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Ari Peskoe @aripeskoe.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I was just adding some facts to the narrative you posted. I thought it was incomplete and thought the diagnosis about interconnection and planning wasn't really relevant. I like the transmission parts but not advocating for or against the bill (although I think the data center provisions are solid)

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Ari Peskoe @aripeskoe.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The line was designed to move specific generation that could only be built because of the line. The generation and transmission were developed jointly. No queue problem.

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Ari Peskoe @aripeskoe.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Financing is definitely a challenge, but that's related to long permitting timelines and litigation risks. Investors don't want to put up the money for projects that take 10+ years. Interconnection is relevant generally but I don't think for SunZia.

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Ari Peskoe @aripeskoe.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The 2015 ROD took 7 years, and it didn't authorize construction. It required SunZia to draft a cultural resources inventory, which kicked off a process under NHPA run by BLM. BLM approved in 2023, which was then litigated. cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/op...

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Ari Peskoe @aripeskoe.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

New ISO-NE heatmap shows that we could knock down Harvard University and replace it with 177 MW of renewables and would not need to upgrade the local transmission system.

ISO-NE heatmap showing interconnection capacity in Cambridge MA

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Ari Peskoe @aripeskoe.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I wrote about my favorite topic: RTO governance. FERC is finally giving it some attention. I wrote about FERC's authority: statepowerproject.wordpress.com/wp-content/u... There's a condensed version on Utility Dive (but you're only cheating yourself): www.utilitydive.com/news/ferc-op...

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Ari Peskoe @aripeskoe.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

In 2014, I started tracking litigation against clean energy programs based on the dormant Commerce Clause or preemption under the Federal Power Act. To my surprise, these cases keep coming (in part bc states keep enacting poorly written laws). The newest: statepowerproject.org/pennsylvania...

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Commerce Clause and Supremacy Clause Challenge to Transmission Permitting Decision Transource LLC v. Defrank Commerce Clause Challenge to Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard West Virginia v. Defr…

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Ari Peskoe @aripeskoe.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I can power anything with this anywhere in my house

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Ari Peskoe @aripeskoe.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

this is an extension cord appreciation thread.

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AERE @aereorg.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

📢 Out now in the 🏖️July 2026 issue🏖️ of #JAERE! 📢 "Environmental Liability, Insurance, and Market Structure in Coal Mining" by Tom Eisenberg and Joshua Macey @joshuamacey.bsky.social. 📎 Read it here: buff.ly/yYUMLvt 📈📉 #Econsky

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Ari Peskoe @aripeskoe.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

"Do all of the ants know each other?" -5 year old, just asking a question

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Ari Peskoe @aripeskoe.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Relax the substitution rules after 120 minutes. Also, if you're in better shape you'll have a better chance of winning. That's sports!

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Ari Peskoe @aripeskoe.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

These are the best players in the world. They should keep playing. An NHL playoff game went to 5 overtime periods in 2020! Everyone survived.

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Ari Peskoe @aripeskoe.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

I think Dolan will only let him appear on the arena screen if the crowd is already in a pro-Knicks frenzy.

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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Incredible answer from KAT about not being nervous before game one but having a calmness that he felt came from his Mom

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Heatmap News @heatmap.news · 02/06/2026

BREAKING: A group of states led by @newyorkstateag.bsky.social sued the Trump administration over its deal with TotalEnergies to buy back two offshore wind leases worth nearly $1B. Here’s @emilypont.bsky.social with the details: heatmap.news/energy/total...

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New York Just Filed the First Major Challenge to Trump’s TotalEnergies Deal

Attorney General Letitia James leads a group of states suing the administration’s move to buy back two offshore wind leases.

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Ari Peskoe @aripeskoe.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Victim of the Massachusetts Sonic Boom of 2026. This lil guy fell off a shelf, losing a foot. He can no longer stand under his own power and will be euthanized.

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Danny Cullenward @ghgpolicy.org · 17/05/2026

I'm going to collect a few reactions to this thread for comment, as it's an instructive moment in the politics of climate science (however niche). 🧵

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Ari Peskoe @aripeskoe.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

No. Liberty Utilities -- which delivers electricity to 49,000 homes and businesses in the Lake Tahoe area -- needs to find a new supplier. Liberty knew this was coming. It is conducting an RFP. Everything will be fine. But yes, NV Energy wants to provide the energy it generates to data centers.

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Stephen Jarvis @stephenjarvis.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

My paper on utility regulation with Karl Dunkle Werner is now published in @jpube.bsky.social. We examine whether energy utility companies have been allowed to earn excess profits and what the implications are for both utility investment incentives and consumer costs. (1/6) 🧵 🔌💡

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Rate of return regulation revisited

Utility companies recover their capital costs through regulator-approved rates of return. Using a comprehensive database of utility rate cases, we fin…

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Luke Herrine @lookheron.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

FTC is co-hosting an event on the state of consumer finance at George Mason's law school. There are layers here. 1) This is ostensibly announcing a CFPB rpt. But I guess now that CFPB is basically shut down, the FTC is...taking over consumer finance? ... www.ftc.gov/news-events/...

