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First Trust ROI Podcast Episode 69: Jim Murchie and Ryan Issakainen Discuss What AI Demand and a War in Iran Mean for Utilities and Energy
Energy Income Partners CEO Jim Murchie joins Ryan Issakainen on the ROI Podcast to break down how the war in Iran may impact the...
EIP’s CEO Jim Murchie Joins Energy Secretary Chris Wright, FERC Chair Laura Swett and Industry Leaders in Panel Discussion at CERAWeek
Natural Allies for a Clean Energy Future and the Partnership to Address Global Emissions hosted a breakfast on March 25 at CERAWeek, the largest...
C.O.B. Tuesday Podcast – “It’s Bad That Residential Prices Are Going Up, But What Would Be Worse Is If The Lights Go Out” With Jim Murchie, EIP
Jim Murchie of Energy Income Partners joins C.O.B. Tuesday to explore grid reliability, power market structure, data center demand, and the real drivers of...
Power Struggle II – How Market Structure Affects Wholesale Power Price Increases
In our last piece on residential electricity price increases (Aug. 2025) we took on the political narratives which were concerned primarily with the cost...
Power Struggle I – How False Political Narratives Cloud the Drivers of Higher Residential Electricity Prices
Rising residential electric bills are fast becoming one of the top political issues in both state and federal elections. Predictably, each side of the...
Dead Battery- Why peak demand requires peaking capacity
U.S. electricity demand is rising for the first time in two decades—driven by electrification, reshoring, and the looming AI data center boom. Planned capacity additions...
Tariffs and Energy Infrastructure – Made in the U.S. for the U.S.
While tariffs have created significant volatility in the broader market, most energy infrastructure stocks have been relatively calm. In part, this is due to...
Dorothy Syndrome: There’s No Place like Home
At the end of the Wizard of Oz, Dorothy, back at home amongst her family and friends, declares: “If I ever go looking for...
Demanding All our Energy – EIP’s Year-End Letter
The energy debate in general and the energy transition discussion in particular have long been dominated by advocates rather than analysts. This results in...
The Exxon Electric Company – Spin Baby Spin
Each month that goes by brings higher forecasts for data center power demand, more large long-term contracts being signed by big tech and more...
The Price of Reliability
The four publicly traded merchant power generator stocks are up an average of about 190% this year as the large tech companies have shown...