2026

U.S. Grid Reliability Improves This Summer

June 2026

New Jersey’s Electricity Problem Isn’t Data Centers — it’s bad policy

May 2026

IER Webinar: Have Data Centers Driven Up Electricity Prices?

May 2026

The Energy Information Administration Launches Pilot Surveys on Data Center Usage

April 2026

Maine Has Legislation That Would Temporarily Ban New Data Centers

March 2026

NERC Gives a Grim Assessment of Long-Term Reliability