Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @FERC
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
333
Earliest tweet was on
2023-02-11
Latest tweet was on
2023-02-21
Tweets covering
10 days
Average age of authors' accounts
9 years
Summarization
These tweets discuss staff members from @FERC, a federal energy regulator, celebrating Black History Month and efforts to investigate price volatility in California's natural gas market. Community leaders from Freeport, TX and Lake Charles, LA travel to DC to let @FERC know #EnoughIsEnough with LNG, and Acting Chairman @wlpFERC discussed making diversity a priority for a keynote address. @FERC has also approved two standards to make the electric system more resilient, and will investigate physical security of the grid. Community leaders are asking @FERC to protect Black communities and deny LNG permits. Finally, @FERC is urged to reform the challenge of FPA section 206 investigations.
Topic Modeling
- Celebrating African American History and Culture during Black History Month
- Call for Investigation of Natural Gas Prices
- Promotion/acknowledgement of FERC leaders and staff
- Task Forces and Conferences Organized by FERC and NARUC on Electric Grid Security and Resiliency
- Opposition to Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Terminals and Pipelines
Emotional Analysis
The emotions expressed in these tweets range from pride and celebration to anger and frustration. Many of the tweets focus on the need to protect Black communities and to investigate the price volatility of natural gas in California. Additionally, there is a sense of obligation to address the challenges of market reform and to ensure the physical security of the electric grid. The tweets also highlight the importance of Black History Month, as many of them express pride in the historic leaders at FERC and celebrate the powerful messages about protecting Black lives.
Trend Analysis
- Powerful messages shared by community members: "Protect black communities," "Do your work," "Ensure needed market reform moves more quickly"
- Call for Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to investigate: Prices volatility in the natural gas market, policies to protect Black communities, and physical security of the electric grid.
- Celebration of Black History Month in front of FERC
- FERC's response to Winter Storm Uri
- Joint NARUC-FERC Task Force on Electric Transmission
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
98
Percentage of total tweets
29%
Number of Original tweets
115
Percentage of total tweets
34%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
333
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
102
Percentage of total tweets
30%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
29
Percentage of total tweets
8%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
132
Percentage of total tweets
39%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
| Source | Count |
|---|---|
| Twitter Web App | 165 |
| Twitter for iPhone | 93 |
| Twitter for Android | 49 |
| Twitter for iPad | 9 |
| Hootsuite Inc. | 7 |
What devices were used to tweet
Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mvmnt4BlkLives | Movement 4 Black Lives | M4BL is a national network of over 150 organizations creating a broad political home for Black people to learn, organize, and take action. #M4BL | 83,896 |
| USCleanPower | American Clean Power (ACP) | ACP is the voice of the clean power sector, working to transform the US power grid to a low-cost, reliable & renewable power system. #UnitedStatesofCleanEnergy | 81,172 |
| UCSUSA | Union of Concerned Scientists | The Union of Concerned Scientists puts rigorous, independent science to work to solve our planet's most pressing problems. | 75,275 |
