The top ten stories for the week:
- for news, commentary and more;
- on energy, environment and natural resources;
- from around the state, country and world.
Energy & Public Utilities
Cato Institute => The Case for Consumer-Regulated Electricity: Private Electricity Grids Offer a Parallel Path to Energy Abundance
PowerLines => PowerLines Releases Playbook for Governors to Lower Utility Bills and Grow the Economy
WSAZ3 => West Virginia becomes sixth state in nuclear power initiative
Environment & Natural Resources
Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) => 2026 Julian L. Simon Memorial Award Dinner
Institute of Public Affairs (IPA) => Net zero obsession renders new natutal gas reservation proposal next to redundant
Property and Environment Research Center (PERC) => Fast Conservation: Nature recovery can be fast, if we let it
Technology & Data Centers
Buckeye Institute => Don’t Pull the Plug: A Better Blueprint for Ohio’s Data Center Future
Heartland Institute => House Bill to Protect Americans from Energy Price Hikes Caused by AI Data Centers
Institute for Energy Research (IER) => Have Data Centers Driven Up Electricity Prices? The State-Level Data Don’t Support the Narrative
Other & Fun Stuff
The Babylon Bee => Dyslexic Gavin Newsom Celebrates $1.87 Gas