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Kristi E. Swartz

@bizwriterkristi.bsky.social
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Award-winning journalist writing abt U.S. energy transformation. Climate reporter @ajc Past: @eenewsupdates @ajc @pbpost www.linkedin.com/in/kristi-swartz-1… Marathoner; ATLien; Marylander🦀; Terp 🐢 Live 🎶 fan; 🏖️bum; 🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛person RIP Dad 🚴🏽‍♂️ Mom 🌞

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Kristi E. Swartz @bizwriterkristi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
www.knoxnews.com/story/money/... #EnergySky
knoxnews.com
Approval to build Oak Ridge nuclear reactor comes ahead of schedule for TVA
The Tennessee Valley Authority will soon have a landmark permit to build an advanced nuclear reactor along the Clinch River in Oak Ridge.
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Kristi E. Swartz @bizwriterkristi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
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Every Household in This Rural Town Receives $10,000 if a Data Center Gets Built
Many Pennsylvania residents in Hazle Township are pushing back against the data center, despite the lure of the cash payout.
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Kristi E. Swartz @bizwriterkristi.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Me: great interview Phone: yep, that interview was so good that I'm going to hide the recording in another batch of files just to freak you out a little bit and make you search for it
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Kristi E. Swartz @bizwriterkristi.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Duke's regulator in North Carolina says, "no" to the electric company's request to build a gas-fired power plant ... saying that Duke's projected load growth is based upon anticipated data centers ... and the "anticipation" part gives them pause. www.canarymedia.com/articles/fos...
canarymedia.com
Duke Energy wants to build a new gas plant. Regulators said not so…
The 255-MW plant in North Carolina was meant to help meet data center demand. Regulators took the rare step of rejecting the permit amid a growing…
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Kristi E. Swartz @bizwriterkristi.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
(Pops popcorn) www.ft.com/content/a7aa...
ft.com
US officials move to rein in utility profits as power bills rise
Politicians and regulators are questioning how much shareholders should get from the build-out to meet data centre demand
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Kristi E. Swartz @bizwriterkristi.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Georgia Power nuclear reactors to get huge face-lift, paid partly by Google www.ajc.com/business/202...
ajc.com
Georgia Power nuclear reactors to get huge face-lift, paid partly by Google
Google, a major data center operator, has agreed to pay a premium for that new electricity as part of a new program to upgrade four nuclear reactors in Georgia.
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Kristi E. Swartz @bizwriterkristi.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Always love clicking on what is labeled a "public disclosure" document to discover a note that says: this has been redacted in its entirety
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Kristi E. Swartz @bizwriterkristi.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Looks like Tom Fanning has a new job (pending some formalities) Georgia Regents names sole finalist for university system chancellor www.ajc.com/education/20...
ajc.com
Georgia Regents names sole finalist for university system chancellor
Thomas A. Fanning, a Georgia Tech graduate and the retired CEO of the Atlanta-based utility giant Southern Company, was named the sole finalist to succeed Sonny Perdue.
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Kristi E. Swartz @bizwriterkristi.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
www.briefs.co/news/moody-s... 45GW is the equivalent of roughly 50 #Vogtle reactors, fyi
briefs.co
Moody's: Data Centers Need $110B, 45GW by 2030
Moody's projects U.S. data centers will need 45 GW and $110B in new power by 2030, boosting grid strain, costs and reliance on gas plus solar+storage.
