Double security for domestic flight is new for IAD to NYC at gate now: ID check before scanning boarding pass, then pass a table for a peak into bag, jot note. A security person said it was just the past day. I noted it’s been 2wks & he says: it’s been over past month. Anyone else seeing things?

Utilities + traders are "craving" more detailed forecasts as power demand gets harder and harder to predict. Using AI, a tech firm is pushing to predict swings in weather - down to the hour - months in advance. Story with @naurtorious.bsky.social (gift link): www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Monday morning — on the tracks in the wilds of NJ: @amtrak Travel Advirsory: As of 7:56 AM ET, Customers onboard Acela 2107 will also transfer to Train 183. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience. 1 hour ride is 90+ miles. Waiting for Train-to-train transfer.

Neil Jacobs - the weather scientist who was in charge at NOAA during "Sharpiegate" - is poised to come back. “I’m hopeful that he’s learned how to fight within the political system," one former NOAA chief said, "because he is going to have to fight." / 1 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Blackout, Fire Warnings Flashed From Home Sensors Hours Before Crises www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

As New York City and many other parts of the US are battling their first #heatwave of 2025, utilities have warned that extreme heat can lead to power outages. Here's what individuals can do to help prevent #blackouts 🎁🔗 via @bloomberg.com w @naurtorious.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Blistering heat is straining power grids across the eastern half of the US, leading to a blackout in part of New York City’s borough of Queens as the local utility issued a warning to conserve electricity. www.bloomberg.com/news/article... via Bloomberg. @naurtorious.bsky.social

Heat wave is intensifying in PJM. See the latest:

CenterPoint Chief vows there won’t be a repeat of Hurricane Beryl widespread outages. W/ @mchediak.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The U.S. AI Boom is driving demand for all natgas turbines. The latest w/ Josh Saul. 🎁⛓️‍💥 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Addition of high-speed EV chargers across the US fell by more than 21% in the first quarter compared to last year. The slowdown may just be beginning as Trump steps up attacks on EVs, and Republicans push to end subsidies. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The scourge of mosquito is upon us. I was just swarmed in. the DMV. Not ready for this. Couldn’t they have waited until June at least…

NRG’s “Holy Grail” acquisition was built up by little known firm outside the power insisted. Here’s a look at LS Power www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

NRG found the “Holy Grail” with its $12b acquisition of LS Power generation, says CEO Larry Coben, an archaeologist. That included 13 GW of gas + 6 GW of demand response. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The Largest U.S. grid for the first time warned extreme summer conditions could trigger reserve shortages. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

A Quick look at grid frequency. Gift link

Each time you ask an AI chatbot a question, it sends a request to a data center and strains an increasingly scarce resource: water. A 🧵on our investigation into how the data centers that power AI are increasingly being built in highly water-stressed places: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

Great, colorful story by @naurtorious.bsky.social about Texas A&M's program churning out some of the energy industry's most coveted first-year analysts... just reading the competitiveness of it makes me nervous and anxious. 😵 www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

The energy boom has helped give students in a specialized program at Texas A&M a leg up on lucrative finance jobs www.bloomberg.com/news/feature... via @naurtorious.bsky.social

NEW: A massive battery fire is threatening the rapid growth of an industry key to greening the power grid — and keeping the lights on. It’s become a rallying cry for people alarmed to learn of projects planned in their neighborhoods. By @arvelisse.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

For the past few months, I’ve been working on a story that was set to reveal this week one of the biggest bottlenecks to our clean, electrified future. Then on Thursday night, it blew up. Not my story, but the very thing—transformers—I was reporting on. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

In the past year, we have spoken to several girls who said they were victims of sexual exploitation in Colombia, as well as more than two dozen representatives of law enforcement, academia, local businesses and nonprofits seeking to curb child trafficking. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

FERC to debate merits of US capacity auctions in June. Chairman Mark Christie explains in sn interview. He also questions longstanding “FERC candy” www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Ercot winter real-time power demand topped 80 GW for the first time ever -- summertime highs that only broke through that threshold in 2023. (Heating seasons Nov. 1-March 31 are highlighted in image below) Check out our story about the frigid blast here: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

AI-Driven Power Boom Will Drive Demand 38% Higher on Top US Grid www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The Electric Lamp, 1913, Natalia Goncharova, Guggenheim.

How cold is it? This is the demand forecast revision by the largest U.S. grid, PJM. Peak demand difference is +11% - l the amount of power 8.9 million people use typically, or the equivalent of like 10 or so nuclear plants.

Pacific Palisades was home to a lot of Teslas. Lots of folks abandoned their vehicles as they rushed to evacuate. Now those batteries are complicating the area’s clean up efforts.

A fire broke out at the Moss Landing Power Plant, one of the world’s biggest battery storage sites, prompting evacuation orders for residents in the area. Fire contained to 1 battery area — natgas gen + 2 other batteries not affected, Vistra says www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

This is a must-read story, from @michellema.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/itsk... and Jennifer Epstein. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Southern California Edison's decision to keep some power lines operating during the start of the LA windstorm is drawing scrutiny. Story from me and @naurtorious.bsky.social. #EatonFire #EnergySky #GreenSky 🎁 Link www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The winds will rise again fanning flames across Southern California. #wildfires #climate : www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

NEWS: Fire agencies are investigating whether Southern California Edison’s equipment was involved in igniting the Hurst fire. SoCalEd says it doesn’t know whether damage occurred before or after the start of the fire. By @mchediak.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Amid the Hottest Year, US Homes Used a Record Amount of Power to Keep Cool www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

NEWS: Edison International’s Southern California power utility has been asked by attorneys representing insurance companies to preserve evidence in connection with the deadly Eaton Fire in Los Angeles. By @mchediak.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

A deeply reported Bloomberg analysis found more than three-quarters of highly distorted US power readings are within 50 miles of significant data center activity. Exclusive by Leonardo Nicoletti, Naureen Malik and Andre Tartar www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

JFK views. Plane looks like it went off-roading

Power grids in more than half of North American are facing greater risks of shortfalls in NERC’s annual assessment. Blackout risks are highest in Central US grid. Demand growth accelerating & supply can’t keep up. W/ @mchediak.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

GE Vernova to Power City-Sized Data Centers With Gas as AI Demand Soars — so multiple ccgt reservations for 5GW campuses. W/ @mchediak.bsky.social & Josh Saul

AI BYOP Google Invests in Venture to Build Energy Parks for Data Centers www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Blackstone Invests $500 Million in Lancium AI Buildout w/ David Pan www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Part of Fort Greene is experiencing fall + Weekend Squirrel Vibes

New York and the Northeast have one of the worst droughts in decades raging and one of the worst brushfire seasons going as well. Our latest with @bloomberg.com colleague @laurenthal.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Large areas of US are at risk of power supply shortfalls should conditions become extreme, like freezing temps causing demand to spike while also curtailing gas supplies, according to NERC’s winter assessment. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...