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I made a thing: https://t.co/uFVjRvBFVv By which I mean I told Claude to make a thing. The economics of heat pumps are very challenging in a country that has cheap gas and where policy makers load retail electricity rates with a whole bunch of policy-related costs (rooftop solar cross-subsidies; 'decoupling' policies that raise volumetric rates to compensate utilities for implementing efficiency programs; public benefits charges, etc.) and price network services volumetrically. If folks want electrification, affordable electricity is essential, and we need rate reforms that more accurately price electricity's real cost.
🏭@CrusoeAI Announces New 900 MW AI Factory Campus in Abilene, Texas to Support Microsoft AI Infrastructure New dedicated campus designed to support large-scale AI workloads; combined with Crusoe’s existing Abilene infrastructure, the full site is expected to reach approximately 2.1 GW...
Japan finances 130 MW solar project in Tunisia #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/G4FPMmp1cp
Australia has already passed gas – the market is just updating its paperwork #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/m8gjoMoMXz https://t.co/85gtKD6xHy
The Trump administration is talking with some offshore wind developers about buying back the leases they purchased from the federal government years ago to develop energy projects along the US coast https://t.co/w6VR2H3AC3
Solar and wind are making remarkable progress. The day/night cycle will be solved by current economic battery trends. The real long term challenge has always been winter: Those dark winter days or weeks when the wind also fails. For that...
French energy giant TotalEnergies says it will no longer aim to reach net zero emission targets by 2050 https://t.co/oJaqzNTGaQ
“We had to wait for the grass to grow:” How an Abbott-inspired community solar farm finally got built #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/FyMlwewTJL https://t.co/KsrPUKRTPP
China Builds Solar Farms on Water and Mountains, Preserving Land for Agriculture by @MarchUnofficial #Sustainability #RenewableEnergy #CleanEnergy https://t.co/rKBBV6eaJ8
New PV inverter efficiency metric reflects local solar conditions #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/wtM5JHk0GQ
WindWaterSolar has produced TWICE the electricity as the SUM of fossil gas, nuclear, and bioenergy on the @CaliforniaISO grid in 2026. Gas is down 59.4%; WWS is up 24.1%; batteries up 335% in '26 v '23. 35 straight and 62 of 85...
When the Ukraine war broke out, the NSC was only talking about LNG. I pushed for heat pumps. They said "cute idea, not gonna happen." Europe proved them wrong — 45-50% reduction in Russian gas through efficiency and heat pumps alone. https://t.co/PmB3c97oaf
Today on Volts: at this point, it is all but inevitable that global temperatures will exceed the 2° threshold & continue rising. Should we shoot sulfur particles into the stratosphere to block some of that heat? I talk with the...
Why Energy Shocks Like the Iran War Are Accelerating Electrification Canada gets it wrong. Iran war is encouraging Global South (inc Asia) to switch from oil/LNG to renewables/electrotech. #cdnpoli https://youtu.be/7IbLVXk81Ow
In 2025, two U.S. states met >100% of grid + behind-the-meter electricity demand with WindWaterSolar. 14 states met 50-124% of demand: 7 dominated by wind 3 by solar 4 by hydro U.S. average: 25.72% WWS https://t.co/KP3uii4BqI https://t.co/Ntf3DHeGdW
647 GW of solar capacity was added globally in 2025, up from 582 GW in 2024. This 11% year-on-year increase in 2025, following an already strong year in 2024, underscores that solar is playing an ever-larger role in the global...
The first grid-scale Li-ion battery was connected to the grid in 2012. It was 5 MW. Today, 267,000 MW have been deployed globally. By 2030 it could be 800,000–1,200,000 MW. https://t.co/2GoL8W6Rsx
PENNSYLVANIA'S ENERGY CROSSROADS - a briefing paper on the state's energy system and emissions: https://t.co/0PeHKbiekU
📣 From petrostate to electrostate? Our new paper 👇 Norway has some of the most ambitious climate commitments in the world. It also has one of the most powerful petroleum sectors. But how can we escape fossil fuel lock in? https://t.co/r1tkIgaJ2r https://t.co/5HCFLHJ5by
The world is melting down over an oil crisis and meanwhile Costa Rica — who generates 98-99% of their electricity from renewables — is enjoying life unchanged.
