Kyle Davis
@kyledavis.bsky.social
Sr Director Federal Affairs at the Clean Energy Buyers Association (Washington, DC). Formally, Enel, Berkshire Hathaway Energy, Edison International, and South Coast AQMD. Posts are my own.
💡🔌Interesting read. The agreement earlier this month between Google & Brookfield Renewables is huge (3GW)! Lots of aging hydro facilities across the country & many existing large dams (for flood risk mgmt) that could be upgraded to also produce power. trellis.net/article/goog...
Google’s unique $3 billion hydropower contract will not be the last
Google's contract with Brookfield will pay for updates at two aging Pennsylvania hydroelectricity dams in its first phase.
trellis.net
July 24, 2025 at 4:03 PM
💡🔌Interesting read. The agreement earlier this month between Google & Brookfield Renewables is huge (3GW)! Lots of aging hydro facilities across the country & many existing large dams (for flood risk mgmt) that could be upgraded to also produce power. trellis.net/article/goog...
💡🔌Good stuff. Meta signs deal with Enbridge for Clear Fork, an enormous 600-MW solar project near San Antonio, Texas with an in-service date in 2027. ☀️ More please!
www.enbridge.com/media-center...
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July 23, 2025 at 8:11 PM
💡🔌Good stuff. Meta signs deal with Enbridge for Clear Fork, an enormous 600-MW solar project near San Antonio, Texas with an in-service date in 2027. ☀️ More please!
www.enbridge.com/media-center...
www.enbridge.com/media-center...
🔌💡Glad to see Meta and Invenergy expand their relationship with another 791MW of wind and solar deals (in OH, AR and TX). Good stuff! wwww.invenergy.com/news/invener...
Invenergy | Invenergy to Provide Meta with Nearly 800 MW
Invenergy and Meta today announced they have signed four additional clean energy agreements of procured solar and wind energy.
wwww.invenergy.com
June 27, 2025 at 12:53 PM
🔌💡Glad to see Meta and Invenergy expand their relationship with another 791MW of wind and solar deals (in OH, AR and TX). Good stuff! wwww.invenergy.com/news/invener...
🔌💡 Sixteen groups urged Senate Republican leaders to maintain language that allows companies to receive solar, wind and other clean energy technology tax credits when projects begin construction. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...
POLITICO Pro: Energy groups unite to defend key tax credit language
Sixteen groups urged Senate Republican leaders to maintain language that allows companies to receive solar, wind and other clean energy technology tax credits when projects begin construction.
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June 21, 2025 at 12:18 AM
🔌💡 Sixteen groups urged Senate Republican leaders to maintain language that allows companies to receive solar, wind and other clean energy technology tax credits when projects begin construction. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...
🔌💡Google & CTC Global partnering to accelerate the deployment of advanced conductors (i.e., transmission lines). Reconductoring is a great way to take advantage of existing rights-of-way to increase transmission capacity quickly. Just need states & utilities to step up! blog.google/feed/ctc-glo...
We’re partnering with CTC Global to increase and improve U.S. electrical grid capacity.
Today we announced a collaboration with CTC Global Corporation (CTC Global) to accelerate the deployment of next-generation transmission technology for the U.S. power gr…
blog.google
June 18, 2025 at 2:53 PM
🔌💡Google & CTC Global partnering to accelerate the deployment of advanced conductors (i.e., transmission lines). Reconductoring is a great way to take advantage of existing rights-of-way to increase transmission capacity quickly. Just need states & utilities to step up! blog.google/feed/ctc-glo...
🔌💡A voltage surge in southern Spain caused the widespread blackout on April 28 due to poor grid planning and shutdowns of key thermal power plants; officials dismissed renewable energy as the cause. Will this follow up story get some legs? www.bbc.com/news/article...
Spain's government blames huge blackout on grid regulator and private firms
Spain and Portugal were disconnected from Europe's electricity grid for hours in April, causing chaos.
www.bbc.com
June 18, 2025 at 1:57 PM
🔌💡A voltage surge in southern Spain caused the widespread blackout on April 28 due to poor grid planning and shutdowns of key thermal power plants; officials dismissed renewable energy as the cause. Will this follow up story get some legs? www.bbc.com/news/article...
🔌💡Interesting to read that Chevron is following Exxon into lithium mining, 👀 www.mining.com/chevron-join...
Chevron joins oil majors in US lithium production push
It has secured about 125,000 net acres in northeast Texas and southwest Arkansas.
www.mining.com
June 18, 2025 at 1:48 PM
🔌💡Interesting to read that Chevron is following Exxon into lithium mining, 👀 www.mining.com/chevron-join...
🔌💡Having started my career in energy policy in the Western United States, I'm always excited to see geothermal get some attention. More please! 👇 www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...
