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Joel B. Eisen

@joeleisen.bsky.social
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Professor of energy and administrative law, crossword setter, music and fútbol lover. LeoNessie on My Crossword (mycrossword.co.uk). Posts are not endorsements.

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Joel B. Eisen @joeleisen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Thanks to the JOLT students (and Theresa for an excellent chat)! Link to the article: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Data Centers' Data Problem
The rapid expansion of data centers to support artificial intelligence and cloud computing is reshaping the electric grid while exposing a fundamental weakness
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Joel B. Eisen @joeleisen.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Virginia acts to remove data secrecy from data center negotiations - exactly what @lawprofpayne.bsky.social & I called for in new law review article (download: shorturl.at/r82dq )
washingtonpost.com
Spanberger takes unusual step to limit data centers — up to a point
Spanberger acts to restrict new data centers in Virginia but leaves some details for the future.
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Joel B. Eisen @joeleisen.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Very happy to have our article on data centers accepted for publication in Villanova LR. Couldn’t ask for a better co-author than @lawprofpayne.bsky.social! We focus on a surprisingly basic problem: obtaining info needed to understand the data center development process. Download: shorturl.at/wZ4hW
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Data Centers' Data Problem
<p>The rapid expansion of data centers to support artificial intelligence and cloud computing is reshaping the electric grid while exposing a fundamental weakne
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Joel B. Eisen @joeleisen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Nothing like a SCOTUS decision (the Kavanaugh concurrence) that mentions arb & cap regarding a rule the night before you're going in to teach an Administrative Law class about arbitrary and capricious review.
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Joel B. Eisen @joeleisen.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
This action by DOE is absolutely bananas. Transmission isn’t red or blue … it’s just badly needed.
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Heather Payne @lawprofpayne.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
First need required disclosure early which is continually updated & has extremely limited confidentiality. @joeleisen.bsky.social & I will have paper out on that soon - & our solution doesn’t require new legislation. Law reviews out there - Data Centers’ Data Problem needs a home #lawsky #energysky
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Joel B. Eisen @joeleisen.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
PARAGUAY!!!
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 24/06/2026
The demented responses to the extremely hopeful news are a visceral demonstration for me just how few people listen to my f'ing podcast.
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Joel B. Eisen @joeleisen.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Solar panels supplied a record 12.8% of the United States’ electricity last month, while coal fell to 12.2% in its fourth-lowest monthly share ever. Fantastic!
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tpg @tpgrammar.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Currently enjoying “A hopping Sunday special in diner! (6)” at home!
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Mini crossword No 243 · MyCrossword
Solve Mini crossword No 243 on MyCrossword. 7x7 grid with 6 clues by tpgrammar. Published Sat 4 Apr 2026. Features annotated solutions and special instructions. Free to solve online.
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Joel B. Eisen @joeleisen.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Enjoyed this immensely!
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Joel B. Eisen @joeleisen.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
This was as much fun as I have had in a very long time. Thanks for making this happen!
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isaac @sevier.io · 16/03/2026
In a development that will shock no one, utility corporations are now using "affordability" concerns about theoretical cost allocation results to block easy clean energy build out. nysfocus.com/2026/03/13/c...
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Lawmakers Join Battery Developers in Fight With ConEd Over NYC’s Grid
ConEd says New York’s battery boom could overload the grid. The industry and its allies are pushing back.
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Joel B. Eisen @joeleisen.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
She won't win - CT's Sarah Strong is a generational player - but Richmond's Maggie Doogan is one of 5 finalists for the women's basketball power forward award & the only one outside Power 5 conference teams. She & her teammates are dancing again: Wed. evening vs. Nebraska at Duke (wish I could go!).
richmondspiders.com
Doogan Named Finalist for Katrina McClain Award - University of Richmond Athletics
RICHMOND, Va. – University of Richmond women's basketball standout Maggie Doogan has been named one of five finalists for the 2026 Katrina McClain Award, the...
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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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Joel B. Eisen @joeleisen.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Some good news - offshore wind in VA about to take off.
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E&E News: After beating Trump, offshore wind project aims to produce power next month
The Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project is expected to provide enough electricity to power 660,000 homes.
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Joel B. Eisen @joeleisen.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
USA WINS IN OT!!!
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Joel B. Eisen @joeleisen.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
New puzzle on MyCrossword (www.mycrossword.co.uk). Many thanks for input & advice from @crypticblah.bsky.social & @tpgrammar.bsky.social - as always, grateful to @liari.bsky.social, @guineverecryptic.bsky.social, @wyrd.systems, @archelina.bsky.social & @mossdef.bsky.social. Enjoy!
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Science Magazine @science.org · 18/12/2025
Science has named the seemingly unstoppable growth of renewable energy worldwide as the 2025 Breakthrough of the Year. Learn more about this year's #BOTY and other big advances in science: scim.ag/493Tpgx
Qianjiadong Reservoir in southern Hunan, China, produces a double harvest: solar energy and yellow carp. The solar farm produces up to 80 megawatts of power while the fish forage beneath the panels. With a massive scale-up of solar and wind at home and cheap exports of the technology, China is driving a worldwide surge of renewable energy—Science’s 2025 Breakthrough of the Year.
