by Emily Brown Easley | Aug 31, 2026 | AI, Energy Policy, Market Insights
Last week, the Texas PUC approved two major 765 kV transmission routes, the first of their kind in Texas. And this is just the beginning. Why? Look at what is coming. The Permian has abundant natural gas. Texas already produces more wind and solar than anywhere in the...
by Emily Brown Easley | Aug 14, 2026 | AI, Energy Policy, Market Insights
As speculative projects shake out, follow the capital, generation and grid infrastructure to see where value moves next. Loudoun County almost went under in 2008. It was 81 percent dependent on residential real estate, and when the housing bubble burst it lost about a...
by Emily Brown Easley | Oct 15, 2025 | AI, Energy, Energy Policy
By Emily Brown Easley Rick Perry’s Fermi America rang the Nasdaq bell last week and for Wall Street, it wasn’t just another IPO — it was a $682 million bet ($692 million effective stock price) on an AI-powered energy infrastructure company. Fermi calls itself a REIT...
by Emily Brown Easley | Jul 11, 2025 | Energy, Energy Policy
Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” just created a massive reallocation of private capital—here’s where the biggest opportunities are hiding.President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” signed July 4th, represents the largest...
by Emily Brown Easley | Jun 24, 2025 | Energy Policy, Legislation
The Supreme Court’s unanimous decision in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County represents more than a legal course correction—it’s an economic liberation. After 55 years of mission creep that transformed the National Environmental Policy...
