# ![@tatecurtis Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::47404357.png) @tatecurtis Curtis L. Tate 🤷‍♂️

Curtis L. Tate 🤷‍♂️ posts on X about west virginia, gas, in the, ohio the most. They currently have [-----] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [-----] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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### Social Influence

**Social category influence**
[finance](/list/finance)  6.61% [countries](/list/countries)  5.79% [stocks](/list/stocks)  4.96% [celebrities](/list/celebrities)  2.48% [musicians](/list/musicians)  1.65% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands)  0.83% [social networks](/list/social-networks)  0.83%

**Social topic influence**
[west virginia](/topic/west-virginia) 8.26%, [gas](/topic/gas) 4.13%, [in the](/topic/in-the) 3.31%, [ohio](/topic/ohio) 2.48%, [to the](/topic/to-the) 1.65%, [national guard](/topic/national-guard) 1.65%, [paid](/topic/paid) 1.65%, [investment](/topic/investment) 1.65%, [the world](/topic/the-world) 1.65%, [jersey](/topic/jersey) 1.65%

**Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by**
[@cleantechfacts](/creator/undefined) [@sleavenworth](/creator/undefined) [@joanverdon](/creator/undefined) [@mcfaul](/creator/undefined) [@christopherrufo](/creator/undefined) [@brianstelter](/creator/undefined) [@jdwithtw](/creator/undefined) [@uscbo](/creator/undefined) [@liamniemeyer](/creator/undefined) [@phillewis](/creator/undefined) [@jaybsauceda](/creator/undefined) [@texasmonthly](/creator/undefined) [@craasch](/creator/undefined) [@miamiherald](/creator/undefined) [@newsmanben](/creator/undefined) [@johnnywalsh](/creator/undefined) [@railmag](/creator/undefined) [@anitaanandmp](/creator/undefined) [@usdot](/creator/undefined) [@ameliaknisely](/creator/undefined)

**Top assets mentioned**
[Duke Energy Corp (DUK)](/topic/$duk) [Alliance Resource Partners LP (ARLP)](/topic/alliance-resource) [Kroger Co (KR)](/topic/kroger) [Union Pacific Corporation (UNP)](/topic/union-pacific) [Ashland Global Holdings Inc. (ASH)](/topic/$ash)
### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"Word of advice: 'Duke Kentucky' is not an efficient way to search for Duke Energy Kentucky"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/2014795843019169944)  2026-01-23T20:22Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@McFaul Its not about what he said. Its about who he is. They dont consider him an American"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/2020712124755173631)  2026-02-09T04:11Z [----] followers, 18.7K engagements


"@christopherrufo @brianstelter Started"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/2021061255616921732)  2026-02-10T03:18Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@JDwithTW @USCBO Still not enough to close the deficit though right"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/2021622637785420037)  2026-02-11T16:29Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@cleantechfacts We did two OVEC stories last year. Here's one: https://www.lpm.org/news/2025-11-11/unprofitable-out-of-state-coal-plants-costing-kentucky-electricity-customers https://www.lpm.org/news/2025-11-11/unprofitable-out-of-state-coal-plants-costing-kentucky-electricity-customers"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/2021718340171858305)  2026-02-11T22:49Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@cleantechfacts Here's another: https://www.lpm.org/news/2025-09-12/these-coal-plants-lose-money-other-states-have-walked-away-but-not-west-virginia https://www.lpm.org/news/2025-09-12/these-coal-plants-lose-money-other-states-have-walked-away-but-not-west-virginia"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/2021718438977106191)  2026-02-11T22:50Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"The loss of [---] southern WV coal jobs would seem to be a big deal a day after Trump had coal industry reps and coal state lawmakers at the WH to announce more efforts to bolster coal: https://wvmetronews.com/2026/02/13/seven-mining-operations-in-southern-west-virginia-to-close-530-to-be-laid-off/ https://wvmetronews.com/2026/02/13/seven-mining-operations-in-southern-west-virginia-to-close-530-to-be-laid-off/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/2022379825906766075)  2026-02-13T18:38Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Kentucky Utilities' largest coal plant is one of seven recipients of $175 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Energy. https://www.weku.org/the-commonwealth/2026-02-12/kentucky-utilities-ghent-coal-plant-selected-for-federal-grant https://www.weku.org/the-commonwealth/2026-02-12/kentucky-utilities-ghent-coal-plant-selected-for-federal-grant"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/2022383474087490001)  2026-02-13T18:52Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"The Appalachian Power John Amos and Mountaineer plants and Mon Power's Fort Martin Power Station all in West Virginia are on the list. As is the OVEC Kyger Creek plant in Ohio which figured prominently into the biggest public corruption scandal in Ohio history. More to come"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/2022383995816915377)  2026-02-13T18:54Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"One of Trumps guests at the WH was Joe Craft whose coal company Alliance Resource Partners closed a coal mine in northern WV putting [---] workers out of a job. H/T @liamniemeyer https://kentuckylantern.com/2026/02/12/ky-utility-gets-trump-administration-funding-for-smog-controls-at-coal-fired-power-plant/ https://kentuckylantern.com/2026/02/12/ky-utility-gets-trump-administration-funding-for-smog-controls-at-coal-fired-power-plant/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/2022392423075450991)  2026-02-13T19:28Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"This will not save coal. The Obama and Biden Admins hoarded themselves an absurd amount of power off a very creative and totally improper interpretation of the Clean Air Act. The Trump EPA is following the best reading of the law which is why we repealed the [----] Endangerment Finding ALL Greenhouse Gas https://t.co/n5c5RsnN5r The Obama and Biden Admins hoarded themselves an absurd amount of power off a very creative and totally improper interpretation of the Clean Air Act. The Trump EPA is following the best reading of the law which is why we repealed the [----] Endangerment Finding ALL"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/2022465125794349107)  2026-02-14T00:17Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"This is fundamentally unserious: https://www.cleveland.com/news/2026/02/journalism-schools-are-teaching-fear-of-the-future-letter-from-the-editor.html https://www.cleveland.com/news/2026/02/journalism-schools-are-teaching-fear-of-the-future-letter-from-the-editor.