Daniel Tait
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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
I know this picture had to be taken in Huntsville.
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RT @energyalabama: 🚨 Huntsville + TVA region:.There's a push to privatize TVA and this could mean higher bills, less accountability & real….
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NEWS: Organizations strongly oppose any effort to privatize TVA and condemn privatization as a reckless corporate power grab that threatens the livelihoods, security, and financial well-being of millions across the Tennessee Valley.
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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.
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NEWS: Current Florida Public Service Commissioner Art Graham has been nominated by Trump to the TVA Board of Directors.
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RT @cleanenergyorg: President Trump has nominated Lee Beaman, a Republican mega-donor and scandal-ridden auto executive with "no profession….
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What a shit show Trump has created. TVA will be privatized over my dead body.
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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Live look at TVA.
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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RT @SimonMahan: There are legit uses of trade secret designation; but when TVA/Duke/Entergy publish their costs, but Southern doesn't, it r….
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RT @JessePeltan: Monopoly utilities are incentivized to exacerbate this problem. In a competitive market, businesses make money by providi….
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RT @AriPeskoe: FERC rejected the PJM utilities' request for rehearing. Good news for everyone that's not a monopolist -- .
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TN Senators Bill Hagerty and Marsha Blackburn recently threw a fit in POWER Magazine saying the TVA board lacked "talent, experience, and gravitas". Then they nominated Beaman. So much for "talent, experience, and gravitas". Read their screed here:
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Trump removed three experienced TVA board members this year, eliminating the quorum necessary to conduct regular business:. 1. Michelle Moore (former White House sustainability lead). 2. Joe Ritch (longtime TVA board member). 3. Beth Geer (longtime clean energy adviser).
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That investigation has stalled after Speaker Mike Johnson, Beaman’s rent-free tenant, took power. More on that from ProPublica:
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During the 2022 cycle, he served as treasurer for Rep. Andy Ogles’ campaign while also funding a PAC backing Ogles. He is listed as “Witness 1” in an ethics report that recommended subpoenas. You can read the ethics report here:
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Beaman is also a member of the Council for National Policy, a Christian nationalist group that opposes environmental regulation and promotes climate denial.
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What he does have:. - Allegations of sexual coercion/abuse in divorce records. – A Capitol Hill townhouse where Speaker Mike Johnson has lived rent-free. – A role in a House ethics case involving campaign finance violations. - More than $450k in contributions to Trump and allies.
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