Joe Verruni

comms strategist | energy policy fellow

[Joe Verruni @notjoeverruni]

Happy feast day of Saints John Fisher and Thomas More

[Christopher Hale @ChristopherHale]

Andy Burnham is set to become the United Kingdom’s first Catholic prime minister.

He said he was deeply moved by the life of Pope Francis.

Upon his death, he said Francis “spoke for equality and compassion and for humanity, in a world where we see political leaders target minorities and marginalize people in the search for votes”.

[Joe Verruni @notjoeverruni]

The important thing to remember about having a toddler is anything can be a toy—it’s just some things can only be played with once.

[Travis Fisher @ts_fisher]

Trump’s ratepayer protection pledge is a good idea, but the entities responsible for retail rates didn’t sign it

If we want to hold utilities accountable, they should sign the pledge, along with public service commissions

Private grids also solve this problem, by the way!

[Joe Verruni @notjoeverruni]

@pedri69420 Phish sells magnets at their shows

[Joe Verruni @notjoeverruni]

Grimacing at the outcome

[Joe Verruni @notjoeverruni]

Is he hiding the silent leftist majority in the hat?

[adri ♡ @socialistadri]

"MOST PEOPLE DON'T VOTE. MOST PEOPLE DON'T VOTE BECAUSE THEY ARE TO THE LEFT OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY." -@BootsRiley spitting about the fact that many people on the left do not want to vote for a party like the Democratic Party, a party that is not truly oppositional.

[Joe Verruni @notjoeverruni]

One thing FERC got right today was word choice: “large energy users, like data centers and manufacturing.” Load-neutral framing ages better than rules built around one industry. Watch whether the the compliance filings honor it.

[Logan Kolas @Logan_Kolas]

Great new report by @aswinp7 detailing why other states should follow Ohio's energy lead. Great stuff.

[Joe Verruni @notjoeverruni]

I think it's nice that Phish let the Knicks play at their arena

[Alec Stapp @AlecStapp]

Possibly the most painful chart to look at in energy policy:

[Robinson Meyer @robinsonmeyer]

Dolan continues to go CCP mode — surprisingly chummy with Trump, legitimately impressive recent win-loss record, pulling off megaprojects nobody else can even imagine, but you can’t overlook the vast and terrifying AI-powered surveillance apparatus

[Joe Verruni @notjoeverruni]

About a decade ago it felt like every major outlet was folding energy coverage into an environmental section; will be interesting to see if that trend reverses now that energy prices seem to be overtaking climate concerns.

[Sean Reilly @SeanatLarge26]

I'm devastated and furious to see that @EENewsUpdates, my journalistic home for 12 years, is being shut down, even though it has been consistently profitable. Deeply concerned for my former colleagues there: https://t.co/tcirC9P2PS

[Joe Verruni @notjoeverruni]

It does not strike me as though tech companies are worried enough about this. https://t.co/p9ZsOIDzzF

[Joe Verruni @notjoeverruni]

Fun fact: you can list tickets on StubHub for any price you want! That doesn't mean people are buying them for the prices you're seeing!

[David Petersen @typesfaster]

The amount of wealth in NYC is unimaginable.

[Joe Verruni @notjoeverruni]

I have to imagine if electric utilities are spending cash on influencers like this that they're absolutely terrified people are going to look into what their business model is.

[Camryn Kinsey @camrynbaylee]

A stronger electric grid means a stronger America!

Worth the read.🇺🇸

Sponsored by Edison Electric Institute.

https://t.co/TWPkwsBBMV

[Joe Verruni @notjoeverruni]

I’m at the military occupation.

I’m at the White House MMA ring.

I’m at the combination military occupation White House MMA ring.

[Richard Meyer @RichardMeyerDC]

Incredible:

"In the last 18 months, developers have already built 4 behind-the-meter data centers with a combined capacity of 2 GW—equivalent to two nuclear power plants.

"By the end of 2026... the amount of behind-the-meter data center capacity will grow to ~3 GW."

[Organizermemes @OrganizerMemes]

A core DC experience is meeting the friendliest/kindest person ever at a party and then later finding out that they work for congressman Megahitler

[Joe Verruni @notjoeverruni]

Technically correct @TIDAL, but it only has two songs

[Joe Verruni @notjoeverruni]

Being given the keys to your hometown is probably awesome but a little less impressive after being given the keys to heaven

[Catholic Sat @CatholicSat]

Pope Leo XIV has been given the Keys of Chicago.

📸: Vatican Media