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aniruddh-mohan.bsky.social
Evaluating technologies in electricity systems, carbon removal, and transportation. PhD, Carnegie Mellon. Views deeply personal.
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PJM down nearly 6 GW in accredited capacity over the past 10 years, horrible timing with record levels of load growth supposedly here

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

Getting clean energy procurement right is a key requirement for making energy-intensive carbon removal approaches (like DAC) credible. Today, Frontier has published a set of buyer principles for responsible clean energy procurement: frontierclimate.com/...

submitted 111 days ago • 3 comments

Energy transition in reverse. Responding to data centers & other new demand, NRG, GE Vernova and Keiwit construction firm team up to bring 5GW of gas-powered plants to PJM and ERCOT.

submitted 112 days ago • 0 comments

fantastic work by the Split-Ticket crew voters continue to reward perceived moderation and punish perceived ideological positions whether to the left or the right of the spectrum we have to get it through our heads that this is the case and then deal with it

submitted 113 days ago • 15 comments

"...climate goals do not exist in a vacuum. They coexist with other objectives—from GDP growth and economic development to energy security and reducing local pollution—and are complicated by rising global tensions, both East-West and North-South." Great dose of realism here on net-zero 🔌💡

submitted 113 days ago • 0 comments

The ease of the energy world's pivot at times like these really gives away how low of a priority climate is.

submitted 118 days ago • 1 comment

@tylernol4thepain.bsky.social has asked me to write a thread elaborating on some comments I had made to him about the paper via DM to further the discussion on this topic and to bring up some extra nuances that to his credit he put into the introduction of his paper:

submitted 122 days ago • 5 comments

FERC approved PJM's "surplus interconnection" proposal, which will help new energy storage, wind and solar resources share interconnection capacity with existing power plants that aren't fully using it. A significant step forward! elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/fil...

submitted 127 days ago • 3 comments

ISO New England is reviewing the Trump Administration's announcement related to tariffs on imports from Canada. Read more: isonewswire.com/2025/02/02/i...

submitted 136 days ago • 0 comments

There has been a temptation in the energy/climate academic community to blur the line between scientific work & activism. But the risk is you can become irrelevant overnight, when the zeitgeist changes. Scientists must present the facts, not have an emotional attachment to them. The public decides.

submitted 138 days ago • 1 comment

My annual decarbonization presentation is here. 200 slides, covering everything from water levels in Lake Gatún to sulfur dioxide emissions to ESG fund flows to Chinese auto exports to artificial intelligence. www.nathanielbullard.com/presentations

submitted 140 days ago • 42 comments

A big change. And if their desire is to now signal cultural alignment with Trump then it's hard to argue that big tech is going to continue their programs on climate. Will tech co's still pay a premium for 24x7 clean power? Will they still pay a premium for durable carbon removal? Why would they?

submitted 148 days ago • 0 comments

Trump has ordered the government to stop all permits for wind energy heatmap.news/sparks/wind-...

submitted 149 days ago • 44 comments

To be clear what this appears to mean: federal awards under contract usually disburse funds over time and after expenditure by the federal awardee. So, spending on ARDP, HALEU, maybe LEU, CCS, DAC, geothermal forge, domestic manufacturing grants, etc. appear paused for 90 days.

submitted 149 days ago • 3 comments

Yeah there's nothing that could go wrong with this sort of thinking

submitted 158 days ago • 1 comment

If you were to write a piece on carbon removal at the end of 2024, would it be about billionaires investing in a "gold rush"? Or about flight from a sector that has no clear and durable business model, in the face of decreasing climatetech funding and net-zero talk? www.nytimes.com/2024/12/22/c...

submitted 178 days ago • 10 comments

Big symbolic move by Japan to embrace nuclear power today 🇯🇵☢️👇 ⚠️ Its new draft energy policy removed Fukushima-era language about reducing reliance on nuclear power over the long term 📈 Plan now calls for nuclear & renewables to be utilized “to the fullest extent”

submitted 184 days ago • 8 comments

Ride-hailing apps reduce racial bias in wait times vs taxis but Black riders still face delays due to systemic geographic segregation. Policy must address these gaps. #TransportSky W/ @cdharper.bsky.social @jmichalek.bsky.social @aniruddh-mohan.bsky.social & Anna Cobb www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...

submitted 187 days ago • 0 comments

From carbon removal startups to solar icons, the climate world saw a number of corporate flameouts this year. Here are some takeaways and lessons learned. Reporting by @ericwesoff.bsky.social

submitted 189 days ago • 0 comments

My 2 cents: 1- EM is not science. Does not belong in an academic department, at most a policy school. Science means you validate your theory, there's no validation in EM. 2- EM helps with decision making in the face of uncertainty, whether it's investment or policy. Has a vital place in the world.

submitted 188 days ago • 1 comment

Meta's new data center in Louisiana is driving 2.3 gigawatts of new high capacity-factor gas units, according to Entergy. Inflexible data centers will drive massive US gas expansion without smarter planning. #energysky www.prnewswire.com/news-release...

submitted 191 days ago • 5 comments

Staggering numbers here, driven by ERCOT, PJM, and Georgia Power. My guess is CCGTs are about to be sold at a level not seen since the early 2000s.

submitted 196 days ago • 0 comments