We could get so much more electricity out of our gas turbines if we installed batteries at every variable demand and converted simple cycle turbines to combined cycle. We are throwing away most of our energy as waste heat, and we can't utilize our turbines to full capacity

Reversing which fuels get subsidized and which get penalized every time control of Washington shifts is about the stupidest way to run an energy system that needs long term planning and stable supply chains.

Absolute 🔥 from Daniel Francis at a Senate hearing last week, pointing out that the Jones Act would be considered economic warfare if imposed on the US by another country and is "protectionism for foreign competitors" paid for by Americans. This is 100% the correct framing.

These Senators are trying to make it possible for the US economy to grow. Would love to see some genuine bipartisan dealmaking here that leads to a durable solution including an end to tax credits. But NOT in a way that craters the US economy and ends any hope of AI supremacy.

The Ernst, Grassley, & Murkowski Amendment corrects several of the clean energy provisions that are most damaging to American workers, American businesses, and American energy leadership. SEIA encourages all Senators to support this amendment and thanks Joni Ernst,

“If solar and wind are the most affordable and fastest to build resources, why do they need tax credits?” A reporter asked me this fair question yesterday. Here's the steelman case, in my view: 1) Market failure correction: Social value of solar and wind (e.g. reduced fuel price

Just. Wow. As we went over Mexico and the U.S. this morning, I caught this sprite. Sprites are TLEs or Transient Luminous Events, that happen above the clouds and are triggered by intense electrical activity in the thunderstorms below. We have a great view above the clouds, so

Will be very interesting to see how this stacks up at the end of the year.

Lake Travis is up 20% in 2 days! #txwx #TxFloods

Next time you're next to Lady Bird Lake, think about how much water is in there. Then multiply it by 100. That's about how much water has been captured by Lake Travis and Lake Buchanan. LB is effectively full and still passing water down to Lake Travis which is over 670ft

Every child in this picture is now dead.

When the genocidees become the genociders.

There’s no reasonable explanation for killing children. None. Genocide.

NEW: The first evidence of a solar take-off in Africa☀️✈️ x33 rise in Algeria🇩🇿 solar panel imports in the 12 mths to June 2025, compared to previous 12 mths. x8 in Zambia🇿🇲 x7 in Botswana🇧🇼 x6 in Sudan🇸🇩 x3 in each of Liberia🇱🇷, DRC🇨🇩, Benin🇧🇯, Angola🇦🇴, Ethiopia🇪🇹 🧵

California, the world’s 4th largest economy, is now using 40% less natural gas to produce electricity than it was just 2 years ago. No wonder Big Oil is in panic and trying to slow down America’s energy transformation

Hind rajab - 5 years old - 355 bullets Never forget.

Marissa Gillett, possibly the best utility regulator in the country, resigned from the Connecticut PURA this morning. She was forced out by Connecticut’s investor-owned utilities, who finally won their years-long, scorching campaign to oust her. A thread here about Gillett:

SOUTHSIDE CHICAGO — Windy City residents run off immigration agents to save a man mid-abduction at 63rd and Kostner Ave.

Fuck yes. Fuck the feds. Fuck ice. Gtfo

SIGNED! 🥳🥳🥳💪💪💪 A massive victory for holding monopoly utilities accountable to their customers, and for lowering Californians' utility bills. Thank you to Governor Newsom Press Office, Marc Berman, Sen. Jerry McNerney, Earthjustice, TURN—The Utility Reform Network for all your leadership!