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Kyle Davis

@kyledavis.bsky.social
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Sr Director Federal Affairs at the Clean Energy Buyers Association (Washington, DC). Formally, Enel, Berkshire Hathaway Energy, Edison International, and South Coast AQMD. Posts are my own.

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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
💡🔌Interesting read. The agreement earlier this month between Google & Brookfield Renewables is huge (3GW)! Lots of aging hydro facilities across the country & many existing large dams (for flood risk mgmt) that could be upgraded to also produce power. trellis.net/article/goog...
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Google’s unique $3 billion hydropower contract will not be the last
Google's contract with Brookfield will pay for updates at two aging Pennsylvania hydroelectricity dams in its first phase.
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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
💡🔌Good stuff. Meta signs deal with Enbridge for Clear Fork, an enormous 600-MW solar project near San Antonio, Texas with an in-service date in 2027. ☀️ More please! www.enbridge.com/media-center...
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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
🔌💡Glad to see Meta and Invenergy expand their relationship with another 791MW of wind and solar deals (in OH, AR and TX). Good stuff! wwww.invenergy.com/news/invener...
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Invenergy | Invenergy to Provide Meta with Nearly 800 MW
Invenergy and Meta today announced they have signed four additional clean energy agreements of procured solar and wind energy.
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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
🔌💡 Sixteen groups urged Senate Republican leaders to maintain language that allows companies to receive solar, wind and other clean energy technology tax credits when projects begin construction. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...
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POLITICO Pro: Energy groups unite to defend key tax credit language
Sixteen groups urged Senate Republican leaders to maintain language that allows companies to receive solar, wind and other clean energy technology tax credits when projects begin construction.
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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
🔌💡Google & CTC Global partnering to accelerate the deployment of advanced conductors (i.e., transmission lines). Reconductoring is a great way to take advantage of existing rights-of-way to increase transmission capacity quickly. Just need states & utilities to step up! blog.google/feed/ctc-glo...
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We’re partnering with CTC Global to increase and improve U.S. electrical grid capacity.
Today we announced a collaboration with CTC Global Corporation (CTC Global) to accelerate the deployment of next-generation transmission technology for the U.S. power gr…
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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
🔌💡Earlier this week, CEBA released additional NERA modeling showing the negative impacts on specific states if the tech-neutral tax credits are repealed. In addition to the 19 states originally studied, nine additional states were added (starting on slide #38). cebuyers.org/blog/clean-e...
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Clean Energy Buyers Association Releases New Analysis on Technology-Neutral Energy Credits - CEBA
$31 billion in economic losses would occur across 28 states, with 160,000 jobs lost, if federal technology-neutral energy credits are repealed The Clean Energy Buyers Association (CEBA) today released...
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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
🔌💡A voltage surge in southern Spain caused the widespread blackout on April 28 due to poor grid planning and shutdowns of key thermal power plants; officials dismissed renewable energy as the cause. Will this follow up story get some legs? www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Spain's government blames huge blackout on grid regulator and private firms
Spain and Portugal were disconnected from Europe's electricity grid for hours in April, causing chaos.
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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
🔌💡Interesting to read that Chevron is following Exxon into lithium mining, 👀 www.mining.com/chevron-join...
mining.com
Chevron joins oil majors in US lithium production push
It has secured about 125,000 net acres in northeast Texas and southwest Arkansas.
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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
🔌💡Having started my career in energy policy in the Western United States, I'm always excited to see geothermal get some attention. More please! 👇 www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...
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XGS Energy and Meta to Partner on 150 MW Advanced Geothermal Project
XGS Energy, Inc. (XGS) and Meta Platforms, Inc (Meta) today announced an agreement to support development of 150 MW of next-generation geothermal energy in N...
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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
One more, www.rstreet.org/research/ele...
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Electric Paradigms: Competitive Structures Benefit Consumers - R Street Institute
Authors Media Request For general and media inquiries and to book our experts, please contact: pr@rstreet.org Key Points Executive Summary
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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Not directly answering your question, but a complementary read, www.rstreet.org/research/sta...
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State-By-State Scorecard on Electricity Competition - R Street Institute
Authors Table of Contents Media Contact For general and media inquiries and to book our experts, please contact: pr@rstreet.org Executive Summary Electricity competition involves more than just allowi...
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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
My understanding is it was ... @robgramlichdc.bsky.social! 😅
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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
🔌💡Interesting (and new) SAFE video that makes a national security argument for preserving clean energy tax credits. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cASb...
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Admiral Dennis Blair: We're Running out of Time / Support Advanced Energy Tax Credits
YouTube video by SAFE
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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
🔌💡Excellent article! Glad to see my colleagues at the DCC weigh in with the Senate on the clean energy tax credit deliberations. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
wsj.com
Exclusive | Tech Industry Fights to Save Clean-Energy Tax Credits
Microsoft and Google have been leading backers of technologies such as solar projects and battery storage.
