What do new EPA standards for the power sector mean for decarbonization in the U.S.? Hear from current Duke University and former EPA expert Tim Profeta during a virtual briefing on Tues., 5/7, at noon ET. Hosted by Energy Pathways USA.

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Not a quote I expected to share... “The way we do resource planning in the power sector is not to have legislators directing specific capacity expansion... That's just not generally the way you do system planning.” Important reporting by Mario Ariza floodlightnews.org/s-c-utilities-…

If Trump wins, Shellenberger becomes one of most influential US commentators. That should concern all, including conservatives, not least because even his longtime close colleague calls his transformation “completely gobstopping.” Bari Weiss Joe Lonsdale thebreakthrough.org/journal/no-20-…

This tendency to stigmatize anyone affiliated w/ a university due to admin or undergrad behavior makes no sense to me… look fwd to ongoing collaboration w/ colleagues doing important work Center on Global Energy Policy

Interesting concept. Given how concerned GOP appears to be about power reliability, perhaps they'll propose a DOD-led nuclear buildout?

Another crystal clear signal from Tim Echols on what it will take to encourage more US nuclear build: eenews.net/articles/after…

Very worthwhile new Solar and Storage Industries Institute whitepaper on 'game changing interconnection (IX) reform' recommends delinking deep network upgrades from IX process (& pleased to see fellow DukeU grad student co-author w/ David Gahl & Melissa Alfano!) ssii.org/interconnectio…

Who wouldn't want to spend late June in Arlington at an interconnection pow-wow? But seriously, the agenda & lineup for this one looks excellent & I'm especially excited for our panel on 6/25: infocastinc.com/downloads/tran…

Absolutely wild story. A Baltimore County principal was seemingly caught on recorded audio making blatantly racist and anti-Semitic comments.

After investigation... the audio was fake. AI-generated, in a plot by the school's former athletic director. thebaltimorebanner.com/education/k-12…

So appreciated the chance to join the ranks of this esteemed group to talk interconnection and innovating around grid constraints — props to The AES Corporation for picking a panel topic so good we could easily have talked for hours ⚡️

This thread: “Duke Energy is currently proposing more large new 'baseload' gas plants than any known US utility … In short, Duke's model is heavily skewed toward gas … we can say near-definitively they're most expensive such units ever proposed” #ncga #ncpol

I appreciate the efforts that have been made, but nothing in the blog post suggests that the underlying problems have been “largely addressed.”

Excited to join this panel IEEE interconnection workshop this week, w/ Will Gorman Katie Siegner @theAEScorp & DOE Tech Transitions Office. events.vtools.ieee.org/m/406059