| FERC | @FERC | Reliable, Safe, Secure & Economically Efficient Energy for Consumers at a Reasonable Cost.Please see our Comment Policy at https://t.co/5MXCbjztdI | 30,613 |
| NiskanenCenter | Niskanen Center | @niskanen@mastodon.social A nonpartisan think tank that promotes an open society and changes public policy via direct engagement in the policymaking process. | 29,678 |
| rtoinsider | RTO Insider™ | Front row seats at the organized electric markets. Spot opportunities. Influence policy. #RTOInsider #EROInsider #NetZeroInsider #EnergyTwitter | 28,448 |
| NatlGovsAssoc | NGA | The National Governors Association (NGA) is the collective voice of the nation's governors. News is presented for information and does not imply endorsement. | 26,585 |
| ShutDown_DC | ShutDownDC | #ShutDownDC is an organizing space where individuals and groups can come together to organize direct action in the fight for justice. | 24,148 |
| RepMikeLevin | Rep. Mike Levin | Proud husband/dad, SoCal native, clean energy advocate, environmental attorney, Stanford/Duke alum. U.S. Representative for CA-49. Official account. | 21,062 |
| JackieFielder_ | Jackie Fielder | she/her. Founded @Daybreak_PAC @sfpublicbank. currently @stopmoneypipe . Citizen, MHA Nation. Ran for CA state senate in 2020 corporate-free 🏳️🌈 | 20,591 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| USCleanPower | American Clean Power (ACP) | ACP is the voice of the clean power sector, working to transform the US power grid to a low-cost, reliable & renewable power system. #UnitedStatesofCleanEnergy | 11,377 |
| CelticTiger357 | CelticTiger #ArrestTheMFAlready | #Equality #BLM #think #LowToleranceForStupid #ReligionPoisonsEverything #TaxTheChurch #NoMercyForTraitors #IndictTheMF #TeamEllison | 9,287 |
| NiskanenCenter | Niskanen Center | @niskanen@mastodon.social A nonpartisan think tank that promotes an open society and changes public policy via direct engagement in the policymaking process. | 9,239 |
| Dixie202021 | Jan202021 | twit is no longer much fun...thx Elon Happily married for years 💙💙💙 NO DM LGBTQ Ally 💙 Kindness matters | 8,997 |
| chrisatchs | Christine ☮ | MS Psychology, Wife, Goldstar Mother⚓, Yoga Enthusiasts, 🌼 mindfulness 🌼, Hillary Clinton✌ #imstillwithher #Resistance 🌊#StrongerTogether -No DM- 🌍 🌻🐞 | 7,824 |
| mermansteve | Steve Rose | Happily Married; Persistent Defender of Earth, Democracy, Freedom, Truth, Justice, Families, Children, Animals, Elderly, Disabled #Resist #BLM 🌊🌊🌊 | 6,343 |
| Gary_Gelormino | Gary Gelormino 🌊🌊🌊🌊 Fighting evil since 1958® | 🌊 🌊 🌊 🌊 ™ #ANTIFA Crew leader of MAGA body disposal. Currently King of the Palooka's #Resist #BlueCrew #VoteBlue2024 | 6,013 |
| UCSUSA | Union of Concerned Scientists | The Union of Concerned Scientists puts rigorous, independent science to work to solve our planet's most pressing problems. | 5,923 |
| stevebrowntx | Steve Brown | Climate Strategist | ServantLeader #AggieTennis 🎾 #APhiA 🤙🏾 #RiceOwls #MBA @CleanFundTX #NCAT | 5,789 |
| DavidPomerantz | David Pomerantz | Exposing efforts by utilities and fossil fuel interests to undermine clean energy with @energyandpolicy. Personal account. DM for Signal info to chat securely. | 5,245 |
Most active users
| Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
|---|---|---|
| PowhatanFundLLC | Just biding our time... | 34 |
| TJWoodstockNY | America is Stuck on Stupid..!Life long Democrat who worked for Robert Kennedy at 16! | 11 |
| kdgscribe | Senior reporter covering #energy, #climatechange and #environmental regulation and litigation and transactional issues for @Law360. keith.goldberg@law360.com | 6 |
| ClementsFERC | Commissioner - Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. RT & follow does not imply endorsement. | 6 |
| EladioSantiag14 | Investment manager, Classical Pianist , Chess player , and free market capitalist | 5 |