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Brendan Pierpont @brendan.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
I've spent some time recently with NERC's reliability assessments - it's interesting to look back over the last several years of reliability assessments and compare. There's a long-run trend of declining summer reliability risk nation-wide as regions have ramped up deployment. 🧵 #energysky
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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
🔌💡Sharing a letter from 13 House Republicans urging Senate leadership to make favorable changes to the House reconciliation bill's clean energy tax credit provisions, d12t4t5x3vyizu.cloudfront.net/kiggans.hous...
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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
🔌💡 Personal thanks to all those who made it tonight (even the FERC staffers who happened upon us while attending another event!). I very much appreciate all the cool work you all are doing! We have a truly terrific energy policy community here in Washington, DC! 🤓
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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
🔌💡 This so cool. 😎
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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
🔌💡 Great discussion with @volts.wtf and Sen. Heinrich (D-NM) at #CanaryLiveWashingtonDC! Discussed reconciliation bill (clean energy tax credits), need for permitting reform, energy tribalism, “unilateral disarmament”, political theory, & the current mood on the Left. Good stuff! 🤓
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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
🔌💡 Congressman Buddy Carter (R-GA), Chair of the Conservative Climate Caucus, speaking about nuclear, the reconciliation bill, need for permitting reform, DC politics … #CanaryLiveWashingtonDC
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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
🔌💡 Harry Godfrey from AEU talking about their trade group’s “Unlocking Advanced Energy” campaign. 👍🏻
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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
🔌💡 Constellation & Meta sign a 20-year PPA for the output of the Clinton Clean Energy Center to support Meta’s operations w/1,121 MW of emissions-free nuclear. Wasn't long ago these units risked retirement so ZECs were created and paid for by ratepayers. www.constellationenergy.com/newsroom/202...
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Constellation, Meta Sign 20-Year Deal for Clean, Reliable Nuclear Energy in Illinois
Constellation and Meta have signed a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for the output of the Clinton Clean Energy Center to support Meta’s clean energy goals and operations in the region with 1,1...
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Jesse D. Jenkins @jessedjenkins.com · 04/06/2025
Electricity Prices Are Surging. The G.O.P. Megabill Could Push Them Higher. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/c... 🔌💡 REPEAT Project work cited here finds repeal of clean electricity tax credits could raise retail electricity rates by 4-5% on average and over 20% in some states by 2030.
Slide from REPEAT Project report says "Repealing tech-neutral tax credits increases electricity rates ~4-5% on average and as much as 24% in certain states."
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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
🔌💡 Terrific article explaining all the reasons repealing the tech neutral tax credits (or making them unusable because of unworkable provisions) leads to higher US electricity & natural gas prices! 🤨 www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/c...
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Electricity Prices Are Surging. The G.O.P. Megabill Could Push Them Higher.
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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
🔌💡Re-upping this for folks who are around in Washington, DC this Thurs, June 5. Come over after the FERC tech conference or your workday! @volts.wtf
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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
🔌💡 🤔 applying Foreign Entity of Concern (FEOC) req’ts to tax credits is leverage policymakers have to move the clean energy supply chain away from China (outside of tariffs), but if done poorly & the credits become unusable, developers/manufacturers will chase the cheapest components from … China? 🤨
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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
@mariarobinson.bsky.social @azevin.bsky.social @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social
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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
@neeratanden.bsky.social @danielpalken.bsky.social @energybenjamin.bsky.social @samtricketts.bsky.social @adriandeveny.bsky.social @daviddoniger.bsky.social @soniaaggarwal.bsky.social @coreybcantor.bsky.social @energylawjeff.bsky.social @jameshewett.bsky.social @bennorris.bsky.social pls tag DCpeeps
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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Energy meetup w/David? Thurs., June 5 @6PM (Wunder Garten) ... tag DC folks @jburwen.bsky.social @robgramlichdc.bsky.social @jigarshahdc.bsky.social @stephenlacey.bsky.social @cleangridview.bsky.social @krorourke.bsky.social @hasannazar.bsky.social @neeratanden.bsky.social @danielpalken.bsky.social
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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
🔌💡Flagging a terrific paper from the right-of-center group, R Street, titled, "Twelve Policy Priorities to Secure Bulk Electric Reliability. It's a must-read b/c it ignores energy tribalism & promotes solutions that also support competition. www.rstreet.org/research/twe...
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Twelve Policy Priorities to Secure Bulk Electric Reliability - R Street Institute
Authors Table of Contents Media Contact For general and media inquiries and to book our experts, please contact: pr@rstreet.org Remedying market failures for generator performance, liberating markets ...
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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
🔌💡Congrats to the Tennessee Valley Authority! It submitted a construction permit application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a small, modular nuclear reactor. It wants to develop next-generation nuclear power in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, at its Clinch River site. apnews.com/article/new-...
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First US utility seeks permit for a small nuclear reactor
For the first time in the United States, a utility is asking federal regulators for a permit to build a small nuclear reactor.
