Brian Eckhouse

Head of @business’ Power, Weather & Natural Disasters team in Americas | Dad/valet to a boisterous toddler | Thoughts on Mets & bagels mine | RT ≠ endorsement

[Brian Eckhouse @brianreports]

Big surprise: Ohio and Indiana, two red states home to communities that may not be predisposed to the climate benefits of clean energy, are suddenly top-5 states for solar.
https://t.co/X2alHwHPdB

[Michelle Ma @HiMichelleMa]

New from BNEF: If every on-site gas plant announced for US data centers gets built, the extra emissions would equal about 10% of what the entire US power sector emitted in 2025.

Gift link: https://t.co/kSMqzaisGe

[Bloomberg @business]

In Texas, Georgia and beyond, election-night upsets have brought energy concerns to the fore, write @sjcasey and @brianreports https://t.co/Dl3Qk0GAnr

[Bloomberg Green @climate]

This winter is expected to be the warmest on record in the US, crushing demand for natural gas as consumers dial back their use of the furnace and power-plant fuel. https://t.co/vIgstzm6f5

[Bloomberg Green @climate]

Banks whose clients are exposed to the super El Niño cycle building in the Pacific Ocean are now assessing loan structures and loss risks, with debt rescheduling among options being considered https://t.co/K3PVhlDLdH

[Brian Eckhouse @brianreports]

By @laurenthal

[Bloomberg Green @climate]

The latest in an unrelenting run of severe rainstorms is pushing its way into the US Southwest this weekend, following deadly floods that have transformed some neighborhoods into hazmat zones https://t.co/ULBjT35Dz7

[Michelle Ma @HiMichelleMa]

Los Angeles is moving to end oil drilling within city limits.

On Wednesday, the city voted to ban new wells and phase out existing wells over the next 20 years, further pitting the city and state against the Trump admin's push to expand oil and gas:
https://t.co/DaRdAn972U

[Bloomberg Green @climate]

The data center boom could increase greenhouse gases so much that it reverses years of reductions in US power emissions, a new analysis finds https://t.co/52I5MuIHYQ

[Bloomberg Green @climate]

Trump's approach to wind projects is whipsawing developers: He's letting through some, while cracking down on others. Here's why: https://t.co/3sNI3T4pgY

[Michelle Ma @HiMichelleMa]

In August I tried to summit Mt. Whitney, the tallest peak in the lower 48, after two days of downpours at the trailhead.

More people than ever are heading outdoors. Weather and access are getting harder. My essay for @luxury: https://t.co/hXNOMNGBCI

[Michelle Ma @HiMichelleMa]

California voters are being asked to elect a new insurance commissioner in this November's election. Here's a free gift link to @business's guide to the two candidates, Jane Kim and Ben Allen:

https://t.co/g8cBeqn9jO

[Michelle Ma @HiMichelleMa]

EXCLUSIVE: GM led a $108M financing round for Peak Energy, a sodium-ion energy storage startup building a California plant. Peak says it already has about $1.1B in customer orders.

🎁 link: https://t.co/nR9cgghndl

[Bloomberg @business]

America’s power grids are increasingly issuing alerts in fall and spring, typically times of lower demand, write @brianreports and @naurtorious https://t.co/9zU3GW29m3

[Michelle Ma @HiMichelleMa]

Two neighbors live less than 2,000 feet apart.

One pays up to $500/month for electricity. The other averages $130.

One has investor-owned National Grid. The other, a municipal utility.

@PopovichN and I dug into America’s widening power-bill divide: https://t.co/cfEbxeeevh

[Bloomberg Green @climate]

How are investors, industries and households navigating the shocks and opportunities from the record El Niño?

Bloomberg journalists answer your questions in a Live Q&A on Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. EDT. Set a reminder and join the livestream here: https://t.co/X1YMoztfn3

[Michelle Ma @HiMichelleMa]

Fusion has moved beyond the question of whether the physics can work.

Now comes the harder test: Can companies build commercial power plants cheaply enough to compete with solar, batteries, gas and nuclear?

@willwwade and I dug into the economics:

https://t.co/kVFUxsRX06

[Will Wade @willwwade]

“We know it works. Now it’s a matter of scaling up.” Companies are racing to prove fusion technology can finally move beyond the lab and become an abundant clean power source.
A deep dive into fusion energy, with @HiMichelleMa
https://t.co/MWaJv3wPyj

[Brian Eckhouse @brianreports]

Still waiting for the emergency pod, @SeanFennessey @akdobbins

[A24 @A24]

YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING, a documentary by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim. Featuring Elizabeth Holmes. Only in theaters this October.

[Bloomberg @business]

Utility investors may have to accept more volatility as policy reforms are shelved, writes @brianreports https://t.co/nyhcDUCOUl

[Laura Millan @LauraMillanL]

The sheer scale of the Himalayan deluge shocked even climate scientists. I spoke to some this week who explained in great detail why it won't be the last. And why it's so hard to predict where they'll happen next.
Story via @business
https://t.co/tPPD8wERun

[Brian Eckhouse @brianreports]

@MaxwellAdler And the fireworks!

[Brian Eckhouse @brianreports]

I’ve lived here 6.5 years and been to a few dozen Dodgers games in that time.

Not once have I gotten the impression that Dodgers fans aren’t die-hards.

[Seth Davis @SethDavisHoops]

I moved to Los Angeles 14 years ago and absolutely love it. I have also traveled around the country and attended more sporting events than I could possibly count. LA is not a sports town in any sense of the word. It is an entertainment town. A high proportion of residents grew up elsewhere rooting for other teams. If a team is competing for championships and playing a big game the people will turn lot. If it’s not they won’t. In many places the fans are true for hards. There is fluctuation but they pretty much show up regardless. Very few people in LA die hard for their teams. They just find something else to do. Pretty simple.