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Ari Natter
@arinatter.bsky.social
Covering energy and climate policy for Bloomberg News in Washington, DC.
Noting some details of this effort were reported previously by @maxinejoselow.bsky.social
and friends over at the NYT.
October 28, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Reposted by Ari Natter
The story comes a day after my colleague @arinatter.bsky.social broke the news that the US Energy Department plans to cancel $7.6 billion of projects. That includes an award for CarbonCapture's regional direct air capture hub project.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump’s $7.6 Billion Energy Cuts Hit California Grid Upgrade
The Trump administration’s plan to cancel billions of dollars for energy projects following the US government shutdown includes an initiative to upgrade electric transmission lines in California.
www.bloomberg.com
October 2, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Shares of Edison International, which operates Southern California Edison, dropped more than 4%.
October 2, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Energy Secretary Wright, speaking on @bloombergtv.bsky.social, said the US would take a 5% stake in the Vancouver-based company, as well as a 5% stake in the company’s mining project.
September 30, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Transmission costs are the fastest growing segment of power prices in many regions.
August 27, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Nearly all of the electricity on the US's largest power grid comes from natural gas, nuclear reactors and coal.

That means Trump’s strategy of blaming renewable energy for surging electricity costs may have a hard time gaining traction.
August 27, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Nowhere is that more apparent then on the nation's largest power grid, which stretches from Virginia to Illinois, where the cost of securing wholesale power supplies has been at a record for two straight years.
August 27, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Despite a campaign pledge by Trump to halve power prices within 12 months of taking office, residential electricity prices have climbed about 10% from January until May and are projected to rise another 5.8% next year.
August 27, 2025 at 2:31 PM