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Fortunat Mueller

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Electrification, Renewable energy, employee ownership, B corp, Impact investing, WMRJ, Maine, sailing, fatherhood and other occasional nonsense . #energysky (Co-founder and CEO @ ReVision Energy)

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Jenny Chase @solarchase.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
29. As a consequence of trade barriers, US solar module buyers are now paying more than 38 US cents per Watt, for generally worse products than free trade markets are getting for 12 US cents per Watt.
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Jenny Chase @solarchase.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Time for 2026 updates to my annual “opinions about solar” thread, now with storage. If you like these, you might like edition 2 of my book, Solar Power Finance Without The Jargon. A 30% discount code WSQ0437 is valid on publisher website til end of Nov 2026. www.worldscientific.com/worldscibook...
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Solar Power Finance Without the Jargon
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Fortunat Mueller @42knot.bsky.social · 16h
Collins must really believe that voters are stupid if she thinks we don't notice the pattern that her performative independence is always just 1 vote short of actually making a difference. I'm afraid she might be right, but I sure hope not.
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John Hanger @jrfhanger.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Good morning with good news: Solar saved Europe $40 billion in gas costs during Iran War, so far! Europe's gas price spiked ~126%, since day before the war. EVs saved Europe another $20 billion in oil costs! Renewables & EV protect economic security! www.euronews.com/2026/10/02/s... #energysky
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Solar has saved the EU €37.4 billion since the war on Iran began
Europe's solar boom is cushioning households from the crippling costs of gas, as the war on Iran continues to highlight the dangers of fossil fuel reliance.
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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Scoop:NY-based union leader quoted in a Maine Senate attack ad sends a “cease and desist” threat, demanding it be pulled down Official quoted in GOP ad slamming Troy Jackson’s health care plan tells me he didn’t comment on this plan and was “shocked” to see the ad. www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
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Union leader quoted in Maine Senate attack ad sends ‘cease and desist’ to GOP PAC
The ad quotes a union official slamming Democrat Troy Jackson’s healthcare plan. He told NBC News he never commented on Jackson’s plan and was “shocked” to see the quote.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14/10/2026
Look at the shabby state and increasingly authoritarian trajectory of the country and ask yourself if we can endure 2 more years of a lawless Trump administration wreaking havoc with no check from Congress, then vote accordingly. This is not the time for a protest vote or purity politics.
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James Myall @jamesxmyall.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
For every $75 cut from patient care in the Big Beautiful Bill, the much-vaunted Rural Health Transformation Program gives back just $1. This and other fact checks on Collins’ claims about RHTP #mepolitics www.mecep-action.org/fact-check-c...
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Fact Check: Senator Collins’ rural health fund falls billions short of what the One Big Beautiful Bill takes away
LePage blocked policies approved by voters, cut services for families, shifted costs onto towns and households, and left federal funding unclaimed or unspent.
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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The Never-Trump Republicans at The Bulwark understand that Susan Collins's fake moderation and her amoral cynicism make her more dangerous -- and a bigger asset to the wannabe fascists -- than any other GOP candidate this cycle. #MEpolitics
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James Myall @jamesxmyall.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
For folks who might want a reminder of Paul LePage's time as governor #mepolitics: - An anemic economy - Cutting and blocking health care for tens of thousands - Keeping people in poverty unnecessarily - Shortchanging towns and schools by $2 billion www.mecep-action.org/lepage-what-...
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Paul LePage’s record: What Maine lost
LePage blocked policies approved by voters, cut services for families, shifted costs onto towns and households, and left federal funding unclaimed or unspent.
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Speaker Ryan Fecteau @speakerfecteau.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Trump's Big Bad Bill has taken food assistance away from 7,000 Maine kids. It's shameful. mainemorningstar.com/2026/09/30/a...