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Kristi E. Swartz @bizwriterkristi.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The Georgia Public Service Commission is meeting in Savannah today. Savannah is home base for Commissioner Alicia Johnson and is near the site of OpenAI's planned data center, which will be the state's largest consumer of electricity. #gapol #gapsc #datacenters
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Joe Sonka 😐 @joesonka.lpm.org · 15/09/2026
“Reporters were barred from recording video” whaaaaaat
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Kristi E. Swartz @bizwriterkristi.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
www.wavy.com/news/dominio... I'm sure this was written after the original announcement, but a reminder that NextEra's track record on closing M&A's is spotty at best ... and that goes back to its "FPL Group Inc." days.
wavy.com
Dominion Energy and NextEra announce new Virginia benefits package
VIRGINIA (WAVY) — Dominion Energy and NextEra announced a benefits package Monday, set to prioritize Virginians and position the Commonwealth as a global energy leader. In response to feedbac…
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Michael Derby @michaelsderby.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Bessent beefing with the press, cut off enough folks though and your ability to talk to the market is going to have some issues.
semafor.com
Exclusive: Inside the US Treasury secretary’s tense relationship with financial media
Scott Bessent’s blacklist starts with Bloomberg.
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Kristi E. Swartz @bizwriterkristi.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
From the files of, "this is why you read the regulatory documents, even if they are routine filings." My @ajc.com climate co-worker and I discovered that Georgia Power has ramped up its spending on potential sites for more nuclear reactors for later (chill, people) www.ajc.com/business/202...
ajc.com
Georgia Power spends money to study new nuclear reactor sites
This isn’t the first time Stewart County has been part of a discussion about nuclear reactors.
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Kristi E. Swartz @bizwriterkristi.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Bluesky needs an edit button ... Bloomberg had this one first, my error: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
bloomberg.com
EPA Poised to Repeal Carbon Standards for Coal, Gas Power Plants
The US Environmental Protection Agency is expected to formally rescind carbon pollution standards for fossil fuel-fired power plants as soon as Monday, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Kristi E. Swartz @bizwriterkristi.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Nice scoop from my former E&E colleague, who has been kicking ass at the NYT www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/c...
nytimes.com
E.P.A. Will Erase Limits on Climate Pollution From Power Plants (Gift Article)
Generation of electricity is the second largest source of carbon dioxide and other planet-warming gases in the United States.
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Kristi E. Swartz @bizwriterkristi.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
politico.com
‘Nothing worse’: Energy prices are closing in on GOP’s midterm chances
Relentlessly rising fuel costs are feeding inflation and threatening Republican reelection chances.
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Kristi E. Swartz @bizwriterkristi.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
apnews.com/article/tupa...
apnews.com
Jury convicts a man of first-degree murder for the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur
A jury has found Duane “Keffe D” Davis guilty of orchestrating the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur.
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Kristi E. Swartz @bizwriterkristi.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
www.politico.com/news/2026/08...
politico.com
Abbott explains data center pivot
“They pop up in places that nobody ever heard of before, until they started the construction,” the Texas governor said.
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Kristi E. Swartz @bizwriterkristi.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Gov. Kemp picks familiar face to replace PSC regulator who stepped down early www.ajc.com/politics/202...
ajc.com
Gov. Kemp picks familiar face to replace PSC regulator who stepped down early
Stan Wise, a Republican who previously served on the Public Service Commission for more than two decades, will replace Tricia Pridemore.
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Kristi E. Swartz @bizwriterkristi.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Longtime Georgia utility regulator Tricia Pridemore is vacating her position Sept. 4. She announced in February that she would not be running in November. www.ajc.com/business/202...
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404 Media @404media.co · 17/07/2026
NEW: DHS plans to pay Thomson Reuters $125 million for access to its databases which includes peoples’ names, addresses, Social Security numbers, ethnicity, social media posts, and geolocation information — to help ICE investigate “voter fraud”, according to documents reviewed by 404 Media.
404media.co
ICE to Pay Thomson Reuters $125 Million to Find ‘Voter Fraud’
A new procurement record says ICE wants access to personal data, including names, Social Security numbers, and ethnicity, to investigate in part what the agency calls “voters fraud.” It also plans to ...
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Kristi E. Swartz @bizwriterkristi.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
This news has been out for a while ... first time today I've really been able to sit with it. The story says that there won't be any staff cuts. Of course, there were some earlier this year ... buyouts and layoffs. www.semafor.com/article/06/0...