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/2023466974475678104)  2026-02-16T18:38Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"We learned last week that more than [---] coal jobs would be cut in southern West Virginia. According to state data Kentucky shed [---] coal jobs from the end to [----] to the end of [----]. Production picked up a little in the last three months of last year but employment did not"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/2023415879938273520)  2026-02-16T15:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Those [---] jobs represent about 10% of Kentuckys remaining coal workers almost all of them in the eastern region. The auto industry for example has [-----] workers in Kentucky nearly [--] times more"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/2023420595212628011)  2026-02-16T15:33Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"To put it another way coal occupies a bigger space culturally and politically than it does economically"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/2023421830514852181)  2026-02-16T15:38Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"RT @Phil_Lewis_: An editor for a newspaper encouraging removing writing from reporters workloads should just resign"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/2023466720137277471)  2026-02-16T18:37Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"RT @jaybsauceda: Tons of buzz about the newsroom that eliminated writing from reporters responsibilities. Meanwhile @TexasMonthly promise"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/2023469249868837285)  2026-02-16T18:47Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"RT @craasch: Such a terrible partisan take. "The media" - starting with Julie K. Brown of the @MiamiHerald and other local reporters in he"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/2023469927076950266)  2026-02-16T18:49Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"My mom is being bombarded by Nate Morris Senate ads. Terrible way to treat the elderly"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/2023470879586611278)  2026-02-16T18:53Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"RT @NewsmanBen: I interned in this newsroom in [----] where I reported *and wrote* dozens of stories Im still proud of. This really bums m"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/2023483415698567627)  2026-02-16T19:43Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@JohnnyWalsh__ @RAILMag The Pennsylvania Railroad should sound familiar to him. Its successor Penn Central went bankrupt"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/2023510666284593659)  2026-02-16T21:31Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Former Kentucky AG Daniel Cameron now considering a Republican U.S. Senate bid advised the Kentucky PSC to let Mitchell shut down in 2028"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/1892976119902781788)  2025-02-21T16:34Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"AEP tried to sell Kentucky Power in [----] but the deal fell through. https://wvpublic.org/aep-calls-off-sale-of-kentucky-power-to-algonquin-power/ https://wvpublic.org/aep-calls-off-sale-of-kentucky-power-to-algonquin-power/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/1892977201609634211)  2025-02-21T16:38Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Appalachian Power is considering a gas conversion of its two other West Virginia plants by [----] or shutting them down in [----]. https://wvpublic.org/appalachian-power-outlines-options-for-2-w-va-coal-plants/ https://wvpublic.org/appalachian-power-outlines-options-for-2-w-va-coal-plants/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/1892977642540015683)  2025-02-21T16:40Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"What did I do last week Last week I found a U.S. senator owes $3.3 million. https://wvpublic.org/court-issues-garnishment-summons-to-justice-over-3-million-debt/ https://wvpublic.org/court-issues-garnishment-summons-to-justice-over-3-million-debt/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/1893432680508723552)  2025-02-22T22:48Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Not the slightest bit awkward. This morning I welcomed Canadian Minister of Transport @AnitaAnandMP to our @USDOT headquarters to discuss our efforts for travel safety across our shared border. https://t.co/BsR13B8ciI This morning I welcomed Canadian Minister of Transport @AnitaAnandMP to our @USDOT headquarters to discuss our efforts for travel safety across our shared border. https://t.co/BsR13B8ciI"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/1894534389112983598)  2025-02-25T23:46Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Free speech seems to have less currency these days than the speech wealthy people like"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/1894914094219567168)  2025-02-27T00:55Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"I thought he was wearing that sign I am running for reelection Cornyn says https://t.co/WYUNDTZfQL I am running for reelection Cornyn