Rachel Gantz

What Will Data Centers Do To Your Electric Bill? The threat of increased rates is real, but good policy can bring lower prices as demand grows. Electricity has recently replaced eggs, beef, and gasoline as the inflation concern du jour. Reporters…

My EI blog post today on how data center demand growth may drive up elec prices in near term, but managed well, should help lower retail price. Regulators must assure data centers reduce demand when grid is strained and pay fair share of system fixed costs.
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The big takeaways from #climateweek so far have focused on all of the above + a huge push on #nuclear.

@eprinews.bsky.social has a ton of insights and research on this technology. Plus we just issued a North America advanced reactor roadmap.

Want to learn more? Reach out!

Come for the excellent reporting by @jeffstjohn.bsky.social. Stay for the @eprinews.bsky.social initiative--DCFlex that can help with on grid flexibility. Learn more: dcflex.epri.com

Here's how power and gasoline costs compare by state EPRI's report is a great snapshot of total and relative energy expenses as the topic rises on the political radar.

And @axios.com has done a great job covering. Its coverage is here: www.axios.com/2025/08/20/p...

ICYMI, @eprinews.bsky.social issued a new report yesterday on U.S. household energy expenses, aka the Energy Wallet.

The report looked at both national and state stats: energywallet.epri.com/en/map.html

The full press release, with a link to the report is here: www.epri.com/about/media-...

New @eprinews.bsky.social and @epochai.bsky.social joint paper forecasts that training a leading AI model could require more than 4 gigawatts of power by 2030—enough to power millions of U.S. homes.

Full release and paper link here: www.epri.com/about/media-...

Sorry boss. @politico.com Morning Energy told me to take Friday off! :-)

Great article on @eprinews.bsky.social's Climate READi effort focused on proactive climate resilience efforts! Well worth the read.

Energy Subcommittee Hearing - Powering Demand: Nuclear Solutions for AI Infrastructure

Today at 10am ET, the House Science Committee is holding a hearing about #nuclear's role in helping to power #AI demand.

@eprinews.bsky.social's Jeremy Renshaw is joining witnesses from Constellation and Oklo. Should be interesting!

Livestream link here: science.house.gov/hearings?Con...

They just had a signing ceremony and I'm hopeful the texts will be posted soon. You can rewatch the signing ceremony on CSPAN.

Trump nuclear orders aim to greatly speed reactor construction he White House's emphasis on the DOE and Pentagon — while ordering a total reform of NRC culture — marks dramatic policy shift.

Trump signed executive orders to speed construction of advanced reactors at federal sites while telling the Nuclear Regulatory Commission it has 18 months to decide on new reactor licenses.
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Climate READi

For reporters covering @noaa.gov's hurricane forecasting, reach out to @eprinews.bsky.social for info on proactive efforts utilities can take to ensure resilient power systems.

Plus, we previously mapped out how future hurricanes could affect power supplies:

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Congrats!!!!

YouTube video by EPRI EPRI Webcast of Initial Findings from April 28, 2025 Iberia Blackout

If you have a bit of an engineering background and you want to know second-by-second what is known about the Iberian power cut, this from EPRI is incredibly useful.
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YouTube video by EPRI EPRI Webcast of Initial Findings from April 28, 2025 Iberia Blackout

Late last month, a rare total system blackout left millions in Spain and Portugal in the dark. Power was restored within 15 hours, but the root cause is still under investigation. Listen to this May 6 EPRI webinar to learn more.

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EPRI’s Eamonn Lannoye contributes to this
@apnews.com story about the lengthy power outage in Spain and Portugal this week as utilities, researchers, and energy stakeholders seek out its root cause. apnews.com/article/spai...

Obligatory Iberian blackout post: 1. There's a lot of disinformation out… | Eamonn Lannoye Obligatory Iberian blackout post: 1. There's a lot of disinformation out there, folks. Be careful what you believe. This is the first major blackout of the ChatGPT / LLM era. We've seen some ...

For reporters working on follow-up pieces of the Spanish power outages, the head of @eprinews.bsky.social Europe has some high-level takeaways. He has been quoted in AP and E&E today--and is available for comment.

www.linkedin.com/posts/eamonn...

If you're a reporter covering the #spainpoweroutage and need technical grid expertise, reach out. @eprinews.bsky.social has done lots of work in this area and can provide independent expertise.

Trump administration cancels top NASA climate lab’s lease at Columbia University | CNN The NASA lab tracks global climate conditions, serving as one of the main centers worldwide for this information.

The Trump administration has canceled the lease for NASA's top climate science modeling and monitoring lab, known as NASA GISS, at Columbia Univ. in NYC. The lab is going virtual as of May 31. (The lab is above the Seinfeld restaurant.) www.cnn.com/2025/04/24/c...

Plus, some of @eprinews.bsky.social's recent AI efforts are cited in the IEA report. It's a comprehensive report. Get in touch for insights and more!

Energy and AI – Analysis - IEA Energy and AI - Analysis and key findings. A report by the International Energy Agency.

@iea.org is out with a new report on #energy and #AI. www.iea.org/reports/ener...

For 10+ yrs, @eprinews.bsky.social has been studying AI and its potential impacts on the energy sector. For reporters covering today's report, reach out for technical expertise and insights.

Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy

They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.

DOE Secretary Chris Wright with “USA” socks during his #ceraweek25 remarks.

The struggle is definitely real. I eat breakfast at 5:50am, so by 11 I am STARVING.

This study was led by my colleagues Francisco Fonseca and Chad Boyer and is freely available here: www.epri.com/research/pro...

It also has good visualizations of regional market opportunities for advanced nuclear power under different scenarios.

What resources are available to affected fed workers in your state? It would be helpful if your office provided guidance to the many who are being impacted. Thank you.

It would also be helpful to share resources available to those affected fed employees (such as filing for unemployment, appeals with the Merit Systems Protection Board, etc.).

I was this many years old when I learned that Ford CEO Jim Farley is Chris Farley's cousin. [Aside: Is the van down by the river a Ford?].

EPRI is a research organization that follows the science to help power society, collaborating with more than 450 companies in 45 countries, driving innovation to ensure the public has clean, safe, reliable, affordable, and equitable access to electricity. Learn more about EPRI here: epri.com.

thank you!