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Delighted to be speaking at Back Market’s Slow Tech Uprising in Barcelona with Joy Howard, Rob Pegoraro, and Alexander Kuscher. We’ll be screening Dandora: A Fast Tech Story, tracing our discarded devices to one of the largest e-waste sites in East Africa. Fast fashion got its reckoning. Fast tech is next. https://t.co/60XYWiFAmE
In 2023, #Germany concluded its #nuclear phase-out, permanently closing its final three #reactors. Those plants had collectively generated approximately 13% of Germany’s power. The shutdown eliminated a reliable, carbon-free power source that would have helped the country achieve its emissions...
So many Solar/Battery projects have been in the queue for years and can get data centers online in 18+ months instead of 5 years.
A new whitepaper from @DeployAction focuses on a critical "trilemma" for state policymakers: managing load growth, modernizing the generation fleet, and protecting energy affordability for families. We should get more our of what we have already paid for. This new playbook...
In 2025, wind was the largest source of electricity, beating out fossils, in 4 states (SD, IA, KS, NM) Wind supplied 10.7% of all U.S. grid+Behind-the-Meter demand 4 states met 67-87.4% & 7 states met 40-87.4% of demand with wind https://t.co/nnjeXX6u8n https://t.co/KP3uii4BqI https://t.co/KuQDJr0EW3
US state rank of % change in res electricity price 2024 to 2025 US avg price: 17.3 c/kWh & increase: 5% (0.83 c/kWh) 3 states (NV, HI, NC) had price decreases CA had lowest % price increase (1.8%) and lower absolute inc (0.58...
Tech ratepayer pledge may be more bark than bite — but it still matters https://t.co/UFdvFIxZ3P via @axios
100% clean, renewable energy transition explained: Why WindWaterSolar is cheaper, cleaner, faster, and safer than any other option for addressing global warming, air pollution, and energy security. My clean Energy Edge Podcast with Russ Bates https://t.co/ok8VsPZwTC
1. Reasonably clear that the all-important final EPA rulemaking on 2026-27 RVOs will be released by the end of March and that it will be fundamentally different from the June 2025 proposed rulemaking. Todd Hubbs and I tackle the...
Delighted to have a comprehensive discussion with @EUCouncil President António Costa @eucopresident in Brussels on global energy markets & European energy security – with a focus on the competitiveness of European industry & the importance of electricity affordability https://t.co/ixYMCcBHPY
Can orbital data centers solve AI’s massive power crisis? Tech titans like Musk, Bezos, and Pichai are betting on $51B satellite networks to move AI processing off-planet. The goal: Unlimited, 24/7 solar power. Is it a brilliant move or a...
We will soon be closing the first call for Pre-Qualification Applications for the Salone Off-Grid Renewable Energy Acceleration (SOGREA) initiative to develop & upgrade #minigrids in #SierraLeone. More on application guidelines and eligibility criteria 🔗https://t.co/33ny5TBLTw https://t.co/0B4a9nAILj
Waratah Super Battery transformer replacement scheduled for Q3 2026 delivery in Australia #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: https://t.co/GzvjWPYcAK
More states look to virtual power plants to fight rising electric bills #energysky -- via Canary Media: https://t.co/cI5KwxOTqy
🚗In January 2026, new EU car registrations fell by 3.9% compared to January last year. In January 2026, 154,230 new battery-electric cars were registered, capturing 19.3% of the EU market share. The four largest markets in the EU, which together...
Coal's long decline is why US power supply is can't meet demand expectations. That doesn't mean “coal was good” or “renewables failed.” US lost a massive block of dispatchable power during a no-growth era Now that growth is back, there's no fast,...
AI now can now predict solar cell efficiency from wafer quality #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/1XDFJj5yx6
Tigo Energy debuts real-time solar equipment commissioning software at IESNA 2026 #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/LrqsKf3hIU https://t.co/wAHLxCt6G7
How can batteries respond to energy price volatility in Europe? #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: https://t.co/eEMsHucngj
Public Power Advocates Have Learned From Past Failures #energysky -- via Heatmap News https://t.co/pX0v48103H https://t.co/I0WLqjrGEb
While US grid demand increased 2.1% in 2025, California's declined 3.16%-despite 2.5 mil EVs in CA, lots of heat pumps, and 3rd-most data centers in the US About 36% of the decline was due to growth in behind-the-meter PV BTM PV is...
While US grid demand increased 2.1% in 2025, California's declined 3.16%-despite 2.5 mil EVs in CA, lots of heat pumps, and 3rd-most data centers in the US About 36% of the decline was due to growth in behind-the-meter PV BTM PV is...
