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Ben Feshbach @benfeshbach.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Perhaps a course-correction is in order.

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Ben Feshbach @benfeshbach.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

The Pacific Northwest: I get it now!

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

From Dolores Huerta's statement this past March medium.com/@dolores_hue...

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 27/06/2026

Being concerned about the rising climate impact of cooling should not be automatically conflated with efforts to deny cooling to people who need it. 3. There are many ways to address the impact of cooling & we should pursue & invest in all of them.

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Jack Bernhardt @jackbern.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Look, Americans, British homes aren't designed with air conditioning in mind. Our architecture values other things: heat retention, space management, trapdoors, automated breakfast-serving mechanisms which can be operated by a literal dog

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 15/06/2026

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 included, for the first time, a tax credit to make energy storage cheaper, which also made it cheaper to deploy solar and storage together. The IRA also had credits or loan guarantees for manufacturing and deploying energy storage in America. IRA made line go up.

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Ben Feshbach @benfeshbach.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

What grid and geothermal hardware share is that they're opportunities for new manufacturing investment in the United States. Seizing these opportunities requires supportive public policy, regional economic coordination, and targeted new research. neiscenter.substack.com/p/seizing-am...

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Seizing America’s Supply Chain Opportunity in Grid and Geothermal Equipment

Analysis from NEIS partners at RMI outlines levers to allay and prevent supply-chain bottlenecks in two critical energy technologies.

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Ben Feshbach @benfeshbach.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Grid equipment and next-generation geothermal pose different industrial strategy challenges. Recent @rockymtninst.bsky.social analyses with Ellie Garland and Julia Meisel explore these two technologies. In this Substack piece, we discuss them together: neiscenter.substack.com/p/seizing-am...

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Ben Feshbach @benfeshbach.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Grid hardware is a mature technology facing an acute supply crunch: shortages, long lead times, and high prices are already slowing electrification.

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Solving the Gridlock: America’s Electric Supply Chain Opportunity

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Ben Feshbach @benfeshbach.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Next-generation geothermal is an emerging technology facing a future supply-chain risk: without early investment in specialized equipment, manufacturing capacity may lag deployment just as the industry begins to scale.

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The Geothermal Supply Chain Is America's to Gain — or Lose

A domestic supply chain can de-risk geothermal deployment and spread the economic benefits nationwide.

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Tim Bartik @timbartik.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

B/C ratio goes up if: better targeting at distressed places & high multiplier projects; better design -- avoid too high a ratio of incentives to direct jobs, emphasize incentives that are customized services, use clawbacks; & complement w/ expansive housing supply policies.

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Ben Feshbach @benfeshbach.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Hello #EnergySky! On Thursday, July 30, @rockymtninst.bsky.social is hosting a new energy economic opportunity bootcamp in Boulder, CO. I'll be presenting with @aaronbrickman.bsky.social and several other awesome colleagues. Join us! www.eventbrite.com/e/new-energy...

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Ben Feshbach @benfeshbach.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Congratulations to @timbartik.bsky.social and the entire @upjohninstitute.bsky.social team on this fabulous new analysis of state and local incentives for large-scale clean energy manufacturing and infrastructure projects. These incentives represent billions. It's good to know most were worth it!

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Tim Bartik @timbartik.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

This report highlights that the devil is in the details on incentives. Out of these 50 large clean energy projects, the "median" project has benefits>incentive costs by 47% -- but 13 projects have B/C ratio >3, and 7 have B/C < 0.5.

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Upjohn Institute @upjohninstitute.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

New Upjohn Institute research finds incentives for most large-scale clean energy projects are expected to generate positive economic returns for state residents. But whether residents benefit — and by how much — depends heavily on how deals are designed. Read more: buff.ly/jOUuSl1 #econsky,

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Christopher Mims @mims.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

it's funny that in addition to being the Saudi Arabia of wind, the U.S. is also the Saudi Arabia of Hot Rocks Accessible With Modern Drilling Techniques and he's right, we shouldnt' waste it

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 14/05/2026

Geothermal power is a huge opportunity for the US. Rather than repeating our mistakes with solar, we should move aggressively to build a domestic supply chain to support it. A new report from @rockymtninst.bsky.social:

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The Geothermal Supply Chain Is America’s to Gain — or Lose - RMI

A domestic supply chain can de-risk geothermal deployment and spread the economic benefits nationwide.

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RMI - Rocky Mountain Institute @rockymtninst.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Next-gen geothermal energy shows increasing promise as a reliable, ready-to-use source of energy in the US — if the equipment supply chain can be built. Manufacturing expertise from the oil and gas industry, targeted policy, and better data can help: ow.ly/lVzs50YWaob

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Ben Feshbach @benfeshbach.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

If next-generation geothermal power is to achieve liftoff and scale in the United States, we’ll need a whole lot more geothermal hardware, and we’ll need to harden that hardware for higher-temperature conditions. That’s an opportunity for new manufacturing, and the United States should seize it.

