POLITICO Energy

Electricity demand is soaring. Todd Snitchler is trying to get ahead of it.

Today, POLITICO Energy co-host Arianna Skibell sits down for an extended interview with Todd Snitchler, president and CEO of the Electric Power Supply Association. They d

Why a Democrat could win a spot as a Texas oil regulator

The race for a seat on the Texas Railroad Commission, the state’s powerful oil and gas regulator, has turned into an unexpected nail-biter. Democratic state Rep. Jon Rose

Google’s energy and sustainability chief on AI power needs and its  climate goals

Today, POLITICO Energy co-host Zack Colman sits down for an extended interview with Marsden Hanna, the head of energy and sustainability policy at Google. They discuss ho

A leading Democratic pollster on energy, climate and the 2026 midterms

How much do voters care about energy and climate heading into the 2026 midterms? POLITICO Energy co-host Nirmal Mulaikal sits down for an extended interview with Geoff Ga

Inside the fight over Congress’ bipartisan energy permitting deal

Senate negotiators reached a bipartisan deal on a package to overhaul energy permitting rules in a bid to speed up the federal approvals and allow projects to be built fa

Supreme Court weighs the future of climate lawsuits against Big Oil

Today, the Supreme Court will begin to hear arguments in a case that could shape whether local governments can use state law to make oil companies pay for climate damages

Trump’s military has a China problem. What will he do?

The Trump administration is caught between U.S. defense contractors and mining companies as a January deadline approaches for the Pentagon to stop buying equipment made w

The U.S. economy is growing. Will energy drag it down?

Polls show that Americans aren’t happy with President Donald Trump’s economy, even as key economic indicators remain strong. POLITICO’s economics correspondent Victoria G

California AG Bonta on defending climate leadership against Trump

Today, POLITICO Energy host Zack Colman sits down for an extended interview with California Attorney General Rob Bonta, a Democrat. They discuss California’s legal battle

Climate Week’s big shift: Energy, affordability and a U.S. retreat

Climate Week NYC — the annual gathering of thousands of government officials, business leaders, activists and advocates — is wrapping up today at a consequential moment i

Big Ag and Big Oil battle for Trump’s support on diesel

Diesel prices are at record highs across the country right now, and that’s creating a major split inside the Republican party ahead of the November midterm elections. Man

NJ Gov. Mikie Sherrill: We’re saving ratepayers $1B a year

Today, Democratic New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill sits down for an extended interview with POLITICO Energy host Arianna Skibell. Sherill lays out her reasons for freezing

Dems make their energy affordability pitch

A group of House Democrats unveiled a policy menu this week on what they’d like to achieve in the next Congress to reduce emissions and lower energy costs. It’s their fir

What’s next for power plant climate rules?

The Trump administration rescinded marquee Biden-era standards targeting carbon emissions from fossil fuel power generation — and proposed blocking any future power plant

General Motors wants its cars to help power your home

General Motors is offering a slate of electric vehicles with what the carmaker hopes will be an appealing feature: bidirectional power. That means if a customer’s power g

Energy prices are closing in on the GOP’s midterm chances

Energy prices are rising throughout the country partially because of the war in the Middle East, and that’s putting Republicans and President Donald Trump on the defensiv

How solar power is winning over Georgia Republicans

President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans have attacked solar power and rolled back key industry tax credits. But now, in conservative Georgia, Republicans are

Trump picked a fight with Washington. Its AG is pushing back.

Today, POLITICO deputy editor-in-chief Joe Schatz sits down for an extended conversation with Nick Brown, the Democratic attorney general of Washington. They discuss the

How Big Ag is losing its grip on Iowa’s governor race

Big Ag has long dominated Iowa politics, but in this year’s governor’s race, both parties are challenging the industry’s political power in part because of concerns over

EQT CEO Toby Rice on the future of natural gas in the age of AI

Today, POLITICO Energy guest host James Bikales sits down for an extended interview with Toby Rice, the president and CEO of EQT, one of the country’s largest natural gas