DP33
@dproct1.bsky.social
Senior Editor for POWER Magazine, writing about all things energy (renewable and thermal), powergeneration, climate and more.
When I was a sportswriter, we joked about pressbox wags and their sayings. Heard someone today say the EPA will change its name to the EDA - Environmental Destruction Agency.
March 12, 2025 at 10:18 PM
When I was a sportswriter, we joked about pressbox wags and their sayings. Heard someone today say the EPA will change its name to the EDA - Environmental Destruction Agency.
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Utility-scale solar power in Texas uses .1% of Texas lands & .14% of working lands. And, dual & multi-use land activities are increasing at solar farms every day — agrivoltaics. Landowners tell us what we can & cannot do when they offer their private property to make solar income. #txenergy
March 7, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Utility-scale solar power in Texas uses .1% of Texas lands & .14% of working lands. And, dual & multi-use land activities are increasing at solar farms every day — agrivoltaics. Landowners tell us what we can & cannot do when they offer their private property to make solar income. #txenergy
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Dominion Energy seeks state approval for a 1-GW gas-fired power plant. The facility in Virginia is the latest project touted to help supply electricity for the energy-intensive data center sector. #naturalgas #EnergySky www.powermag.com/dominion-see...
Dominion Seeks Virginia Approval for 1-GW Gas-Fired Power Plant
Dominion Energy has asked Virginia officials to approve its request to build a new 1-GW natural gas-fired power plant, as the company seeks to add more generation capacity to help serve surging demand...
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March 7, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Dominion Energy seeks state approval for a 1-GW gas-fired power plant. The facility in Virginia is the latest project touted to help supply electricity for the energy-intensive data center sector. #naturalgas #EnergySky www.powermag.com/dominion-see...
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EIB supports 2GW Austrian renewable power portfolio as new government considers solar taxes #energysky -- via pv-tech: www.pv-tech.org/eib-...
EIB supports 2GW Austrian renewable power portfolio as new government considers solar taxes
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has committed €250 million to support the development of Burgenland Energie’s 2GW solar and wind portfolio.
www.pv-tech.org
March 7, 2025 at 6:15 PM
EIB supports 2GW Austrian renewable power portfolio as new government considers solar taxes #energysky -- via pv-tech: www.pv-tech.org/eib-...
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As #crypto talk heats up during #Trump 2.0, a Canadian #bitcoin mining company buys two Pennsylvania power plants that burn waste #coal to support its power supply. #EnergySky www.powermag.com/canada-bitco...
Canada Bitcoin Miner Acquiring Two Pennsylvania Coal Plants
A Canada-based crypto mining company is acquiring two Pennsylvania coal-fired power plants as part of its purchase of a digital mining group.
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March 7, 2025 at 6:16 PM
As #crypto talk heats up during #Trump 2.0, a Canadian #bitcoin mining company buys two Pennsylvania power plants that burn waste #coal to support its power supply. #EnergySky www.powermag.com/canada-bitco...
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POWER recently published its POWER Primer, this one focused on data centers and how the artificial intelligence #AI industry will solve issues around securing its power supply. #EnergySky www.powermag.com/power-primer...
Focus on Data Centers
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March 7, 2025 at 6:17 PM
POWER recently published its POWER Primer, this one focused on data centers and how the artificial intelligence #AI industry will solve issues around securing its power supply. #EnergySky www.powermag.com/power-primer...
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Italy the latest European nation to look at bringing back #nuclear power, nearly 40 years after referendum to ban the technology. #energy #energysky www.powermag.com/italy-passes...
Italy Passes Law to Bring Back Nuclear Energy
Government officials in Italy have implemented a new law that allows for nuclear energy to return in the country, four decades after voters banned the
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February 28, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Italy the latest European nation to look at bringing back #nuclear power, nearly 40 years after referendum to ban the technology. #energy #energysky www.powermag.com/italy-passes...
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Long-duration energy storage, or LDES, continues to see technological advancements, including this from Quidnet. #energy #energysky www.powermag.com/quidnet-comp...
Quidnet Completes Testing of Long-Duration Geomechanical Energy Storage
Energy storage solutions group Quidnet Energy said the company has successfully completed demonstration and testing of its Geomechanical Energy Storage (GES) technology at a megawatt-hour (MWh) scale.
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February 28, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Long-duration energy storage, or LDES, continues to see technological advancements, including this from Quidnet. #energy #energysky www.powermag.com/quidnet-comp...