says https://t.co/WYUNDTZfQL"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/1902808754065666145)  2025-03-20T19:45Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Didn't mean it anyway https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/04/gannett-will-stop-publishing-diversity-information-citing-trumps-executive-order/ https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/04/gannett-will-stop-publishing-diversity-information-citing-trumps-executive-order/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/1910437396073898145)  2025-04-10T20:59Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Justin Bieber a lawyer for the Kroger Co. will not be testifying at the WV Public Service Commission in an Appalachian Power rate case before the PSC starting tomorrow"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/1934711305627422811)  2025-06-16T20:34Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Two West Virginia miners have sued Alpha Metallurgical Resources alleging they developed complicated black lung disease as a result of the company's coal dust ventilation practices. One of them is [--] and needs a double lung transplant: https://wvpublic.org/2-miners-with-black-lung-sue-alpha-metallurgical-resources/ https://wvpublic.org/2-miners-with-black-lung-sue-alpha-metallurgical-resources/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/1943025121419235410)  2025-07-09T19:11Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"I think CNN buried the lede in this story: Jim Vena the CEO of Union Pacific asked Trump to send the National Guard to Memphis a key gateway for the railroad where the railroad interchanges with its merger partner Norfolk Southern. https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/12/politics/memphis-trump-crime-crackdown https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/12/politics/memphis-trump-crime-crackdown"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/1966657573114798453)  2025-09-13T00:17Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Dont overlook the role of corporate media consolidation in all this"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/1968677216406962476)  2025-09-18T14:03Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"https://www.nexstar.tv/nexstar-media-group-inc-enters-into-definitive-agreement-to-acquire-tegna-inc-for-6-2-billion-in-accretive-transaction/ https://www.nexstar.tv/nexstar-media-group-inc-enters-into-definitive-agreement-to-acquire-tegna-inc-for-6-2-billion-in-accretive-transaction/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/1968685794215842124)  2025-09-18T14:37Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Energy dominance https://apnews.com/article/trump-coal-sales-public-lands-montana-b2dbbdc81e7afbf24947b9a4b32fa417utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=share https://apnews.com/article/trump-coal-sales-public-lands-montana-b2dbbdc81e7afbf24947b9a4b32fa417utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=share"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/1975569469348192449)  2025-10-07T14:30Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"'At the last successful government lease sale in the region a subsidiary of Peabody Energy paid $793 million or $1.10 per ton for [---] million tons of coal in Wyoming.'"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/1975569842632835518)  2025-10-07T14:32Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Here's our story: https://wvpublic.org/story/energy-environment/appalachian-power-may-stop-burning-coal-by-2035/ https://wvpublic.org/story/energy-environment/appalachian-power-may-stop-burning-coal-by-2035/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/1975971108013867243)  2025-10-08T17:06Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Environmental groups in the region have had the 2900-megawatt John Amos plant in their sights for years. It is one of the biggest U.S. carbon dioxide emitters. Under some scenarios Appalachian Power is considering All three Amos coal units retire by [----] or convert to gas"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/1975971532586590233)  2025-10-08T17:08Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"'Theres more energy capacity deployed today in electric vehicle batteries on the road in the U.S. than in all stationary batteries combined. This is a massive resource.' https://grist.org/solutions/how-evs-can-fix-the-grid-and-lower-your-electric-bill/ https://grist.org/solutions/how-evs-can-fix-the-grid-and-lower-your-electric-bill/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/1979193667526005157)  2025-10-17T14:31Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Kentucky Power is seeking a rate increase that could raise a typical customer's bill by $27.30 a month. Its customers in eastern KY already pay the highest bills in the region and this could push them over $200 a month. https://wvpublic.org/story/energy-environment/kentucky-power-to-take-public-comment-on-rate-plan/ https://wvpublic.org/story/energy-environment/kentucky-power-to-take-public-comment-on-rate-plan/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/1981069318491439612)  2025-10-22T18:45Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Kentucky Power also seeks cost recovery to keep the Mitchell power plant in West Virginia on the grid. One of its cooling towers is failing structurally and needs to be reinforced or replaced. https://wvpublic.org/story/energy-environment/kentucky-power-coal-plant-needs-a-big-repair-could-the-feds-help/ https://wvpublic.org/story/energy-environment/kentucky-power-coal-plant-needs-a-big-repair-could-the-feds-help/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/1981069570162262150)  2025-10-22T18:46Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"One company witness testified that Moody's and S&P have expressed concern about Kentucky Power's heavy reliance on coal. Its credit rating is the lowest investment-grade rating and