Did a double take at this one 😂 (going through newspaper archives for thesis research): a firm contract for “7 billion MW”?? (For reference, the entire New England grid is about 26,000 MW. The contract was for 70 TWh, but this is clearly the Dr. Evil version.)

US emissions up last year with much of the increase from difficult sectors like trucking & aviation (where we don’t have good substitutes for fossil fuel yet) and building heating (“the forgotten sector”) arstechnica.com/science/2019/0…

Germany’s aims for “coal exit” by 2038, allocates €40 billion for investment in coal-producing regions nytimes.com/2019/01/26/wor…

Just over a week to apply to Breakthrough Generation, Breakthrough’s annual paid summer research fellowship! thebreakthrough.org/fellowships/ge…

Dramatic capacity auction for ISO New England last week: - 1st successful bid by residential solar+storage Sunrun (utilitydive.com/news/residenti…) - Controversy over Vineyard Wind’s ability to participate with its forthcoming 800 MW offshore wind project (utilitydive.com/news/iso-ne-ca…)

A good reminder that the #GreenNewDeal should include more focus on RD&D for difficult clean energy technologies to make them cheaper not only for the US, but to promote global adoption itif.org/publications/2…

Some interesting data on public opinion about energy in latest Yale Program on Climate Change Communication poll, including bipartisan support for requiring electric utilities to procure 100% clean energy: climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/e…

CA’s biggest and sunniest county considering major restriction on solar farm siting areas, complicating the state's decarbonization plans latimes.com/business/la-fi…

Study of 18 decarbonizing countries tracks the different drivers, including coal to gas, replacing fossil fuel w/ nuclear + renewables, energy efficiency, outsourcing emitting industries, & sluggish GDP growth anthropocenemagazine.org/2019/03/some-c…

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New proposal for an underground transmission line to bring renewable power from Iowa to Chicago. Developer choosing to underground despite added cost to reduce siting challenges wsj.com/articles/exten…

The 6 New England governors commit to work together to find ways to value existing nuclear generation in the region, acknowledging that loss of Millstone plant would put reliability & emissions at risk portal.ct.gov/-/media/Office…

In Boston Globe Opinion | Two New England states, two Democratic governors, two very different outcomes for the climate. bos.gl/Fsqf8Rq

More talk of carbon pricing in ISO New England to address tension between wholesale markets and state policy, but seems “institutionally impossible” to set the price right #RaabRT

Half of generation in New England could be state-sponsored by 2027 #RaabRT

Two keynotes on #fusion power today #2019MITEC. What would the regulatory environment be for fusion? Despite the different tech, would the public still associate it with nuclear fission?

Reading Dreyer’s English @BCDreyer. He says I should avoid using “impact” as a verb... 😳 A quick ctrl+f on my thesis draft suggests this will require a mere 88 corrections so far

Germany to miss 2020 emissions target by wide margin. Urgently needs progress in building and transportation sectors. #Energiewende energypost.eu/leaked-german-…