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This is the craziest thing that I read today and that is saying a lot, "the Environmental Protection Agency will move to reverse its 2009 declaration that greenhouse gases endanger human health and welfare." www.politico.com/news/2025/02... #energysky #greensky

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Excellent story by @jeffstjohn.bsky.social from @canarymedia.com. “I think what we’re seeing is a culture clash,” she said. “You have the tech industry, which is used to moving fast and making deals, and a highly regulated utility space.” 🔌💡 www.canarymedia.com/articles/uti...

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After a rough fourth quarter, Sempra is banking on a “Texas miracle” to restore the company’s financial performance. 🔌💡 www.utilitydive.com/news/sempra-...

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After a rough fourth quarter, Sempra is banking on a “Texas miracle” to restore the company’s financial performance. 🔌💡 www.utilitydive.com/news/sempra-...

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European Commission launches Clean Industrial Deal, including ‘made in Europe’ criterion #energysky -- via pv-tech: www.pv-tech.org/euro...

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US added nearly 50 GW of new solar generating capacity in 2024 #energysky -- via pv magazine global: www.pv-magazine.com/...

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U.S. leads countries where golf courses occupy more land than solar, wind plants #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: pv-magazine-usa.com/...

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Quotes from me in this story..☀️🔌💡

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Utilities are flying blind on data center demand. That’s a big problem. #energysky -- via Canary Media: www.canarymedia.com/...

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The exact scale of the outage, which began earlier on Tuesday, is not yet known but SENAPRED has said it covers the regions of Arica and Parinacota in the north to Los Lagos in the south. 🔌💡 www.bbc.com/news/article...

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To bridge the gap between renewable energy and growing electricity demand, N. America is looking to expand its ultra-high-voltage transmission networks – following the examples of China and India, with 800 kV and even 1,100 kV transmission corridors. 🔌💡 www.hitachienergy.com/at/de/news-a...

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This include funding for projects such as the Baltic Synchronisation (€1.23 billion), the Great Sea Interconnector (€658 million), Bornholm Energy Island (€645 million), the Biscay Bay Interconnector (€578 million), and the Celtic Interconnector (€531 million). 🔌💡 totaltele.com/eu-commits-e...

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The CA Public Utilities Commission is trying to disincentivize rooftop solar even further than it already has, which just so happens to benefit the big for-profit utilities. Meanwhile, intact desert ecosystems on public lands are practically given away to same utilities for solar panel destruction.

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The business model being used by investor-owned utilities (IOU's) is broken. They think they're in the energy-making business; they're actually in the energy-MOVING business. 🔌💡☹️

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CalPUC is pressing for further cuts to electric bill credits for rooftop solar owners, aligning the state with for-profit utilities at the expense of consumers who invested thousands of dollars to power their homes with renewable energy. 🔌💡 www.latimes.com/environment/...

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I think they should re-think more than their "communications." You? 🙄 --- As electric bills hit record highs and customer satisfaction plummets, utilities must rethink their communication strategies to bridge the growing divide with consumers. 🔌💡 www.tdworld.com/utility-busi...

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Texas lawmakers tried to pass another anti-renewable bill in the last session and failed. For reasons best known only to themselves, now they are back at it again for another try. 🔌💡 cleantechnica.com/2025/02/23/t...

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Contract signed for world’s northernmost floating solar plant #energysky -- via pv magazine global: www.pv-magazine.com/...

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#EnergyEconomics #EnergyMarkets #EnergySky

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🔋 Mercedes-Benz tests solid-state battery with 1000 km range. The 391 Wh/kg lithium metal cells are provided by Factorial Energy while the battery pack is jointly developed. The pack features a system to manage the volume changes of cells during operation. #battchat #energysky 💡🔌🧪

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Good morning with good news: California's first 48 days of 2025, compared to 2024, feature surging solar and battery production and plunging gas burning. Solar generation surged 33.8% Battery output skyrocketed 78% Gas usage plunged ~28% www.pv-magazine.com/2025/02/21/c... #energysky #greensky

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Swiss consortium switches on vertical solar-plus-storage project #energysky -- via pv magazine global: www.pv-magazine.com/...

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The uprating is said to have been made possible by National Grid's commitment to investing in energy infrastructure, including the proposed Birkhill Wood substation. 🔌💡 www.business-live.co.uk/economic-dev...

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Longroad signs toll PPA for hybrid solar-BESS project in California with Marin Clean Energy #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: www.energy-storage.n...

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The Great Clamming-Up #energysky -- via Heatmap News heatmap.news/politic...

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With one change, Indiana utility regulators on Wednesday approved a settlement agreement that sets the terms for connecting data centers and other large loads to the grid. 🔌💡 www.utilitydive.com/news/indiana...

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About 800 GW of clean energy projects currently warming the bench could be plugged right into the interconnection infrastructure at over 1,000 existing thermal plants across the country, adding much-needed capacity to the grid. 🔌💡 www.utilitydive.com/news/surplus...

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By 2030, countries around the world may need to spend more than $3 trillion on grid infrastructure to build new lines and replace old ones, an additional 18 million km of transmission and distribution lines. 🔌💡 www.aveva.com/en/perspecti...

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Hyundai continues to move up in the EV world, developing breakthrough battery technology that it says will improve efficiency and safety. 🔌💡 www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/h...

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The LionLink interconnector, a proposed subsea cable connecting Dutch offshore wind farms to the UK and Dutch electricity grids, will be capable of transmitting up to 1.8GW of electricity once complete. 🔌💡 www.current-news.co.uk/lionlink-int...

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MIT engineers propose a new “local electricity market” to tap into the power potential of homeowners’ grid-edge devices. #VPP 🔌💡 www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

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Largest electric ferry in the world being built by Incat in Tasmania. youtu.be/4rR57tXdOHQ?...

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The Trump administration orders the federal General Services Administration to shut down 22 electric vehicle charging stations on its Denver-area campus. 🔌💡 www.cpr.org/2025/02/20/d...

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Reminder that SoCal gets 30% of its power from BPA via DC Pacific Intertie -- The lost talent means the agency will have a harder time responding to weather emergencies and planning for future power growth, according to those who study the region’s power grid. 🔌💡 www.opb.org/article/2025...

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National Grid has revealed where it wants to build energy infrastructure for cabling between the UK and the Netherlands. The power line - called LionLink - would connect the two countries' electricity grids and an offshore windfarm. 🔌💡 www.bbc.com/news/article...

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LionLink is a vital first step towards an integrated North Sea Grid. It will be the first time that an interconnector links to an offshore windfarm at scale as well as enabling the transfer of energy between the UK and Dutch electricity grids. 🔌💡 www.nationalgrid.com/national-gri...

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One bill that would have required oil companies to help pay for damages from climate-driven disasters failed and another that would levy heavy fines on refineries that release toxic air contaminants was watered down. 🔌💡 insideclimatenews.org/news/0602202...

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Dan McGrail, the current chief executive of trade association RenewableUK, will work for the new publicly-owned clean energy company from its Aberdeen headquarters. 🔌💡 uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/former-...

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California experienced a significant drop in wholesale power prices last year — but an increase in retail prices; Texas saw declining retail prices. Unlike California, Texas was able to integrate new renewables into existing infrastructure last year. 🔌💡 www.latitudemedia.com/news/texas-i...

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