| haileykd94 | EJ advocate. Sensitive Southerner living in DC. #DogMom. Campaign Manager on @SierraClub's Beyond Dirty Fuels Gulf team. @TAMU grad. All opinions are my own ✌🏽 | 5 |
| ts_fisher | Dad, husband, and human flourishing enthusiast. Esse Quam Videri. Senior Research Fellow, Energy and Environment at the Heritage Foundation | 5 |
| BXEAction | End #Communicide -- Resistance is the path to a just future. #BXE #BanFracking #NoLNG #Fracking #NoPipelines #ClimateJustice #indigenous #blacklivesmatter | 5 |
| rjb4standards | https://t.co/yLwiSicHSJ… | 5 |
| ElfOnSite | I watch all & fly back to report what I see/hear @ #Enbridge's unneeded compressor site @ 54 Bridge St Weymouth MA #NoWeymouthCompressor *they/them/we* | 5 |
Tweets per day
Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1626254528302485507 | “It’s not enough to protect Black history. We need to protect Black lives” Powerful words from @Mzozane on why @FERC needs to stop rubber stamping LNG and pipelines that kill people of color. https://t.co/gG4jXPulrP https://t.co/szzOoRYaAa | 21 |
| 1626228654777987072 | #FrontlinesToFERC I, along with other community members from Louisiana and TX, have traveled to Washington, DC in honor of Black History Month to urge @FERC to protect Black communities and deny LNG permits. #NoLNG #EnvironmentalJustice #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/gAFRL4Psf2 | 15 |
| 1626253537188495362 | Celebrating #BlackHistoryMonth in front of @FERC with beautiful music and the powerful message: “Protect black communities. #noLNG” https://t.co/oV61GfCeCj | 14 |
| 1626249991604895745 | #FrontlinesToFERC Community leaders from Louisiana and Texas travel to Washington, DC in honor of #BlackHistoryMonth to urge federal energy regulators @FERC and @DOE to protect Black communities and deny LNG permits. #NoLNG #EnvironmentalJustice https://t.co/bU3ada3JL1 | 13 |
| 1625642571958550531 | It's unacceptable that natural gas customers in #CA49 have seen their bills more than double over the last few months. I'm calling on @FERC to investigate what has led to the shocking price volatility in California’s natural gas market. https://t.co/Y1uFch92bv | 11 |
| 1625962548213284885 | The Increase Cost of Electricity up 266% Wiped out my Entire Social Security Increase of 8.5% plus $20.00 Additional Dollars for The Year and I used less Electric this past Year than the Previous one! @FERC @CentralHudson @PatRyanUC @WhiteHouse @RepKatiePorter @AOC @WhiteHouseCEA | 10 |
| 1625172035570737152 | Acting Chairman @wlpFERC discussed "Making Diversity a Priority" for his keynote in the joint ERE-SCRID committee meeting & acknowledged those who came before him. "If we don't make significant progress on this front, my time at @FERC would have been a failure." #NARUCwinter23 https://t.co/MA5eFGOWNc | 9 |
| 1626338744520388611 | Proud to serve with these historic leaders @FERC - Ronan Gulstone (Chief of Staff), Kimberly Bose (Commission Secretary), & Anton Porter (Executive Director). #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/ri4FcO3SQf | 8 |
| 1625958972808376321 | #FrontlinesToFERC Community leaders like @mzozane from Louisiana and Texas are traveling to DC in honor of #BlackHistoryMonth to urge federal energy regulators @FERC to protect Black communities and deny LNG permits. Tune in tmrw at 11 am ET! #NoLNG https://t.co/zsIoOSYwHE | 6 |
| 1626260074778820609 | Today @FERC takes an important step in our response to Winter Storm Uri and its tragic impacts. We approve two reliability standards aimed at making our electric system more resilient in extreme winter weather. (1/7) | 6 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1626338744520388611 | Proud to serve with these historic leaders @FERC - Ronan Gulstone (Chief of Staff), Kimberly Bose (Commission Secretary), & Anton Porter (Executive Director). #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/ri4FcO3SQf | 104 |
