Fascinating analysis of the increasingly pivotal role that batteries are playing on the California grid. They are steadily eating away at fossil gas. blog.gridstatus.io/caiso-batterie…

What is different on California's main grid Mar 7-May 23, 2024 vs 2023?

Solar: up 32% 2024
Wind up 12%
Geo down 17%
Small hyd down 12%
Large hyd down 4%
Tot WWS up 13%
Demand down 5% (due to more roof PV)
Battery output up 97%
Hour/day>100% WWS up 410%
Avg WWS as % demand up 19%

This is the kind of picture that gives me hope: Texas is a climate leader, even though its politicians denounce it.

That's because it simply makes economic sense by now and will increasingly do so.

Same reason Trump could not change the demise of coal.

Texas is now crushing California in clean energy.

Chart includes solar, wind, nuclear, hydro, and biomass.

Forced to work in the rain unnecessarily?

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'We will have a general election on the 4th of July'

Rishi Sunak announces a general election as the rain pours down on him while Steve Bray floods downing street with D:Ream's Things Can Only Get Better 🎵

Some rare good news on climate change

Wind power was the UK’s biggest source of electricity for the last year, knocking gas off its pedestal

thetimes.co.uk/article/wind-p…

Feat Dr Iain Staffell Simon Evans Jess Ralston & Claire Coutinho MP

A group of state officials including the New York City Comptroller and state treasurers of Connecticut, Nevada and other states called for major asset managers to vote against Exxon directors, citing the company's ongoing lawsuit against climate activists reut.rs/3V9SDsE

This year's New Energy Outlook from BNEF is out.

Predictably the path to net zero is getting harder, but it's still possible and the cost will be only 19% more than what BNEF expects the world spending on the transition anyway.

Story with Eamon Farhat 🇲🇺🇱🇧
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Can you believe this is #Ottawa ?

Turns out, when you get rid of the cars, it's actually a pretty nice place.

#QENUP