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
People here are being really shitty, including at fellow journalists who've been traumatized, and you will regret those posts. Or should. Also this does not help your political cause, whatever that might be.
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char 👻 @accxrdingtochar.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
espn airing replays to prove geno wrong on the jersey rip and the handshake. journalism isn’t dead.
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Kristi E. Swartz @bizwriterkristi.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
www.thebanner.com/economy/mcco...
thebanner.com
McCormick nearly triples in size with massive Unilever deal
McCormick made a huge splash Tuesday by acquiring the bulk of Unilever’s food business and nearly tripling in size.
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Rachel Bachman, WSJ sports reporter @realbachscore.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
On today’s @wsj.com front page: WNBA players getting the biggest raise in U.S. sports history www.wsj.com/sports/baske...
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Reuters @reuters.com · 25/02/2026
US Rep. Al Green escorted from House chamber during Trump speech reut.rs/4rUjeIl
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US Rep. Al Green escorted from House chamber during Trump speech
Democratic U.S. Representative Al Green on Tuesday was escorted out of the House of Representatives chamber at the start of President Trump's State of the Union address, after he held high a protest sign.
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Kristi E. Swartz @bizwriterkristi.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
washingtonpost.com
Judge says government may not search devices seized from Post reporter
A federal judge in Virginia denied the Justice Department’s request to search a Washington Post reporter’s devices in a national security leak probe.
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Kristi E. Swartz @bizwriterkristi.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
ICYMI -- veteran GOP utiltiy regulator Tricia Pridemore says she will not run again for the PSC, creating an open seat for this year's election. My story with Drew Kann in the @ajc.com www.ajc.com/news/2026/02...
ajc.com
Republican won’t seek reelection to Georgia Public Service Commission
Tricia Pridemore said her decision not to seek reelection came after “deep reflection” and “thoughtful conversations with my family, colleagues and trusted advisors.”
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Kristi E. Swartz @bizwriterkristi.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Good morning #Gapol #Gapsc
This is a formal announcement from Georgia utility regulator Tricia Pridemore, announcing that she will not run for reelection
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Kristi E. Swartz @bizwriterkristi.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
wsj.com
Exclusive | Trump to Repeal Landmark Climate Finding in Huge Regulatory Rollback
Move would reverse legal determination that greenhouse gases threaten public health.
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Kristi E. Swartz @bizwriterkristi.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
www.thebanner.com/community/cl...
thebanner.com
Maryland's plan to slash emissions is behind schedule
Maryland has just five years to meet the first of its ambitious climate deadlines – a 60% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2031– but new analysis shows the state is lagging behind, thanks in p...
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
“A review of 47 victims’ full names on Sunday found that 43 of them were left unredacted in files that were made public by the government on Friday, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis. Several women’s full names appeared more than 100 times in the files. “ www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
wsj.com
Exclusive | Epstein Files Release Exposes Names of at Least 43 Victims, WSJ Review Finds
The Justice Department was required to redact all victims’ names prior to releasing the files.
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Kristi E. Swartz @bizwriterkristi.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Trump Says Kennedy Center Will Close for Two Years for Renovations www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
wsj.com
Trump Says Kennedy Center Will Close for Two Years for Renovations
The president wrote that the performing-arts center will be shut on July 4 for ‘Construction, Revitalization, and Complete Rebuilding.’
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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 30/01/2026
The Minnesota Star Tribune, @mprnews.org @minnesotareformer.com , @spokesmanrecorder.bsky.social, @sahanjournal.bsky.social, Center for Broadcast Journalism and Minnesota Newspaper Association today released the following statement:
The Minnesota Star Tribune, Minnesota Public Radio, the Minnesota Reformer, Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder, Sahan Journal, Center for Broadcast Journalism and Minnesota Newspaper Association today released the following statement:

“We strongly condemn the arrest of journalists Georgia Fort and Don Lemon, as well as any attempt to intimidate members of the press. The First Amendment recognizes the press as holding a distinct and protected role in our democracy. In America, we do not arrest journalists for doing their jobs. The Minnesota journalism community stands united in defense of press freedom and the essential role reporting plays in holding power to account.”
