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Claire Wayner

@cwayner.bsky.social
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#energytwitter fan coming to #EnergySky for a higher quality feed. Senior Associate at RMI working on transmission and interconnection policy reform. Views my own.

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Claire Wayner @cwayner.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
So like ATB found that enhanced #geothermal prices dropped a LOT from 2023 to 2024 alone #EnergySky
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Claire Wayner @cwayner.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
#EnergySky Weirdly good siting news coming out of Indiana: their energy secretary condemns local moratoria on wind and solar & says she's working on a map of local governments that have said they want to host energy/industry. Promising! indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/09/17/i...
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Indiana energy secretary blasts local moratoriums, calls energy development 'patriotic' task • Indiana Capital Chronicle
"Sites that want to be open to what the federal government (and) what the president is saying — that we need AI data centers, and we need energy development — we're creating our own little group and i...
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Claire Wayner @cwayner.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
The 2024 transmission build # is out from Grid Strategies and ACEG. Mileage is up, but it's nothing compared to the past. cleanenergygrid.org/wp-content/u... Yet transmission spending is up. Why? The answer is in my report from last year: rmi.org/insight/mind.... Time to close the gap! #EnergySky
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Claire Wayner @cwayner.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
First highway median solar project proposed in Massachusetts! 5 MW over 2 miles, but there are 400 total miles in MA alone viable for development. Let's make it happen! #EnergySky 🔌💡 lexobserver.org/2025/07/11/g...
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Solar canopies could come to the highway median along Route 2 in Lexington — a first in the US
If the pilot program is successful, the canopies could come to 400 miles of highway median in Massachusetts. But Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” creates a roadblock.
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Claire Wayner @cwayner.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
why did NY close Indian Point then? 🤔 #EnergySky www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
bloomberg.com
Constellation to Pursue New York Nuclear Project, CEO Says
Constellation Energy Corp. is planning to pursue a nuclear project in upstate New York, responding to a push from the governor.
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Claire Wayner @cwayner.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
This @shutterstock.com image is apparently real (located in Groom, TX) and I'm obsessed with it #energysky 🔌💡
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Claire Wayner @cwayner.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
The news last week out of Congress is substantial for renewable energy, but so is what's happening on the local level. According to @heatmap.news, 1 in 5 US counties now have restrictive wind and/or solar ordinances, a worrisome trend that keeps growing. #EnergySky 💡🔌 heatmap.news/politics/law...
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The Permitting Crisis for Renewables
A fifth of U.S. counties now restrict renewables development, according to exclusive data gathered by Heatmap Pro.
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Claire Wayner @cwayner.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
#EnergySky researchers from @globalenergymon.bsky.social find that 300 GW of solar can be generated off of 312 surface coalmines around the world that have closed since 2020 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Turning coalmines into solar energy plants ‘could add 300GW of renewables by 2030’
Solar panels on defunct surface mines could put land to productive use for renewable generation, report says
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Claire Wayner @cwayner.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
whaddya know, common sense legislation actually works?! www.nytimes.com/2025/06/19/c...
nytimes.com
Banning Plastic Bags Works to Limit Shoreline Litter, Study Finds
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Claire Wayner @cwayner.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Lazard says that solar is cheaper than gas to meet load growth due to AI #EnergySky www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
bloomberg.com
Solar’s Cheaper Than Gas to Help Power AI, Lazard Says
Solar remains the cheapest and fastest source of electricity for US grids, even as artificial intelligence drives an unexpected surge in power demand, according to an analysis by Lazard Inc.
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Claire Wayner @cwayner.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
@iea.org predicts that Chinese oil use will peak earlier than expected in 2027 and worldwide use peaks 2 years afterward #EnergySky subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...
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E&E News: China’s oil demand will peak earlier than expected, IEA says
The agency predicts the nation’s demand — which has dominated world growth this century — will top out in 2027 and worldwide oil use two years after that.
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John Farrell @johnffarrell.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
"The opposite trend of what we want to see for reliability and affordability," says Claire Wayner, regarding #monopoly utility focus on building small transmission lines for profit rather than larger lines to meet the needs of the future grid: vist.ly/3m24a2h 🔌💡 @cwayner.bsky.social
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How Utilities Evade Grid Regulation — Episode 233 of Local Energy Rules - Institute for Local Self-Reliance
Instead of prioritizing more useful regional transmission infrastructure, utilities are pushing through smaller, local transmission projects to minimize oversight and maximize profit.
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Claire Wayner @cwayner.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Listen to @johnffarrell.bsky.social and me chat about local transmission and the regulatory gap on the Local Energy Rules podcast! Thanks for having me on 😁 #energysky 💡🔌
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Claire Wayner @cwayner.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
I chose to join @rockymtninst.bsky.social because I believe that together, we can build a cleaner, healthier, more affordable energy future. Every $ helps, and right now, every donation is 2x thanks to a generous match. Please consider contributing to our spring appeal: give.rmi.org/give/286001/...
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Claire Wayner @cwayner.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
"For haddock, the turbines are more like a buffet." Yummy... www.canarymedia.com/articles/off...
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Can offshore wind help some fish? Research increasingly says yes.
First shipwrecks. Then oil rigs. Now, it’s offshore wind turbines that are becoming artificial reefs for creatures from haddock to lobster.
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Claire Wayner @cwayner.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
evidence of what the implications of a new presidency can have on financial markets www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Climate Talk on S&P 500 Earnings Calls Drops by Three-Quarters
In boardrooms across America, mentions of sustainability and related terms on earnings calls have dropped steeply as public companies see less to gain from associating themselves with environmental go...
