Lori Lodes

Believer in @ClimatePower, forever health care obsessed, Sooner bred lover of all kittens and proud alum of Obama admin.

[Michael Thomas @curious_founder]

This is the model of data center development we should all be advocating for.

Google is building 1.4 GW of solar and wind capacity to power their 840 MW data center and using basically no water.

This project also helps explain why Google paid $4.75 billion for Intersect Power, the developer of Meiter Energy Center.

Intersect has gigawatts of clean energy capacity in the Texas interconnection queue. Thanks to a new rule passed last year, they can effectively share that interconnection with data centers.

So rather than wait 5+ years to bring online a 840 MW data center, Google is going to bring it online in October 2027.

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

MIN: Do you know how much new energy China put online last year?

BURGUM: Intermittent or base load?

MIN: All energy. 543 GW. How much was renewable? 434 GW.

BURGUM: But only when the wind is blowing and sun is shining

MIN: Meanwhile, the US put up 53 GW of new energy last year -- less than 10% of China. You're clear bias against renewables is harming our national security.

[FactPost @factpostnews]

Burgum: When the sun goes down, solar panels produce zero electricity. The whole machine doesn't work.

Rep. Huffman: I request to enter into the record this amazing new technology that apparently the Secretary is unaware of. It's a battery.

[jae holzman @jaeporeon]

BIG SCOOP: Energy reps tell me the Trump administration is now extrajudicially blocking all new wind projects in the United States

Apparently the Pentagon is refusing to sign off on FAA airspace clearances even when military assets aren’t around

For @heatmap_news (link below)

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

COLBERT: How dumb do you think it is for people to say that I should run for president?

OBAMA: Well, you know, the bar has changed. I think you would perform significantly better than some folks we've seen.

COLBERT: Is that an endorsement?

OBAMA: It was not

[Patrick De Haan @GasBuddyGuy]

Gas prices today are higher in all 50 states compared to last Wednesday. Biggest jumps vs a week ago:
MT +36c/gal
IL +35c
OH +34c
PA +34c
NH +34c
WY +33c
GA +33c
WV +33c
RI +33c
FL +32c

[Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand @gillibrandny]

Trump wasted almost $2 billion in taxpayer dollars to kill projects that would’ve helped to lower energy costs. With gas at more than $4/gallon, the president is making it clear: he has no intention of giving working families relief.

[Matthew Zeitlin @MattZeitlin]

not good when the gas price guy is literally saying his system can't handle how fast prices are rising

[Patrick De Haan @GasBuddyGuy]

Chicago/Midwest wholesale diesel now ABOVE the West Coast- $208 per barrel for ULSD... the market is completely unhinged.

[Acyn @Acyn]

A Perry Mason moment here between AOC and Lee Zeldin.

After Lee Zeldin denies meeting with Bayer to discuss litigation the company was facing, AOC presents visitor logs and emails from Zeldin’s senior advisor stating that Zeldin would be meeting with the Bayer CEO to discuss “legal/judicial issues.”

“In this internal email, it says that Bayer was specifically seeking and discussing Supreme Court action, it would want an update on EPA’s regulatory review, and that, interestingly, Bayer will provide a small thanks for updating the glyphosate webpage from the EPA and work on MAHA.”

[Lori Lodes @loril]

Profits of oil majors started today with BP posting profits over $3.2 BILLION -- more than double what they made over same period last year.

[Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1]

Gas prices in the U.S. just rose to their highest level in four years.

The average cost for a gallon of regular gasoline is $4.18, according to the AAA motor club.

[More Perfect Union @MorePerfectUS]

"The figure was higher than analysts had expected and far ahead of income in the same period last year which reached $1.38bn."

https://t.co/qgel31X12E

[More Perfect Union @MorePerfectUS]

BP's profits for the first three months of the year have more than doubled, hitting over $3.2 billion already in 2026.

The oil giant made these staggering profits as oil prices surged since the beginning of the war on Iran.

[Climate Power @ClimatePower]

Today, BP announced $3.2 billion in Q1 profits, more than doubling their profits from Q1 of 2025.

[Semafor @semafor]

The number of Americans who are singling out energy costs as their most important financial problem is now at 13%, the highest it’s been in nearly two decades.

https://t.co/HyRIFDAG1h

[Climate Power @ClimatePower]

Reporter: “How much longer will Americans continue to see these high gas prices?”
Trump: “Well, they’re not very high.”

FACT: US gas prices have surged past $4 a gallon.

[Emily Pontecorvo @emilypont]

We are launching a big project today with MIT —

The Electricity Price Hub!

You can view monthly electricity prices per kwh and avg. bills for every major utility in the country going back to Jan 2020.

https://t.co/xcyd51Z8cy

[FactPost @factpostnews]

Fox guest: With oil prices as high as they are for as long as they've been, it's going to cost more to build new homes. Unfortunately, affordability is still out of reach for a lot of people, especially the first-time home buyers. Oil affects everything from lumber, diesel, steel, everything.

[Trump Affordability Tour @TrumpAffordable]

Trump is asking Congress to eliminate LIHEAP, the bipartisan program that helps with high winter and summer utility bills.

It would save the government $4 billion by hurting millions of Americans. Meanwhile Trump is suing our IRS for $10 billion all for himself.

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

GORSUCH: Do you think Native Americans are birthright citizens under your test?

SAUER: Ah, I think ... so. I have to think that through.