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Georgia Fort, an independent journalist and vice president of the Minnesota NABJ chapter, was also arrested by federal agents this morning I was sent this video of agents at her door:
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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 30/01/2026
"The only press from the carpet allowed into the screening (not counting those separately invited) were One America News anchor Dan Ball and his wife Peyton Drew, a producer for the far-right news channel."
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Amazon Blocks Mainstream Press From Watching ‘Melania’ Documentary at Kennedy Center
After a red carpet attended by Donald and Melania Trump, mainstream media were banned from attending a screening of Amazon MGM's Melania documentary.
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Kristi E. Swartz @bizwriterkristi.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Federal Agents Arrest Don Lemon Over Minnesota Church Protest www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Lauryn Hill will lead Grammy tribute to Roberta Flack and D’Angelo
nytimes.com
Lauryn Hill Will Lead Grammy Tribute to Roberta Flack and D’Angelo
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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
USA Today Co., owner of the Detroit Free Press, will acquire The Detroit News and continue to publish it separately. www.detroitnews.com/story/bus...
detroitnews.com
The Detroit News to be acquired by USA TODAY Co., owner of Detroit Free Press
USA TODAY Co., owner of the Detroit Free Press, will acquire The Detroit News and continue to publish it separately, it announced Monday.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 27/01/2026
Eleanor Holmes Norton said she won’t run for re-election as the nonvoting delegate of Washington, D.C., and will leave Congress at the end of this term.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton to Retire After Decades Representing Washington, D.C.
The 88-year-old nonvoting delegate has been a longtime proponent of statehood. Norton took office in 1991 and is currently in her 18th term.
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jae holzman @jael.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
a federal district judge has struck down trump's stop work order halting construction on revolution wind, finding the “stated national security reason may have been pretextual.” story tk @heatmap.news
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Kristi E. Swartz @bizwriterkristi.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
E.P.A. to factor in cost to industries only - not lives saved - when setting rules on air pollution www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
nytimes.com
E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution
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Kristi E. Swartz @bizwriterkristi.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
a must-read from @sammyroth.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/climatec...
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I was right. The L.A. fires changed nothing
A year after Altadena and Pacific Palisades burned, "climate change" has exited the chat.
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Kristi E. Swartz @bizwriterkristi.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
www.timesfreepress.com/news/2026/ja...
timesfreepress.com
Top nuclear magazine names Tennessee No. 1 state: ‘Epicenter’ | Chattanooga Times Free Press
Tennessee is the "epicenter" of new nuclear development in the U.S. and ranked first on a list of the top 10 nuclear states in the industry's leading publication
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Kristi E. Swartz @bizwriterkristi.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/c...
nytimes.com
Billions at Stake in the Ocean as Trump Throttles Offshore Wind Farms
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Kristi E. Swartz @bizwriterkristi.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
hoo boy ... www.ajc.com/news/2026/01...
ajc.com
New MARTA train cars delayed ... again
The futuristic, European-style cars won’t hit the tracks until early June, just days before World Cup games begin downtown.
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Kristi E. Swartz @bizwriterkristi.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
www.ajc.com/business/202...
ajc.com
What’s $3.7B and larger than 3 malls? Georgia’s next potential data center.
It took less than a week, but metro Atlanta has its first mammoth data center campus proposal of 2026.
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Kristi E. Swartz @bizwriterkristi.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
www.ajc.com/politics/202...
ajc.com
Georgia limits campaign donations — except when it doesn’t
It’s a big election year in Georgia, but the rules governing the raising and spending of campaign cash can be confusing.
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