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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · Jul 24

💡🔌Interesting read. The agreement earlier this month between Google & Brookfield Renewables is huge (3GW)! Lots of aging hydro facilities across the country & many existing large dams (for flood risk mgmt) that could be upgraded to also produce power. trellis.net/article/goog...

Google’s unique $3 billion hydropower contract will not be the last

Google's contract with Brookfield will pay for updates at two aging Pennsylvania hydroelectricity dams in its first phase.

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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · Jul 23

💡🔌Good stuff. Meta signs deal with Enbridge for Clear Fork, an enormous 600-MW solar project near San Antonio, Texas with an in-service date in 2027. ☀️ More please!
www.enbridge.com/media-center...

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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · Jun 27

🔌💡Glad to see Meta and Invenergy expand their relationship with another 791MW of wind and solar deals (in OH, AR and TX). Good stuff! wwww.invenergy.com/news/invener...

Invenergy | Invenergy to Provide Meta with Nearly 800 MW

Invenergy and Meta today announced they have signed four additional clean energy agreements of procured solar and wind energy.

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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · Jun 21

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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · Jun 21

🔌💡 Sixteen groups urged Senate Republican leaders to maintain language that allows companies to receive solar, wind and other clean energy technology tax credits when projects begin construction. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...

POLITICO Pro: Energy groups unite to defend key tax credit language

Sixteen groups urged Senate Republican leaders to maintain language that allows companies to receive solar, wind and other clean energy technology tax credits when projects begin construction.

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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · Jun 18

🔌💡Google & CTC Global partnering to accelerate the deployment of advanced conductors (i.e., transmission lines). Reconductoring is a great way to take advantage of existing rights-of-way to increase transmission capacity quickly. Just need states & utilities to step up! blog.google/feed/ctc-glo...

We’re partnering with CTC Global to increase and improve U.S. electrical grid capacity.

Today we announced a collaboration with CTC Global Corporation (CTC Global) to accelerate the deployment of next-generation transmission technology for the U.S. power gr…

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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · Jun 18

🔌💡Earlier this week, CEBA released additional NERA modeling showing the negative impacts on specific states if the tech-neutral tax credits are repealed. In addition to the 19 states originally studied, nine additional states were added (starting on slide #38). cebuyers.org/blog/clean-e...

Clean Energy Buyers Association Releases New Analysis on Technology-Neutral Energy Credits - CEBA

$31 billion in economic losses would occur across 28 states, with 160,000 jobs lost, if federal technology-neutral energy credits are repealed The Clean Energy Buyers Association (CEBA) today released...

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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · Jun 18

🔌💡A voltage surge in southern Spain caused the widespread blackout on April 28 due to poor grid planning and shutdowns of key thermal power plants; officials dismissed renewable energy as the cause. Will this follow up story get some legs? www.bbc.com/news/article...

Spain's government blames huge blackout on grid regulator and private firms

Spain and Portugal were disconnected from Europe's electricity grid for hours in April, causing chaos.

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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · Jun 18

🔌💡Interesting to read that Chevron is following Exxon into lithium mining, 👀 www.mining.com/chevron-join...

Chevron joins oil majors in US lithium production push

It has secured about 125,000 net acres in northeast Texas and southwest Arkansas.

www.mining.com

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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · Jun 13

🔌💡Having started my career in energy policy in the Western United States, I'm always excited to see geothermal get some attention. More please! 👇 www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...

XGS Energy and Meta to Partner on 150 MW Advanced Geothermal Project

XGS Energy, Inc. (XGS) and Meta Platforms, Inc (Meta) today announced an agreement to support development of 150 MW of next-generation geothermal energy in N...

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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · Jun 10

One more, www.rstreet.org/research/ele...

Electric Paradigms: Competitive Structures Benefit Consumers - R Street Institute

Authors Media Request For general and media inquiries and to book our experts, please contact: [email protected] Key Points Executive Summary

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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · Jun 10

Not directly answering your question, but a complementary read, www.rstreet.org/research/sta...

