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Nikki Luke

@nikki-luke.bsky.social
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Geographer, researching labor and environmental justice in the US South

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Nikki Luke @nikki-luke.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
This is a horrifying story on the human costs of heat when “staying cool costs money.” No one should die because their AC isn’t working. Thanks @alejandrabee.bsky.social for your reporting and @mtfkear.bsky.social for your research on heat, energy, and mobile homes www.npr.org/2026/09/07/n...
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'Her body temperature was 106': How heat is killing Americans in their homes
Heat kills thousands of people across the U.S. every year. The risk is especially high for the millions of Americans who live in manufactured housing like mobile homes and trailers.
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AAG Energy @aag-energy.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
No need to panic! We have EXTENDED the deadline to submit an abstract for our annual #EnergyGeographyConference to this Thursday, July 9th! Join the conversation this September! Submit your abstract at aag.secure-platform.com/aagcevents/o...
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Climate and Community Institute @cplusc.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
NEW: Report with @uawregion6.bsky.social and @bluegreenalliance.bsky.social shows how the California Grid Manufacturing Initiative can lower bills, bring green union jobs, and accelerate climate progress. This would deliver: - 12k union jobs - $200B cumulative savings by 2050 - rapid climate action
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Nikki Luke @nikki-luke.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
How do electricity and regulation of this vital infrastructure contribute to inequality in Atlanta? How have consumer, EJ, and labor movements strived over generations to democratize the utility? I consider these questions in my book Electric Life out today open access with @mitpress.bsky.social
Book cover of pink book titled Electric Life: Utility Regulation and the Fight for Energy Democracy
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Dominic Boyer @dominicboyer.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
New episode of the Cultures of Energy podcast! We talk energy democracy and the politics of dealing with recalcitrant utilities together w/ Nikki Luke! Listen & enjoy to this, the 250th episode of this humble podcast. @cymene.bsky.social @culanth.bsky.social @4sweb.bsky.social tinyurl.com/4nxnanfn
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Cultures of Energy: 250 - Energy Democracy (feat. Nikki Luke)
Dominic and Cymene celebrate the 250th episode of the podcast with tales of steamy avian encounter. And then (16:14) we welcome Nikki Luke to the podcast, author of the brand-new book (MIT Press, 20...
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Joshua Basseches @joshuabasseches.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
This is why states rolling back climate laws to save a few pennies in short term are so misguided. We all end up paying for unmitigated climate change one way or another. A case in point: monopoly utilities recovering storm costs from captive ratepayers: insideclimatenews.org/news/2602202...
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Hurricane Helene Is Headed for Georgians’ Electric Bills - Inside Climate News
A new storm recovery charge could soon hit Georgia Power customers’ bills, as climate change drives more destructive weather across the state.
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Nikki Luke @nikki-luke.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
January’s winter storms stressed the grid and left thousands without power. In the wake of these storms, Conor Harrison and I discuss how distributed generation could power data centers while providing greater community benefits and resilience. theconversation.com/data-centers...
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Data centers told to pitch in as storms and cold weather boost power demand
The government directed data centers to turn on backup generation in parts of the US. Expanding distributed generation could improve grid resilience.
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The Regulatory Review @theregreview.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
In a recent article, @shelley-w.bsky.social and Levi Phillips of @penncareylaw.bsky.social and @nikki-luke.bsky.social of @utknoxville.bsky.social argue that TVA’s corporatized “hodgepodge” weakens democratic accountability. www.theregreview.org/2026/01/21/b...
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Nikki Luke @nikki-luke.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Two Public Service Commission seats on the ballot in Georgia this week. Glad to see this election getting national attention as a referendum on skyrocketing bills, data centers, and climate. See @moreperfectunion.bsky.social interview @pattydurand.bsky.social for more. m.youtube.com/shorts/CLPng...
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This is one of the most important elections in America. And nobody is talking about it. | Part 1
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
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