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Keaton Peters

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Austin, Texas
As seen in: Straight Arrow News, MSN, Yahoo News, Yahoo Finance, Ars Technica, Chron, Flipboard, Popular Science, Mother Jones, Yahoo, Austin American-Statesman and
Covers:  Energy, Data Centers, AI Power Demands Electric Utility Industry, Oil and Gas Industry, Renewable Energy, Consumer Prices, the Power Grid, Emerging Technology, Nuclear Power, Electric Cooperatives
Energy Reporter for Straight Arrow. previously: @TexasTribune, @InsideClimate, @CanaryMediaInc @statesman, and grad of @UTJschool and @UCBerkeley

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White House’s $700 million push for coal revives decade-long fight in Oakland

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By Keaton Peters 
| Straight Arrow News
As part of his push to revive the coal industry, President Donald Trump wants a new export terminal built in Oakland, California, to send American coal around the world. The plan to build the West Gateway Terminal, backed by $75 million in federal funds, is already facing local resistance. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $700 million for the coal industry on Thursday.
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Why seven states are suing to save a wind deal the US spent $928M to cancel

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By Keaton Peters 
| Straight Arrow News
Seven states from New Jersey to Maine are suing the Trump administration to reverse a deal that rescinded a major offshore wind lease. It’s the latest example of a growing trend: Blue states have routinely taken the Trump administration to court over energy projects.
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Inside the new battleground in the clash over data centers: Tax breaks

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By Keaton Peters 
| Straight Arrow News
The political backlash over data centers is making its way to state and municipal tax policy. Last week, Ohio suspended its tax breaks for data center development, and lawmakers in other states are considering proposals to follow suit. Illinois’ tax breaks for data centers started in 2019, and a report in 2024 found that over its lifetime, the policy had granted $983 million in tax benefits for 27 data center projects. Download the SAN app today to stay up-to-date with Unbiased. Straight Facts™.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

I did freelance for a long time before landing my first real job.

Why did you become a journalist?

To understand the world around me.

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

We only had yearbook, not a newspaper in high school. but I was a Copy Editor at my college paper, The Daily Californian.

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