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Joel B. Eisen @joeleisen.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Ugh. Truly moronic.
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Joel B. Eisen @joeleisen.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Today marks the 5th time in a row that courts up & down the East Coast have rejected the Administration's unprincipled orders to halt offshore wind projects. The White House calls OSW the "scam of the century"; the real scam is wasting taxpayer dollars with these attacks on vitally needed projects.
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E&E News: Trump receives 5th straight loss in offshore wind fight
A federal judge sided with Sunrise Wind on Monday in its bid to lift the administration’s freeze on construction of the project.
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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
"This is what it looks like when ideology drives energy policy. Keeping money-losing plants online skews the market, making it harder for companies to invest in the infrastructure of the future." writes the @washingtonpost.com editorial board: wapo.st/4kkqSsj 🔌💡
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Opinion | Trump’s pro-coal directives could raise energy prices by billions
Requiring aging plants to operate after their scheduled closures hurts consumers, who pay the price.
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Joel B. Eisen @joeleisen.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Yesterday this lovely magazine arrived in such an official-looking envelope I briefly suspected I was being recruited into a secret society. Which isn’t far off: setting & solving cryptics often feels like belonging to a very happy secret society. Many thanks to @unchcrosswords.com & @wyrd.systems!
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Gretchen Goldman, PhD @gretchentg.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Today we won. A U.S. District Court ruled that the administration violated federal law when it secretly convened a group of climate contrarians to produce a thoroughly debunked report to overturn the Endangerment Finding. The science still matters. We won't stop. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/c...
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A Secret Panel to Question Climate Science Was Unlawful, Judge Rules
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Prof. Bob Howarth @profbobhowarth.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Great reporting on what is driving huge inflation in electricity costs in NY State: Increasing cost of natural gas due to LNG exports from the US! NY needs to accelerate renewables & batteries, as required by our climate law. www.rochesterfirst.com/new-york-sta... @doreenharris.bsky.social
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Joshua Basseches @joshuabasseches.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
A good green jobs story: newbedfordlight.org/vineyard-win...
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Vineyard Wind report: Project has created more than 3,700 jobs - The New Bedford Light
The project also exceeded its local hiring goals, with more than 70% of union labor coming from counties in Southeastern Massachusetts, according to the report.
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Joel B. Eisen @joeleisen.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Four for four.
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E&E News: Judge stays feds’ Vineyard Wind stop order
A federal judge said the government failed to explain why the offshore wind project suddenly presented national security concerns.
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Joel B. Eisen @joeleisen.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
@juffowup.bsky.social thx for all the feedback today
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Rachel Playforth @archelina.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
It's #CrypticSunday! Join us at 12 noon to help solve crosswords by LeoNessie @joeleisen.bsky.social and Pixie @baindex.org 🎉 twitch.tv/crypticsunday
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Twitch
Twitch is the world
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Joel B. Eisen @joeleisen.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
New puzzle on My Crossword (mycrossword.co.uk). Tons of 1d for input & advice from @mossdef.bsky.social (esp. on 1d) & @crypticblah.bsky.social. As always, grateful to @liari.bsky.social, @guineverecryptic.bsky.social, @tpgrammar.bsky.social, @wyrd.systems. 14a for them & the rest of this community!
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Joshua Basseches @joshuabasseches.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
“The court recognized that Trump Department of Energy vindictively canceled projects for clean affordable energy that just happened to be in states disfavored by the Trump admin, in violation of the bedrock Constitutional guarantee that all people in all states have equal protection under the law."
utilitydive.com
Trump administration unlawfully cut clean energy grants, court rules
The decision is a victory for St. Paul, Minnesota, and a coalition of energy and environmental groups that sued the U.S. Department of Energy after it canceled $7.5 billion in financial awards.
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Unch Crosswords @unchcrosswords.com · 19/01/2026
OK so if you bought a copy of Issue 2 it will be in the post by end of day tomorrow. UK copies should start arriving by the end of the week. Orders are still open on the website - buy now while stocks last! unchcrosswords.com #CrypticCrosswords
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Unch Crossword Magazine
Unch, the clued-up crossword magazine
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Joel B. Eisen @joeleisen.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
I'm quoted in this story.
politico.com
Trump suffers major losses in his war on offshore wind
The administration’s arguments that offshore wind farms present a national security risk failed to convince judges in three separate courts.
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Joel B. Eisen @joeleisen.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Offshore wind projects are 3 for 3 this week in challenging unlawful stop work orders - this time it's the Virginia CVOW project. If we want to serve increasing demand from data centers, it's all hands on deck - including OSW. Good result here.
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E&E News: Trump’s offshore wind blockade suffers a third legal blow
A federal judge on Friday allowed construction on Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind to proceed, following two similar court orders issued earlier this week.