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Zelenskyy is a real President. Trump is a clown
February 28, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Zelenskyy is a real President. Trump is a clown
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‘Measures cannot wait for next budget cycle’: Reaction to EU’s new €100 billion-plus clean energy plan #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: www.energy-storage.n...
‘Measures cannot wait for next budget cycle’: Reaction to EU’s new €100 billion-plus clean energy plan
The EU has launched the Clean Industrial Deal & Affordable Energy Action Plan, dedicating well over €100 billion for the low-carbon economy.
www.energy-storage.news
February 28, 2025 at 7:50 PM
‘Measures cannot wait for next budget cycle’: Reaction to EU’s new €100 billion-plus clean energy plan #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: www.energy-storage.n...
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POWER was talking about the future, and very good, outlook for #naturalgas even prior to last November's election, due to the need to quickly add more baseload power to the grid. Utilities are not slowing down in their plans for new gas-fired generation. #energysky www.powermag.com/nrg-ge-verno...
NRG, GE Vernova, Kiewit Have Plan to Build Four New Gas-Fired Power Plants
NRG Energy is joining with GE Vernova and Kiewit Corp. in a plan to build four new natural gas-fired power plants. The companies on Feb. 26 said the
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February 28, 2025 at 7:39 PM
POWER was talking about the future, and very good, outlook for #naturalgas even prior to last November's election, due to the need to quickly add more baseload power to the grid. Utilities are not slowing down in their plans for new gas-fired generation. #energysky www.powermag.com/nrg-ge-verno...
Intersolar & Energy Storage North America offered plenty of info on the latest and greatest #solar technology, along with several announcements in the #energystorage sector. www.powermag.com/gridbeyond-w...
GridBeyond Will Optimize 200-MW ESS in California
GridBeyond said it has signed a contract with Gore Street Energy Storage Fund to provide scheduling coordinator, trading, and energy optimization services for the 200-MW Big Rock energy storage system...
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February 28, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Intersolar & Energy Storage North America offered plenty of info on the latest and greatest #solar technology, along with several announcements in the #energystorage sector. www.powermag.com/gridbeyond-w...
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This guy was a *biiiiig* ($100M) donor to GOP in 2024. Now says Trump's bombastic trade rhetoric is a mistake that's eroding trust in the US -- via @cnbc.com www.cnbc.com/2025/02/11/k...
Ken Griffin says Trump's 'bombastic' trade rhetoric is a mistake that's eroding trust in the U.S.
The billionaire hedge fund founder's comments came after Trump on Monday evening signed an order that would impose 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.
www.cnbc.com
February 11, 2025 at 9:04 PM
This guy was a *biiiiig* ($100M) donor to GOP in 2024. Now says Trump's bombastic trade rhetoric is a mistake that's eroding trust in the US -- via @cnbc.com www.cnbc.com/2025/02/11/k...
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New from me: The UK's climate plan for the period to 2035 is the only one that gets anywhere near the ambition required to limit warming to below 2C, observers say. Will anyone else follow suit? Story with @akshatrathi.bsky.social & @zhirji.bsky.social. Gift link:
Only One Big Economy Is Aiming for Paris Agreement’s 1.5C Goal
The UK is currently an outlier with an increasingly ambitious climate plan after more than 170 countries missed a UN deadline.
www.bloomberg.com
February 11, 2025 at 10:19 AM
New from me: The UK's climate plan for the period to 2035 is the only one that gets anywhere near the ambition required to limit warming to below 2C, observers say. Will anyone else follow suit? Story with @akshatrathi.bsky.social & @zhirji.bsky.social. Gift link:
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"They’re playing with not just fire, but like red hot magma, because I don’t see how anyone can make a 20- or 30-year investment in the energy sector without the rule of law," @jigarshahdc.bsky.social told @timmcdonnell.bsky.social: www.semafor.com/article/02/1... 🔌💡
Trump’s unpredictability scares energy investors, Biden’s green banker says
“I don’t see how anyone can make a 20- or 30-year investment in the energy sector without the rule of law,” former Loan Programs Office director Jigar Shah said.
www.semafor.com
February 11, 2025 at 10:56 PM
"They’re playing with not just fire, but like red hot magma, because I don’t see how anyone can make a 20- or 30-year investment in the energy sector without the rule of law," @jigarshahdc.bsky.social told @timmcdonnell.bsky.social: www.semafor.com/article/02/1... 🔌💡
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You can ignore climate change. The political system can ignore climate change. But the insurance industry cannot ignore climate change.
