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Christian Fong @christiantfong.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

🚨NEW from RMI🚨 Load growth is coming, and gas turbine constraints are pushing back any new unplanned gas plants until 2029/2030 at the earliest. Luckily, clean energy solutions can meet 95% of near-term load growth in a more affordable way: #energysky

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Christian Fong @christiantfong.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

NEW: Electric utilities and environmental/consumer advocates agree that LPO loans are critical for energy affordability, and Sec. Wright has called these loans a "key tool," with inputs from myself and @charlesxhua.bsky.social and reporting from @jasonplautz.bsky.social and @briandabbs

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Christian Fong @christiantfong.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

My overall takeaway from this is that there seems to be some daylight between the Trump admin that seems to be trying to dismantle LPO, and Republican representatives who can perhaps see a limited role for LPO with proper oversight. (1/2)

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Christian Fong @christiantfong.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Southern Company, which provides electricity to a large portion of the Southeast, is vigorously defending LPO right now, saying the financing is critical in achieving energy dominance and lowering energy bills. I'll be providing updates in this thread: science.house.gov/2025/4/energ...

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Energy Subcommittee Hearing - Risky Business Part 2: The DOE Loan Guarantee Program

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Christian Fong @christiantfong.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

The plan: push the US so far into a recession that we reenter a zero interest rate environment, making it increasingly economic to finance clean energy portfolios over gas plants

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Christian Fong @christiantfong.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

NEW: Wisconsin residential customers will end up paying $280 each for an old coal plant that no longer operates. They could end up paying even more if the utility decides to convert that coal plant into a gas plant. 🧵 #energysky

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Tyler Farrell @tyler-farrell.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

#energysky Do large-scale transmission investments pay off for ratepayers? Our new @rockymtninst.bsky.social report provides a clear answer: YES— large-scale transmission projects deliver significant savings for American consumers and businesses: rmi.org/insight/high... (1/8)🧵

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High Voltage, High Reward Transmission - RMI

Large-scale transmission projects deliver significant cost savings to American consumers and businesses.

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Christian Fong @christiantfong.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

My contribution to the Georgia Power IRP discourse is that the utility still assumes they will be able to qualify for low-cost EIR loans through LPO for nuclear and hydro upgrades, distributed energy, transmission, and GETs, despite historical opposition to LPO from Republicans:

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Christian Fong @christiantfong.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

VC Summer brings up an interesting debate around cost shifting—South Carolina ratepayers will end up paying billions of dollars for a nuclear plant that never went into service. If tech companies revive it, should they also pay for the initial $9ish billion instead of ratepayers?

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Christian Fong @christiantfong.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

If the new Energy Secretary is serious about an abundance agenda and energy dominance, he should wholeheartedly embrace his role at DOE to finalize these loans and secure financing for even more utilities to reduce rates and improve reliability.

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Christian Fong @christiantfong.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

HUGE NEWS: LPO just announced $23 billion in EIR loans for 8 utilities to benefit 15 million customers in 12 states. These loans will cover renewables, storage, virtual power plants, new transmission lines, upgraded transmission lines, upgraded gas pipelines! A breakdown thread:

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Christian Fong @christiantfong.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

NEW: Another big utility loan for clean energy. This time, $1.81 billion for solar, storage, and transmission in Arizona!

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Christian Fong @christiantfong.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

I love LA because what do you mean my Uber driver was a 9 season NFL wide receiver and Super Bowl champion

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Whoa—the Montana Supreme Court holds that its state constitution protects the right to "a stable climate system," and strikes down a law that barred consideration of greenhouse gas emissions when permitting new fossil fuel projects. juddocumentservice.mt.gov/getDocByCTra...

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Christian Fong @christiantfong.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

I think this might be LPO’s biggest loan yet—$15 billion for hydropower, battery storage, upgrading transmission lines via reconductoring and grid-enhancing technologies, and virtual power plants. All working to reduce rates and increase reliability!

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Christian Fong @christiantfong.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

NEW: LPO has announced its first conditional commitment under EIR for a regulated utility, financing up to $2.5 billion for 1,650 MW of renewables and battery projects: www.energy.gov/lpo/articles...

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Christian Fong @christiantfong.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Earlier this year, I co-authored a report on "Clean Repowering"—using interconnection fast-tracks to quickly, cheaply, and reliably build clean energy. Since then, additional research shows how this process can be more effective to prevent unwise investments in fossil assets 🧵

A map of Clean Repowering potential in the US.

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Christian Fong @christiantfong.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

After purging most of my social media and swearing off new social media accounts a few years ago... what's up #energysky

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