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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
🔌💡 We’ll soon have 24/7 available public fast EV charging at Waffle Houses! The South will never be the same! 🎉 www.theverge.com/news/670214/...
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Waffle House adds fast EV charging to its 24/7 diners
Top up while wolfing down.
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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
🔌💡 For Washington, DC-based former federal employees, if you are interested in transitioning to a teaching career, George Mason University is taking your questions! They've set up an email address, preteach@gmu.edu (full disclosure, my wife is one of the wonderful staff assisting future teachers). 👍
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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
🔌💡CEBA releases new NERA study showing repeal of tech-neutral tax credits leads to higher electricity/gas prices, job losses, & slower economic growth across 19 states by 2032. The study warns repeal undermines energy investment, raise costs & weakens state economies. cebuyers.org/blog/ceba-re...
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CEBA Report: Repeal of Technology-Neutral Federal Energy Tax Credits Would Bring Adverse Economic Impacts - CEBA
Study shows repealing tech-neutral tax credits would raise energy prices, reduce jobs, and slow economic growth across 19 states The Clean Energy Buyers Association (CEBA) today released a study by NE...
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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
🔌💡Another terrific Heatmap article that focuses on how tax credit repeal puts inflationary pressure on natural gas prices. ⬇️ clean energy builds = ⬆️ more natural gas use by powerplant. Increased demand, coupled with growing LNG exports = higher $ natural gas prices. See, heatmap.news/energy/elect...
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Why Undoing the IRA Could Set Up a Gas-Fueled Power Price Shock
Tuesday’s encouraging inflation data concealed an ominous warning sign.
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Tyler Norris @tnorris.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
A new R Street Institute report assesses 12 reforms to address US power reliability concerns and identifies 5 as high-impact — including demand flex & interconnection reform. 🔌💡 www.rstreet.org/research/twe...
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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
🔌💡"More than a dozen House Republicans are urging party leaders to undo key rollbacks of Democrats’ clean energy credits that the Ways & Means Committee pushed through Wednesday as part of the party’s mega reconciliation bill." See, subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025... (paid subscription)
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POLITICO Pro: Moderate Republicans call for fixes to energy tax credit cuts in House GOP megabill
More than a dozen House Republicans want changes to the Ways and Means Committee’s Inflation Reduction Act rollbacks, which they say could undermine efforts to grow energy production and manufacturing...
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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Congrats! 🎉 More please!
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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
🔌💡New Rhodium study. “The House Ways & Means Committee's proposed language will raise energy costs for American households by as much as 7% in 2035, stifle energy technology innovation, increase pollution, & could put significant investment at risk. “ See, rhg.com/research/way...
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Ways and Means Brings the Hammer Down on Energy Credits
The House Ways and Means Committee issued its proposed language for inclusion in Congress’s massive budget reconciliation package. It’s the opening attempt to reduce spending in order to partially…
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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
🔌💡Re-upping a terrific Clean Energy Buyers Association (CEBA) video with CEO Rich Powell talking about how as U.S. electricity demand surges & global competition intensifies, stable energy tax credits are critical to keep power reliable, affordable, and secure. See, www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQui...
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Securing America's Affordable Energy Future
YouTube video by CEBA: Clean Energy Buyers Association
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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
🔌💡 The bill recently introduced by U.S. Representatives Jen Kiggans and David Valadao, “Certainty for Our Energy Future Act”, is a far better option for dealing with energy tax credits. See, kiggans.house.gov/posts/kiggan...
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Kiggans Fights to Secure America’s Energy Future
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) introduced the Certainty for Our Energy Future Act, a bill to strengthen America’s energy independence and national security. Specifically, th...
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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
🔌💡 Terrific article from Heatmap. Flagged the same three issues: 1) phase-down + no ‘start of construction’ safe harbor; 2) FEOC definition #4 re: material support; and 3) repeal of transferability. See, heatmap.news/politics/hou... (Subscription req’d)
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How a House GOP Proposal Would Essentially Gut the IRA’s Biggest Tax Credits
It’s not early phase-out. These 3 changes could overhaul the law’s clean electricity supports.
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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
@emilypont.bsky.social As you dig deeper, what is your analysis of the FEOC restrictions via the ‘material assistance from a prohibited foreign entity’? Does it go beyond the taxpayer and include components and intellectual property?
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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
🔌💡 CEBA CEO Rich Powell's statement on the House Ways & Means Committee legislative text, cebuyers.org/blog/ceba-st.... "The bill recently introduced by Representatives Jen Kiggans and David Valadao, Certainty for Our Energy Future Act, is a far better option for dealing with energy tax credits."
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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
🔌💡House Ways & Means Committee text, with proposed changes to the clean energy tax credits starting within "Subtitle C - Make America Win Again" (page 216). See, waysandmeans.house.gov/wp-content/u.... Full committee markup scheduled for tomorrow (May 13) starting around 230PM Eastern.
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Kyle Davis @kyledavis.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Love this! Hopefully more and more of these are the electric versions! ⚡️
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