I hope what the corporation’s representatives stated at an event in Washington, DC turns out to be true. There certainly are other issues with AI and data centers. However, this would eliminate the concerns over escalating utility rates.
Category: Energy
The Re-emergence Of Nuclear Power
I remember Three Mile Island. I was in my late teen years during college working in a pharmacy; and I remember the wife of the pharmacy’s owner coming into the store distraught with fear because of the media’s reporting. I also remember activists in the New York area trying to […]
Proposed Dominion Energy/ NextEra Energy Merger
Dominion Energy, an electric utility based in Virginia, serves some eastern North Carolina electrical customers. It is being proposed to merge with NextEra Energy based in Florida. NextEra is widely known for embracing and eagerly pursuing green energy alternatives. It is much larger than Dominion and would have the upper […]
A Light Suddenly Turns On In California
From the “conservative is a liberal who got mugged” department:
Stokes County Data Center Rezoning Approved
Fox 8 has the details. Recall that data centers require high amounts of electricity to operate. The facility will be in close proximity to Duke Energy’s Belews Creek generating station, where the introduction of nuclear power is being planned. Without increased generating capacity, increased demand for electricity tends to raise […]
Duke Energy Seeking Permit For Nuclear Plants At Belews Creek
The News and Record reported yesterday that Duke Energy has filed to have as many as six nuclear reactors at its current Belews Creek generating station. We are currently seeing smaller nuclear reactors advocated to be used on a widespread basis. It should be noted that the data center planned […]
Good News: Natural Gas Pipeline Extension Approved
We learn from the John Locke Foundation that an extension of the Mountain Valley Pipeline into North Carolina has been approved by the state. There had been political obstacles for years placed by Governor Roy Cooper and his administration. This is a pipeline that runs from West Virginia and Virginia. […]
In Celebration Of Fracking
Duke Energy Trying To Build More Natural Gas Plants
WRAL reports about the fact that Duke Energy is seeking permits for new natural gas plants in Person County. This is happening after government pushed the utility to shut down other natural gas plants elsewhere in the state. And this was a uniparty endeavor– i.e., both socialists and establishment Republicans […]
We Need Energy Abundance
This gentleman points to what had recently happened in Spain. He says that energy abundance contributes to human flourishing: (HT: Fred)