Utility Dive
U.S. trade/industry press (energy sector), centrist/technocratic
Background
Utility Dive launched in 2013 as part of Industry Dive, a Washington, D.C.-area publisher of niche B2B news sites covering sectors like healthcare, construction, retail, and energy. It built a reputation among utility executives, regulators, and energy-policy wonks for detailed coverage of grid modernization, renewable energy integration, rate cases, and federal/state energy regulation (including FERC and EPA actions). In late 2022, Informa PLC, a large UK-based events and information company, acquired Industry Dive for roughly $525 million, bringing Utility Dive under Informa's media portfolio alongside its other trade titles. The outlet's staff are trained journalists covering an industry beat, and its revenue model relies on advertising, sponsored content, and industry events rather than subscriptions from general readers. It is widely read by utility-sector professionals and policymakers as a reliable industry-news source, with a reporting style that emphasizes regulatory and technical developments over partisan commentary. Because its focus is industry-specific, its coverage of the Trump administration concentrates on energy and environmental policy changes (e.g., tariffs, EPA rules, grid reliability, clean-energy tax credits) rather than broader political narratives.
Sources
Profile compiled 2026-10-02; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.