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We'll see.

My prediction?  It curls around in the Gulf and heads straight toward Tampa.

Southern Company profits soar 43% as customers feel pain of rate hikes
Extreme heat and rising electricity demand from data centers also boosted the company’s profits.

Profits at Southern Company — the parent of Georgia Power — rose to $1.2 billion in the second quarter of 2024, an increase of more than 43% compared to last year, as the company benefitted from a series of electricity rate increases, high temperatures and an influx of data centers to its service territories.

The company reported on Thursday that its earnings across the first half of the year are also up more than 35% compared to 2023, climbing from $1.7 billion to $2.3 billion. Operating revenues in the first six months of 2024 were $13.1 billion, an increase of more than 7% compared to the year prior

We'll see.

My prediction?  It curls around in the Gulf and heads straight toward Tampa.

It fell apart. But there's more out there. 30% chance and I don't like the direction of it.

Green power is expensive but, saving the planet is worth it

my bill arrived this morning
Plenty of wind power in this one

HOLDREGE, Neb. — A $5,000,000,000 fuel plant is coming to Nebraska.

DG Fuels selected Phelps County for its first Midwest location, as the aviation industry switches to more sustainable fuel sources to address the increasing demand for clean fuel.

The plant will have the capability to turn corn stovers into high-value fuel, providing an economic opportunity for local farmers.

The company says the plant will bring 650 new jobs to the area and pledges to invest millions into local communities. Ron Tillery, executive director of the Phelps County Development Corporation, says that he expects growth and development from this venture.


“A project of this scale is unprecedented in Phelps County," said Tillery."It’s gonna take a lot of work. We’ll pull commuters in from a pretty large distance for employment in this plant. So we’ve gotta be prepared to respond to the housing demand that’s going to be there. All of the other services that a plant and people need, we’re gonna have to take a look at too."

I think that Carter era "coal gassification plan" in the Dakotas is still up and running, almost certainly at a loss, for no reason.

Home - Dakota Gasification Company

They claim CO2 capture now as well.  Yay.

16 Nebraska communities being considered for advanced nuclear reactor sites

The Nebraska Public Power District is studying 16 Nebraska communities for feasibility of a potential nuclear power plant.

The Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED) and NPPD announced Thursday that the 16 communities have been selected for 'Phase 2' of a study of a assessing project siting options for new advanced nuclear reactors.

The study is funded by $1 million that was allocated by the Nebraska Legislature to the Nebraska Department of Economic Development in 2022. The DED then awarded the funds to NPPD to conduct the study.

The sites are near the cities of Beatrice, Brownville, Fremont, Grand Island, Hallam, Hastings, Holdrege, Kearney, Lexington, Nebraska City, Norfolk, Plattsmouth, Rushville, Sutherland, Valentine, and Wauneta.

In Phase 1 of the study, the entire state was assessed for the best potential candidates to host an emerging nuclear technology known as a small modular reactor.

The study’s second phase includes a more in-depth technical evaluation and will involve detailed field environmental and constructability evaluations based on criteria used by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Phase 2 will also include engagement with the communities listed as potentially feasible sites.

At the conclusion of Phase 2, the list will be shortened to approximately four sites. Local support will be a factor for a community to move past the second phase.