About The Daily Mine
AI needs power. Lots of it. Data centers are reshaping grid planning, generation mix, and community politics across the country.
The Daily Mine covers the projects, the policy, and the money. Every weekday.
What We Cover
Our focus is the intersection of power and compute: where data centers, grid infrastructure, and energy policy meet:
- Data Centers: Site selection, power procurement, community politics, permitting disputes
- Grid Infrastructure: Transmission projects, interconnection queues, and RTO dynamics
- Nuclear & Generation: Restarts, SMRs, and behind-the-meter deals
- Energy Policy: FERC, DOE, state-level action, and regulatory shifts
- Politics & Permitting: State and local political dynamics, permitting fights, regulatory campaigns, and the legal disputes shaping infrastructure outcomes
Why "The Daily Mine"?
Energy is buried under 50 trade publications, FERC dockets, RTO filings, and local newspaper sites. We mine it so you don't have to. One email, every morning, before your second coffee.
Who We Serve
Built for utility planners, RTO staff, data center developers, project finance teams, regulators, lobbyists, and the journalists covering this beat.
What You'll Get
- Every weekday morning, in your inbox
- About 5 minutes to read
- Curated stories with original framing, not rehashed press releases
Founder & Editor
Stephen Nittler writes The Daily Mine from the overlap of energy development, politics, and public affairs. He worked at Invenergy on a multi-state HVDC transmission project, lobbied for energy, utility, and technology clients on legislative and regulatory strategy, and held senior roles in Missouri state government and political campaigns.
His Duke University master's research focused on why transmission projects fail and what helps them get built. That mix of project work, lobbying, and policy experience is what shapes The Daily Mine's focus: where power infrastructure meets money, politics, and organized opposition.
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Our Values
- Accuracy over speed. We would rather be right than first.
- Original framing. The point is not to summarize everything. It is to explain what matters and why.
- Independence. No sponsorships from utilities, developers, or hyperscalers. Reader-supported only.
- Respect for your time. If it is not worth reading, we do not publish it.
Get in Touch
Questions, story tips, or feedback? I read every email.