Energy Industry Update Archive

This Archive contains past numbers of The Energy Industry Update Reports. Each report shares news and trends in this constantly changing sector, including power utility companies, oil and gas, renewable energy, and coal. Our Reports provide insights and trends within the scope of this industry to keep you up to date with the most current developments in the Energy Industry so you can make informed decisions moving forward.

The Energy Industry Update: Power Brief – Fall 2025

ScottMadden’s Fall 2025 Power Brief examines how a new U.S. presidential administration is reshaping energy policy, from proposed reversals of power plant emissions standards to shifts in tariffs and tax credits affecting renewable development. The brief also highlights rising capacity pressures, growing natural gas market activity, and emerging challenges tied to large-load interconnection as data centers expand. It concludes with lessons from the April 2025 Iberian Peninsula blackout and implications for North American grid reliability.

The Energy Industry Update – Volume 16, Issue 1

The energy industry is changing, and its regulatory and financial moorings are shifting. Continuing cost declines in distributed resources take place alongside new gas and nuclear plant build. The supply stack is becoming greener, but the Clean Power Plan has been stayed.

The Energy Industry Update – Volume 15, Issue 2

The electric industry seems to be on the cusp of great change. Regulators are rethinking the hundred-year-old rate-of-return paradigm, renewables costs are falling (especially for solar photovoltaic technology), and the final rule is out on comprehensive power sector greenhouse gas emissions.