Bloomberg Businessweek Bloomberg Businessweek Weekend - February 13th, 2026
Feb 14, 2026
Tom Freston, media executive and MTV co-founder, reflects on cable, reality TV and media consolidation. Jeff Kipp, Angie CEO, discusses Q4 results, channel strategy, AI integrations and home‑improvement demand. Cindy Taft, Sage Geosystems CEO and former oil executive, explains next‑gen geothermal for data centers. Aaron Juchfeld, Generac CEO, covers backup‑power trends, data‑center opportunity and manufacturing scale-up.
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Plan Backup Power Around Policy Constraints
- Use propane (LP) tanks as a practical workaround where new gas hookups are restricted.
- Treat standby generators as emergency solutions, not continuous-use appliances, when shaping policy.
Hot Dry Rock Vastly Expands Geothermal Potential
- Next-generation geothermal taps hot dry rock, expanding viable geothermal resource from ~2% to roughly 50–60% worldwide.
- Cindy Taft estimates U.S. lower-48 potential at five to seven terawatts using these methods.
Operate Geothermal As A Closed-Loop System
- Reuse subsurface water in closed-loop geothermal to limit makeup water needs to under 2%.
- Design operations to pump fluid in and out rather than continuously inject to reduce induced seismic risk.