XGS Energy and Meta to Partner on 150 MW Advanced Geothermal Project
XGS Energy, Inc. (XGS) and Meta Platforms, Inc (Meta) today announced an agreement to support development of 150 MW of next-generation geothermal energy in N...
www.businesswire.com
June 13, 2025 at 12:56 PM
🔌💡Having started my career in energy policy in the Western United States, I'm always excited to see geothermal get some attention. More please! 👇 www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...
🔌💡Interesting (and new) SAFE video that makes a national security argument for preserving clean energy tax credits. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cASb...
Admiral Dennis Blair: We're Running out of Time / Support Advanced Energy Tax Credits
YouTube video by SAFE
www.youtube.com
June 10, 2025 at 10:33 PM
🔌💡Interesting (and new) SAFE video that makes a national security argument for preserving clean energy tax credits. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cASb...
🔌💡Excellent article! Glad to see my colleagues at the DCC weigh in with the Senate on the clean energy tax credit deliberations. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Exclusive | Tech Industry Fights to Save Clean-Energy Tax Credits
Microsoft and Google have been leading backers of technologies such as solar projects and battery storage.
www.wsj.com
June 10, 2025 at 12:12 PM
🔌💡Excellent article! Glad to see my colleagues at the DCC weigh in with the Senate on the clean energy tax credit deliberations. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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I've spent some time recently with NERC's reliability assessments - it's interesting to look back over the last several years of reliability assessments and compare. There's a long-run trend of declining summer reliability risk nation-wide as regions have ramped up deployment. 🧵 #energysky
June 7, 2025 at 12:12 AM
I've spent some time recently with NERC's reliability assessments - it's interesting to look back over the last several years of reliability assessments and compare. There's a long-run trend of declining summer reliability risk nation-wide as regions have ramped up deployment. 🧵 #energysky
🔌💡Sharing a letter from 13 House Republicans urging Senate leadership to make favorable changes to the House reconciliation bill's clean energy tax credit provisions, d12t4t5x3vyizu.cloudfront.net/kiggans.hous...
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June 6, 2025 at 3:28 PM
🔌💡Sharing a letter from 13 House Republicans urging Senate leadership to make favorable changes to the House reconciliation bill's clean energy tax credit provisions, d12t4t5x3vyizu.cloudfront.net/kiggans.hous...
🔌💡 Personal thanks to all those who made it tonight (even the FERC staffers who happened upon us while attending another event!). I very much appreciate all the cool work you all are doing! We have a truly terrific energy policy community here in Washington, DC! 🤓
June 6, 2025 at 12:38 AM
🔌💡 Personal thanks to all those who made it tonight (even the FERC staffers who happened upon us while attending another event!). I very much appreciate all the cool work you all are doing! We have a truly terrific energy policy community here in Washington, DC! 🤓
🔌💡 This so cool. 😎
June 5, 2025 at 1:54 AM
🔌💡 This so cool. 😎
🔌💡 Great discussion with @volts.wtf and Sen. Heinrich (D-NM) at #CanaryLiveWashingtonDC! Discussed reconciliation bill (clean energy tax credits), need for permitting reform, energy tribalism, “unilateral disarmament”, political theory, & the current mood on the Left. Good stuff! 🤓
June 4, 2025 at 11:51 PM
🔌💡 Great discussion with @volts.wtf and Sen. Heinrich (D-NM) at #CanaryLiveWashingtonDC! Discussed reconciliation bill (clean energy tax credits), need for permitting reform, energy tribalism, “unilateral disarmament”, political theory, & the current mood on the Left. Good stuff! 🤓
🔌💡 Congressman Buddy Carter (R-GA), Chair of the Conservative Climate Caucus, speaking about nuclear, the reconciliation bill, need for permitting reform, DC politics … #CanaryLiveWashingtonDC
June 4, 2025 at 10:45 PM
🔌💡 Congressman Buddy Carter (R-GA), Chair of the Conservative Climate Caucus, speaking about nuclear, the reconciliation bill, need for permitting reform, DC politics … #CanaryLiveWashingtonDC
🔌💡 Harry Godfrey from AEU talking about their trade group’s “Unlocking Advanced Energy” campaign. 👍🏻
June 4, 2025 at 10:23 PM
🔌💡 Harry Godfrey from AEU talking about their trade group’s “Unlocking Advanced Energy” campaign. 👍🏻
🔌💡 Constellation & Meta sign a 20-year PPA for the output of the Clinton Clean Energy Center to support Meta’s operations w/1,121 MW of emissions-free nuclear. Wasn't long ago these units risked retirement so ZECs were created and paid for by ratepayers. www.constellationenergy.com/newsroom/202...
