Communicator • Strategist • Consultant Energy, power, people & policy Tennessean. Grid geek. Fourth estate fan! Priors: FERC, CELI, UCS, ORNLhttps://bsky.app/profile/byashanti.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/byashanti.bsky.social/post/3mumq5nyqos23What happens when expertise links with collective action? “History gives us plenty of reminders that the trajectory of science isn’t always predetermined. Policies can change. Funding can be restored.” Words to remember c/o @tosinfadeyi.bsky.social https://blog.ucs.org/tosin-fadeyi/dear-early-career-expert-you-are-still-valued/03 Sep 2026 15:08 +0000at://did:plc:lhivsetlexmjfi424bxiroty/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumq5nyqos23https://bsky.app/profile/byashanti.bsky.social/post/3mtwh243hrk2xhttps://music.apple.com/us/album/i-will-always-love-you/1062400323?i=1062400635 #DollyParton25 Aug 2026 18:27 +0000at://did:plc:lhivsetlexmjfi424bxiroty/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwh243hrk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/byashanti.bsky.social/post/3mtwgc5ifn22mRIP DOLLY PARTON 🕊️ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/dolly-parton-county-music-icon-dies-80-rcna23627725 Aug 2026 18:13 +0000at://did:plc:lhivsetlexmjfi424bxiroty/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwgc5ifn22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/byashanti.bsky.social/post/3mtmxmo3lzk2z“It's not OK for us to continually be in survival mode, doing the best that we can.” 💔 [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Aug 2026 23:57 +0000at://did:plc:lhivsetlexmjfi424bxiroty/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtmxmo3lzk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/byashanti.bsky.social/post/3mtjtzepla22u“Maddening as the power grid can be, it has three advantages: It is the cheapest source of electricity; it is not perfect but still remarkably reliable; and it already exists.” A must read in today’s @opinion.bloomberg.com ⬇️ [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Aug 2026 18:14 +0000at://did:plc:lhivsetlexmjfi424bxiroty/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjtzepla22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/byashanti.bsky.social/post/3mthjzj5afs2lA week after Aug. 11 storms brought 99-mph winds to Gary, Indiana, many residents are *still* without power. More than 300,000 NIPSCO customers have suffered in the utility’s largest ever blackout. NIPSCO states all power will be restored by Friday. Via #Essence: https://www.instagram.com/p/DcLz7-QlVOl/?igsi=MXJmc3VyNmZ6bHA0Yg==19 Aug 2026 20:10 +0000at://did:plc:lhivsetlexmjfi424bxiroty/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthjzj5afs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/byashanti.bsky.social/post/3msvzmldcnk2k🫩 [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Aug 2026 21:01 +0000at://did:plc:lhivsetlexmjfi424bxiroty/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvzmldcnk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/byashanti.bsky.social/post/3msgrbc5ccs2gSign of the times? #HBCU Fisk University doubles down on efforts to build a data center in Nashville's historically Black community — despite local town halls and a 17,000-signature petition pushing back. https://abcnews.com/US/fisk-university-president-defends-plan-build-data-center/story?id=135328495 #DataCenters06 Aug 2026 19:22 +0000at://did:plc:lhivsetlexmjfi424bxiroty/app.bsky.feed.post/3msgrbc5ccs2g