Llewellyn King

Rhode Island

Host and Executive Producer, White House Chronicle at PBS

Host of White House Chronicle, columnist, public speaker, energy expert, science and tech enthusiast. Get my weekly column via email: https://t.co/8LJ3rlP307

Featured in: Favicon

pbs.org

linkedin.com Favicon

forbes.com Favicon

msn.com

huffpost.com Favicon

usatoday.com Favicon

yahoo.com (+3) Favicon

newsweek.com Favicon

seattletimes.com Favicon

miamiherald.com + 139 more

Articles

A Commencement Address - Get Used to Rejections, We All Get Them Sometimes

3 weeks ago | whchronicle.com | Llewellyn King

It is school commencement season. So I am taking the liberty of sharing my column of May 10, 2024, which was first published by InsideSources, and later published by newspapers across the country. As so many commencement addresses haven’t been delivered yet this year, I thought I would share what I would have said to […]This article first appeared on Forbes.com Virginia is the first state to formally press for the creation of a virtual power plant.
Nos voies navigables peuvent-elles constituer une nouvelle source d'énergie ?

3 weeks ago | atalayar.com | Llewellyn King

La Virginie n'est pas seule dans cette entreprise, mais elle est sans aucun doute la plus avancée. Il existe de nombreux VPP naissants regroupés au sein de compagnies d'électricité à travers le pays. Une centrale électrique virtuelle est la concrétisation ultime d'un processus en cours depuis longtemps, les services publics connectant diverses sources d'énergie, gérant la conservation et la production sous-utilisée, ce que l'on appelle les ressources énergétiques distribuées (RED).
¿Pueden nuestras vías fluviales proporcionar una nueva fuente de energía?

3 weeks ago | atalayar.com | Llewellyn King

Virginia no está sola en este empeño, pero sin duda es la más adelantada. Hay muchas VPP incipientes agrupadas en empresas eléctricas de todo el país. Una central eléctrica virtual es la materialización definitiva de algo que lleva mucho tiempo en marcha, ya que las empresas de servicios públicos han estado conectando diversas fuentes de energía, gestionando la conservación y la generación infrautilizada, lo que se conoce como recursos energéticos distribuidos (DER).
King: How technology built the British Empire for more than 3 centuries

3 weeks ago | telegraphherald.com | Llewellyn King

As someone who grew up in the last days of the British Empire, I am often asked how it was that so few people controlled so much of the world for so long? The answer is that technology underpinned the British Empire, from its tentative beginnings in the 17th century to its global dominance in the 18th and 19th centuries and most of the first half of the 20th century.
Forbes Article Examines Challenges and Hopes for Nuclear Power After Trump’s Executive Orders

3 weeks ago | einnews.com | Llewellyn King

Forbes Article Examines Challenges and Hopes for Nuclear Power After Trump’s Executive Orders Nuclear power stands on an exciting threshold. But the financial and other challenges need to be addressed by the government.”WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, June 2, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Nuclear power could be about to enter a new golden age, Llewellyn King writes on Forbes.com. Regarded as one of the nation’s top energy reporters, King has been writing about nuclear power since 1969.
Nuclear Golden Age: Huge Potential, Stubborn Obstacles

3 weeks ago | forbes.com | Llewellyn King

President Donald Trump’s four executive orders mandating a great and fast leap forward for the nuclear power industry may seem to nuclear advocates like manna from heaven. But as it fell to earth, it appeared that the manna might be filled with empty calories. Trump’s directives outline an aggressive program of nuclear power growth.
Can Our Waterways Provide a New Source of Baseload Power?

4 weeks ago | whchronicle.com | Llewellyn King

This article first appeared on Forbes.comVirginia is the first state to formally press for the creation of a virtual power plant. Glenn Youngkin, the state’s Republican governor, signed the Community Energy Act on May 2, which mandates Dominion Energy to launch a 450-megawatt virtual power plant (VPP) pilot program. Virginia isn’t alone in this endeavor, but it is certainly the most out front. There are many incipient VPPs clustered around utilities across the country.
How technology built the British Empire

4 weeks ago | fredericknewspost.com | Llewellyn King

As someone who grew up in the last days of the British Empire, I am often asked how it was that so few people controlled so much of the world for so long. The answer is that technology underpinned the British Empire, from its tentative beginnings in the 17th century to its global dominance in the 18th and 19th centuries and most of the first half of the 20th century. kAm%96 7:CDE 8C62E E649?@=@8:42= =62A 7@CH2C5 H2D E96 DE62> 6?8:?6[ A6C764E65 :?
Commentary: How technology built the British Empire

4 weeks ago | davisenterprise.com | Llewellyn King

As someone who grew up in the last days of the British Empire, I am often asked how it was that so few people controlled so much of the world for so long? The answer is that technology underpinned the British Empire, from its tentative beginnings in the 17th century to its global dominance in the 18th and 19thcenturies and most of the first half of the 20th century.
Llewellyn King: Technology and building empires (Opinion)

1 month ago | wvgazettemail.com | Llewellyn King

As someone who grew up in the last days of the British Empire, I am often asked how it was that so few people controlled so much of the world for so long. The answer is that technology underpinned the British Empire, from its tentative beginnings in the 17th century to its global dominance in the 18th and 19th centuries and most of the first half of the 20th century.