Constellation, Meta Sign 20-Year Deal for Clean, Reliable Nuclear Energy in Illinois
Constellation and Meta have signed a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for the output of the Clinton Clean Energy Center to support Meta’s clean energy goals and operations in the region with 1,1...
www.constellationenergy.com
June 4, 2025 at 3:04 PM
🔌💡 Constellation & Meta sign a 20-year PPA for the output of the Clinton Clean Energy Center to support Meta’s operations w/1,121 MW of emissions-free nuclear. Wasn't long ago these units risked retirement so ZECs were created and paid for by ratepayers. www.constellationenergy.com/newsroom/202...
Reposted by Kyle Davis
Electricity Prices Are Surging. The G.O.P. Megabill Could Push Them Higher. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/c...
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REPEAT Project work cited here finds repeal of clean electricity tax credits could raise retail electricity rates by 4-5% on average and over 20% in some states by 2030.
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REPEAT Project work cited here finds repeal of clean electricity tax credits could raise retail electricity rates by 4-5% on average and over 20% in some states by 2030.
June 4, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Electricity Prices Are Surging. The G.O.P. Megabill Could Push Them Higher. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/c...
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REPEAT Project work cited here finds repeal of clean electricity tax credits could raise retail electricity rates by 4-5% on average and over 20% in some states by 2030.
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REPEAT Project work cited here finds repeal of clean electricity tax credits could raise retail electricity rates by 4-5% on average and over 20% in some states by 2030.
🔌💡 Terrific article explaining all the reasons repealing the tech neutral tax credits (or making them unusable because of unworkable provisions) leads to higher US electricity & natural gas prices! 🤨 www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/c...
Electricity Prices Are Surging. The G.O.P. Megabill Could Push Them Higher.
www.nytimes.com
June 4, 2025 at 12:41 PM
🔌💡 Terrific article explaining all the reasons repealing the tech neutral tax credits (or making them unusable because of unworkable provisions) leads to higher US electricity & natural gas prices! 🤨 www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/c...
🔌💡Re-upping this for folks who are around in Washington, DC this Thurs, June 5. Come over after the FERC tech conference or your workday! @volts.wtf
June 3, 2025 at 4:38 PM
🔌💡Re-upping this for folks who are around in Washington, DC this Thurs, June 5. Come over after the FERC tech conference or your workday! @volts.wtf
🔌💡Flagging a terrific paper from the right-of-center group, R Street, titled, "Twelve Policy Priorities to Secure Bulk Electric Reliability. It's a must-read b/c it ignores energy tribalism & promotes solutions that also support competition. www.rstreet.org/research/twe...
Twelve Policy Priorities to Secure Bulk Electric Reliability - R Street Institute
Authors Table of Contents Media Contact For general and media inquiries and to book our experts, please contact: [email protected] Remedying market failures for generator performance, liberating markets ...
www.rstreet.org
May 21, 2025 at 2:27 PM
🔌💡Flagging a terrific paper from the right-of-center group, R Street, titled, "Twelve Policy Priorities to Secure Bulk Electric Reliability. It's a must-read b/c it ignores energy tribalism & promotes solutions that also support competition. www.rstreet.org/research/twe...
🔌💡Congrats to the Tennessee Valley Authority! It submitted a construction permit application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a small, modular nuclear reactor. It wants to develop next-generation nuclear power in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, at its Clinch River site. apnews.com/article/new-...
First US utility seeks permit for a small nuclear reactor
For the first time in the United States, a utility is asking federal regulators for a permit to build a small nuclear reactor.
apnews.com
May 21, 2025 at 12:55 PM
🔌💡Congrats to the Tennessee Valley Authority! It submitted a construction permit application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a small, modular nuclear reactor. It wants to develop next-generation nuclear power in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, at its Clinch River site. apnews.com/article/new-...
🔌💡 We’ll soon have 24/7 available public fast EV charging at Waffle Houses! The South will never be the same! 🎉 www.theverge.com/news/670214/...
Waffle House adds fast EV charging to its 24/7 diners
Top up while wolfing down.
www.theverge.com
May 21, 2025 at 12:47 PM
🔌💡 We’ll soon have 24/7 available public fast EV charging at Waffle Houses! The South will never be the same! 🎉 www.theverge.com/news/670214/...
🔌💡 For Washington, DC-based former federal employees, if you are interested in transitioning to a teaching career, George Mason University is taking your questions! They've set up an email address, [email protected] (full disclosure, my wife is one of the wonderful staff assisting future teachers). 👍
May 20, 2025 at 4:49 PM
🔌💡 For Washington, DC-based former federal employees, if you are interested in transitioning to a teaching career, George Mason University is taking your questions! They've set up an email address, [email protected] (full disclosure, my wife is one of the wonderful staff assisting future teachers). 👍