I recently had the pleasure of talking about my book Brokers of Power from @uminnpress.bsky.social with Miranda Melcher on the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social podcast. Check it out at the link below! newbooksnetwork.com/brokers-of-p...

Really enjoyed this conversation with @dominicboyer.bsky.social and @cymene.bsky.social about finance and the US electricity sector!

Dominic Boyer@dominicboyer.bsky.social · 4w ago

New episode of the Cultures of Energy podcast feat Conor Harrison's work on how the finance industry came to control the future of electricity in the United States. Please listen & share! tinyurl.com/5b8y4mfp

As coal declines and renewables expand, financial firms are playing an increasingly important role in shaping the US electricity transition. This book traces the shift from regulated monopolies to market pricing. By @conorharrison.bsky.social on @uminnpress.bsky.social buff.ly/DwzUp5k

Today is the official launch!

University of Minnesota Press@uminnpress.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Today's exciting new releases! -Brokers of Power: The Financialization of the US Electricity System, by @conorharrison.bsky.social -Mississippi River Open School for Kinship and Social Exchange, a beautiful artist-designed volume drawing from eight years of work along the Mississippi.

Durham Geography is devastated by the sad news of the death of our dear friend and enormously respected and much-loved colleague, Sarah Knuth, after an incredibly brave battle with cancer. Our thoughts go out to her family and close friends. We will miss her immensely.

authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S... New article by me in Energy Research and Social Science that takes a broad look at what the GenAI data center boom means for the US electricity sector. Also includes some potential avenues for research. Available open access here:

New article in The Conversation about why utilities are merging, and who stands to benefit (not us!). theconversation.com/how-wall-str...

How Wall Street is shifting electric utilities toward consolidation and profit

Electric utilities don’t make money from selling power to customers, but instead profit from investments in power plants, wires, substations and other equipment.

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📣 Exciting forthcoming ​b​ooks await! 50+ titles in our Fall/Winter catalog: Essays, memoir, environment, activism, fiction, nonfiction—and so many amazing voices! (more in comments) z.umn.edu/fw26

New book coming soon! www.upress.umn.edu/978151791901...

Brokers of Power

A detailed look at the financial interests impacting the energy transitionThe twenty-first century has seen major transformations in the US electricity secto...

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