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Chester Energy and Policy started in 2017 as a blog before blossoming into a full consulting business. The goal of the blog originally was simple: answer interesting questions in the world of energy & sustainability that weren’t being answered elsewhere, tapping into energy data sets, expert interviews, and a unique lens.

Today, the blog section of Chester Energy and Policy seeks to continue that mission: answering interesting questions. If you have a question that you think is worth diving into for a blog post, reach out and let us know! .

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Matt Chester 5/2/26 Matt Chester 5/2/26

Debunking the red vs. blue energy myth

Energy has become one of the most politically charged topics in the country, but is the red-vs-blue framing actually helping us understand what is happening in the power sector? Or is it a shorthand that creates assumptions that don’t hold up to scrutiny?

Matt Chester 4/30/26 Matt Chester 4/30/26

When the Threat Goes Personal: Protecting Utility Leaders

As cyber and physical threats converge, utility executives have become increasingly visible, which means they can be and have been increasingly targeted. From sophisticated phishing and mobile device compromise to doxxing, impersonation, and AI-driven social engineering, today’s risk landscape extends well beyond the enterprise perimeter and into the personal digital lives of utility leaders.

Matt Chester 4/29/26 Matt Chester 4/29/26

Energy as the new eggs: How power prices are scrambling the economy

Every year, keeping your ear to the ground of power sector conversations illuminates a major overarching theme. In 2026, the focus is undoubtedly on affordability.

I’m certainly not breaking news here. This situation has been reaching a fever pitch, paired with an increasingly common refrain: energy prices are the new egg prices (as a marker of the state of the economy). But what exactly is meant by this comparison?

Matt Chester 4/16/26 Matt Chester 4/16/26

USEA Press Briefing: New Rules, Old Trajectories

The tumult produced by President Trump’s global tariffs has added a new urgency to the United States Energy Association’s next virtual press briefing.

There is also the question of electricity imports which are so important to New England and other states along the northern border.

Matt Chester 4/15/26 Matt Chester 4/15/26

Energy Isn’t Red vs. Blue. So Why Do We Keep Pretending It Is?

Recently, power industry decision-making has gotten pulled into the ever-growing vortex of politicization. But in an increasingly divided country, it’s not exactly surprising.

Renewables vs. fossil fuels. An energy transition vs. American Energy Dominance. Beautiful Clean Coal vs. Climate Emergency.

Matt Chester 4/8/26 Matt Chester 4/8/26

If Silicon Valley ran the power sector: 8 slightly unhinged startup ideas to disrupt the grid

Silicon Valley tech has transformed nearly every facet of our lives, but one of the most impactful shifts it’s brought to bear? Disruption as a norm.

We now have a well-trodden path of manufacturing necessary disruption across industries: mix one part startup platform with one part stale industry, and there you have it—a new model for an old business. Uber for pet sitting? Rover. Notion for shipping logistics? Flexport. The list goes on.