The best way I can describe what happened tonight in Houston was that essentially a quick moving equivalent to a category 1 or low-end 2 storm just trucked across a large portion of a major metro area.

You might have thought this day would never come. The Vogtle expansion is now complete, after nearly 15 years of construction and more than $30 billion spent. The project might well be the last of its kind. Story by Jennifer Hiller wsj.com/business/energ…

Another nail in coal's coffin, at least until the lawyers get involved. A look at what's at stake in U.S. EPA's new climate rules on coal plants w/The Wall Street Journal colleague Jennifer Hiller wsj.com/us-news/climat…

Remember how big the interconnection queue for new generators was last year? Guess what – it’s 30% bigger now! It is now TWICE the capacity of currently operating power plants.

See the annual “Queued Up” report from Berkeley Lab at emp.lbl.gov/queues. Thread!

Loved it. This was the view from Lindale, TX. We saw license plates from all over the country.

Here's the WSJ's front page today

Evan Gershkovich has been a Russian captive for a year. He's a caring friend, a brilliant colleague and an innocent man.

It's beyond time to let him go.

Free Evan.

The AI boom is driving up electricity demand and threatening to derail climate progress by prolonging reliance on fossil fuels, Katherine Blunt and Jennifer Hiller report:
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The billionaire not many people know about, who has built about 1 in 10 U.S. wind and solar sites and doesn't consider himself an environmentalist:
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Super excited to be speaking tomorrow with Jennifer Hiller at The Wall Street Journal , Eileen Gilbert from Stellantis Mobilisights, Emmett Romine from Xcel Energy about Electric Vehicles & the Grid SXSW! Come by if you’re in Austin!

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There are a lot of new factory and mining announcements related to climate legislation. Utah State and Atlas Public Policy are tracking and will keep updating their dataset. Here’s where the money is going right now:

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Whoa. Hertz has been a huge EV buyer and is selling 1/3 of its global EV fleet. It says it will use some of the proceeds to buy internal-combustion-engine vehicles. via Ben Glickman
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I gasped.

This has been a difficult week at the Houston Landing after we lost Mizanur Rahman and Alex Stuckey 🐘, who both taught me so much.

I know people have questions about what happened and what comes next. I appreciate everyone's support as we try to figure this out.

There's a lot new public chargers being built, but no profits so far in selling electricity to drivers: wsj.com/business/autos…

Electric-vehicle startups were flying high just a few years ago. Now many are focused on survival on.wsj.com/3GNdYQE

Electricity sales are on the upswing in Texas and some other states - a sign of what's coming to much of the U.S. grid. My latest:
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Evan’s 32nd birthday is today. He is in Lefortovo prison in Moscow awaiting trial. We spoke to his parents to talk about what the last 7 months have been like for them and how they are marking Evan’s birthday. open.spotify.com/episode/2ANNYJ…

Green hydrogen is the holy grail of clean-energy technologies. Meet the company that says it cracked the code to finally produce it in large quantities. on.wsj.com/3ZCbo8y

Six months ago, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was detained in Russia during a reporting trip.

He remains in a Moscow prison.

We’re offering resources for those who want to show their support for him. #IStandWithEvan wsj.com/Evan

There's a new player chasing fusion power: America's biggest steel company.
Exclusive w/ Amrith Ramkumar:
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