Eddie Davidson

Political hack, natural gas purveyor, father, and husband; working to make the world better. The views expressed here are my own. RTs are not endorsements.

[Richard Meyer @RichardMeyerDC]

If natural gas commodity prices were the primary driver of electricity costs increases then why are natural gas retail costs declining while electricity continues to increase?

Let's stop blaming natural gas.

[Richard Meyer @RichardMeyerDC]

Here's where natural gas ranked as a generation fuel during Winter Storm Fern

[David Axelrod @davidaxelrod]

When Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine, many predicted the smaller country would fall within weeks, if not days.
Four years later, the valiant Ukrainian people have refused to bow in the face of Putin's relentless war of terror against the civilian population.
Battered but not broken, they value their sovereignty. independence and freedom too much to surrender to a tyrant.
What an inspiration!

[Austin McMullen @AustinLMcMullen]

Waking up this morning in a warm room thanks to @piedmontng. "Safe, reliable natural gas" allows us to stay in our home for the 7th straight day waiting for @NESpower to hire enough workers to fix the electricity.

[Richard Meyer @RichardMeyerDC]

This past week shows why we use natural gas for home heating. Stay warm folks.

[Steve Everley @saeverley]

Nothing has done more than natural gas to reduce CO2 emissions in the U.S. power sector.

[FoxNashville @FOXNashville]

Nashville is mourning Billy Lynch, a longtime public servant who passed away at 79. Lynch served six mayors and helped integrate Tennessee high school sports as a Father Ryan basketball player. 🕊️ https://t.co/TOp3ylvvKU

Photos: Lynch Family/ Father Ryan High

[Eddie Davidson @Edavidsontn]

Am I the only one who thinks the @Bengals look like the guards from the Longest Yard playing against the Mean Machine @steelers ? @NFLonPrime

[Nate Rau @tnnaterau]

Duke Energy announced the sale Piedmont Natural Gas this morning. The gas utility for the Nashville area is being sold to Spire for a massive $2.48 billion.

[Jake Tapper 🦅 @jaketapper]

Happy Fathers Day!

[Gabe Fleisher @WakeUp2Politics]

Great story.

[Megan McArdle @asymmetricinfo]

Lot of folks defending the tariffs are asking "Why would you assume they don't have a plan?"

Folks, let me tell you about the time one of the architects of Obamacare dressed me down for asking how they were going to stand up a fairly complex website in three years.

I worked in IT before I went to business school, and I had some idea of how tangled US government technology procurement processes were, so I was curious and a little skeptical about the requirement to have a fully functioning website that could enroll anyone in the country in just a couple years.

She, of course, was a health policy specialist, not a software developer. But she got really, really mad.

The upshot of her comments was that

a) I was an obstructionist ideologue who would grasp at any straw to criticize Obamacare.

b) This bill was the culmination of a decades-long project. It had been worked on by some of the best experts in the business, and had the full backing of the administration. Did I, critical gadfly, really think these big brains didn't have a plan for something as simple as a website?

Chastened, I subsided. I guess they have a plan, I thought.

As anyone old enough to recall 2013 will remember, the administration did not, in fact, have a plan for the website, which crashed repeatedly, failed to enroll anyone, and had to be fixed by an emergency infusion of helpers from Silicon Valley. To the massive embarassment of everyone on the left who had trusted the administration to have a plan.

The lesson is: don't assume the politicians you like have a plan. Or the ones you don't like. Often, when someone points out an obvious hole in the policy idea, the answer is not "they are playing N-dimensional chess and have already anticipated and planned around this". Often the answer is just "they didn't think of that because they were focused on something else."

[AGA @aga_naturalgas]

Natural Gas is crucial for healthcare 🏥 Did you know that 74% of hospitals use natural gas for space heating, and 80% of hospitals use natural gas for water heating? Learn more about the critical role #naturalgas plays in fueling Americans where they need care the most: https://t.co/Bd8cXyKDMg

[Eddie Davidson @Edavidsontn]

Thanks @kairyssdal for the great profile of my hometown #CumberlandCountyTN. The demographic changes you referenced have been around a long time but have definitely accelerated in recent years. Nice to see some attention paid to an important topic in a scenic location.

[Richard Meyer @RichardMeyerDC]

And there we go again.

U.S. natural gas demand reached an all-time high for the second day in a row on January 21, 2025.

We are seeing unprecedented levels of U.S. natural gas deliveries this week as people turn up the heat. Stay warm, everyone!

[AGA @aga_naturalgas]

Much of the country is dealing with plunging temperatures and winter storms this week. In fact, the U.S. set a record for #naturalgas demand yesterday. But America’s natural gas utilities prepare all year long for winter weather and storms. That's why gas utilities ensure that their customers continue to receive safe, reliable and affordable energy every day, even on the coldest day of the year.
https://t.co/2Rwpx6LMfb

[MERICA MEMED @Mericamemed]

If my mayor doesn’t do this, I want a new mayor

[Piedmont Natural Gas @PiedmontNG]

Beyond thankful to our customers for ranking us #1 in residential natural gas service among Large Utilities in the South by J.D. Power for the third year in a row! Learn more: https://t.co/OuXZzlGWpT

[Dana Perino @DanaPerino]

Just explained to my assistant, Kate, why I call the morning news packet "the clips" and she can't believe it. "how long did that take?!" We actually, clipped the hard copy newspaper, made a photo copy, then put together the packets for everyone in the office. It's true!

[Duke Energy @DukeEnergy]

Shelters are open across western North Carolina. Anyone with emergency needs can access shelter services including meals, disaster-related health services and a place to sleep. Download the @RedCross Emergency App to find shelter locations. https://t.co/EGnAWvFAjC.