Daniel Tait

@taitdl

Riveted observer of the utility-industrial complex. Who’s afraid of little old me? Tips, leads, and leaks welcome. DM for Signal.

Huntsville, AL

Joined May 2014

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Daniel Tait@taitdl · Jul 15

Live look at TVA.

TTennessee Valley Authority@TVAnews · Jul 15

Based on feedback in response to our scoping process and at Board listening sessions, as well as input from the TVA Board of Directors, the Lockertsville Road site in Cheatham County, TN, is no longer the preferred alternative for a proposed 900 MW generation facility. With input…

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Daniel Tait@taitdl · 35 m

Trump-Vance putting Alabama jobs at risk. Great work folks! 🙄 insideevs.com/news/766347/me…

taitdl's tweet card. Mercedes-Benz says it is

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Aniruddh Mohan@aniruddh_mohan · 18 h

PJM capacity auction results for 2026/27 delivery are in. $329/MW-day. Hits price cap! More pressure from states on electricity bills will be forthcoming after this

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Daniel Tait@taitdl · 22 h

BREAKING: I will need 3 GW of power capacity to run my ChatGPT account by 2030. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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Aniruddh Mohan@aniruddh_mohan · Jul 22

Interesting update from PJM: 46 GW of new resources out there with completed studies and signed interconnection agreements yet not clear if/when they will come online. 28 GW of solar 6 GW of wind 4 GW of storage Held up by permitting, siting, supply chain..

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Lee Hedgepeth@lee_hedgepeth · Jul 21

My colleague @dennispillion and I were the first reporters to sit down at length with Cynthia Almond, the new president of the Public Service Commission. The image she projects is much different than that of her predecessor, Twinkle Cavanaugh. Full story: insideclimatenews.org/news/21072025/…

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Daniel Tait@taitdl · Jul 21

Dale Strong has turned his back on his own constituents with his failure to say a damn word about eliminating emergency home energy assistance. Embarrassing.

YYellowhammer News@yhn · Jul 21

.@RepDaleStrong: "This legislation makes essential, strategic investments to defend and protect the American people from growing global threats." #alpolitics yellowhammernews.com/strong-votes-t…

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IBEW@IBEW · Jul 21

Hands off the TVA: White House considering assault on 10,000 #IBEW jobs bit.ly/40ps456

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Daniel Tait@taitdl · Jul 21

And yet, investor-owned utilities projected the highest ever (nominal) transmission cap-ex. eei.org/en/resources-a…

AACEG@CleanEnergyGrid · Jul 21

📉 The U.S. built just 322 miles of major transmission in 2024. That’s less than 10% of what’s needed annually to keep the grid reliable and affordable. If we don’t build the grid, strategic industries can’t build their future. Learn more: bit.ly/4f1Beea

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Emily L. Mahoney@mahoneysthename · Jul 21

A consultant hired by FPL told regulators that without adding battery storage included in its $9B rate hike request, customers are highly likely to experience a rolling blackout. Lawyers fighting the hike say it's a nonsensical scare tactic. ICYMI: tampabay.com/news/business/…

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Daniel Tait@taitdl · Jul 21

Excellent read!

DDennis Pillion@dennispillion · Jul 21

New Alabama Public Service Commission President Cynthia Almond says she wants to hear from 'all sides' as she becomes the state's top utility regulator. @lee_hedgepeth and I sat down with Almond in her first interview in her new post. insideclimatenews.org/news/21072025/…

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Daniel Tait@taitdl · Jul 21

Local utilities, unions, environmentalists, and clean energy advocates don’t usually agree. They do now. Because privatizing TVA would be an unmitigated disaster. Alabama Power customers pay 40% more than folks w/ public power from Huntsville Utilities. timesfreepress.com/news/2025/jul/…

taitdl's tweet card. The Tennessee Valley Authority has long relied on elected officials and advocacy groups to head off any discussion of the U.S. government selling it off, an idea that has resurfaced as figures...

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Daniel Tait@taitdl · Jul 19

I know this picture had to be taken in Huntsville.

mmemes.xlsx@ExcelHumor · Jul 19

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Energy Alabama@energyalabama · Jul 18

🚨 Huntsville + TVA region: There's a push to privatize TVA and this could mean higher bills, less accountability & real national security risks. We can’t let this happen. #SaveOurTVA More Info: lite.spr.ly/6005J9BJ & lite.spr.ly/6007J9Bz 📣 Act Now: lite.spr.ly/6009J9B3

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Daniel Tait@taitdl · Jul 18

Georgia Power: We’d rather not show our math. Tricia Pridemore: Sounds good to me! Other utilities share financials. Georgia Power hides them, with help from their favorite regulator. Must be nice. ajc.com/business/2025/…

taitdl's tweet card. Georgia Power will be able to keep certain cost and power generation information shielded from public view, after state energy regulators denied a challenge to the practice.

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Daniel Tait@taitdl · Jul 17

NEWS: Current Florida Public Service Commissioner Art Graham has been nominated by Trump to the TVA Board of Directors. congress.gov/nomination/119…

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Southern Alliance for Clean Energy@cleanenergyorg · Jul 16

President Trump has nominated Lee Beaman, a Republican mega-donor and scandal-ridden auto executive with "no professional experience in nuclear oversight, utility planning, or grid operations" to the TVA Board, story by @taitdl via @EnergyandPolicy ow.ly/lBAQ50Wq7CK

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Daniel Tait@taitdl · Jul 16

What a shit show Trump has created. TVA will be privatized over my dead body.

AAlexander C. Kaufman@AlexCKaufman · Jul 16

SCOOP: Yesterday, Trump issued an ultimatum to the three remaining board members he hasn't yet fired at the Tennessee Valley Authority: Fire the CEO or prepare to be fired. The board balked, aruging the CEO is following Trump's energy agenda. But insiders suspect the…

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