Jennifer Hiller
@jenhiller.bsky.social
Wall Street Journal energy reporter covering renewables, energy transition, EV charging, new nuclear, the grid. Houston based. Ex-Reuters, Express-News. Story tips: jennifer.hiller@wsj.com What is this place and where is everybody?
Rick Perry's $17 billion startup Fermi has started building a huge data center and power campus in Amarillo.
It aims for four big nuclear reactors. But first, it will build gas power.
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It aims for four big nuclear reactors. But first, it will build gas power.
Free link to my latest: www.wsj.com/business/ene...
Rick Perry’s Nuclear Ambitions Begin With Gas Power
Fermi, a buzzy startup that recently went public, is positioned to benefit from the AI data-center boom and a potential nuclear-power renaissance.
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November 4, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Rick Perry's $17 billion startup Fermi has started building a huge data center and power campus in Amarillo.
It aims for four big nuclear reactors. But first, it will build gas power.
Free link to my latest: www.wsj.com/business/ene...
It aims for four big nuclear reactors. But first, it will build gas power.
Free link to my latest: www.wsj.com/business/ene...
AI data centers need a lot of electricity. The grid is backlogged. Some are building their own power plants-‘grab yourself a couple of turbines...’
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Latest article, link past the paywall:
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AI Data Centers, Desperate for Electricity, Are Building Their Own Power Plants
Utilities are pushing to increase supply, but meeting the surge in demand won’t be easy or fast. Tech companies aren’t waiting around.
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October 16, 2025 at 11:57 AM
AI data centers need a lot of electricity. The grid is backlogged. Some are building their own power plants-‘grab yourself a couple of turbines...’
Latest article, link past the paywall:
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Latest article, link past the paywall:
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Facebook parent Meta Platforms and Constellation Energy have a nuclear deal. Meta will buy the output of an Illinois reactor for 20 years, which will help cover relicensing costs, maintenance and operations. It's a PPA, so power stays on the grid. Free link:
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Nuclear Power Giant’s Stock Surges on 20-Year Deal With Meta
The tech giant will buy the power generation of an Illinois nuclear plant under a deal with Constellation Energy.
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June 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Facebook parent Meta Platforms and Constellation Energy have a nuclear deal. Meta will buy the output of an Illinois reactor for 20 years, which will help cover relicensing costs, maintenance and operations. It's a PPA, so power stays on the grid. Free link:
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When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked even me.
When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked even me.
The Price of Remission
When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked ...
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May 8, 2025 at 11:30 AM
New from @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social:
When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked even me.
When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked even me.
A big, decommissioned coal plant was just imploded to make way for (of course) big data centers and what would be the country’s largest natural gas-fired power plant. My latest, free link:
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Exclusive | A Big Coal Plant Was Just Imploded to Make Way for an AI Data Center
The country’s largest natural-gas power plant is planned east of Pittsburgh.
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April 2, 2025 at 9:03 PM
A big, decommissioned coal plant was just imploded to make way for (of course) big data centers and what would be the country’s largest natural gas-fired power plant. My latest, free link:
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Interesting read from Rachel Louise Ensign. “All this means that economic growth is unusually reliant on rich Americans continuing to shell out.” Free link:
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The U.S. Economy Depends More Than Ever on Rich People
The highest-earning 10% of Americans account for almost 50% of all consumer spending.
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February 25, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Interesting read from Rachel Louise Ensign. “All this means that economic growth is unusually reliant on rich Americans continuing to shell out.” Free link:
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Work continues at projects that have already started construction on land or offshore, but Trump has created confusion about what’s next for wind power. (Free link)
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Trump Paralyzes the U.S. Wind Power Industry
The president, who despises wind turbines, has paused federal permits and leasing for such projects, putting company plans in limbo.
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February 24, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Work continues at projects that have already started construction on land or offshore, but Trump has created confusion about what’s next for wind power. (Free link)
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On tariffs risk from Jinjoo Lee: "As surging power demand from places such as data centers is set to strain the system, transformers, the nuts and bolts of the power system, look particularly vulnerable." Free link:
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How Tariffs Could Shock America’s Power System
Transformers used in power grids are especially vulnerable to trade disruptions.
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February 20, 2025 at 6:15 PM
On tariffs risk from Jinjoo Lee: "As surging power demand from places such as data centers is set to strain the system, transformers, the nuts and bolts of the power system, look particularly vulnerable." Free link:
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Constellation is buying Calpine, a matchup to create a massive power generator at a time when the tech industry has an insatiable appetite for power. In the cash-stock-debt deal, Calpine investors will hang onto shares in Constellation for at least 18 months. Free link:
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Constellation Energy Agrees to Buy Calpine for $16.4 Billion
The merger combines two of the country’s largest power generators as demand for electricity surges.
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January 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Constellation is buying Calpine, a matchup to create a massive power generator at a time when the tech industry has an insatiable appetite for power. In the cash-stock-debt deal, Calpine investors will hang onto shares in Constellation for at least 18 months. Free link:
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Renewable energy was a punching bag during President-elect Trump's campaign, and developers have been in a scramble post-election. #energysky
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Green-Energy Firms’ Pitch to Trump: You’re Going to Need a Lot of Power
Instead of touting projects as “clean and affordable,” renewables firms are highlighting their projects’ ability to meet energy needs.
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January 1, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Renewable energy was a punching bag during President-elect Trump's campaign, and developers have been in a scramble post-election. #energysky
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For an increasing number of homeowners, taxes and insurance make up more than half of the monthly mortgage payment. (Raises hand in Texas). Free link:
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Insurance and Taxes Now Cost More Than Mortgages for Many Homeowners
These ballooning expenses are rewriting the math of homeownership.
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December 24, 2024 at 7:57 PM
For an increasing number of homeowners, taxes and insurance make up more than half of the monthly mortgage payment. (Raises hand in Texas). Free link:
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The Energy Department’s Loan Programs Office will make a $15 billion loan--its biggest yet--to PG&E for grid work. Story by Scott Patterson and Katherine Blunt, with link past the paywall: www.wsj.com/us-news/clim...
Exclusive | Biden Administration Agrees to Record $15 Billion Loan to PG&E
The Energy Department loan would finance the California utility’s efforts to upgrade the power grid and reduce emissions.
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December 17, 2024 at 2:36 PM
The Energy Department’s Loan Programs Office will make a $15 billion loan--its biggest yet--to PG&E for grid work. Story by Scott Patterson and Katherine Blunt, with link past the paywall: www.wsj.com/us-news/clim...
Interesting story from the Washington Post on Elon Musk's shift in attitude on climate change. Gift link: wapo.st/3ONQkHA
Musk’s politics hadn’t seeped into Tesla. Then he axed its eco car of the future.
The Tesla CEO was once an outspoken voice on climate change. But Musk now argues many risks are overstated, a stance that could influence Trump and help his businesses.
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December 12, 2024 at 2:45 AM
Interesting story from the Washington Post on Elon Musk's shift in attitude on climate change. Gift link: wapo.st/3ONQkHA
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“Have Yourself A Merriam Little Christmas”
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
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Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
Hit us up @hallmarkchannel.bsky.social @netflix.com 🙏
December 11, 2024 at 2:39 PM
“Have Yourself A Merriam Little Christmas”
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
Hit us up @hallmarkchannel.bsky.social @netflix.com 🙏
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
Hit us up @hallmarkchannel.bsky.social @netflix.com 🙏
Catchup read if you missed it yesterday - profile of Energy Secretary pick Chris Wright, by @benmorenne.bsky.social
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Trump’s Energy Secretary Pick Preaches the Benefits of Climate Change
Fracking CEO Chris Wright points to positive changes produced by global warming, in contrast with what some oil giants say.
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December 10, 2024 at 3:22 AM
Catchup read if you missed it yesterday - profile of Energy Secretary pick Chris Wright, by @benmorenne.bsky.social
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www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
JB Straubel of Redwood Materials is an EV/battery optimist. “It feels a bit like we are inventing the next generation of refineries-so to speak.” By Tim Higgins, free link: www.wsj.com/business/aut...
In the Desert With an EV Entrepreneur Who Insists Trump Will Be Good for Business
JB Straubel brims with optimism for the electric-vehicle market he helped create and his plans for again disrupting another industry: mining.
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December 2, 2024 at 6:27 PM
JB Straubel of Redwood Materials is an EV/battery optimist. “It feels a bit like we are inventing the next generation of refineries-so to speak.” By Tim Higgins, free link: www.wsj.com/business/aut...
Somewhere south of Marathon. Yes, there we forced family photos as well.
November 24, 2024 at 2:57 PM
Somewhere south of Marathon. Yes, there we forced family photos as well.
For the weekend, the WSJ 'Wicked' review. (FWIW my crew of moms and girls loved it). Link past the paywall:
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‘Wicked’ Review: A Movie Musical of Old-Fashioned Magic
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande star in director Jon M. Chu’s lavishly entertaining adaptation of the Broadway hit set in the land of Oz.
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November 22, 2024 at 10:39 PM
For the weekend, the WSJ 'Wicked' review. (FWIW my crew of moms and girls loved it). Link past the paywall:
www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
Shale tycoons don’t want to drill baby drill and grow production. They do want the LNG export ban lifted on day one of the new Trump administration. Free link, Story by Benoit Morenne and Collin Eaton: www.wsj.com/business/ene...
Trump’s Oil and Gas Donors Don’t Really Want to ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’
Fossil-fuel tycoons helped return Donald Trump to the presidency. Now, they are seeking to lock use of their products for years to come.
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November 22, 2024 at 9:18 PM
Shale tycoons don’t want to drill baby drill and grow production. They do want the LNG export ban lifted on day one of the new Trump administration. Free link, Story by Benoit Morenne and Collin Eaton: www.wsj.com/business/ene...
Glencore turns to scrap metal and wants your junk for the energy transition. Free link, story by Ryan Dezember: www.wsj.com/finance/comm...
Your Junk Is Needed for the New Electric Era
In remote Quebec, mining giant Glencore is turning America’s electronic trash back into treasure.
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November 21, 2024 at 12:01 AM
Glencore turns to scrap metal and wants your junk for the energy transition. Free link, story by Ryan Dezember: www.wsj.com/finance/comm...
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The DOE is racing to close $25 billion in pending loans to businesses building major clean energy projects across the country. My talented colleagues on one of Biden’s last chances to cement his climate legacy before Trump takes office next year.
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Biden inks billion-dollar climate deals to foil Trump rollbacks
The administration is accelerating the approval of large loans for clean technologies that the president-elect attacked on the campaign trail.
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November 19, 2024 at 7:43 PM
The DOE is racing to close $25 billion in pending loans to businesses building major clean energy projects across the country. My talented colleagues on one of Biden’s last chances to cement his climate legacy before Trump takes office next year.
www.eenews.net/articles/bid...
www.eenews.net/articles/bid...
Shale is ascendant. Trump’s choice for energy secretary, Chris Wright, says there’s no energy transition or climate crisis, and fossil fuels can improve global energy poverty. Story from Benoit Morenne and Collin Eaton: (free link) www.wsj.com/business/ene...
Trump’s Choice for Energy Secretary Is a Fracking Booster and Climate Skeptic
Chris Wright’s nomination elevates a pugnacious branch of the oil-and-gas industry that mostly hasn’t pledged to build out low-carbon energy businesses, unlike giants Exxon and Chevron.
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November 17, 2024 at 10:58 PM
Shale is ascendant. Trump’s choice for energy secretary, Chris Wright, says there’s no energy transition or climate crisis, and fossil fuels can improve global energy poverty. Story from Benoit Morenne and Collin Eaton: (free link) www.wsj.com/business/ene...
What’s next in AI? Column from Christopher Mims on what’s after chatbots, and I am most interested in the laundry folding. (link past the paywall): www.wsj.com/tech/ai/a-po...
A Powerful AI Breakthrough Is About to Transform the World
The technology driving ChatGPT is capable of so much more. What’s coming next will make talking bots look like mere distractions.
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November 17, 2024 at 8:40 PM
What’s next in AI? Column from Christopher Mims on what’s after chatbots, and I am most interested in the laundry folding. (link past the paywall): www.wsj.com/tech/ai/a-po...
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NEW
Trump's transition team is planning to kill the $7,500 consumer tax credit for electric-vehicle purchases.
Ending the credit could have grave implications for an already stalling EV transition.
Tesla - by far the nation's largest EV seller - has told Trump’s transition it supports ending it.
Trump's transition team is planning to kill the $7,500 consumer tax credit for electric-vehicle purchases.
Ending the credit could have grave implications for an already stalling EV transition.
Tesla - by far the nation's largest EV seller - has told Trump’s transition it supports ending it.
Exclusive: Trump's transition team aims to kill Biden EV tax credit
President-elect Donald Trump's transition team is planning to kill the $7,500 consumer tax credit for electric-vehicle purchases as part of broader tax-reform legislation, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
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November 14, 2024 at 7:17 PM
NEW
Trump's transition team is planning to kill the $7,500 consumer tax credit for electric-vehicle purchases.
Ending the credit could have grave implications for an already stalling EV transition.
Tesla - by far the nation's largest EV seller - has told Trump’s transition it supports ending it.
Trump's transition team is planning to kill the $7,500 consumer tax credit for electric-vehicle purchases.
Ending the credit could have grave implications for an already stalling EV transition.
Tesla - by far the nation's largest EV seller - has told Trump’s transition it supports ending it.
GM cuts another 1000 jobs as sales of EVs are rising, but those vehicles are still losing money - www.wsj.com/business/aut...
GM Cuts 1,000 More Jobs as EV Push Continues
General Motors has cut 1,000 jobs, according to a person familiar with the reductions, marking the latest effort by the automaker to trim costs as it ramps up sales in unprofitable electric vehicles.
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November 15, 2024 at 8:02 PM
GM cuts another 1000 jobs as sales of EVs are rising, but those vehicles are still losing money - www.wsj.com/business/aut...