the lowest among AEP subsidiaries"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/1981069906012409880)  2025-10-22T18:47Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Good thing they didn't call that show The East Wing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/1981080852948824190)  2025-10-22T19:30Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Great job Elon https://apnews.com/article/trump-treasury-debt-ceiling-bessent-09575f13ca95c2f1beb38234b2cbe85b https://apnews.com/article/trump-treasury-debt-ceiling-bessent-09575f13ca95c2f1beb38234b2cbe85b"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/1981375273623863661)  2025-10-23T15:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"OK $300 million for a ballroom is still less than Appalachian Power customers have overpaid for electricity from two 1955-era coal plants in Indiana and Ohio (not the states where they live). https://wvpublic.org/story/energy-environment/these-coal-plants-lose-money-other-states-have-walked-away-but-w-va-hasnt/ https://wvpublic.org/story/energy-environment/these-coal-plants-lose-money-other-states-have-walked-away-but-w-va-hasnt/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/1981470779347714507)  2025-10-23T21:20Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Please don't @ me about the photo. I know it's not coal. It's the newest and best I had. https://wvpublic.org/story/energy-environment/norfolk-southern-coal-shifts-from-export-to-domestic/ https://wvpublic.org/story/energy-environment/norfolk-southern-coal-shifts-from-export-to-domestic/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/1981731320620269610)  2025-10-24T14:35Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"With one week to go in West Virginia I thought it might be too late to file a FOIA. Then I remembered I already have my new work email"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/1981792410599579804)  2025-10-24T18:38Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"I was frankly a little disappointed by the NPR story from Georgia about the Public Service Commission. It gave too much emphasis to the political intrigue and not to the substance. These obscure state regulators have tremendous say over peoples lives"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/1981826580537282986)  2025-10-24T20:54Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"You know what I think this means Trump has ironically helped coal by increasing LNG exports making gas more expensive to generate electricity and coal more competitive. Yet the export coal market has cratered. Trade policies to blame https://wvpublic.org/story/energy-environment/norfolk-southern-coal-shifts-from-export-to-domestic/ https://wvpublic.org/story/energy-environment/norfolk-southern-coal-shifts-from-export-to-domestic/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/1981871339670757383)  2025-10-24T23:52Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"The parent company of Appalachian Power and Kentucky Power racked up a nearly $1 billion profit in the third quarter while seeking double-digit rate increases in Kentucky and West Virginia. https://wvpublic.org/story/energy-environment/aep-reports-nearly-1-billion-profit-in-third-quarter/ https://wvpublic.org/story/energy-environment/aep-reports-nearly-1-billion-profit-in-third-quarter/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/1983605466350616920)  2025-10-29T18:42Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"In its third quarter earnings presentation AEP identifies Ohio Indiana Oklahoma and Texas as its growth states. Kentucky West Virginia and Virginia not among them. https://docs.aep.com/docs/newsroom/resources/earnings/2025-10/3Q25EarningsReleasePresentation.pdf https://docs.aep.com/docs/newsroom/resources/earnings/2025-10/3Q25EarningsReleasePresentation.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/1983606114441998502)  2025-10-29T18:45Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@ameliaknisely Babydog immortalized for generations Priceless"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/1984259223128297722)  2025-10-31T14:00Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"According to East Kentucky Power Cooperative's Integrated Resource Plan EKPC experienced plant failures during Winter Storm Elliott in December [----] and paid a nearly $20 million performance penalty to PJM"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/1984270816083935649)  2025-10-31T14:46Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Whatever you want to say about why that happened this is a level of transparency we should expect from power generators across the board"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/1984270982060896323)  2025-10-31T14:47Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"In a follow-up from September we report that Kentucky Utilities and LG&E electricity customers have been paying for losses at the Ohio Valley Electric Corp plants in Ohio and Indiana. That totals $168 million from [----] to [----]. https://wvpublic.org/story/energy-environment/unprofitable-out-of-state-coal-plants-costing-kentucky-electricity-customers/ https://wvpublic.org/story/energy-environment/unprofitable-out-of-state-coal-plants-costing-kentucky-electricity-customers/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/1984316805708480547)  2025-10-31T17:49Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Appalachian Power customers have paid more than $328 million in losses at the two coal plants in those seven years. Indiana customers of Indiana Michigan Power and CenterPoint Energy have paid another $167 million. https://www.lpm.org/news/2025-09-12/these-coal-plants-lose-money-other-states-have-walked-away-but-not-west-virginia https://www.lpm.org/news/2025-09-12/these-coal-plants-lose-money-other-states-have-walked-away-but-not-west-virginia"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/1984317243732476262)  