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FTC to Co-Host Workshop on Financial Services with Institute for Consumer Financial Choice on May 14-15

The Federal Trade Commission will co-host a workshop on May 14-15, 2026, with George Mason University Law School’s Institute for Consumer Financial Choice (ICFC) focusing on developments in the fin

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Ari Peskoe @aripeskoe.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

It files comments - downloads.regulations.gov/RUS-18-ELECT... I don't know if it lobbies. It's "a federation of three organizations representing the wood preserving industry in the U.S. and Canada." Perhaps those organizations lobby and their "federation" does not?

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Ari Peskoe @aripeskoe.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Just learned that there is a "North American Wood Pole Council." It promotes "up-to-date scientific and economic information" about wood utility poles. "Wood poles are part of our overall culture." It has a coloring book. woodpoles.org

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Wood Utility Poles – Wood That Lasts

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Justin Gundlach @justingundlach.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

The Future of Heat Initiative is hiring. If you're a lawyer who wants to make waves with state utility commissions -- or if you know a worthy lawyer who might be interested -- go ahead and check out the posting: thefutureofheat.com/s/Regulatory...

Job Openings: Regulatory Counsel

FoHI
Copyright 2025
The Future of Heat Initiative

Locations
New York, NY
Cambridge, MA
Columbus, OH
Philadelphia, PA

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 23/04/2026

Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Kyle Bravo.

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Ari Peskoe @aripeskoe.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Nice piece by @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social in the NYT. Draws readers in by leading with AI data centers (timely, newsworthy, hot) but then pivots to regional transmission governance, a topic no one reads about by choice. Also has fancy graphics. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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Opinion | Why Is Your Electric Bill Going Up? Blame the Broken Grid.

Our grid is too old and our supply of electricity too small. If we don’t meet this moment, we will face an impoverished future.

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Ari Peskoe @aripeskoe.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Five privately owned utilities. More than I had remembered. www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/20...

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Ari Peskoe @aripeskoe.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

There may have been a couple of utilities that joined a brief actually defending the CPP. And while nationwide we achieved the CPP targets pretty quickly, that's somewhat different from compliance, which fell on individual sources. Again, I apologize for intruding but I felt triggered. Sorry.

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Ari Peskoe @aripeskoe.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Sorry to disagree but you've stepped on a pet peeve. The utility industry via EEI did not support the CPP in WV v EPA. It argued against an extreme decision that could have jeopardized their shield from tort liability under the CAA.

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Ari Peskoe @aripeskoe.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Coincidence that I filed a comment in this docket yesterday and then FERC announces the very next day that it's taking action? Yes. Yes it is.

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Ari Peskoe @aripeskoe.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

I have two pieces today on how a 1990s FERC policy intended to spur competitive markets is being understood to prevent data centers from covering their transmission costs. FERC Comment: elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/fil... UtilityDive: www.utilitydive.com/news/ferc-tr...

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An outdated FERC policy is undermining the White House’s ratepayer protection pledge

FERC should revisit its transmission pricing policy and require utilities to assign the full costs of service to power-hungry data centers, writes Harvard’s Ari Peskoe.

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Ari Peskoe @aripeskoe.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

I'm tracking 5 cases filed under Executive Order 14260: Protecting American Energy from State Overreach. What am I missing? -VT and NY climate superfund laws -HI and MI (dismissed) to prevent filing complaints against fossil fuel cos. -Morris Township, NJ ban on fossil fuels in new buildings

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Ari Peskoe @aripeskoe.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Slightly concerned about being trapped on a boat with kids...but I'll add it to the list -- thank you!

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Ari Peskoe @aripeskoe.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Thanks - I had not seen this

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Ari Peskoe @aripeskoe.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Thanks that looks fun. My little one just fractured his arm....does that rule out this place?

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Ari Peskoe @aripeskoe.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Thanks for the list. Much appreciated!

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Ari Peskoe @aripeskoe.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

What should I do in the Bay area in April with kids 11 and 6? Thank you!

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John Smillie @johnsmillie42.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

youtu.be/4BPU5mKipNo?... Was listening to They Might be Giants for Kids this weekend while driving with the fam, and now this worm is firmly lodged in my ear.

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They Might Be Giants - Electric Car - Official Music Video

YouTube video by Disney Music

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Ari Peskoe @aripeskoe.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

I just noticed that the domain wecansolveit.org is up for sale -- www.youtube.com/watch?v=qi6n...

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Ari Peskoe @aripeskoe.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

I regret my decision to watch the White House / Big Tech press conference about their "ratepayer protection pledge." The highlight was when he went off-script and admitted that this is all about providing "PR help" to Big Tech companies.

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Ari Peskoe @aripeskoe.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Petitioners filed in August. FERC in January. Intervenors and amici in February. Today is petitioners' replies. Do you want me to email you all of the filed briefs so far?

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