Alexander C. Kaufman
@kaufman
Reporter, writer and analyst. I cover energy, climate change and geopolitics. Contact me via my website www.alexanderckaufman.com and subscribe to kaufman.nyc.
The largest power station on Long Island — National Grid’s gas- and oil-fired Northport Power Plant — is also one of the oldest.
Energy Secretary Chris Wright visited here in September to tout the administration’s plan to keep aging fossil fuel facilities open and build a new gas pipeline into the New York City suburb.
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GM Farcaster friends. The final edition of Heatmap News AM for 2025 is out. Writing this newsletter five days a week has taken a lot of discipline and hard work, but it's been worth it every time I meet a reader in person who tells me how much they look forward to getting this in their inbox every morning. Thank you fo...
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The second to last edition of Heatmap News AM this year!
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1. New York partners with Ontario on advanced nuclear -- large and small reactors.
2. Redwood Materials startups production at its South Carolina facility.
3. 13 states in NASEO - Nati... 0
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I have a new exclusive in Heatmap News to finish off the week.
For all the hype around fourth-generation reactors, there's really only two running in the world: China's commercial high-temperature gas-cooled reactor in Shidaowan HTR-PM plant, and Japan's HTTR research reactor that's been operating for nearly three de...
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GM Farcaster friends and happy Friday. Here's the last Heatmap News AM for the week.
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This edition goes into:
1. Trump Media & Technology Group's "flabbergasting" merger with TAE Technologies, Inc.
2. The House passed the SPEED Act, with anti-... 0
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In the latest issue of Heatmap News AM:
1. Trump is taking an ax to one of the world's leading Earth science centers.
2. Prices in the latest power auction held by the nation largest electrical grid maxed out.
3. Coal may (finally? actually?) be in decline, though the Trump administration is trying to keep more co...
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