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Darren Sweeney

@darrensweeney24.bsky.social
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Senior power finance reporter for Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights. Love music and sports. Drummer. Runner. Father to one amazing son. Posts are my own and do not represent views of my employer.

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Darren Sweeney @darrensweeney24.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Dominion, NextEra to merge in massive all-stock deal that creates combined utility with a market cap of more than $249 billion. "We believe we can accomplish more together than we can apart." www.spglobal.com/market-intel...
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Darren Sweeney @darrensweeney24.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Black Hills, NorthWestern deal provides scale to capture load growth potential 💡⚡https://www.spglobal.com/market-intelligence/en/news-insights/articles/2025/8/black-hills-northwestern-deal-provides-scale-to-capture-load-growth-potential-92123263
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Darren Sweeney @darrensweeney24.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 28/04/2025
Breaking News: A major power outage hit Spain, France and Portugal, shutting down trains, airports and other critical infrastructure.
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Spain, Portugal and France Hit by Widespread Power Outage
The blackout hit critical infrastructure like airports and caused transportation disruptions in the three countries. The cause of the outage was unclear.
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Stephen Jarvis @stephenjarvis.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Wow! Huge power outage in Spain/Portugal. Just managed to pull this from the Spanish grid operator's website before it timed out. Demand cratered from 25GW to less than 10GW in an instant. 🔌💡
Chart shows a big drop in electricity demand in Spain around 1pm from 25GW to close to 10GW. Actual demand now well below scheduled/expected.
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Allison Good @allisonwgood.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
It's earnings season. For US utility management teams, that means lots of questions about tariffs, datacenter demand and economic uncertainty. With @darrensweeney24.bsky.social: www.spglobal.com/market-intel...
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Karin Rives @karinrives.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
The largest trade groups for US oil and gas producers and the country's power companies say the federal government should continue to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. The Trump administration is expected to seek a reversal of that policy but would face a tough court challenge. tinyurl.com/3rj9xcxm
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Darren Sweeney @darrensweeney24.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Datacenters drive demand uncertainty, but few see power emergency www.spglobal.com/market-intel... 🔌💡
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Abbie Bennett @abbiebennett.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Georgia Power proposed power uprates totaling 54 MW for units 1 and 2 of its Vogtle nuclear plant and 58 MW for its Hatch nuclear plant, along with other additions to meet booming demand growth in the state. 🔌💡 www.spglobal.com/market-intel...
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NPR @npr.org · 31/01/2025
President Trump renewed his threat to impose 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada as early as this weekend. The move could raise prices on everything from gasoline to guacamole.
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Businesses, shoppers brace for higher prices if tariffs on Mexico and Canada imports start Saturday
President Trump renewed his threat to impose 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada as early as this weekend. The move could raise prices on everything from gasoline to guacamole.
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Darren Sweeney @darrensweeney24.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
DeepSeek concerns to keep datacenter demand at fore of US utilities' Q4 calls www.spglobal.com/market-intel...
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Abbie Bennett @abbiebennett.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
South Carolina Gov. McMaster said restarting construction on two partially built reactors at the abandoned V.C. Summer nuclear plant expansion will help meet growing demand for electricity in the state and revitalize nuclear power nationwide. 🔌💡 www.spglobal.com/market-intel...
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Abbie Bennett @abbiebennett.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
New: NextEra Energy is taking initial steps to recommission the Duane Arnold nuclear plant in Iowa to help meet growing power demand. The plant was shut down in 2020 after being damaged in a storm a few months before its planned retirement. 🔌💡 www.spglobal.com/marketintell...
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Darren Sweeney @darrensweeney24.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Blackstone unit will pay $1B to buy 774-MW Potomac Energy Center in Virginia www.spglobal.com/marketintell...
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📢Taylor Kuykendall @taykuy.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
🚨 New Episode Alert! 🚨 Dive into the Energy Evolution Podcast as we explore the upcoming elections in Germany, Europe's largest economy, and the potential impact on energy and climate policy: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w... 🔌💡
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What's at stake in energy as Germans go to the polls
Podcast Episode · Energy Evolution · 01/21/2025 · 29m
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Darren Sweeney @darrensweeney24.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Former FirstEnergy CEO, senior exec indicted on federal racketeering charges www.spglobal.com/marketintell...
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NPR @npr.org · 17/01/2025
Bundle up and prepare: People living "basically anywhere from the Rockies eastward" will see extremely cold temperatures over the next several days, a meteorologist says.
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A polar vortex is set to grip much of the U.S. What does that mean?
Bundle up and prepare: People living "basically anywhere from the Rockies eastward" will see extremely cold temperatures over the next several days, a meteorologist says.
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Darren Sweeney @darrensweeney24.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
American Electric Power transmission sale seen as strong step in transformation www.spglobal.com/marketintell...
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Karin Rives @karinrives.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
With JPMorgan gone, all major US banks have now left the Net-Zero Banking Alliance, a global #climate initiative the financial industry started in 2021. The departures come as a new administration with little patience for climate science prepares to upend Washington policies. tinyurl.com/3342ydxt
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NPR @npr.org · 09/01/2025
Here's what we know so far about the patchwork of wildfires blazing across Los Angeles. Keep reading for more information at the link below, and check back throughout the day for updates. www.npr.org/2025/01/09/n...
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Hard to process the devastation I’ve witnessed in the last two days. Still in a state of shock for those who have lost so much in such a short period of time. #NoWords 💔
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NPR @npr.org · 09/01/2025
More than 100,000 people are under evacuation orders in the Los Angeles area. At least five people have died and more than 1,000 structures have been destroyed.
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Deadly wildfires surge in size in Southern California and force more evacuations
The Eaton fire, which has killed two people, has grown rapidly to 10,000 acres, while the Palisades fire has doubled to about 12,000 acres. At least 70,000 people have evacuated in Los Angeles County.
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Allison Good @allisonwgood.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
2025 preview: Load growth focuses power sector on residential rates, interconnection clarity www.spglobal.com/marketintell... 🔌💡
A graph showing 2024 stock price performance for Talen Energy, Vistra, and Constellation, compard to the S&P 500 and S&P 500 Utilities indexes. The independent power producers outperformed both indexes.
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📢Taylor Kuykendall @taykuy.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
New podcast episode! What's ahead for nuclear energy in 2025 and beyond? A chat featuring guests from Amazon Web Services, Nano Nuclear and S&P Global Commodity Insights. Subscribe on: Apple podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w... Spotify open.spotify.com/show/4ttjcoV...
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What's ahead for nuclear energy in 2025 and beyond?
Podcast Episode · Energy Evolution · 01/07/2025 · 25m
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📢Taylor Kuykendall @taykuy.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Metallurgical coal producer Corsa Coal files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, operations will continue in the meantime: www.spglobal.com/marketintell...
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