Scientists demonstrate quantum battery prototype with rapid charging #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/AxphAp5wAP https://t.co/HjngLBmLdA
Solar waste crisis: Federal Labor launches search for national recycling pilot administrator #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/VlPMO7Efka https://t.co/pUk9PilFPa
Another big battery prepares to power up as Sunshine state leads extraordinary charge to storage in 2026 #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/sLd3GSZw1v https://t.co/btoUQLxZ7l
On-site batteries accelerate grid access for data center developers #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/xWfxnCemm8 https://t.co/w7cuxythTS
Japanese firm GBP launches fencing for solar and BESS sites #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/bIjD2bwcSZ https://t.co/zq79J8twto
Safe harboring solar projects now to avoid future energy shocks #energysky -- via Solar Power World: https://t.co/JYC4C9XGQF
MARVEL: The Portable Microreactor Powering Electricity, Heat, and Clean Water by @tweetciiiim #Innovation #EmergingTech #TechForGood #Technology https://t.co/gcf8YkLij0
Thermochromic bifacial PV glazing system for reducing building cooling loads #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/lobwSFjhyK https://t.co/0gB6vjwsep
Budderfly raises $550 million to scale its Energy-as-a-Service platform #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/mVu3KQ8ZPN
Storage-firmed renewables: Rio Tinto and Australian governments commit AU$2 billion to future-proof Boyne smelter #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: https://t.co/FjGb9Wzr6q
US wafer origin rules put solar domestic content bonus at risk #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/PWrWOkSYsc
The @FERC chairman publicly prodded tech companies on Thursday to engage more as they race to power a massive buildout of AI data centers. https://t.co/S9mmfJEQsk via @axios https://t.co/BIishr9Acl
I don’t think people understand how much work Cuba is actually putting towards transitioning their grid to run on renewables. They don’t want to rely on their old thermoelectric system. But US sanctions force it upon them.
I don’t think the Alaska LNG facility is going to happen. We need to build the wind/solar projects quickly to extend the Railbelt gas supply.
Fusion power plant possible by 2045 with massive effort, says science academy #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/wmE6rq570P https://t.co/FjHhMUqKyq
Ariston launches residential propane heat pump with built-in PV function #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/Y3xAaEoyF6
Big spinning machines: State seeks partners for syncon rollout at former coal hub #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/nO8PRcHFIZ https://t.co/DHcb9ALaho
Japan publishes new guidelines for flexible solar cell installations #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/B8mwh85Uab
Pakistan's solar revolution: from 0% to 25% in a decade. 2021: 4% 2022: 7% 2023: 10% 2024: 14% 2025: 25% Solar is now Pakistan's #1 electricity source. Not driven by policy — driven by consumers. https://t.co/2Ha6oSG2AR
AI data center developers eye solid-state transformers for AI power density #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/gY1HRF4Nf8 https://t.co/vqeJUFfjGs
A home battery case study: From little interest in storage, to bills that are always in credit #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/MmU5i5yshV https://t.co/mdqwzXJ6Xm
Renewables are the only exit strategy: Day 27 update of the structural heart attack currently taking down the fossil fuel system ➡️India: PANIC. Long queues at petrol pumps nationwide, total dry-out risk up. 9 days of reserves left. Restaurants shut in...
South Africa’s largest PV project reaches financial close #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/avNuEBA7IS
💠The ongoing crisis in the Middle East and its ripple effects on global energy flows serve as a stark reminder of how deeply interconnected our energy systems are — and just how vital reliable, uninterrupted energy supplies are to global...
"Electricity generated from wind and solar is largely insulated from fossil fuel price volatility – once built, the fuel is free." This is what I told @dharnanoor @guardian who published this article. https://t.co/JmVkEskvVq https://t.co/gP1IeOkWVK
His totaled Tesla showed up on the app — charging in rural Ukraine, a year after the accident. Someone salvaged the battery. Now it's probably keeping the lights on during Russian blackouts. War repurposes everything. https://t.co/3W8ezKpCFR
Taiwan spent an extra $600 million to secure LNG through June to replace lost Qatari supply 🇹🇼 💰 Taiwan’s Economic Minister said spot LNG prices are “about twice as high as long-term contract prices with Qatar” The island depends more on gas...
"The Resurrection of the Hunter: Liddell’s Transition from Coal Giant to Battery Powerhouse" The first 250 megawatt phase is currently being put through its paces, with the full 500 megawatt capacity expected to be commercially operational by June 2026. https://t.co/wi9ivAy4Ue
NEW ANALYSIS: India's CO2 emissions in 2025 grew at slowest rate in more than two decades 🏭power CO2 down 3.8% ☀️record clean-energy growth 🚗oil demand only up 0.4% 🏗️steel/cement up 8/10% By CREA for CB https://t.co/PbsujsYFN9 https://t.co/GMaOhXfXzR
as gas and oil prices surge, I managed to charge up two EVs yesterday for far less than 1 litre of petrol (gasoline) 🙃 I hope the UK government follows Portugal and Spain and invests heavily in renewable energy https://t.co/9xuUvHpp9C