Shows an article from Maine Morning Star. The headline reads 'Almost 23,000 Mainers lost food assistance this year-- see how many live in your town'. It shows rural Maine has been hit hardest.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Ossoff: The money that they took from you when they slashed Medicaid and defunded hospitals and nursing homes—They’re taking that money to buy corrupt, taxpayer-funded political ads on national television to try to promote the failed and broken president…
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LeRaffl @leraffl.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
In Switzerland, heavy trucks are now more electric than passenger cars. Over the last 12 months: 28.0% of new heavy trucks were BEV 26.5% of new cars A year ago trucks were at 19%, so that's a huge jump. And buses are even further ahead at 48%.
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Fortunat Mueller @42knot.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
It was only a matter of time til it became clear what the grift is in these talks. We have no State Dept. In 2026 US diplomacy is exclusively about self enrichment and kleptocracy.
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Amy Fried @asfried.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
We know Susan Collins would vote for Trump’s nominee to replace Supreme Court Justice Alito. And Mainers can prevent that by voting for Troy Jackson. #mepolitics www.politico.com/news/2026/10...
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Justice Alito confirms he is considering retirement
The conservative Supreme Court justice said in a CBS News interview that he’ll revisit the issue next year.
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Fortunat Mueller @42knot.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
And if you get that heat pump installed before 12/31 Efficiency Maine will give you an EXTRA $500 rebate, in addition to their normal $1,000 (or $3,000 for low income customers). Please don't freeze this winter, electrify!
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Since the Hormuz crisis, EU gas prices are up 132% and oil 52%. Electricity is up 44%, after falling through spring. Every boiler, car and furnace that switches to electricity is less exposed to the energy crisis. Electrification is increasingly energy security.
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Matthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Latest WSJ poll: "63% want to pause AI development 61% want a billionaire wealth tax 59% want Medicare for All 57% want a $20 minimum wage 58% want to end U.S. military aid to Israel" This is the center of the country politically. it is time all adjust to this political spectrum, esp. media.
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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"The latest surge in fossil-fuel prices means it is now up to nine times cheaper in the UK to drive an electric vehicle (EV) than a petrol or diesel car, shows @carbonbrief.org analysis." www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-evs... via @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org and Ho Woo Nam 🔌💡
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Analysis: EVs are now nine times cheaper than petrol or diesel to drive in the UK  - Carbon Brief
The latest surge in fossil-fuel prices means it is now up to nine times cheaper in the UK to drive an electric vehicle (EV) than a petrol or diesel car, shows Carbon Brief analysis.
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Fortunat Mueller @42knot.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A virtual power plant hidden in Vermont homes is keeping the lights on during storms share.google/VJ9gwXC2851u...
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A virtual power plant hidden in Vermont homes is keeping the lights on during storms
Spread across thousands of ordinary homes, this "power plant" has become Vermont's largest power source. It's protecting owners from outages and providing cheaper, cleaner energy.
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Jonathan Cohen @jonathancohen.us · 29/09/2026
Excited to see @governor.ny.gov sign the Students for Solar Act into law. This will help more schools go solar, reduce energy costs, and keep resources focused on students. Huge credit to Students for Climate Action, @senatorharckham.bsky.social, and Assemblywoman Judy Griffin for getting this done.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I've never liked ICE. Even back when they used to call themselves the Klan.
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Comfortably Boo @numb.comfortab.ly · 27/09/2026
So gas is getting more expensive, and Trump is making cars less fuel-efficient. Brilliant strategy.
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Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 27/09/2026
Great policy idea to weaken fuel economy standards exactly when gas prices are highest, really chef’s kiss
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Trump Administration Plans to Gut Clean Car Rules (Gift Article)
New fuel-economy standards, which President Trump said he finalized Saturday, would kill a federal effort to speed the transition to electric vehicles.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026
In response to our reporting, Susan Collins has mustered a defense that is full of incorrect and misleading claims. We’ve reviewed FBI evidence, examined thousands of pages of records and interviewed dozens of people. Here are the receipts.
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ProPublica Debunks Susan Collins’ Claims About FBI Anti-Corruption Probe
ProPublica revealed that the FBI was circling Sen. Collins over a defense contractor’s donations — until President Trump gutted the unit in charge. Collins has since mustered a defense with a series o...
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Fortunat Mueller @42knot.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Collins hiding behind her own lack of agency is making a strong case for sending Jackson to the Senate in her place.
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John Doffing @johndoffing.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"ProPublica revealed that the FBI was circling Sen. Collins over a defense contractor’s donations — until President Trump gutted the unit in charge. Collins has since mustered a defense with a series of incorrect and misleading claims . . . " BAZINGA MULLIGANS SHAZAM MAGA-MAGA MULLIGAN MAINE
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ProPublica Debunks Susan Collins’ Claims About FBI Anti-Corruption Probe
ProPublica revealed that the FBI was circling Sen. Collins over a defense contractor’s donations — until President Trump gutted the unit in charge. Collins has since mustered a defense with a series o...
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Jeff Seidman (he/him) @jeffsseidman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Really valuable thread puts lots of data points together into a powerful picture.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Taxpayers: If you're currently dropping coins in old coffee cans & kitchen drawers to pay for, say, gas or something you hope is actually beef, don't forget to add enough to pay your share of the $6 million Trump is spending on gold leaf for the vulgar ballroom he's thinking about instead of you.
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Fortunat Mueller @42knot.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The Secretary of Energy is a moron. "Every day, actually, the sun goes down, it doesn’t produce power at all,” he said. 🤡 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/c...
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At a Times Event, Dueling Visions on Climate Change and A.I.
Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the Trump administration does not want to ban U.S. diesel exports to curb high prices.
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Maine Newsroom @mainenewsroom.com · 22/09/2026
9/22 BREAKING NEWS: ProPublica reported Tuesday that the FBI's anti-corruption unit was investigating an alleged bribery scheme involving Maine Senator Susan Collins. Full story: www.propublica.org/article/fbi-susa… #maine #MEpolitics
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 18/09/2026
I love this slide. I really don't think the geopolitical implications of the clean energy transition have sunk in for most people.
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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
NEW: Susan Collins casts tie-breaking vote to advance Trump judge nominee who was on the board of an anti-abortion pregnancy crisis center (!); and in his confirmation wouldn't say who won the 2020 election or talk about Jan 6. Would be above-the-fold news if Maine media did its job. #MEpolitics
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Joe Sudbay @joesudbay.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
well known in Maine media that even mild criticism of Collins leads to angry phone calls - often from her: "Whenever I talk to political communications staffers from out of state they are always amazed how resistant the legacy Maine media is to reporting anything negative about Collins’ record"
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James Myall @jamesxmyall.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
"Of course" she'll vote for a "pro-life" candidate who wants to kick tens of thousands of people off the health care and food assistance, who wants ICE agents at polling places, who thinks Sharia Law is a real threat, and who harassed a Somali-American legislator www.pressherald.com/2026/09/10/o...
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‘Of course I’m going to be voting for Bobby Charles,’ says Susan Collins
Collins' statement comes 1 day after Charles' sister endorsed his Democratic opponent.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
All the plastic humanity has ever produced is ~10 billion tonnes. Humans emitted ~10 billion tonnes of CO₂ into the atmosphere in the first three months of 2026. When we appreciate orders of magnitude, we see how intractable the CO₂ problem becomes once we dump it into the atmosphere.
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James Myall @jamesxmyall.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Susan Collins likes to say she brings home the bacon. But in helping to advance the Big Beautiful Bill, she cost Maine $675 million more than all her earmarks combined. And that’s before counting her other (in)actions #mepolitics www.mecep-action.org/senator-coll...
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Senator Collins is Costing Maine
Over 10 years, Senator Collins brought Maine $3.45 billion. Her vote to advance Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” (OBBB) will cost Maine $4.125 billion.
