Journalist. Live in #FLX, report on #energy for @utilitydive.
Trumansburg, NY
Joined March 2011
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High-end forecasts for data center development are “not credible,” according to London Economics International, which called its report a “sanity check” on projections for electricity demand growth.
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Electricity demand from AI could be a boon to the nuclear industry, drawing the necessary investment to spur development of small modular reactors, said Jim Robb, president of the North American Electric Reliability Corp. utilitydive.com/news/ai-data…
Looking around the @firstenergycorp Flickr account I found this photo. Anyone know what's going on here? A zoomed view seems to show 13.46 volts which is more like the small solar setup on my cabin than what I'd expect at a utility. flickr.com/photos/firstenerg…
Texas is seeing "insatiable" demand for electricity, according to ERCOT President and CEO Pablo Vegas. With new transmission planning rules in place, load growth projections have soared 40 GW in a year. utilitydive.com/news/ercot-t…
DOE on Thursday finalized new energy efficiency requirements for distribution transformers. The agency sought a middle ground with its final rule, extending compliance timelines by two years relative to its initial proposal. utilitydive.com/news/doe-fin…
.@SecGranholm told a House subcommittee this morning that "adjustments have been made" to a controversial DOE proposed rule to improve the energy efficiency of distribution transformers. Final rule out before June, the secretary said. Previous story here: utilitydive.com/news/utiliti…
The price of natural gas has plummeted, but don't expect electricity prices to fall any time soon. This graph of the last 25+ years of rising prices illustrates it pretty clearly. utilitydive.com/news/us-elec…
EIA reaches agreement with #bitcoin miners, will destroy collected data and publish new survey proposal
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A federal judge says bitcoin miners and the Biden administration indicated they have reached an "agreement-in-principle" regarding EIA's plan to survey the industry's energy use. utilitydive.com/news/crypto-…
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An early consensus appears to be emerging on next steps for US interconnection reform. The central dilemma is that existing US processes tilt heavily toward "deliverability," which results in inefficient use of grid. @UtilityDive explores today (🧵1/9): utilitydive.com/news/connect…
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“We need these kinds of partnerships for this to work,” said Amy Costadone, principal product manager for @PGE4Me. The utility is also working with Ford and General Motors on bidirectional charging. utilitydive.com/news/utiliti…
Electric utilities and the auto sector "are now partners until the end of time, whether they like it or not," according to Joel Levin, executive director of
@pluginamerica. #ElectricVehicles #EnergyTransition
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ERCOT projecting it will be 600+ MW short on Thursday afternoon. ercot.com/gridmktinfo/dashbo…
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This decision means less water, more air pollution, more carbon emissions, and more public health problems for the local community: In a reversal, Arizona regulators approve 575-MW Salt River Project gas plant expansion utilitydive.com/news/arizona… via @UtilityDive #energytwitter
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The letter asking the FOMB to withdraw or amend the debt plan for PREPA "represents something that the FOMB has not been able to achieve in six years: a consensus among diverse sectors of Puerto Rican society," said IEEFA's Tom Sanzillo.
via @TeamWetDog
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"A robust two-sided electricity market with an active demand side solves many problems..." #txlege #txenergy #energytwitter
Treating power demand like supply in wholesale markets could boost grid reliability, lower prices: @EnergySystemsIG utilitydive.com/news/two-sid… @UtilityDive
