POLITICO Energy

Big Tech and greens were meeting about data center policy. Now that effort is faltering.

For a couple months, tech companies, environmental groups and private foundations privately convened to try to lay out guidelines for how data centers should be built acr

A major energy bill is moving through Congress. Here’s what could stop it.

The Senate voted this week to advance a bipartisan permitting reform bill, clearing an important hurdle on the package’s path to passage. But the bill still faces critica

The world is falling short on climate change. Can the UN climate talks catch up?

POLITICO guest host Sara Schonhardt sits down for an extended interview with Chris Bowen, Australia’s minister for climate change and energy and the president of negotiat

Democrats’ blue wave and AI are about to collide

This week, Democrats won key state and congressional races by, in part, promising to slow or pause data center development. POLITICO’s Ben Storrow explains how those pled

Democrats won on energy affordability messaging. Can they deliver?

Democrats flipped the House and Senate last night in sweeping victories across the country, delivering a strong rebuke to President Donald Trump and the Republican Party.

Fervo Energy CEO Latimer on geothermal’s promise and challenges

Today, POLITICO Energy host Zack Colman sits down for an extended conversation with Tim Latimer, CEO of Fervo Energy, one of the leading geothermal companies in the Unite

The oil-state Democrat is nearly extinct. Could that change next week?

Next week’s midterm elections could bring a rare kind of Democrat back to the Senate: the oil-state Democrat. POLITICO’s Pavan Acharya explains why the oil-state Democrat

Democrats may win the House. But what’s their energy and climate plan?

Democrats could win control of the House in the upcoming midterm elections, but they’re divided over their potential energy and climate priorities. POLITICO’s Pavan Achar

Arizona AG Mayes on the West’s water crisis, data centers and rising power bills

Today, POLITICO Energy host Zack Colman sits down for an extended interview with Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, a Democrat seeking reelection in November. They disc

Inside the Michigan race that could shape energy policy nationwide

The race to replace Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel may be getting less attention than the state’s highly anticipated Senate contest between Abdul El-Sayed and Mike

Trump wants data centers on public lands. Some Republicans are uneasy.

The Trump administration wants tech companies to start building AI data centers on America’s public lands. But that push is creating political tension in the western Unit

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