Over the holiday weekend, nearly 100,000 customers in and around New Orleans lost power in a sudden blackout triggered by the region’s grid operator, the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO).  The Daily Caller reports, “The Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), a major electrical grid operator, directed the energy company Entergy to reduce power with only three minutes’ notice to prevent a blackout, affecting nearly 100,000 customers, according to Nola.com. Power was fully restored after several hours, though concerns about the power grid’s reliability remain as President Donald Trump’s administration, energy policy experts and multiple North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) reports have signaled that MISO is at an…

When Ford Motor Company bet big on electric vehicles in 2021—announcing two massive battery plants in Kentucky and raking in a nearly $10 billion loan from the Department of Energy, politicians and pundits cheered. This, they told us, was the future. But now, as one of those taxpayer-backed plants sits completely unused, it is clear that future was built on fantasy, not demand. According to The Wall Street Journal, Ford is now leasing part of its flagship battery facility to Nissan, another automaker reeling from billions in losses. Ford itself burned through $5 billion on its EV division last year and expects to…

The Department of Energy’s recent move to rescind dozens of appliance regulations marks a pivot in the federal government’s approach to energy and consumer policy and a powerful reaffirmation of American freedom. Gone are the one-size-fits-all mandates that tried to dictate what stove you cook on, how your dishwasher runs, or how forcefully your shower sprays. In their place: common sense, affordability, and respect for individual choice. This action, led by Energy Secretary Chris Wright under President Trump’s administration, dismantles a sweeping set of rules imposed during the Biden era—rules that were more about pushing an ideological climate agenda than…

This Memorial Day weekend, Americans are hitting the road in record numbers, fueled by the lowest gas prices in years. AAA projects that 45.1 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home between Thursday and Monday, marking the busiest Memorial Day travel period in over two decades.  A significant factor behind this surge is the decline in gasoline prices. The national average is projected to be $3.08 per gallon, compared to last year’s average of $3.59. This trend highlights the importance of energy policies that promote domestic production and energy independence, enabling Americans to travel without the burden of high fuel…

The same bureaucrat who doled out billions in taxpayer-funded loans to shaky green energy startups is now trying to help them leave the United States altogether. Jigar Shah, the former head of the Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office under Joe Biden, is now reportedly working with green companies to “re-domicile” in Europe, according to Bloomberg. These are the very same companies his office financed, often in the final months of the Biden administration, and they’re now collapsing financially and eyeing European subsidies as a lifeline, according to a Washington Free Beacon report by Alna Goodman. You read that right: taxpayer-backed green…

Power The Future is proud to name Representative August Pfluger (TX-11) as our Energy Champion of the Month for April 2025. As Chairman of the Republican Study Committee and a tireless advocate for America’s energy workers, Rep. Pfluger has been at the forefront of restoring sanity and strength to U.S. energy policy. In April, he led the charge to repeal the Biden Administration’s natural gas tax, one of the most damaging provisions of the so-called Inflation Reduction Act. Thanks to his leadership, Congress acted swiftly to eliminate this harmful tax before it could take full effect, a major victory for…