2025-10-31T17:51Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Here's a little morsel: Trump's own @EIAgov basically confirms his trade war with China cost U.S. coal exports in the first half of the year leading to layoffs of mine workers in West Virginia in August. https://wvpublic.org/story/energy-environment/u-s-data-china-trade-tiff-drives-decline-in-export-coal/ https://wvpublic.org/story/energy-environment/u-s-data-china-trade-tiff-drives-decline-in-export-coal/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/1984338311113293954)  2025-10-31T19:14Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"NTSB is sending a go team to SDF-Louisville Muhammad Ali Airport to investigate the UPS crash. They may be working without pay due to the government shutdown"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/1985874942991482911)  2025-11-05T01:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Its painful because my former colleagues did great reporting no one else did on the faulty intelligence used to justify invading Iraq. On a more personal level I developed a transportation beat there but new management pulled the plug on it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/1985882767511437373)  2025-11-05T01:32Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"That last part is regrettable to me tonight as I watch coverage of the UPS plane crash in Louisville"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/1985883060886188050)  2025-11-05T01:33Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Having caught part of a legislative hearing today its clear to me that the nostalgic attachment to coal is distorting energy policies in Kentucky as it does in West Virginia"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/1986955773218595045)  2025-11-08T00:35Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Grounding the MD-11s was at the recommendation of @Boeing which owns McDonnell-Douglas their original manufacturer. UPS and FedEx have roughly two dozen each. https://boeing.mediaroom.com/news-releases-statementsitem=131601 https://boeing.mediaroom.com/news-releases-statementsitem=131601"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/1987178081396924863)  2025-11-08T15:19Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Coal is costing West Virginia and there remains a persistent collective denial about that. https://mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/11/09/pjm-governor-collaborative-morrisey/ https://mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/11/09/pjm-governor-collaborative-morrisey/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/1987556567563080067)  2025-11-09T16:23Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Colorado coal plant may get a reprieve and that has support from an unexpected party: https://www.cpr.org/2025/11/10/polis-pueblo-comanche-coal-plants-moves-to-stop-closure/ https://www.cpr.org/2025/11/10/polis-pueblo-comanche-coal-plants-moves-to-stop-closure/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/1988371104994664523)  2025-11-11T22:19Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Good to see that LPM published my most recent OVEC story finished before I left West Virginia. If youre a customer of LG&E or Kentucky Utilities youve been on the hook for the losses at these two 70-year-old coal plants in Ohio and Indiana. https://www.lpm.org/news/2025-11-11/unprofitable-out-of-state-coal-plants-costing-kentucky-electricity-customers https://www.lpm.org/news/2025-11-11/unprofitable-out-of-state-coal-plants-costing-kentucky-electricity-customers"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/1988399999114506518)  2025-11-12T00:14Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Ahead of tomorrow's Kentucky Public Service Commission hearing Kentucky Power and the AG's office have reached a settlement agreement on the future of the Mitchell power plant in West Virginia. The Sierra Club is not part of the pact. https://www.weku.org/the-commonwealth/2025-11-17/kentucky-power-state-ag-reach-settlement-agreement-on-mitchell-plant https://www.weku.org/the-commonwealth/2025-11-17/kentucky-power-state-ag-reach-settlement-agreement-on-mitchell-plant"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/1990425194284961834)  2025-11-17T14:22Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Great question from a Kentucky PSC commissioner: Why is so much information confidential I never heard that asked once in West Virginia"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/1990887856944878067)  2025-11-18T21:00Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Kentucky Power wants to raise residential customer rates by 15% or $27 a month. That would bring the average residential customers bill to $212 a month the highest in the region"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/1991309133446783474)  2025-11-20T00:54Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Thats not all Kentucky Power has asked or will ask for. It is seeking approval for investment in the Mitchell coal plant in West Virginia past [----]. It will soon ask to repair or replace a concrete cooling tower at Mitchell at an undisclosed cost"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/1991310146127991081)  2025-11-20T00:58Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"This is one of the poorest regions in the country. Yet it pays some of the highest electricity bills. Many residents are renters and their housing is old and energy inefficient. They cant afford improvements"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/1991310592167051312)  2025-11-20T01:00Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"This ought to be a test case for affordability in America. Were told that coal keeps the lights on. But does it And at whose expense"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/1991310964696986086)  2025-11-20T01:01Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"It can be no coincidence that the NTSB references the American Airlines Flight [---] crash at Chicago O'Hare in May [----]. In that event the left engine detached from the wing during takeoff. https://www.ntsb.gov/Documents/Prelimiary%20Report%20DCA26MA024.pdf https://www.ntsb.gov/Documents/Prelimiary%20Report%20DCA26MA024.