@johnainger

Journalist eating mussels in Brussels and covering @climate, energy (crises) for @business. Advisory board member @MundusJourn. Opinions own etc. He/him. #COP29

 Brussels, Belgium.
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Two 50-year-old power plants in the East River are propping up New York's grid, which is ailing under strain from electrification and climate change bloomberg.com/news/features/…

New York City’s Aging Power Barges Show the Blackout Risk Is Real

Meant as a backstop, the plants are in constant use as demand rises, with no relief in sight for the strained grid.

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A great read from @johnainger!
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Two 50-year-old power plants in the East River are propping up New York's grid, which is ailing under strain from electrification and climate change bloomberg.com/news/features/…

New York City’s Aging Power Barges Show the Blackout Risk Is Real

Meant as a backstop, the plants are in constant use as demand rises, with no relief in sight for the strained grid.

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Two 50-year-old power plants in the East River are propping up New York's grid, which is ailing under strain from electrification and climate change bloomberg.com/news/features/…

New York City’s Aging Power Barges Show the Blackout Risk Is Real

Meant as a backstop, the plants are in constant use as demand rises, with no relief in sight for the strained grid.

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Trump administration officials who've grown increasingly frustrated w/ the largest US power grid's failure to secure enough electricity to guarantee reliability & keep a lid on consumer costs are pushing changes for PJM: bloomberg.com/news/articles/… w/ @johnainger

Biggest US Power Grid Faces Possible Breakup as FERC Weighs Fate

A frustrated Trump administration wants major changes to the operator of America’s largest power grid — perhaps even breaking it apart — as federal regulators meet this week to discuss the organiza...

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Hours after the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission moved to expunge electric-system bottlenecks that have threatened the AI boom, Chairman Laura Swett said the actions reflect a new interventionist approach bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

US Power Regulator Adopts ‘Interventionist’ Posture Amid AI Boom

The chairman of the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said moves to help AI data centers accelerate hook ups to the country’s electric grids reflect a new and more interventionist approach by...

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⚡ The AI data center boom in the US is threatening to claim its biggest victim yet — the nation’s largest electric grid operator. ⚡ Here's the story @jendlouhyhc and I wrote on the future of PJM 👇 bloomberg.com/news/articles/… 1/7

AI Data Center Boom Risks Breakup of Biggest US Power Grid Operator

Soaring utility bills and sluggish bureaucracy are fueling calls to split up PJM Interconnection, which runs the grid in 13 states.

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A key concern is skyrocketing power prices. In the first 3 months of this year, wholesale power prices on the PJM grid jumped 76% compared to the same period last year. Capacity costs, which ensure the grid has enough supply during periods of highest demand, rose by 400%. 6/7
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What PJM looks like a year from now will depend on the choices the organization — and its regulators — make in the next two months, according to the White House official speaking on condition of anonymity. Read the rest via the gift link here 👇 bloomberg.com/news/articles/… 7/7

AI Data Center Boom Risks Breakup of Biggest US Power Grid Operator

Soaring utility bills and sluggish bureaucracy are fueling calls to split up PJM Interconnection, which runs the grid in 13 states.

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A wind project billed as the largest clean energy installation in the US is due to come online next month bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Biggest US Wind Project Is Due to Come Online Next Month

A wind project billed as the largest clean energy installation in the US is due to come online next month, even as the pipeline of new large-scale renewables dries up amid pressure from the Trump...

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John Ainger retweeted
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Data centers are driving a surge in carbon prices in the US Northeast, helping push CO2 costs in the region past California and raising the prospect of higher energy prices for consumers. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

AI Boom to Add Hidden Extra Cost to Northeast US Power Bills

Data centers are driving a surge in carbon prices in the US Northeast, helping push CO2 costs in the region past California and raising the prospect of higher energy costs for consumers.

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A top UN climate official demanded Brazilian authorities immediately develop a plan to address security lapses, soaring temperatures, flooding & other poor conditions at the COP30 conference in the city of Belém bloomberg.com/news/articles/… w Fabiano Maisonnave & @johnainger

UN Orders Brazil to Improve Security, Poor Conditions at COP30

A top UN climate official demanded Brazilian authorities immediately develop a plan for addressing security lapses, soaring temperatures, flooding and other poor conditions at the COP30 conference in...

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The EU's climate chief @WBHoekstra told us he expects some of the bloc’s biggest pension funds to help modernize the region's power grids, a key enabler he says will build support from member states for a 90% emissions cut by 2040 bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

EU Climate Chief Expects Pension Funds to Help Revamp Grids

The European Union’s climate chief expects to attract the financial firepower of some of the bloc’s biggest pension funds to help modernize power grids that are key to the green transition.

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It's wild that Brussels, a city of 1.2 million people, has no outdoor swimming space, in a continent that's predicted to warm twice as fast as the global average. The city, without a government for nearly a year, is proving itself unable to adapt. brusselstimes.com/1544947/br…

Brussels' only open-air swimming pool to close at end of May

For the past four years, Flow has been located along the canal in Anderlecht, offering a refreshing (and rare) respite for Brussels residents.

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I had the pleasure of attending the Petersberg Climate Dialogue in Berlin, the first in a roadshow leading up to #COP30. And the first without the US. Delegates assured one another of staying the course, but in the halls not everyone was convinced: bloomberg.com/news/newslette…

What Was on Everyone’s Mind at COP’s Pre-Game Event This Year?

Today’s newsletter looks at key takeaways from an event marking the official start to the run-up to annual United Nations climate talks. For unlimited access to climate and energy news, please...

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Today's feature: Belgium is charting a path for the EU’s EV transition by tweaking taxes on company cars, a change that has turned the former laggard into a leader bloomberg.com/news/features/… via @climate

Europe’s EV Market Gets a Surprising Boost From Company Cars

Belgium’s changes to company-car taxes is charting a path for the EU’s transition to cleaner transport.

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the bloc would grant carmakers a three-year window in which to hit carbon dioxide emissions targets that were originally set for this year bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @climate

EU to Grant Carmakers Leeway in Reaching 2025 CO2 Targets

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the bloc would grant carmakers a three-year window in which to hit carbon dioxide emissions targets that were originally set for this year.

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