Opinion | That Giant Sucking Sound? It’s Climate Change Devouring Your Home’s Value.
A new analysis predicts an extraordinary reversal in housing fortunes for Americans.
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
You can ignore climate change. The political system can ignore climate change. But the insurance industry cannot ignore climate change.
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Maddow: If you don't have Bluesky yet, I recommend it. It is a social media network that doesn't make me want to stab myself in the eye with a rusty fork
February 11, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Maddow: If you don't have Bluesky yet, I recommend it. It is a social media network that doesn't make me want to stab myself in the eye with a rusty fork
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Check out several informative articles on O&M for the power generation sector in this Special Report from POWER. www.powermag.com/power-magazi...
POWER Magazine February 2025 Operations and Maintenance Special Report Preview
POWER is the one brand that addresses all electric power generation and related technologies and fuels across North America and around the world,
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February 11, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Check out several informative articles on O&M for the power generation sector in this Special Report from POWER. www.powermag.com/power-magazi...
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🚫 Despite all the negativity in the media about electric vehicles not selling:
⬆️ ⬆️ ⬆️ 24% more EVs were sold in 2024 than in 2023.
Graphic from @nathanielbullard.com
⬆️ ⬆️ ⬆️ 24% more EVs were sold in 2024 than in 2023.
Graphic from @nathanielbullard.com
February 3, 2025 at 8:24 AM
🚫 Despite all the negativity in the media about electric vehicles not selling:
⬆️ ⬆️ ⬆️ 24% more EVs were sold in 2024 than in 2023.
Graphic from @nathanielbullard.com
⬆️ ⬆️ ⬆️ 24% more EVs were sold in 2024 than in 2023.
Graphic from @nathanielbullard.com
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Floating nuclear power plants would help electrify and decarbonize operations at U.S. shipping ports. www.powermag.com/core-power-h...
CORE POWER Hires Engineering Firm to Support Floating Nuclear Power Plants
Shipping nuclear propulsion start-up CORE POWER, which in November of last year announced a deal with Westinghouse for design and development of floating
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February 3, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Floating nuclear power plants would help electrify and decarbonize operations at U.S. shipping ports. www.powermag.com/core-power-h...
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Seeing country fans upset that Cowboy Carter won both Country alubm and AOTY brings me so much joy.
February 3, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Seeing country fans upset that Cowboy Carter won both Country alubm and AOTY brings me so much joy.
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Murphy: "This is a constitutional crisis that we are in today. Let's call it what it is."
February 3, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Murphy: "This is a constitutional crisis that we are in today. Let's call it what it is."
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In the past 26 hours, the American national anthem has been booed at:
Ottawa Senators game
Calgary Flames game
Toronto Raptors game
Vancouver Canucks game
More to come. And it’s totally justified. We’re pissed.
Ottawa Senators game
Calgary Flames game
Toronto Raptors game
Vancouver Canucks game
More to come. And it’s totally justified. We’re pissed.
February 3, 2025 at 1:39 AM
In the past 26 hours, the American national anthem has been booed at:
Ottawa Senators game
Calgary Flames game
Toronto Raptors game
Vancouver Canucks game
More to come. And it’s totally justified. We’re pissed.
Ottawa Senators game
Calgary Flames game
Toronto Raptors game
Vancouver Canucks game
More to come. And it’s totally justified. We’re pissed.
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Climate change is creating warmer, drier conditions that cause fire seasons in some regions like western North America to last longer and be more active. Read more:
Yes, Climate Change is Raising the Risks—and Stakes—of Extreme Wildfires
Rising temperatures, parched forests, and shifting precipitation patterns are fueling severe wildfires with unprecedented impacts. There is still time to act.
www.nature.org
January 8, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Climate change is creating warmer, drier conditions that cause fire seasons in some regions like western North America to last longer and be more active. Read more:
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has approved a major #solar power project in #Arizona. The Jove Solar installation would have 600 MW of generation capacity, putting it among the largest solar power facilities in the U.S. @powermagazine.bsky.social www.powermag.com/blm-approves...
BLM Approves 600-MW Jove Solar Project in Arizona
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced the agency has approved the 600-MW Jove Solar Project, sited on about 3,500 acres of land in La Paz
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January 8, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has approved a major #solar power project in #Arizona. The Jove Solar installation would have 600 MW of generation capacity, putting it among the largest solar power facilities in the U.S. @powermagazine.bsky.social www.powermag.com/blm-approves...