| 1625642571958550531 | It's unacceptable that natural gas customers in #CA49 have seen their bills more than double over the last few months. I'm calling on @FERC to investigate what has led to the shocking price volatility in California’s natural gas market. https://t.co/Y1uFch92bv | 51 |
| 1626253537188495362 | Celebrating #BlackHistoryMonth in front of @FERC with beautiful music and the powerful message: “Protect black communities. #noLNG” https://t.co/oV61GfCeCj | 47 |
| 1625172035570737152 | Acting Chairman @wlpFERC discussed "Making Diversity a Priority" for his keynote in the joint ERE-SCRID committee meeting & acknowledged those who came before him. "If we don't make significant progress on this front, my time at @FERC would have been a failure." #NARUCwinter23 https://t.co/MA5eFGOWNc | 32 |
| 1626253927996964864 | Today, community members from Freeport, TX-where a large LNG plant exploded in June- and Lake Charles, LA-where 6 new LNG terminals are proposed- are in DC to let @FERC know, #EnoughIsEnough when it comes to LNG. https://t.co/R1edp6VIbG | 26 |
| 1625654697083256832 | Honored to take the main stage today @NARUC with fellow former @FERC commissioners and friends @CHonorableEsq @FERChatterjee & Joe Kelliher #NARUCwinter23 https://t.co/lmdCt2YMla | 25 |
| 1626260074778820609 | Today @FERC takes an important step in our response to Winter Storm Uri and its tragic impacts. We approve two reliability standards aimed at making our electric system more resilient in extreme winter weather. (1/7) | 23 |
| 1625996336393756677 | Great discussion this afternoon on what’s needed to protect the physical security of the electric grid as part of the @FERC @NARUC Task Force on Electric Transmission. Special thanks to @NercRobb @NERC_Official and @Puesh_K @DOE_CESER for sharing their thoughts and expertise. https://t.co/EkyKWWcP1S | 23 |
| 1626254528302485507 | “It’s not enough to protect Black history. We need to protect Black lives” Powerful words from @Mzozane on why @FERC needs to stop rubber stamping LNG and pipelines that kill people of color. https://t.co/gG4jXPulrP https://t.co/szzOoRYaAa | 22 |
| 1626228654777987072 | #FrontlinesToFERC I, along with other community members from Louisiana and TX, have traveled to Washington, DC in honor of Black History Month to urge @FERC to protect Black communities and deny LNG permits. #NoLNG #EnvironmentalJustice #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/gAFRL4Psf2 | 22 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets
Top 10 Hashtags used
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| #frontlinestoferc | 37 |
| #nolng | 37 |
| #blackhistorymonth | 34 |
| #environmentaljustice | 28 |
| #energytwitter | 11 |
| #stopgtnxpress | 11 |
| #mapoli | 7 |
| #noweymouthcompressor | 7 |
| #elfonsite | 7 |
| #lng | 6 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets
Top 10 mentions
| Mention | Count |
|---|---|
| @ferc | 357 |
| @mzozane | 31 |
| @wlpferc | 25 |
| @clementsferc | 24 |
| @whitehouse | 24 |
| @potus | 22 |
| @whitehousecea | 22 |
| @patryanuc | 21 |
| @ferc_opp | 20 |
| @naruc | 19 |
Top 10 mentions
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
10
Emojis used in tweets
| Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
|---|---|---|
| 📢 | 6 | loudspeaker |
| 🚨 | 4 | police_car_light |
| 👉 | 2 | backhand_index_pointing_right |
| ✏️ | 2 | pencil |
| ➡️ | 2 | right_arrow |
| 🤡 | 2 | clown_face |
| 🚫 | 2 | prohibited |
| 👏 | 2 | clapping_hands |
| 🔉 | 2 | speaker_medium_volume |
| 🙏🏽 | 1 | folded_hands_medium_skin_tone |
Emojis groups
| Emoji Group | Count |
|---|---|
| Objects | 11 |
| People & Body | 9 |
| Smileys & Emotion | 6 |
| Symbols | 5 |
| Travel & Places | 4 |
| Activities | 1 |