State-By-State Scorecard on Electricity Competition - R Street Institute

Authors Table of Contents Media Contact For general and media inquiries and to book our experts, please contact: [email protected] Executive Summary Electricity competition involves more than just allowi...

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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · Jun 10

My understanding is it was ... @robgramlichdc.bsky.social! 😅

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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · Jun 10

🔌💡Interesting (and new) SAFE video that makes a national security argument for preserving clean energy tax credits. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cASb...

Admiral Dennis Blair: We're Running out of Time / Support Advanced Energy Tax Credits

YouTube video by SAFE

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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · Jun 10

🔌💡Excellent article! Glad to see my colleagues at the DCC weigh in with the Senate on the clean energy tax credit deliberations. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Exclusive | Tech Industry Fights to Save Clean-Energy Tax Credits

Microsoft and Google have been leading backers of technologies such as solar projects and battery storage.

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Brendan Pierpont @brendan.bsky.social · Jun 7

I've spent some time recently with NERC's reliability assessments - it's interesting to look back over the last several years of reliability assessments and compare. There's a long-run trend of declining summer reliability risk nation-wide as regions have ramped up deployment. 🧵 #energysky

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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · Jun 6

🔌💡Sharing a letter from 13 House Republicans urging Senate leadership to make favorable changes to the House reconciliation bill's clean energy tax credit provisions, d12t4t5x3vyizu.cloudfront.net/kiggans.hous...

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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · Jun 6

🔌💡 Personal thanks to all those who made it tonight (even the FERC staffers who happened upon us while attending another event!). I very much appreciate all the cool work you all are doing! We have a truly terrific energy policy community here in Washington, DC! 🤓

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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · Jun 5

🔌💡 This so cool. 😎

Grid Status @gridstatus.io · Jun 4

And here's the whole blog! 🔌💡

blog.gridstatus.io/caiso-solar-...

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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · Jun 4

🔌💡 Great discussion with @volts.wtf and Sen. Heinrich (D-NM) at #CanaryLiveWashingtonDC! Discussed reconciliation bill (clean energy tax credits), need for permitting reform, energy tribalism, “unilateral disarmament”, political theory, & the current mood on the Left. Good stuff! 🤓

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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · Jun 4

🔌💡 Congressman Buddy Carter (R-GA), Chair of the Conservative Climate Caucus, speaking about nuclear, the reconciliation bill, need for permitting reform, DC politics … #CanaryLiveWashingtonDC

Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · Jun 4

🔌💡 Harry Godfrey from AEU talking about their trade group’s “Unlocking Advanced Energy” campaign. 👍🏻

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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · Jun 4

🔌💡 Constellation & Meta sign a 20-year PPA for the output of the Clinton Clean Energy Center to support Meta’s operations w/1,121 MW of emissions-free nuclear. Wasn't long ago these units risked retirement so ZECs were created and paid for by ratepayers. www.constellationenergy.com/newsroom/202...

Constellation, Meta Sign 20-Year Deal for Clean, Reliable Nuclear Energy in Illinois

Constellation and Meta have signed a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for the output of the Clinton Clean Energy Center to support Meta’s clean energy goals and operations in the region with 1,1...

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Jesse D. Jenkins @jessedjenkins.com · Jun 4

Electricity Prices Are Surging. The G.O.P. Megabill Could Push Them Higher. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/c...
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REPEAT Project work cited here finds repeal of clean electricity tax credits could raise retail electricity rates by 4-5% on average and over 20% in some states by 2030.

Slide from REPEAT Project report says "Repealing tech-neutral tax credits increases electricity rates ~4-5% on average and as much as 24% in certain states."

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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · Jun 4

🔌💡 Terrific article explaining all the reasons repealing the tech neutral tax credits (or making them unusable because of unworkable provisions) leads to higher US electricity & natural gas prices! 🤨 www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/c...

Electricity Prices Are Surging. The G.O.P. Megabill Could Push Them Higher.

www.nytimes.com

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