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The best Energy Policy newsletters

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Volts

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volts.wtf· weekly· Published today

Volts publishes interviews and analysis on the technology, politics, and policy of decarbonization, with a focus on the US energy system. Readers get in-depth conversations with practitioners and executives about topics like distributed energy, grid policy, and clean energy siting.

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billmckibben.substack.com· weekly· Published 3 days ago

Bill McKibben writes about the climate fight, covering science updates, energy policy, and the politics and activism around them. Readers get his personal commentary, curated reporting and calls to action, with a hopeful bent despite grim news.

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breakthroughjournal.org· irregular· Published 5 days ago

The Ecomodernist is the publication of the Breakthrough Institute, offering analytical essays on energy policy, nuclear power, agriculture, critical minerals, and permitting reform from a pro-technology environmental perspective. Readers get policy-focused analysis with specific legislative detail, data, and arguments about how to build clean energy and manage forests faster.

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siliconcontinent.com· irregular· Published 9 days ago

Essays by a writer examining European policy through economics and innovation, covering EU environmental rules, energy decisions like the Dutch Groningen gas wells, and AI safety incidents. Readers get sharp, opinionated arguments that draw on specific data and historical detail.

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alexepstein.substack.com· weekly· Published 9 days ago

Concise, referenced talking points on US energy policy, covering permitting reform, fuel prices and affordability. Each issue lays out a problem, its causes and proposed policy fixes, often with a call to contact representatives.

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