I have a new story with @rebeccafelliott.bsky.social on how Meta and others, seeking power for data centers, are building their own power plants. These projects have transformed places like New Albany, Ohio, where farmland has given way to industry. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Rebecca Elliott
@rebeccafelliott.bsky.social
I cover energy for The New York Times. Ex WSJ, Houston Chronicle.
A giant wind farm in Wyoming died after facing permitting delays. In Indiana, a solar project stalled after the Trump administration blocked it from using a taxpayer-funded database. A federal permitting ‘blockade’ is hitting renewables projects hard. Story with @bradplumer.bsky.social:
A Trump ‘Blockade’ Is Stalling Hundreds of Wind and Solar Projects Nationwide
nytimes.com
Oil and gas are back in vogue it the United States due in no small part to an unlikely alliance between Harold Hamm, an Oklahoma wildcatter, and President Trump. @ericlipton.nytimes.com and I explored how their relationship has shaped American energy policy: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/b...
The Oilman Who Pushed Trump to Go All In on Fossil Fuels
nytimes.com