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Jeff St John @jeffstjohn.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Great story by @mariagallucci.bsky.social on how Trump forcing all Department of Interior reviews of clean energy projects to get personal approval from DOI Secretary Doug Burgum has stifled 22GW of development in the midst of an energy crisis: www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle... #energysky
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22GW of renewables thwarted or in limbo under Trump ‘blockade’
An Interior Department memo is hampering wind and solar on public lands. It’s one of many federal actions slowing the build-out of cheap, clean energy.
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OGEL & TDM Law Journals @ogeltdm.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
LinkedIn newsletter highlights our 4th and final issue of OGEL in 2025. This Special Issue edited by Professor @catherinebanet.bsky.social @uio.no and Professor @joeleisen.bsky.social @richmondlaw.bsky.social looks at 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝘄 -- www.linkedin.com/pulse/ogel-4...
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OGEL 4 (2025) - Electricity Market Design
This Special Issue looks at Electricity Market Design Law. With an evolving energy mix, a higher share of decentralised energy sources and the need to protect markets from external supply disruptions,...
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Joel B. Eisen @joeleisen.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
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E&E News: Revolution Wind beats Trump in court, raising hope for other frozen projects
The offshore turbine farm's legal victory could cause problems for the administration’s arguments about wind threatening national security.
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Joel B. Eisen @joeleisen.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
With an appearance by the Administrative Procedure Act! Arbitrary and capricious indeed.
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Joshua Basseches @joshuabasseches.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
"Neil Chatterjee, a Republican who served as the chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission during Trump’s first term, wrote ... 'I find this to be incredibly reckless ... Now more than ever we need it all.'" www.eenews.net/articles/tru...
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Trump leaves wind industry reeling — at a perilous moment for his party
Republican worries about energy affordability didn’t deter the administration from halting five projects that had already begun construction.
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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
US coal generation has collapsed from about 50% of electricity in 2005 to just 14% today. It’s one of the fastest energy transitions in modern history. Operating a coal plant now costs more than building new wind and solar in every state. buff.ly/lhSKS7D #ShareGoodNewsToo
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Can the war on coal still be won?
Ten years ago, the U.S. was on track to phase out coal by 2030, thanks to the Sierra Club. Now Trump and AI are delaying the fuel’s decline.
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Joel B. Eisen @joeleisen.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
This holiday season, I’m deeply grateful to have taken up setting cryptic crosswords, found the wonderful My Crossword community, & benefited from guidance & insights of @liari.bsky.social, @guineverecryptic.bsky.social, @crypticblah.bsky.social, @mossdef.bsky.social & others. Happy holidays to all!
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Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
1 - the exec branch can't decline to spend $ Congress appropriated 2- the fed govt can't use federal $ to extort states over policy/political disagreements 3-the fed govt can't use federal $ to impose conditions unrelated to the funding program 4-the fed govt can't use federal $ to coerce states
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Joel B. Eisen @joeleisen.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
States' rights? States are in charge of deciding what power plants we have on the grid - until the GOP in Congress decides they're not. All to prop up the losing hand of coal.
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E&E News: House approves bill to keep coal plants on the grid
The legislation would give federal regulators new authority to delay power plant retirements in the name of grid reliability.
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Joel B. Eisen @joeleisen.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
www.utilitydive.com/news/solar-g...
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US added 2 GW of solar in September, putting 2025 ahead of 2024 for new solar generation
Solar accounted for three-quarters of new generation installed so far this year, followed by wind at 13% and gas at 11%.
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Joel B. Eisen @joeleisen.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
No one is pining for the return of 12 MPG death traps. Get a grip!
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Center for Progressive Reform @progressivereform.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Joel Eisen, of @richmondlaw.bsky.social, called the proposed rule a “particularly interesting and new assertion of jurisdiction by the commission.” @joeleisen.bsky.social www.eenews.net/articles/lit...
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Litigators build toolkit to fight AI data centers
The Trump administration’s plans to advance data centers and the energy to support them are sparking a legal backlash.
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Joel B. Eisen @joeleisen.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
New puzzle on My Crossword (mycrossword.co.uk) with a little something extra. Grateful to @guineverecryptic.bsky.social @crypticblah.bsky.social @mossdef.bsky.social for testing & input! Learning so much from detailed & helpful conversation.
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Salomé Viljoen @salome.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
All Dems have to say is "I support whatever energy is cheapest" which is what voters care about and also...happens to be solar+storage pretty much everywhere Like let's not buy the false narrative that energy is a culture war issue when we can simply win on the economics, folks!!
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Joel B. Eisen @joeleisen.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
I’ve assigned my Admin Law students to write about the tariffs case. This answer would deserve a F.
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Joel B. Eisen @joeleisen.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
This wonderful 1st edition crossword magazine arrived yesterday from across the pond! Many thanks to @unchcrosswords.com (& @wyrd.systems , @liari.bsky.social , @guineverecryptic.bsky.social , @henriwords.com , @cranberryfez.bsky.social , @archelina.bsky.social . . .)
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