Simon Mahan

State, Local Leaders Gather to Tout Google's Planned $4B Data Center in West Memphis State and local leaders gathered in West Memphis Thursday to officially launch plans for Google's $4 billion data center in the Crittenden

The facility will be powered .... a new 600-megawatt solar project backed by a 350-megawatt battery-storage system that will be located in Jefferson County. Google will pay rates that cover the cost of this resource. armoneyandpolitics.com/state-local-...

YouTube video by Marc Lamont Hill Wind of Change: Amazon's Investment in Tunica County's Future with Charles Finkley Jr.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hw8M...

This year's Arkansas State Fair fly tying entry. A mayfly life cycle.

Bah, all the Commissioners know me already haha

Most terrifying moment at a conference:
Me: Hi, I'm Simon.
Them: Oh, I know who you are.

Is that...good? haha

Entergy Mississippi Launches $300M Grid Upgrade with No Added Cost to Customers Mississippi Public Broadcasting is MPB. Mississippi is Our Mission. Get the latest news on Tate Reeves, the Election and updates on Television, Radio and Online

Entergy Mississippi Launches $300M Grid Upgrade with No Added Cost to Customers www.mpbonline.org/blogs/news/e...

At #FRISymposium2025 today in Columbia, Missouri. The theme is Field of Dreams. Lots of state regulators from all over the country. Great group of dedicated public servants working on reliability and cost savings.

Heading to #FRISymposium2025 this week up at Mizzou and looking forward to talking about transmission! web.cvent.com/event/5534b8...

FNET/GridEye UTK ORNL This channel is created by PowerIT Lab at University of Tennessee, Knoxville/Oak Ridge National Lab Contact: http://powerit.utk.edu powerit@utk.edu

Looks like FNET/GridEye UTK ORNL hasn't been updating for six months. www.youtube.com/@fnet/videos

Vigilently optimistic!

Hyundai is now delaying its EV battery plant that was raided by ICE Construction on Hyundai’s electric vehicle battery site that was raided by ICE last week is now facing more setbacks. Hyundai is delaying work at the EV battery plant as the detained workers are expected to fly home on Thursday. more…

Hyundai is now delaying its EV battery plant that was raided by ICE

See ya next year RE+!

"Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi are not going to fund any of the projects because MISO South was not part of the LRTP planning exercise." www.rtoinsider.com/114572-miso-...

Oh I intentionally framed the restroom. It's a humanizer.
Yup! Lots of ag use discussions

The man, the myth, the legend @commercialsolarguy.com

Gas Turbine Cost Report - GridLab The capital costs for new gas combustion turbine (CT) and combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plants in the United States have increased significantly in recent years. While anecdotes of these hig...

Gas plants have gotten a lot more expensive. Time to update those input spreadsheets. gridlab.org/portfolio-it...

If anyone wants to meet up during RE+ in Vegas, let me know! I've got space.

Google behind data center in West Memphis | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Google plans to build a data center in West Memphis, the company said Friday. The center, which will be built on a 1,178 acre plot, will employ 300 people and comes as data center projects have gained...

$10b data center for West Memphis (Arkansas) to be served with 600MW solar, 350MW battery project. Huge deal for Arkansas!
www.nwaonline.com/news/2025/se...

What's old is new again!

Oil industry does not want 'drill baby drill', they want high prices.
“To me this is proof positive that a combination of high tariffs, regulatory drag and artificially low oil prices are taking a heavy toll on U.S.-based producers.” www.oaoa.com/local-news/c...

Sweet job alert! CEBA Director of Transmission, $155k-$170k; workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/defau...

The Gaylord is phenomenal especially around Christmastime!

partayyy!

RE+ next week in Vegas! Who all is attending? Anything fun going on?

Grab bag: the affordability crisis, a VPP tipping point, and solar’s moment Podcast Episode · Open Circuit · 08/29/2025 · 1h

"ACP and SEIA are doing yeoman's work, just to be clear. Trade association is the most thankless job I have ever seen in my life." - Jigar Shah podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...

We were just releasing today. Nothing big today

I mean...Amazon has 2 day delivery...

Fluence launches 35 GWh battery factory in Vietnam - Energy Storage Fluence is significantly expanding its manufacturing footprint in Vietnam following delays in scaling its new production facilities in the US.

‘As of June 30, 2025, Fluence deployed 6.3 GW/16.7 GWh of energy storage systems. Its contracted backlog stands at 8.2 GW, according to its third quarter 2025 results. Its pipeline of proposed and under construction projects amounts to 35.7 GW/114.3 GWh’

Canary Media chart showing national U.S. average residential electricity rate from 2015 to 2025

Does someone like @simonmahan.bsky.social have a chart like this that also charts profit margins and/or stock buybacks from our electricity providers in the USA. That sure was an abrupt change in electricity inflation rate.

There should be congressional hearings!
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