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Andy Uhler

@andy_uhler

Energy Journalism Fellow at UT Austin and Columbia University. Interested in all things energy policy. Formerly correspondent @Marketplace. He/him.

 Austin, TX
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Joined October 2013
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My latest for @Marketplace - on the growth of oilfield quakes here in West Texas: marketplace.org/2022/12/28/i…
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My @marketplace editor, Eve Epstein, worked on this story with me while her power was out. Our look at what the grid needs to weather the next several years, with analysis from @tcurwin @SimonMahan and @EnergyImpact_'s Peter Fox-Penner. marketplace.org/2022/12/27/h…
After a holiday marked by power failures, what’s being done to ensure the lights stay on?

After a holiday marked by power failures, what’s being done to ensure the lights stay on?

Experts say the country needs more transmission lines to move power from where it’s being generated to where it’s needed.

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old t-shirt for sale on ebay. gotta be a back-story here!
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Natgas power plants rocked it last night in ERCOT, which was helpful as wind was at ~2 GW & solar at 0 GW. I wonder if any battery storage was deployed--prices might have been too low? I also wonder if gas from storage caverns was used or if real-time gas production kept up.
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Important tweet --> about 4.5 gw of gas/coal dropped offline overnight.
Garrett Golding (@gjgolding) profile pictureGarrett Golding@gjgolding23 Dec 2022
13,117MW of thermal outages expected at 9am today. This us up from the 12,350 expected at that time an hour ago. 8,563MW were offline at 2:00 this morning.
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"The projects waiting to get connected represent more than the combined power capacity of all U.S. electricity plants." I wrote about the strange bureaucracy of the country's interconnection queues. kudos to the excellent @emilypont for covering it first! washingtonpost.com/climate-e…
This little-known bottleneck is blocking clean energy for millions

This little-known bottleneck is blocking clean energy for millions

Energy developers want to build a ton of wind and solar — they just can’t get it connected to the grid.

washingtonpost.com
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This is a good line of inquiry
Jesse D. Jenkins (@JesseJenkins) profile pictureJesse D. Jenkins
@JesseJenkins17 Dec 2022
So #EnergyTwitter: it's widely understood that undergrounding electricity distribution lines is expensive. But how much of that is cost of digging trench? Say I was already digging up, tearing out an old gas distro line: how much cheaper would it be to lay cable at the same time?
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Interesting discussion here
Russell Gold (@russellgold) profile pictureRussell Gold
@russellgold15 Dec 2022
Can someone explain to me why @billmckibben would tweet this? Whatever you feel about @elonmusk, his sustainable energy credentials are solid AF.
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Russia is selling more #LNG to Europe for the same reason as everyone: high TTF prices. The reasons why Russian LNG prices are lower in Asia is harder to discern: most is related to oil-indexed contracts, but some also seems sanctions-related, especially in India. #ONGT #natgas
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Join us ⁦@ColumbiaUEnergy⁩! We're hiring a project manager with 3+ years of experience & a program manager with 4+ years of experience in our research admin team. Kind-hearted, strategic-minded go-getters very much encouraged to apply! energypolicy.columbia.edu/ab…
Careers & Student Opportunities - Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA | CGEP

Careers & Student Opportunities - Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA | CGEP

CGEP Careers & Opportunities: Explore jobs, internships & student roles at Columbia SIPA. Visit Careers at Columbia for postings.

energypolicy.columbia.edu
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Hi #EnergyTwitter -- anyone have a handy reference comparing the rules of pipeline permitting/build with transmission permitting/build? Presumably covers NGA, FPA, and related major FERC precedents
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Zero wait to vote at South Austin Rec Center. I was in and out in three minutes. @mattlargey
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The largest mayonnaise producer in the country really wants you to replace the eggs in your holiday nog with … mayo. We look into why food companies throw these “interesting” ideas out there, and what kind of return it actually brings. mktplc.org/3VLTRIu
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Last night, #atxcouncil voted to increase @austinenergy’s electricity rates. That means your bill is going up by roughly $9 a month starting in March. kut.org/energy-environment/2… ⚡️🧵 (1/10)
Austin Energy customers can expect (another) increase on their electricity bills next year

Austin Energy customers can expect (another) increase on their electricity bills next year

Austin City Council on Thursday approved new Austin Energy rates that will increase customers’ bills by roughly $9 a month.

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The CHART OF THE DAY comes today via Elements, our energy and commodities daily **free** newsletter. US total oil liquids output (crude + condensate + natural gas liquids) hit a record high in Sept. Looks like President Biden isn't stopping the industry. bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
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A few months ago he was warning of an economic "hurricane" Today, Jamie Dimon says the US has the "strongest economy in the world, so we should celebrate that"
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@SquawkCNBC6 Dec 2022
"The United States economy is the strongest economy in the world so we should celebrate that," says $JPM CEO Jamie Dimon. "If you look in the short run, the consumer is spending 10% more than last year and 40% more than pre-Covid. They have $1.5T more in their checking accounts."
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"There’s a huge deficit coming in copper, and as much as people write about it, the price is not yet reflecting it," Glencore CEO Gary Nagle said today. As I wrote about it last month for @opinion, I'm re-posting the column below bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

‘Dr. Copper’ Is High and May Yet Go Higher

Soaring demand for the red metal means it’s no longer an effective gauge of booms or busts.

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#BREAKING John Scott, Texas’ top elections official, to step down at the end of the year. via ⁦@James_Barragan⁩ ⁦@TexasTribune⁩ texastribune.org/2022/12/05/…
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Ladies and gentlemen, the Bern Ban is in effect. @KUTnathan breaks down the different ways cities paint traffic lines on roads, why Austin's road markings can be so hard to see, and what might be done. Never knew there was so much to learn. kut.org/transportation/2022-…

Why is it so hard to see lines on Austin roads at night?

Your grip on the steering wheel tightens as you squint to find the road markings and avoid smashing into another car.

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I want to know about how your food ordering habits have changed over the last few years. What's the role of third party delivery apps? Let me know for @Marketplace story today. DM's open or mmccartycarino(at)marketplace(dot)org
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