Brendon Slotterback
@bslotterback
Energy, climate, policy, and charts. Formerly @McKnightFdn, @CityMinneapolis, urban planner. Turning pedals, seeking cake donuts. Same name on bsky, threads
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Jean Gay-Robinson said she “cried tears of joy” when ComEd switched all the polluting gas-fired equipment in her Chicago home to modern electric versions.. “I don’t have to worry about gas blowing up or carbon monoxide, that kind of nonsense,” she said." canarymedia.com/articles/elect…
$5.4 billion* for a 300 MW* SMR by 2032*. If TVA can't get it done on time and budget, no one can. For comparison, you could build about 10x more solar 4 years sooner, for less cost. Opportunity cost is a real thing with finite cash. *subject to changes timesfreepress.com/news/2025/dec/…
Trump's EPA is proposing to weaken vehicle efficiency standards from 50 miles per gallon to 34.5 miles per gallon by 2031. Which is insane because cars are already getting 39 mpg on average. latimes.com/environment/st… via Tony Briscoe Hayley Smith