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/1991610680567587139)  2025-11-20T20:52Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"George Bush in his eulogy said Dick Cheney was not a hugger. Who knew https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/us/politics/dick-cheney-funeral-memorial.htmlunlocked_article_code=1.208.SxDR.yCrc-n7q7Suo&smid=nytcore-ios-share https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/us/politics/dick-cheney-funeral-memorial.htmlunlocked_article_code=1.208.SxDR.yCrc-n7q7Suo&smid=nytcore-ios-share"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/1991664044219199878)  2025-11-21T00:24Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"The Kentucky PSC is holding three hearings on Kentucky Power's rate case in the company's service territory. I believe the commission did this for the LG&E-KU rate case as well. I don't recall the West Virginia PSC doing that during Appalachian Power's recent case"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/1991974034054242463)  2025-11-21T20:56Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"More than a few folks at this Pikeville hearing mentioned that electricity is cheaper in Tennessee. Let's take a look at how it's generated. About half comes from nuclear. About 19% comes from gas. About 12% is hydro"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/1991984575153938663)  2025-11-21T21:38Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Worker killed at West Virginia coal mine in early November was pinned by a supply car MSHA says. Preliminary report was delayed by the 43-day government shutdown. https://www.weku.org/the-commonwealth/2025-11-24/coal-miner-killed-in-west-virginia-was-pinned-by-mine-supply-car-report-says https://www.weku.org/the-commonwealth/2025-11-24/coal-miner-killed-in-west-virginia-was-pinned-by-mine-supply-car-report-says"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/1993315452840559072)  2025-11-25T13:46Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@loreestark None in Richmond or Lexington that I know"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/1993700290088886681)  2025-11-26T15:16Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Music as we wait for Vance to come on stage at Fort Campbell: Everybody Wants to Rule the World"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/1993778846622224599)  2025-11-26T20:28Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Interrupted Dolly Parton (9 to 5) for Kid Rock (in person)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/1993782459704725540)  2025-11-26T20:42Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Im horrified by what happened to the WV National Guard members in DC. I also dont think the actions of a single individual whose motive we do not yet know should be used to punish all refugees and those from Afghanistan in particular"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/1994541996275634314)  2025-11-28T23:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"East Kentucky Power wants federal assistance to convert its Spurlock and Cooper plants to co-fire with coal or natural gas. That it says would extend the life of the plants which date to the 1960s and 1970s"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/1998186840780849474)  2025-12-09T00:24Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"'The reason were doing co-firing is to keep those coal plants alive' said Campbell who also announced his retirement. 'We think we need these in our country.'"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/1998187868469207042)  2025-12-09T00:28Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"I cant remember whether lobbyists in West Virginia are required to disclose which official they lobbied and on what issue (like in New Jersey). In any case visitor logs should be public information. https://mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/12/11/foia-gun-maker-meeting/ https://mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/12/11/foia-gun-maker-meeting/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/1999275024151437420)  2025-12-12T00:28Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"AEP's Kentucky Power says there's a good reason why it's not publicly sharing its cost estimate to repair or replace a cooling tower at the Mitchell plant. Whatever it is it will be on top of the $27 a month rate increase it's currently seeking: https://www.weku.org/the-commonwealth/2025-12-15/how-much-will-mitchell-cooling-tower-project-cost-kentucky-power-wont-say https://www.weku.org/the-commonwealth/2025-12-15/how-much-will-mitchell-cooling-tower-project-cost-kentucky-power-wont-say"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/2000706859926266014)  2025-12-15T23:17Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"'McCloy said Puget Sound Energy pays above-market rates for Centralia power and that the plant shutting down would lower the utilitys energy costs.' https://www.kuow.org/stories/washington-s-biggest-polluter-ordered-to-keep-burning-coal-by-trump-administration https://www.kuow.org/stories/washington-s-biggest-polluter-ordered-to-keep-burning-coal-by-trump-administration"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/2001695914961011119)  2025-12-18T16:47Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Reminds me of this: https://www.lpm.org/news/2025-09-12/these-coal-plants-lose-money-other-states-have-walked-away-but-not-west-virginia https://www.lpm.org/news/2025-09-12/these-coal-plants-lose-money-other-states-have-walked-away-but-not-west-virginia"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/2001696147833024554)  2025-12-18T16:48Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Positive train control was supposed to prevent collisions like this. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/nyregion/nj-transit-crash.htmlunlocked_article_code=1.-E8.KyA2.5uQcSbNATEY-&smid=nytcore-ios-share https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/nyregion/nj-transit-crash.htmlunlocked_article_code=1.-E8.KyA2.5uQcSbNATEY-&smid=nytcore-ios-share"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/2002413823869997242)  2025-12-20T16:20Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Marking myself as safe in the [---] Kentucky earthquake"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/2005356996548280651)  2025-12-28T19:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Latin America First"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/2007581645814309007)  2026-01-03T22:35Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@beyonddc Over say Charleston WV"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/2008357074623660374)  2026-01-06T01:56Z [----] followers, 14.6K engagements


"This week the Kentucky Public Service Commission will hold a public hearing in Ashland and an evidentiary hearing next week in Frankfort on Kentucky Powers proposed 15% rate increase. https://www.weku.org/the-commonwealth/2026-01-06/kentucky-power-customers-will-pay-to-keep-mitchell-coal-plant-running https://www.weku.org/the-commonwealth/2026-01-06/kentucky-power-customers-will-pay-to-keep-mitchell-coal-plant-running"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/2008594262695596076)  2026-01-06T17:39Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"To say it is deeply unpopular is an understatement. It cant be considered apart from the companys continued ownership in the Mitchell plant in West Virginia. Last week the commission greenlighted that investment beyond 2028"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/2008594346321621307)  2026-01-06T17:39Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"A case of a defendant outliving his prosecutor. Unfortunately that defendant is Jerry Sandusky. https://apnews.com/article/mcgettigan-sandusky-dupont-prosecutor-a4c82bd33006eb69103cd48cf4fd0ee1 https://apnews.com/article/mcgettigan-sandusky-dupont-prosecutor-a4c82bd33006eb69103cd48cf4fd0ee1"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/2008651073842774238)  2026-01-06T21:25Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"I hear @_AustinHorn speaking my language to @kynewsmakers in saying coal has lost its potency as a political issue in Kentucky (and arguably in Appalachia)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/2009799135483052357)  2026-01-10T01:27Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"I forgot that the FERC headquarters are on First St. NE. It would be wild if DDOT renamed it FERC St. in that block"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/2011103462654951732)  2026-01-13T15:50Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@BradKutner @AdamEbbin @MarkSicklesVA Noted: Delegate Marshall declined a request for comment for this story. He lost his seat in [----] to Danica Roem the Commonwealths first openly transgender lawmaker. Roem is now a state senator"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/2012354629489627545)  2026-01-17T02:41Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@Lisa_Asillie Has he paid no attention to PSC testimony"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/2014094494921113669)  2026-01-21T21:55Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Winter Storm Elliott saw heavy failures in fossil fuels especially gas. Nevertheless coal/gas aligned politicians were quick to blame renewables even in places where they account for a fraction of the generation. Expect an encore @ERCOT_ISO In [----] Abbott & Cruz were quick to blame wind & solar and a non-existent "Green New Deal" for the outages ignoring failures of natgas/coal/nukes or the local outages from falling trees & power lines. If there are outages this year I expect a repeat of those false attacks. @ERCOT_ISO In [----] Abbott & Cruz were quick to blame wind & solar and a non-existent"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/2014382446238679273)  2026-01-22T16:59Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Kentucky is under a state of emergency as the big winter storm approaches: https://www.kentucky.gov/Pages/Activity-stream.aspxn=GovernorBeshear&prId=2673 https://www.kentucky.gov/Pages/Activity-stream.aspxn=GovernorBeshear&prId=2673"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/2014719749175861422)  2026-01-23T15:19Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"A notable spike in natural gas prices ahead of this winter storm: https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.phpid=67046 https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.phpid=67046"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/2014720749248885211)  2026-01-23T15:23Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Obviously this could change but @AEPnews has not seemed to have posted an update on its winter storm plans. Kentucky Power and Appalachian Power are right in the bullseye: https://www.aep.com/news/ https://www.aep.com/news/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/2014815369513320662)  2026-01-23T21:39Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"A lesser known component of PJM: The Ohio Valley Electric Corp which has two 70-year-old coal plants in Ohio and Indiana. Electricity customers in Kentucky West Virginia and Virginia have been overpaying for power from these plants. https://wvpublic.org/story/energy-environment/unprofitable-out-of-state-coal-plants-costing-kentucky-electricity-customers/ https://wvpublic.org/story/energy-environment/unprofitable-out-of-state-coal-plants-costing-kentucky-electricity-customers/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/2015143556512411843)  2026-01-24T19:23Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"An ICU nurse MINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Minneapolis protester fatally shot by a federal officer was ICU nurse Alex Pretti his parents say. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Minneapolis protester fatally shot by a federal officer was ICU nurse Alex Pretti his parents say"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/2015164625285767512)  2026-01-24T20:47Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"PJM exceeded its forecast for Saturday evening by about [----] MW. And the peak was not forecast until Tuesday. Saturday [--] p.m. within [----] MW of peak. https://insidelines.pjm.com/pjm-issues-precautionary-alerts-ahead-of-expected-cold-spell/ https://insidelines.pjm.com/pjm-issues-precautionary-alerts-ahead-of-expected-cold-spell/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/2015275064732581960)  2026-01-25T04:06Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@SimonMahan @ts_fisher PJM came within [----] MW of its forecasted peak yesterday at [--] pm. The coldest temps have yet to arrive"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/2015483767209513468)  2026-01-25T17:55Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"You know what cutting funding for public broadcasting did It threatened statewide emergency alert systems that reach people in remote rural areas where mobile services are spotty or nonexistent. We have a massive winter storm moving through two-thirds of the country right now"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/2015576498862764217)  2026-01-26T00:04Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@DC_DeWitt Or: Your lack of it has been exposed"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/2015629285067780246)  2026-01-26T03:34Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"This winter storm was named the wrong four-letter word starting with f"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/2015799751950598522)  2026-01-26T14:51Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@JesseJenkins @bslotterback Coal still at 67% in Kentucky and 86% in WV. They will continue to hold out"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/2015941835948986665)  2026-01-27T00:16Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"As someone who watched McClatchy dismantle international coverage let me tell you it doesnt stop there. Some of the most consequential @washingtonpost reporting comes from its International desk journalists who go to the frontlines to tell stories that shape how the world understands crises 🧵Ive had the privilege of working with this team and watching their dedication up close Some of the most consequential @washingtonpost reporting comes from its International desk journalists who go to the frontlines to tell stories that shape how the world understands crises 🧵Ive had the privilege of"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/2015971747309273232)  2026-01-27T02:14Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Regional reporting which McClatchy did reasonably well was on the chopping block next. Most of us took a buyout instead of proving we should keep our jobs after six months"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/2015972429856718852)  2026-01-27T02:17Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"After Amtrak train takes wrong track in Philly Boeing jet lands at wrong airport in Kansas: http://t.co/CO9aNU0ETU http://disq.us/8ga0bm http://disq.us/8ga0bm"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/403548294615273472)  2013-11-21T15:39Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@AliMarieWatkins #firstworldproblems"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/403549192817082368)  2013-11-21T15:43Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@davidlgutman No resolution yet. Been a year since it was filed. Judge may rule without going to trial. Losing side could appeal"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/624578947653566464)  2015-07-24T13:56Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"What a dreadful title: 'BLM Could Enhance Appraisal Process More Explicitly Consider Coal Exports and Provide More Public Information.'"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/809128784532226048)  2016-12-14T20:11Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@sleavenworth @LightmanDavid I'll disagree with him just this once"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/823726765768134656)  2017-01-24T02:58Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Was that @AliWatkins I just heard on @WNYC"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/895991163634802688)  2017-08-11T12:51Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"I'm old enough to remember when @sleavenworth went to #BearsEars National Monument in Utah to do a story for @McClatchyDC"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/937848532043780096)  2017-12-05T00:58Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"North Jersey shopping report: Garden State Plaza is a mess though the car wash moved along nicely. Willowbrook Mall much easier to deal with. Didn't try to go to Paramus Plaza. cc: @JoanVerdon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/944355358050578432)  2017-12-22T23:53Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@JoanVerdon My mom my grandmother and I all worked in retail. Glad we're all retired from it now"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/944357354031800320)  2017-12-23T00:01Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"He types things that resemble tweets and tweets them. https://x.com/ombudsman/status/983782943494672385 Does anyone think Sen Grassely uses Facebook https://x.com/ombudsman/status/983782943494672385 Does anyone think Sen Grassely uses Facebook"  
[X Link](https://x.com/tatecurtis/status/983785975578005504)  2018-04-10T19:17Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

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