Global utility-scale battery capacity rises 12-fold in 2020-24 period #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/2uWL9yPp9C
Senators propose to bring back 5% safe harbor to utility-scale solar projects #energysky -- via Solar Power World: https://t.co/9If8Sg2aFn
Bert Thin Films launches copper paste for backside solar cell metallization #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/26iCIvaF8G https://t.co/JvPeGpDSGg
Trump's Bullying of IEA a Wake-up Call for Canada Energy Sec Chris Wright: Stop promoting net-zero or US will pull out of iea. Canada needs data, modelling for trade negotiations, policy. Where will Mark Carney Carney get it? Our own economists. #cdnpoli https://youtu.be/DhE1Gfoh-yY
Trump’s EPA is yanking support for electric school buses #energysky -- via Canary Media: https://t.co/wWCGInkszK
The opposition to Big Tech is happening from Denver to Dublin. We’ve documented the backlash in our new European Data Center Rejection Database. #ai #artificialintelligence #datacenter https://t.co/CvMMhEGJ1n
CHART OF THE DAY: Global energy-related CO2 emissions, with historical path, plus different scenarios: current policies, stated policies and net-zero by 2050. The later curve is getting more cliff-like by the day. My @Opinion column on net zero is here:...
Shoals reports record $148 million Q4 revenue, full-year growth of 19% #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/bo7p0b9Z7D
Bring Your Own Generation Comes With Its Own Risks #energysky -- via Heatmap News https://t.co/3GKbb5kFF7 https://t.co/rYlt6Su0pH
Over the past two months, we have updated and re-formatted the US Data Center Rejection database. Now, we are launching the European Data Center Rejection Database. Our results show that the backlash in Europe is just as fierce as the...
I don't think the world is ready for the reality that the great solar boom wasn't as cost-efficient as everyone thought. And actually, in a round-about way, was probably predominantly subsidised by growing Western indebtedness, at the cost of middle-class...
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker just issued an order aimed at facilitating at least 2 GW in nuclear capacity additions. It's good to see an increasingly wider recognition of the potential of nuclear power, which has been stunted for decades by pseudoscientific...
Good piece by @atrembath and @TedNordhaus on the distinction between solar optimism and solar maximalism. I'm definitely quite bullish on solar, but we also need other clean energy technologies (wind, storage, nuclear, geothermal, CCS for some industrial processes) alongside it....
The US has 3,960 data centers, more than the next 14 countries COMBINED. MASSIVE capital buildout. MASSIVE electricity demand. https://t.co/2CnR0GW60v
"Fortescue Stakes Its Future on a Billion Dollar Green Pivot in the Pilbara" https://t.co/NNU6MWp1YM @FortescueNews #Fortescue
Net zero didn’t die because reality changed It died because the costs became politically visible. Electrification survives, and renewables remain central Until their full costs can no longer be ignored. https://t.co/sRbXj6lryP #EnergyTransition #NetZero #Renewables #Electricity #IEA
🔥 LIVESTREAM TODAY 4pm UK 🎙 Redefining Energy @OrielOxford Is the energy transition accelerating, stalling or being rewritten by politics? Join me & @MegaWattXinfo for an unscripted, audience-driven debate. 👉 https://t.co/2bbMhmCKed https://t.co/JXpJbINxtA
U.S. ELECTRICITY net generation at utility-scale facilities climbed to a record 4,430 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh or TWh) in 2025 up from 4,309 billion kWh in 2024. Nearly four-fifths of the increase came from non-fossil generators (+94 billion kWh) led by...
I pay 7ppkwh at home. That’s 10% of the cost of an equivalent diesel vehicle on a like for like consumption cost comparison. Yesterday I paid 40ppkwh at a public charger. That’s still a lot cheaper than running an ICE
Zambia’s 1,000 Mini-Grid Initiative is an ambitious, government-led project aimed at deploying over 1,000 solar mini-grids in 🇿🇲 by 2030. In support of this initiative, @SEforALLorg has designed an Integrated Electrification Framework to catalyze the DRE market in #Zambia. https://t.co/3GwDqMLzBQ
The price of energy is tied to the international price of gas. Since we sold off our oil and gas in the 80s we don’t control the price of our “own” gas and oil. One of the reasons for pushing...
COLUMN: Net zero by 2050 is effectively dead: Oil, natural gas and coal will remain crucial for meeting the world's energy needs. But that doesn't mean the end of renewable energy. Solar, in particular, is thriving, and will continue to...
Wow: @EIAgov data show the US states that produced >100% of their grid+behind-the-meter electricity demand with WindWaterSolar in 2025 had among the lowest electricity prices 2 states supplied over 100% and 14 states supplied 50-124% of demand with WWS https://t.co/KP3uii4BqI https://t.co/Ctxu1cCI4I
Higher fixed network tariffs could erase the benefits of the Cheaper Home Batteries rebate #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/rwveLFK8wI
From which countries did the US import solar panels in 2025? #energysky -- via Solar Power World: https://t.co/50iShtuhwp
Australia’s biggest renewable grid “stress test” facility gets a $3 million upgrade #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/BXAFcDivJV https://t.co/l4ehIKa0Ml
Minutes vs megawatt-hours: What changes when weather forecasting becomes a form of infrastructure? #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/2OUQuXZwA6 https://t.co/GPFZ1V7lJi
Google to deploy world’s largest iron-air battery for Minnesota data center #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/xjrvPDsejJ
