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Brian Turner @btturner.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

These bills are big deal for CA and supporting more clean energy in homes, businesses, and communities. Congrats and thanks to the Leg and Gov, and honestly pretty stoked to work on implementation at CPUC over the next year. Let's go!

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Brian Turner @btturner.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Pretty good analogy, at least in policy if not technical, and fun to bring it back to different points in time, eg Fermi in Chicago...

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Bob Odenkirk is a national treasure. Take 44 seconds and watch. www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0rB...

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Advanced Energy United @advancedenergyunited.org · 08/06/2026

The problem is, these technologies are working as a collection of parts, not a system. At SF Climate Week, United's @btturner.bsky.social shared that California’s grid has the energy resources, but for real efficiency & cost savings, it requires a framework that ties everything together.

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Auke Hoekstra @aukehoekstra.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Many questions in the replies: doesn't this shorten the battery life too much? Actually... not anymore. Modern batteries degrade almost nothing from (dis)charging slowly at controlled (room) temperatures and V2G lowers the average SOC which improves battery lifetime.

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Brian Turner @btturner.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Note the logo. TPUSA. Christian nationalist neanderthals. I absolutely 100% oppose this crap and will find no common ground with those who espouse such.

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Brian Turner @btturner.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Huge respect to Fervo for being loud and proud on climate: "We are proud to be at the forefront of geothermal innovation for the purpose of helping to solve climate change,” Jewett said “That’s why a lot of us come to work every day.” www.latitudemedia.com/news/how-fer...

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How Fervo plans to spend its $1.9-billion IPO

Fervo SVP Sarah Jewett on the geothermal company's right-of-first-refusal deal with Google, and its plans to drive costs down.

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Brian Turner @btturner.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

As far as huge overarching diagnoses go, hard to disagree with this one

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Brian Turner @btturner.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

I like birds, I cannot lie. Is that a flicker, or a sapsucker? What part of the country I wonder. Anyway, cool

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Brian Turner @btturner.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

They get it. Energy security is national security and homegrown renewables are energy security

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Brian Turner @btturner.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Let this lift you a little today

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Brian Turner @btturner.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

This is a great thread, very entertaining. Also, what a bunch of f'in clowns, just destroying institutions built over generations in one short thoughtless, hubristic, malevolent year.

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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 16/03/2026

Kier Starmer: "What gives us control is renewables. Our own home-grown energy which is then more secure and more independent. That’s why I think we should go further and faster on renewables. Let’s get control of our own energy…so we don’t have to keep worrying that our bills are going to go up"

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

This is amazing. www.getyourfuckingmoneyback.com

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Advanced Energy United @advancedenergyunited.org · 26/02/2026

United’s new report, A Pathway to a West-wide Energy Market: Affordability, Reliability, and Choice, written by our Senior Policy Director @btturner.bsky.social & our Managing Director Leah Rubin Shen, has received support from several Western state leaders, member companies, & industry leaders.

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Brian Turner @btturner.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

At least 1700 kids detained, thousands more witnessed or impacted by this thuggery. It's barbaric, and will and should haunt us all.

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Brian Turner @btturner.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Gee, why this new crazy thing? Oh corruption, yup. "The... Bridge is set to absorb traffic from the nearby Ambassador Bridge which is owned by Detroit’s Moroun family and ... [who] have appealed to Trump to stop construction of the new bridge." www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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Trump threatens to block opening of bridge between U.S. and Canada

As the Gordie Howe bridge nears completion, Trump, in his latest salvo against Canada, suggested he would “not allow” it to open, saying Canada had treated the U.S. “very unfairly.”

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Brian Turner @btturner.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

I approve of this list. I support our elected officials fighting like hell to enact these very basic reforms which, as far as I can tell, are already required by law.

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Brian Turner @btturner.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Very proud of our new report. Laying out a vision for how the West can stitch together our abundant energy resources and diverse demands to help meet our nation's challenges. It's a new, uniquely Western answer to energy markets: bythewest.org

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Advanced Energy United @advancedenergyunited.org · 03/02/2026

Today, the West is channeling the same cooperative ambition that built big projects, such as the Union Pacific railroad, Columbia River dams, & Pacific Transmission Intertie, by building a regionwide energy market platform—the Regional Organization for Western Energy. Learn more: buff.ly/SRLyr0U

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 01/02/2026

A note from our editors:

Note from the editors:

ProPublica is publishing the names of the two federal immigration agents involved in the fatal shooting of Minnesota protester Alex Pretti. We believe there are few investigations that deserve more sunlight and public scrutiny than this one, in which two masked agents fired 10 shots at Pretti as he lay on the ground after being pepper-sprayed.

The Department of Justice said it is investigating the incident, but the names of the two agents have been withheld from Congress and from state and local law enforcement.

The policy of shielding officers’ identities, particularly after a public shooting, is a stark departure from standard law enforcement protocols, according to lawmakers, state attorneys general and former federal officials. Such secrecy, in our view, deprives the public of the most fundamental tool for accountability.

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Brian Turner @btturner.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

"Agents in three vehicles began chasing her and trying to force her to pull over. Eventually they box her in, three agents get out of the car in front of her, with their guns drawn and try to force her out of her vehicle." | MPR News share.google/JgBtUinYb92S...