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Lawrence Hurley @lawrencehurley.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
House Republicans failed to muster the necessary votes to back a proposed constitutional amendment that would set membership of SCOTUS at nine, although they did remind everyone that the number of justices is not enshrined in the Constitution and can be amended at any time by statute.
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Fortunat Mueller @42knot.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Does all the flexibility have to be in the data center itself or have they considered investing in distributed flexibility in the community (VPP style) which might bring additional community benefits.
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Portland Press Herald @pressherald.com · 24/08/2026
Why investment profit is at the center of CMP’s rate hike
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Why investment profit is at the center of CMP’s rate hike
Maine's biggest electric utility and consumer advocates are at odds over how much money the company should be allowed to make on its infrastructure investments.
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Fortunat Mueller @42knot.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
The Maine Chamber of Commerce does NOT speak for Maine businesses, and never has. They represent big corporate power and greed, not hard working Maine business and workers. This endorsement is unsurprising, but still embarrassing for anyone involved.
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Leon Simons @leonsimons.com · 21/08/2026
The Limits to growth report to The @clubofrome.org was published in 1972. After Europe's largest gas field (2,740 billion m³!) was discovered in the Netherlands and our coal mines closed. Many found it hard to believe limits to growth of fossil fuels were real. But here we are. Norway is next
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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
You can’t talk about debt without talking about how we got into a bad predicament, and there’s only one correct answer: tax cuts enacted this century
U.S. debt is on track to reach historic levels
Debt held by the public as a percentage of the gross domestic product, 1792-2055
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Source: Authors' calculations using data from the Congressional Budget Office, the Joint Committee on Taxation, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Federal Reserve, the Yale Budget Lab, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, and the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. A full list of sources is available here.
Chart: Center for American Progress
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Fortunat Mueller @42knot.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Super excited that the inimitable Lorenzo Kristov is doing this webinar with E2 Tech next week. It is a great opportunity for people who care about Maine's energy future to learn from one of the leading thinkers on the future of the grid. www.e2tech.org/events/commu...
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Community Power Webinar with Lorenzo Kristov | E2Tech
World-renowned energy systems expert Lorenzo Kristov joins E2Tech for a virtual conversation on building a 21st century electricity system that is affordable, equitable, resilient, less environmentall...
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yellowschwinn.bsky.social @yellowschwinn.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
#mepolitics
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Fortunat Mueller @42knot.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Energy storage.
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HELL Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 16/08/2026
North Korea is supplying Iran with the weapons it is using to kill Americans. Trump is an enemy of the United States. www.military.com/feature/2026...
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North Korea’s Rogue Strategic Pipeline Arming Iran's War Effort: Exclusive Interview
Iran’s missiles hitting U.S. and partner forces may trace back to an overlooked source: North Korea. In a Military.com exclusive, expert Bruce Bechtol explains the alliance.
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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Susan Collins sent $70,000,000,000 to a lawless Trump paramilitary after it had spent a year terrorizing Maine and other states. She doesn't get to feign surprise when they use that blank check to buy torture devices. #MEpolitics
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Dr. Nick Posegay @nposegay.northsky.social · 16/08/2026
Dear readers, the correct figure is 0.4%. Nearly 100x less. www.varsity.co.uk/features/29235
While the proportion of BAME professors has increased from 7.1% in 2016 to 9.4% in 2022, progress remains slow and uneven. Asian academics form the majority within this category, while Black academics remain critically underrepresented at 0.4%. White staff continue to dominate senior roles, shaping hiring and promotion
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Thomson Reuters, which owns news agency Reuters, has signed a $125M deal giving ICE access to its databases of personal data. USA Today has partnered with Palantir to gain "actionable intelligence" on its audiences. The media should be opponents of Trump's police state — not collaborators.
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Jordan Wood @jordanwood.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
He kept Trump out of prison. He built a $1.776 billion fund he would not keep insurrectionists out of. He buried it the second it cost him a promotion. Tomorrow Susan Collins decides if he runs the Justice Department. Flood her office. #mepolitics
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