⛏️ THE DAILY MINE
Monday Edition · March 9, 2026 |
| 🔥 TOP STORIES |
ZOMBIE PIPELINE: Keystone XL revival gains momentum as Iran war reshapes energy politics...
Reuters · Mar 6
South Bow launches open season. Iran + friendly White House + Canada policy shift = new window for the pipeline Biden killed. |
MAN CAMPS FOR AI: ICE detention builders pivot to data center company towns...
Gizmodo · Mar 9
$700B data center boom creating pop-up housing camps for workers. Taylor Sheridan couldn't write this. |
WAR RESHAPES ENERGY: Iran conflict forces global rethink on where power comes from...
TIME · Mar 9
Qatar halts LNG exports. Saudi refinery offline. Energy security beats climate goals when bombs are falling. |
AMERICA'S SHIELD: Natural gas bounty cushions US from global energy shock...
WSJ · Mar 9
Global LNG prices surge. US climbs just 11%. Record domestic production is the difference. |
ARIZONA KILLS IT: State regulators repeal renewable energy standard entirely...
RTO Insider · Mar 9
"Stand on their own two feet." First state to fully repeal. Others will be watching. |
|
| ⚡ POWER & GRID |
RECORD BILL: New England just had its most expensive winter in market history...
RTO Insider · Mar 9
Coldest temps in 20 years + gas dependency + pipeline constraints = sticker shock. |
$3.6 BILLION PLAN: MISO and SPP draft joint 500-kV transmission portfolio...
RTO Insider · Mar 9
Two RTOs that rarely agree are building together. Transfer capacity between regions is the prize. |
FUKUSHIMA WHO? Japan goes all-in on nuclear comeback 15 years after meltdown...
Reuters · Mar 9
Kashiwazaki-Kariwa restarted last month. Public opinion flipped. Iran war accelerates the shift. |
SOLAR'S HIT LIST: Industry PAC spends $650K to torpedo Chip Roy's AG race...
E&E News · Mar 6
Roy killed their tax credits. They forced him into a runoff. Ads on Rumble and Truth Social calling him "not MAGA enough." |
TEXAS LAPS NEW YORK: More wind and solar in 2 years than NY built in 20...
Times Union · Mar 9
Lighter regs, fewer local objections, market-driven. NY Democrats pointing to Texas to save their Climate Act. |
|
| 🏗️ DATA CENTERS & INFRASTRUCTURE |
BRING IT BACK: Energy Secretary pushes restart of Indian Point nuclear plant...
RTO Insider · Mar 9
NYC faces reliability crisis by 2027. The retired nuke could solve it — if the politics allow. |
IN YOUR BACKYARD: Festus, MO residents threaten legal action over data center deal...
Fox 2 St. Louis · Mar 9
Small-town Missouri meets Big Tech. The opposition playbook starts local. |
BRING YOUR OWN POWER: PA governor fast-tracks data center permits — with strings...
Spotlight PA · Mar 9
Shapiro's GRID standards: expedited permits if you fund your own generation. Smartest framework in the country. |
FOUR MILES DOWN: Oxy drills toward Colorado's geothermal future with oil field tech...
CPR News · Mar 3
Same rigs, same workers, different energy source. If this works, it's a transition blueprint. |
Know someone who should be reading this? Forward this email.
⛏️ thedailymine.co |