I have a new piece out in The Atlantic this morning. 

This piece looks at the Trump administration's rollback of energy efficiency policies and the risk that poses when the U.S. is trying to shore up its grid to power electrification and AI. 

While reporting this story, I talked to people with a range of viewpoints. Jill Notini represents appliance manufacturers. Mark Kresowik, the energy efficiency advocates. Isaac Orr explains the real-life effects of some of the previous administration's more overreaching policies and gives a conservative POV on these rules. Deb Cloutier helps explain the merits of the Energy Star program she helped design. And Stephanie Grayson offers perspective from a company that could benefit from privatizing Energy Star -- but still doesn't want to see the program go away.

I have a new piece out in The Atlantic this morning. 

This piece looks at the Trump administration's rollback of energy efficiency policies and the risk that poses when the U.S. is trying to shore up its grid to power electrification and AI. 

While reporting this story, I talked to people with a range of viewpoints. Jill Notini represents appliance manufacturers. Mark Kresowik, the energy efficiency advocates. Isaac Orr explains the real-life effects of some of the previous administration's more overreaching policies and gives a conservative POV on these rules. Deb Cloutier helps explain the merits of the Energy Star program she helped design. And Stephanie Grayson offers perspective from a company that could benefit from privatizing Energy Star -- but still doesn't want to see the program go away. 

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2025/06/energy-efficiency-trump/683164/?taid=685034f6d3dbfc0001f3c31a&utm_campaign=the-atlantic&utm_content=true-anthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter