Simon Mahan
@simonmahan.bsky.social
I'm here for the energy memes.
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Big wind coming for the PNW tonight following a strong cold front. These setups tend to bring very strong westerly gusts (60+ mph) to northern Puget Sound.
Saturated soils increases odds of tree damage & power outages to places already facing flooding. Blizzard conditions possible in the Cascades.
Saturated soils increases odds of tree damage & power outages to places already facing flooding. Blizzard conditions possible in the Cascades.
December 17, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Big wind coming for the PNW tonight following a strong cold front. These setups tend to bring very strong westerly gusts (60+ mph) to northern Puget Sound.
Saturated soils increases odds of tree damage & power outages to places already facing flooding. Blizzard conditions possible in the Cascades.
Saturated soils increases odds of tree damage & power outages to places already facing flooding. Blizzard conditions possible in the Cascades.
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Influencing the elite public conversation around the issues you care about is a worthy pursuit but if you’re a normal person with <5k followers you can have a much bigger real world political impact by calling your local elected officials and asking them to vote your way on specific legislation.
December 16, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Influencing the elite public conversation around the issues you care about is a worthy pursuit but if you’re a normal person with <5k followers you can have a much bigger real world political impact by calling your local elected officials and asking them to vote your way on specific legislation.
only real gar nerds will get this
you've heard of elf on the shelf, have you heard of...
you've heard of elf on the shelf, have you heard of...
December 17, 2025 at 12:51 AM
only real gar nerds will get this
you've heard of elf on the shelf, have you heard of...
you've heard of elf on the shelf, have you heard of...
(cue 'hooo boy' whistle)
December 15, 2025 at 8:25 PM
(cue 'hooo boy' whistle)
Cool job alert: Arkansas Advanced Energy Legal Counsel, $120k www.arkansasadvancedenergy.com/work-with-us...
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December 15, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Cool job alert: Arkansas Advanced Energy Legal Counsel, $120k www.arkansasadvancedenergy.com/work-with-us...
Georgia hashes out plan to let data centers build their own clean energy www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
Georgia hashes out plan to let data centers build their own clean…
The long-sought program could ease cost and climate risks — especially if it lets renewable energy secured by tech giants avert a big buildout of gas…
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December 8, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Georgia hashes out plan to let data centers build their own clean energy www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
SREA Georgia Director Taylor Schindler interviewed on the USEA The Energy Stakeholder podcast; take a listen! open.spotify.com/episode/7aOF...
USEA's The Energy Stakeholder: SREA Georgia Director Taylor Schindler
Spotify video
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December 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
SREA Georgia Director Taylor Schindler interviewed on the USEA The Energy Stakeholder podcast; take a listen! open.spotify.com/episode/7aOF...
$5.4 billion* for a 300 MW* SMR by 2032*. If TVA can't get it done on time and budget, no one can.
For comparison, you could build about 10x more solar 4 years sooner, for less cost. Opportunity cost is a real thing with finite cash.
*subject to changes
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For comparison, you could build about 10x more solar 4 years sooner, for less cost. Opportunity cost is a real thing with finite cash.
*subject to changes
www.timesfreepress.com/news/2025/de...
TVA wins $400M federal grant for small modular nuclear reactor | Chattanooga Times Free Press
The Tennessee Valley Authority will get a $400 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to support development of small modular nuclear reactors at its Clinch River Nuclear Site in Oak Ridge.
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December 3, 2025 at 11:12 AM
$5.4 billion* for a 300 MW* SMR by 2032*. If TVA can't get it done on time and budget, no one can.
For comparison, you could build about 10x more solar 4 years sooner, for less cost. Opportunity cost is a real thing with finite cash.
*subject to changes
www.timesfreepress.com/news/2025/de...
For comparison, you could build about 10x more solar 4 years sooner, for less cost. Opportunity cost is a real thing with finite cash.
*subject to changes
www.timesfreepress.com/news/2025/de...
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“the combination of wind and solar provided 15.1% more electricity than coal during the first nine months of this year… Capacity additions by solar, wind, and battery storage continue to dramatically outpace gas, coal and nuclear.” #CleanIsCheaper
www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2025/12/sola...
www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2025/12/sola...
Solar output beats wind power for third straight month in US
The latest "Electric Power Monthly" report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows that solar grew by 29.9% in September 2025 compared
www.solarpowerworldonline.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:17 PM
“the combination of wind and solar provided 15.1% more electricity than coal during the first nine months of this year… Capacity additions by solar, wind, and battery storage continue to dramatically outpace gas, coal and nuclear.” #CleanIsCheaper
www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2025/12/sola...
www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2025/12/sola...
Alabama Power’s two year rate freeze is about politics, not people, nonprofit says www.al.com/news/2025/11...
Alabama Power’s two year rate freeze is about politics, not people, nonprofit says
The move is intended to “avoid headlines about rate increases, not a plan to improve affordability," the group said.
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December 2, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Alabama Power’s two year rate freeze is about politics, not people, nonprofit says www.al.com/news/2025/11...
Thanksgiving is upon us. If you're able, consider donating to Heifer International, a great group helping folks in poverty around the world. You can even donate solar panels!
www.heifer.org/campaign/her...
www.heifer.org/campaign/her...
www.heifer.org
November 23, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Thanksgiving is upon us. If you're able, consider donating to Heifer International, a great group helping folks in poverty around the world. You can even donate solar panels!
www.heifer.org/campaign/her...
www.heifer.org/campaign/her...
Thanksgiving is upon us. If you're able, consider donating to Heifer International, a great group helping folks in poverty around the world. You can even donate solar panels!
www.heifer.org/campaign/her...
www.heifer.org/campaign/her...
www.heifer.org
November 23, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Thanksgiving is upon us. If you're able, consider donating to Heifer International, a great group helping folks in poverty around the world. You can even donate solar panels!
www.heifer.org/campaign/her...
www.heifer.org/campaign/her...
“These are just phenomenal numbers for an industry that was built over the past couple of decades to handle much lower load growth,” said John Wilson, Grid Strategies’ vice president and the report’s lead author. www.canarymedia.com/articles/dat...
Data-center power forecasts climb to unreachable heights
Utilities expect electricity growth to reach levels that are hard to fathom — and they’re using those estimates to justify costly new investments in…
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November 18, 2025 at 3:38 PM
“These are just phenomenal numbers for an industry that was built over the past couple of decades to handle much lower load growth,” said John Wilson, Grid Strategies’ vice president and the report’s lead author. www.canarymedia.com/articles/dat...
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if you can’t see the aurora borealis tonight, here is a sewer tunnel which is a wonder in itself.
November 12, 2025 at 3:58 AM
if you can’t see the aurora borealis tonight, here is a sewer tunnel which is a wonder in itself.
"At its best, ERSC could be a forum to ensure that Entergy participates fairly in MISO’s broader transmission planning, unlocking access to cheaper, cleaner resources." southernrenewable.org/news-updates...
The Entergy Regional State Committee: What It Is and What It Isn’t
You’ve probably never heard of the Entergy Regional State Committee. In short, it’s a nonprofit organization paid for by Entergy customers with the...
southernrenewable.org
November 7, 2025 at 10:09 PM
"At its best, ERSC could be a forum to ensure that Entergy participates fairly in MISO’s broader transmission planning, unlocking access to cheaper, cleaner resources." southernrenewable.org/news-updates...
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MISO's first interconnection queue fast lane turns up 47 projects, 74% of which are natural gas. Despite the apparent dominance of natural gas across 22 project requests, MISO leadership said the applicant pool represented a “large, diverse” assortment. www.rtoinsider.com/113407-gas-g...
26.5 GW of Mostly Gas Gen Compete for MISO’s Sped-Up Grid Treatment
MISO announced that its first interconnection queue express lane application window turned up 47 projects at a little more than 26.5 GW.
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August 27, 2025 at 1:16 PM
MISO's first interconnection queue fast lane turns up 47 projects, 74% of which are natural gas. Despite the apparent dominance of natural gas across 22 project requests, MISO leadership said the applicant pool represented a “large, diverse” assortment. www.rtoinsider.com/113407-gas-g...
A $1.2 billion investment, the Vicksburg Advanced Power Station represents a significant economic impact for the area... Entergy will employ about 21 personnel to operate the plant once completed. www.entergy.com/news/next-ph...
Mississippi builds power generation in Vicksburg
Vicksburg will be home to power generation with construction of the Vicksburg Advanced Power Station, replacing an older unit with newer, efficient resources.
www.entergy.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:51 PM
A $1.2 billion investment, the Vicksburg Advanced Power Station represents a significant economic impact for the area... Entergy will employ about 21 personnel to operate the plant once completed. www.entergy.com/news/next-ph...
Evergy...The two 710-megawatt facilities, located in Sumner and Reno counties, are expected to cost $788.75 million and $800.52 million, respectively. kansasreflector.com/2025/08/01/e...
Evergy receives Missouri approval to build gas plants, solar farms after Kansas thumbs-up • Kansas Reflector
Missouri regulators approved Evergy’s request to build three natural gas plants and two solar farms.
kansasreflector.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Evergy...The two 710-megawatt facilities, located in Sumner and Reno counties, are expected to cost $788.75 million and $800.52 million, respectively. kansasreflector.com/2025/08/01/e...
If you haven't worked in Georgia, you're probably not familiar with Peter Hubbard, a new PSC Commissioner-elect. He's been engaged in IRP hearings for a long time, and you can listen to his most recent testimony, below. Peak #energytwitter content www.youtube.com/live/LmpxU6_...
PSC Doc 56002 Georgia Power IRP & 56003 Certification, Decert, Amended Demand-Side Management Plan 2
YouTube video by Georgia Public Service Commission
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November 6, 2025 at 3:43 PM
If you haven't worked in Georgia, you're probably not familiar with Peter Hubbard, a new PSC Commissioner-elect. He's been engaged in IRP hearings for a long time, and you can listen to his most recent testimony, below. Peak #energytwitter content www.youtube.com/live/LmpxU6_...
A view from Georgia
Georgia PSC Election Takeaways: It's STILL the Economy, Stupid southernrenewable.org/news-updates...
Georgia PSC Election Takeaways: It's STILL the Economy, Stupid southernrenewable.org/news-updates...
Georgia PSC Election Takeaways: It's STILL the Economy, Stupid
For the first time in 22 years, Democrats were able to pick off two state-level races for the Georgia Public Service Commission (GPSC) over their...
southernrenewable.org
November 6, 2025 at 2:43 PM
A view from Georgia
Georgia PSC Election Takeaways: It's STILL the Economy, Stupid southernrenewable.org/news-updates...
Georgia PSC Election Takeaways: It's STILL the Economy, Stupid southernrenewable.org/news-updates...
I'm not a Georgian, but I've done a lot of work in the state over the past 10 years. If you want the real story on the ground, I'd be happy to point folks to the locals grinding it out.
November 5, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I'm not a Georgian, but I've done a lot of work in the state over the past 10 years. If you want the real story on the ground, I'd be happy to point folks to the locals grinding it out.
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State regulators are allowing Kentucky’s largest power companies to spend $3 billion on two new gas power plants, which LG&E/KU say are needed for future data centers. www.lpm.org/news/2025-10...
Kentucky regulators grant LG&E/KU permission to build power plants for future data centers
State regulators are allowing Kentucky’s largest power companies to spend $3 billion on two new gas power plants, which LG&E/KU say are needed for future data centers.
www.lpm.org
October 29, 2025 at 12:30 AM
State regulators are allowing Kentucky’s largest power companies to spend $3 billion on two new gas power plants, which LG&E/KU say are needed for future data centers. www.lpm.org/news/2025-10...
Southern Renewable Energy Association Executive Director Simon Mahan said while MISO and SPP’s coordinated system plan studies in the past have been disappointing, this fresh list of project candidates seems promising.
www.rtoinsider.com/118071-30-pr...
www.rtoinsider.com/118071-30-pr...
30+ Projects Under Consideration in MISO-SPP Joint Tx Effort
MISO and SPP said they will study more than 30 project suggestions — some estimated to cost more than $1 billion apiece.
www.rtoinsider.com
October 25, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Southern Renewable Energy Association Executive Director Simon Mahan said while MISO and SPP’s coordinated system plan studies in the past have been disappointing, this fresh list of project candidates seems promising.
www.rtoinsider.com/118071-30-pr...
www.rtoinsider.com/118071-30-pr...
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Vultures cool themselves down by urinating on their own feet. Big Cat intern Geoff did the same thing when he began cleaning what he thought was an empty cage.
October 24, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Vultures cool themselves down by urinating on their own feet. Big Cat intern Geoff did the same thing when he began cleaning what he thought was an empty cage.