As 2025 wraps up, @eprinews.bsky.social has tons of insights to share on: ✔️ #AI, #datacenters, and the power needs involved. ✔️ The grid impacts of increasing load growth. ✔️ The new and emerging generation mix. ✔️ Large-language model testing for utilities. Interested? Reach out!

My EI blog post today on how data center demand growth may drive up elec prices in near term, but managed well, should help lower retail price. Regulators must assure data centers reduce demand when grid is strained and pay fair share of system fixed costs. energyathaas.wordpress.com/2025/09/29/w...

The big takeaways from #climateweek so far have focused on all of the above + a huge push on #nuclear. @eprinews.bsky.social has a ton of insights and research on this technology. Plus we just issued a North America advanced reactor roadmap. Want to learn more? Reach out!

Come for the excellent reporting by @jeffstjohn.bsky.social. Stay for the @eprinews.bsky.social initiative--DCFlex that can help with on grid flexibility. Learn more: dcflex.epri.com

ICYMI, @eprinews.bsky.social issued a new report yesterday on U.S. household energy expenses, aka the Energy Wallet. The report looked at both national and state stats: energywallet.epri.com/en/map.html The full press release, with a link to the report is here: www.epri.com/about/media-...

New @eprinews.bsky.social and @epochai.bsky.social joint paper forecasts that training a leading AI model could require more than 4 gigawatts of power by 2030—enough to power millions of U.S. homes. Full release and paper link here: www.epri.com/about/media-...

Sorry boss. @politico.com Morning Energy told me to take Friday off! :-)

Great article on @eprinews.bsky.social's Climate READi effort focused on proactive climate resilience efforts! Well worth the read.

Today at 10am ET, the House Science Committee is holding a hearing about #nuclear's role in helping to power #AI demand. @eprinews.bsky.social's Jeremy Renshaw is joining witnesses from Constellation and Oklo. Should be interesting! Livestream link here: science.house.gov/hearings?Con...

Trump signed executive orders to speed construction of advanced reactors at federal sites while telling the Nuclear Regulatory Commission it has 18 months to decide on new reactor licenses. www.axios.com/pro/energy-p...

For reporters covering @noaa.gov's hurricane forecasting, reach out to @eprinews.bsky.social for info on proactive efforts utilities can take to ensure resilient power systems. Plus, we previously mapped out how future hurricanes could affect power supplies: interactive.epri.com/readi-storym...

If you have a bit of an engineering background and you want to know second-by-second what is known about the Iberian power cut, this from EPRI is incredibly useful. youtu.be/LNStOXAsiDo?...

Late last month, a rare total system blackout left millions in Spain and Portugal in the dark. Power was restored within 15 hours, but the root cause is still under investigation. Listen to this May 6 EPRI webinar to learn more. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNSt...

EPRI’s Eamonn Lannoye contributes to this @apnews.com story about the lengthy power outage in Spain and Portugal this week as utilities, researchers, and energy stakeholders seek out its root cause. apnews.com/article/spai...

For reporters working on follow-up pieces of the Spanish power outages, the head of @eprinews.bsky.social Europe has some high-level takeaways. He has been quoted in AP and E&E today--and is available for comment. www.linkedin.com/posts/eamonn...

If you're a reporter covering the #spainpoweroutage and need technical grid expertise, reach out. @eprinews.bsky.social has done lots of work in this area and can provide independent expertise.

The Trump administration has canceled the lease for NASA's top climate science modeling and monitoring lab, known as NASA GISS, at Columbia Univ. in NYC. The lab is going virtual as of May 31. (The lab is above the Seinfeld restaurant.) www.cnn.com/2025/04/24/c...

@iea.org is out with a new report on #energy and #AI. www.iea.org/reports/ener... For 10+ yrs, @eprinews.bsky.social has been studying AI and its potential impacts on the energy sector. For reporters covering today's report, reach out for technical expertise and insights.

They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.

DOE Secretary Chris Wright with “USA” socks during his #ceraweek25 remarks.

This study was led by my colleagues Francisco Fonseca and Chad Boyer and is freely available here: www.epri.com/research/pro... It also has good visualizations of regional market opportunities for advanced nuclear power under different scenarios.

I was this many years old when I learned that Ford CEO Jim Farley is Chris Farley's cousin. [Aside: Is the van down by the river a Ford?].

EPRI is a research organization that follows the science to help power society, collaborating with more than 450 companies in 45 countries, driving innovation to ensure the public has clean, safe, reliable, affordable, and equitable access to electricity. Learn more about EPRI here: epri.com.

Seems like a good time to post my lil starter pack of E&E News reporters, who are gradually getting active over here (if I've missed anyone, lemme know!). These folks have got you covered on the climate/energy/environment angles for everything in the news. go.bsky.app/KxTUCi1

New Interior memo orders a 60-day pause on new approvals for all renewable energy development on federal land—not just wind, this one also affects solar. www.doi.gov/document-lib... (Very similar to an early Biden DOI memo ordering a 60-day freeze on new fossil fuel authorizations on public lands.)

Should I be offended that CSPAN advertisers think most folks that watch the site are over 50? (For the record, I am not.)

In 1977, President Carter established the U.S. Department of #Energy and was the first to install #solar panels at the White House. (To be fair, Nixon established EPA earlier in the decade). The 70s was quite the energy decade.

Shabbat + Hannukah = perfection.

A friendly reminder as we enter the season: Not everyone celebrates Christmas (Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, etc.). Best to wish someone happy holidays than presume.

For @semafor.com's Net Zero climate newsletter, I chatted with @ember-energy.org's @cleanpowerdave.bsky.social about his *fascinating* idea for a subsea power line connecting Europe to North America. Check out his response: www.semafor.com/newsletter/1...

T-minus only a few hours until USEA's 11am ET virtual media briefing on distributed energy resources and virtual power plants. Also features remarks by EPRI's Irene Danti Lopez. For more info, visit: usea.org/event/decemb...

Sharing from EPRI’s X feed: On Dec. 11, EPRI Technical Expert Irene D. is joining a handful of industry experts for the USEA virtual press briefing on distributed energy resources (DER) and virtual power plants. To learn more or register for the 11am ET briefing, visit usea.org/event/decemb...

A day late, but last night’s sunset was a stunner!

PSA: The bots have migrated over from the other platform. Be careful who you follow and double check they're legit!

Our Thanksgiving apple pie has been through some stuff, clearly…….

Happy Thanksgiving to all that celebrate.

Show me a picture on your phone that has your energy that isn’t a selfie.

As you read news of the latest climate agreement, struck at COP29 in Baku, you'd be hard-pressed to find a reference to the "landmark" language from Dubai on "transitioning away from fossil fuels" -- there's only an oblique mention of the outcome. www.axios.com/2024/11/23/c...

Big thanks to climate reporters keeping us all updated throughout #COP29 negotiations and my sympathies to all the comms folks having to finalize reax drafts on Saturday afternoon.

We have a deal in Baku, with wealthy countries agreeing to send at least $300 billion annually in climate finance to developing nations. www.politico.com/news/2024/11...

What’s a single frame from a film that could hang in an art gallery? #filmsky

👀 US congressman accuses Azerbaijan of attempted assault ... #COP29Baku www.theguardian.com/environment/...

On Saturday, the U.S. and Ukraine announced collaboration on several #nuclear energy projects. One of the projects involves EPRI, conducting an assessment for the conversion of coal to nuclear. More info here: www.state.gov/the-united-s... and from EPRI: www.epri.com/about/media-...

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