EnergyWire

Read the latest news on developments in the electric utility and unconventional energy industries.

Energywire covers the tremendous change and uncertainty utilities face, including the switch to natural gas, the growth of distributed energy, threats to cybersecurity and technology opportunities. It also provides insight into the shifting landscape of shale oil and gas development, pipelines, and liquefied natural gas due to markets, regulations and environmental concerns.

In addition to covering Washington, we have reporters located in the heart of the energy action in Houston, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Alaska, New York City, the West Coast and the Midwest. E&E’s newest publication, EnergyWire, brings readers the latest information on the transformation of the energy sector. EnergyWire, launched in 2012, initially delivered deep, broad and insightful coverage of the business and political issues surrounding the rapidly expanding unconventional energy industry in the United States and around the world.

In January 2014, E&E expanded EnergyWire to also cover the various developments that are transforming the electric utility industry, including the switch to natural gas, the growth of distributed energy, the need for significant infrastructure expansion and the flattening of demand. These factors and others confront the traditional utility business with significant uncertainty. Key issues covered by EnergyWire include:

* Shale oil and gas development, liquefied natural gas (LNG), oil sands, deep water and Arctic drilling, enhanced oil and gas recovery, and other emerging fossil energy sources
* Environmental concerns and the effects on water resources
* Regulatory authority and land and mineral rights
* Technology development
* Finance, mergers and acquisitions
* Pipelines, LNG terminals and other energy infrastructure
* Economic consequences
* Legislative and legal issues
* Global energy supply and geopolitical implications
* Grid stability and security
* Cybersecurity
* Distributed generation and renewables
* Base-load fuel utilization and base-load facility retirement and replacement