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St. Peter police chief intervenes, prevents federal agents from arresting resident

The police chief of St. Peter intervened to prevent federal agents from taking a local resident who was observing ICE enforcement actions into custody. It is believed to be the first time local police...

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

“God damn them all.”

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Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.

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Brian Turner @btturner.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

This was fun, and feels a bit like I just played the Hollywood Bowl.

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Advanced Energy United @advancedenergyunited.org · 04/12/2025

The Colorado PUC had several advanced energy wins this year, & United helped make it happen. Read @btturner.bsky.social blog to see how the filed proceedings will set the state up for new clean energy investment, support electrification, & smarter planning!

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Advanced Energy Wins at the Colorado Public Utilities Commission in 2025

On our blog, United's Brian Turner discusses new clean energy opportunities in Colorado based on the Colorado Public Utilities Commission's key proceedings filed this year and upcoming filings,…

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Advanced Energy United @advancedenergyunited.org · 19/11/2025

In an episode of NewsData’s People in Power Podcast, United’s @btturner.bsky.social discusses the Pathways Initiative, the new Regional Organization for Western Energy, & the path forward for an independently governed energy market in the West. Listen to the full episode here:

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NewsData: Brian Turner of Advanced Energy United on a New Path Forward for a Westwide Market

In an episode of NewsData's People in Power Podcast, United's Brian Turner discusses the recent passage of California Assembly Bill (AB) 825, and the path forward for an independently governed energy…

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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 14/11/2025

“Housing shortage – Jews to blame," letter sticker, German Reich, 1938 zwangsraeume.berlin/en/context

A stamped letter saying "Die Wohungsnot Schuld Der Juden"

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Chabeli Carrazana @chabeli.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Raids inside day cares had been off limits until this year, when, on his first day in office, President Donald Trump removed that protection. The arrest reportedly took place in front of children. 19thnews.org/2025/11/chil...

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‘I have papers’: Child care worker detained by ICE officers inside a Chicago day care

Raids inside day cares had been off limits until this year, when, on his first day in office, President Donald Trump removed that protection.

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

NEW: Footage of a US citizen in Chicago being rammed then dragged from her car on her way to work. Abducted, with no warrant, her family couldn’t find her for hours. She was later released with NO CHARGE. A DHS statement said she “violently resisted arrest, injuring two officers”. You decide…

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Commercial Solar Guy @commercialsolarguy.com · 13/10/2025

Wind turbine base install

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Brian Turner @btturner.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

This and the SWIP-N news are really bad news for Nevada. Nevada is well on its way from an energy desert to an energy powerhouse and crossroads for the entire West. These actions are throwing a wrench in this massive economic opportunity. It's energy surrender.

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Brian Turner @btturner.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Well there's some good news. Housing and transit. Affordability and climate action. Two great tastes that go great together.

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Brian Turner @btturner.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

They said it couldn't be done, but now it's happening. A trusted Western governance structure can support a whole range of energy market services, from markets to planning to BAs. Lower cost, more reliability. For the West, by the West. www.utilitydive.com/news/a-la-ca...

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Á la carte energy market will give Western states choice, flexibility and reliability

The new Regional Organization for Western Energy will offer affordable, reliable energy services, and states can take what they need, writes Advanced Energy United’s Brian Turner.

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Jigar Shah @jigarshahdc.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Want to reduce electricity bills 20% by 2030? Release the data! We have over 37GW of batteries, water heaters, etc that can participate in demand flexibilty. But without data access they can't bid into the PJM/MISO capacity auction to bring down costs.

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Brian Turner @btturner.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Wow this thread. Data access platforms yes!

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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Lemme spell it out. Trump's only leverage over Jimmy Kimmel and ABC came from FCC regulation. His direct power over H1-B visas gives him similar leverage over tech, higher ed, and others.

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Brian Turner @btturner.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

This is a very nice little triptych of charts. Put this in front of every goddamn policy maker, starting four weeks ago.

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Brian Turner @btturner.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Franglish joke of the day: (When I ask how to spell soupçon): "A cédille under the C? You mean Atlantis?"

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Climate Cabinet Action @climatecabinet.org · 11/07/2025

With the federal rollback of clean energy investment, if your plan to fight climate change doesn’t involve state governments, you don’t have a plan. You have vibes.

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Advanced Energy United @advancedenergyunited.org · 25/06/2025

Colorado can lead the West toward a cleaner, more affordable energy future, or it can be left behind. @btturner.bsky.social‬ explains how joining a Western regional market will allow for stronger grid connections & smart market choices to achieve Colorado’s #CleanEnergy goals. buff.ly/BTzbmKg

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Colorado’s Opportunity to Lead the West

Colorado has a chance to lead the West in building a cleaner, more affordable energy future—but only if it joins a Western regional market. Advanced Energy United's Brian Turner explains how stronger…

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Ric O'Connell @ricoconnell.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

I know there's a lot going on right now, but NYMEX natural gas futures for January are $5/MMBtu. This is going to mean price increases for electricity for Americans, and is the worst possible time to be slowing down wind and solar deployment by taking away tax credits. 🔌💡

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Advanced Energy United @advancedenergyunited.org · 20/05/2025

In #Arizona, LG Energy Solution & Rivian have partnered to help grow & sustain the American battery supply chain by developing & supplying competitive battery cells right here in America, boosting EV job growth, supporting local economies, & bolstering U.S. manufacturing. buff.ly/lsH4cbd

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