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David M. Hart @profdavidhart.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

1/9 Thread: Pleased to share publication of “Financing the Missing Middle: Mobilizing Investment to Scale Emerging Energy Technologies” by @cfr.org This essay collection offers insights on the #MissingMiddle challenge from several perspectives. www.cfr.org/reports/fina...

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Financing the Missing Middle | Council on Foreign Relations

The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is an independent, nonpartisan member organization, think tank, and publisher.

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David M. Hart @profdavidhart.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

8/9 Regional collaborations involving all sectors could implement ED strategies that fill the missing middle. Read @aaronbrickman.bsky.social @benfeshbach.bsky.social & Whitney Mann @rockymtninst.bsky.social “Energy Technology Commercialization Can Power Regional Economic Strategy—and Vice Versa”

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advait @advaitarun.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

a lot of energy/climate policy events i've been to lately have stressed that states can pick up the slack for the federal government thanks to "federalism" and states being "laboratories of democracy" but i feel like this take crashes really hard against a bunch of states' balanced budget rules

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Ben Feshbach @benfeshbach.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Early inspiration for this fall's high-holiday-sermon bingo card.

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Ben Feshbach @benfeshbach.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

I’m glad I no longer work in social-media rapid response. My thoughts are with everyone who’s forced to spend their evening waiting for the right moment to post someone else’s tepid takes.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 18/02/2026

Today on Volts: meat! Bruce Friedrich argues that a) the dire environmental & social impacts of meat cultivation are rising, but b) so is meat consumption, so the only solution is c) plant-based or cultivated meat. We talk about the state of the market, the tech, & the future possibilities.

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Can fake meat help solve climate change?

Bruce Friedrich on why we need to change the meat, not the consumer, to solve the climate crisis.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Writing is thinking. It's not some marginal boring task you can skip. It's the heart of it.

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Sam Adams @samadams.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

It’s easy to think writing is mainly the transcription of ideas you already have—that is, until you try to write something worthwhile, and you find what you thought were saying transform into something far more interesting in the process. This skips that last step, and that is *not* an improvement.

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 10/02/2026

The National Labs are part of the foundation of U.S. science and innovation. They should be strengthened, not gutted.

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 10/02/2026

love all my fellow nerds but I'm using IRA here is a generic stand-in for a big policy swing, not a specific future approach necessarily focused on revenue and credits because of reconciliation. It was great btw, the next five will be much better.

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 09/02/2026

Bad Bunny is telling the world that the people in Puerto Rico are American citizens and deserve reliable and resilient electricity and infrastructure investment from the U.S. government.

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 09/02/2026

Just a few weeks ago, the administration cancelled all remaining department of energy grid resilience projects in Puerto Rico. All of them. www.latitudemedia.com/news/the-end...

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The end of DOE’s grid work in Puerto Rico

The Trump administration has canceled all eight of the remaining awards devoted to distributed energy on the island.

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Bezos fucked the paper and instead of fixing it he’s destroying it despite the fact that he could spend the money to make things right without even noticing its absence.

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Max Moran @maxmoranhi.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

“The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they’re the ones who are alone.” 🔥🔥🔥

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Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

The 2025 Headline of the Year Nominees 🧵

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Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Delightful.

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Ben Feshbach @benfeshbach.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

So much of what I read these days is slop devoid of soul. This @michael-thomas.bsky.social piece is a crisp, refreshing reprieve. Thanks @volts.wtf for amplifying it. I’m glad it hit my feed.

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Nicholas @nicholas-gilbert.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Good news out of Pennsylvania with Eos Energy announcing an expansion of their battery manufacturing and creation of 735 new jobs. #energysky www.pa.gov/governor/new...

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ICYMI: Governor Shapiro Announces $352.9 Million Eos Energy Investment

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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Possibly the day’s best sign

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Ben Feshbach @benfeshbach.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

I’m so glad nothing happened in the Yankees-Red Sox game until after Yom Kippur ended. It was relieving to just turn on my phone and tune into 0-0.

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Ben Feshbach @benfeshbach.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

New @rockymtninst.bsky.social article with my colleagues Ellie Garland and Meredith Cowart: What's next for advanced energy manufacturing in the United States in the wake of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)? It's undeniable that the law creates new challenges for many manufacturers.

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Ben Feshbach @benfeshbach.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

One thought on this entire year: It's sad if not totally shocking to see that for many folks in public life, their principles are—at best—merely preferences.

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 03/09/2025

enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits

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Erika McEntarfer @erikamcentarfer.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

It has been the honor of my life to serve as Commissioner of BLS alongside the many dedicated civil servants tasked with measuring a vast and dynamic economy. It is vital and important work and I thank them for their service to this nation.

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