At Power The Future, we’ve long warned that the real power behind the Biden-era energy agenda wasn’t the man at the podium, it was the unelected ideologues crafting policy in the shadows. Now we’re watching those same bureaucrats-turned-activists resurface in private practice to cash in and defend the broken system they built. Case in point: Daniel Jacobson, President Biden’s former general counsel at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), who spent his time in government making it harder to cancel bad grants. Now, he’s out of government and suing the Trump administration in multiple cases to keep those exact…

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has officially canceled a $3 billion partial loan guarantee to Sunnova Energy, a solar company that had been at the center of President Biden’s clean energy agenda. The decision reflects a growing emphasis on investing in reliable, market-ready energy solutions rather than using taxpayer dollars to prop up unreliable green energy sources. The Daily Caller reports, “In 2023, the Biden DOE announced a $3 billion partial loan guarantee to Sunnova Energy, a Houston-based company that provides solar panels and EV chargers, in furtherance of its broader green energy agenda. The Trump DOE canceled the loan guarantee…

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…