Highlands Bunker

E412 - Electron Congestion (w/ Dustyn Thompson)

Highlands Bunker

Show Notes

Delaware Sierra Club Chapter Director Dustyn Thompson joins Rob in the bunker to talk about all things electrons: the state of data centers in Delaware, whether or not we should have fiber optic cables and wind mills, and the various increasingly goofy ways that Delmarva is trying to pick out pockets Feat: a thunderstorm that nearly took out the power. Show Notes: Project Washington pulls appeal, data center won’t proceed under current plan Fenwick residents to hear from fiber optic company State fails to quash Sussex resident’s appeal of offshore wind approval Delmarva Power charges up their rate increase request Nuclear Energy Feasibility Task Force Report

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