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Claire Wayner @cwayner.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
oystercatchers are such an awesome bird, this is really hopeful ❤️https://insideclimatenews.org/news/20032025/oystercatcher-recovery-campaign-shorebird-conservation-success/
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Oystercatcher Recovery Campaign Offers a Rare Success Story about Shorebird Conservation - Inside Climate News
A coalition of nonprofit and government agencies have found ways to protect and increase the American oystercatcher population.
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Joshua Basseches @joshuabasseches.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Excellent @cwayner.bsky.social piece on FERC Order 1920 and interregional transmission planning: www.utilitydive.com/news/transmi...
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For transmission planning, FERC Order 1920 is our dragon
Instead of repealing the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Order 100 to improve transmission planning, the focus should be on making Order 1920 as strong as possible.
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Claire Wayner @cwayner.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
It's local news success stories like this one that keep me going in the dearth of good federal headlines. Thanks @canarymedia.com for covering this heartening story www.canarymedia.com/articles/ele...
canarymedia.com
Chicago community group advances EVs, despite federal setbacks
The Bronzeville Community Development Partnership is working to foster clean transportation innovation in a historic hub for electric vehicles.
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Claire Wayner @cwayner.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
the irony here cannot be overstated www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Amazon rainforest cut down to build highway for COP climate summit
The infrastructure required to host COP30 in Belém is undermining the cause, campaigners say.
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Claire Wayner @cwayner.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
#EnergySky economic analysis shows that 99% of proposed onshore wind projects (on nameplate MW basis) in the US is in counties that went for Trump in 2024. Banning onshore wind could result in a loss of $14 billion of economic benefits and 50k jobs. www.renewableenergyworld.com/wind-power/g...
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Gone with the wind? Economists react to Trump's 'no windmills' promise - Factor This™
President Trump has stated that he plans to ensure “no windmills” are built during his term in office. Will that be the case?
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Claire Wayner @cwayner.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Excited to see coverage of @rockymtninst.bsky.social's new report "High Voltage, High Reward Transmission" alongside my report from November, "Mind the Regulatory Gap," in @rtoinsider.bsky.social today! Kudos @tyler-farrell.bsky.social for the 🔥 quotes #EnergySky www.rtoinsider.com/99764-rmi-ar...
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RMI Argues Regionally Planned Transmission Leads to Unexpected Benefits
Major regional and interregional transmission lines might be big investments, but they tend to produce more benefits than expected, RMI said
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Claire Wayner @cwayner.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
#EnergySky I am on a webinar on Mar 21 that @worldresources.bsky.social is hosting on the expanding role of local governments in transmission planning, alongside Meg Maloney from the city of Dayton, OH, and Joseph LaRusso from the Acadia Center. Register below ⤵️ www.wri.org/events/2025/...
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The Expanding Role of Local Governments in Transmission Planning
The need for high-voltage transmission in the U.S. has never been more acute. In a time of historic load growth, new transmission will be needed to lower consumer energy bills, bring more clean energy...
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Claire Wayner @cwayner.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
#EnergySky I'm excited for my first op-ed in Utility Dive this week, responding to the "What if Bruce Lee had set federal transmission policy?" op-ed that called for a repeal of Order 1000. This would have disastrous consequences for Americans, as I explain ⤵️ www.utilitydive.com/news/transmi...
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For transmission planning, FERC Order 1920 is our dragon
Instead of repealing the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Order 100 to improve transmission planning, the focus should be on making Order 1920 as strong as possible.
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Claire Wayner @cwayner.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Check out this great new analysis from my colleagues at @rockymtninst.bsky.social on how high-voltage transmission yields real benefits for consumers. Time to close the regulatory gap, stop focusing on local projects, and start focusing on regional ones!
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Claire Wayner @cwayner.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
today, I drafted comments for a FERC docket on local transmission and prepared a presentation on interregional transmission enhancements for an upcoming RTO stakeholder meeting despite all the federal uncertainty, still feeling energized by day-to-day tasks ⚡🔌💡
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Claire Wayner @cwayner.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
tell me again why you think the IRA should be repealed if it's driving 10 new EV battery manufacturing facilities in this year alone, mostly in red states/districts (thanks @dangearino.bsky.social @insideclimatenews.org for the reporting) #EnergySky insideclimatenews.org/news/2002202...
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Claire Wayner @cwayner.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Oklahoma governor comes out in support of keeping clean energy support from the federal government #EnergySky subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...
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POLITICO Pro: POLITICO Pro Q&A: Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt
The Republican governor hopes the Trump administration won't play favorites as it rolls out its new energy policy priorities.
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Claire Wayner @cwayner.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
#EnergySky ICYMI, I was honored to be a featured guest on Melissa Parvis's podcast, Amped Up, all about my recent report on local transmission and the regulatory gap. Take a listen here! www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKvU...
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Regional vs Local Transmission Planning
YouTube video by Melissa Parvis
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Claire Wayner @cwayner.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
#EnergySky news flash from SEIA: renewables are the FASTEST resources available to meet near-term load growth demands. Now is the time to build baby build without picking and choosing winners/losers arbitrarily through market constructs. seia.org/blog/we-need...
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Claire Wayner @cwayner.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
#EnergySky great example from @canarymedia.com on how a US Congressperson pressing the White House to approve a DOE LPO loan resulted in success. Not all hope is lost - Congress has the power to speak out on how laws like the IRA are benefitting their districts. www.canarymedia.com/articles/air...
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Trump DOE OKs first LPO disbursement — after GOP senator voices…
A Montana refinery for sustainable aviation fuel will now get $1.44 billion in financing that had been previously approved by the Loan Programs Office…
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Claire Wayner @cwayner.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
#EnergySky great visualization from @nytimes.com showing that 80% of IRA manufacturing investments have flown to Republican districts. Dismantling the IRA = losing valuable economic development & union job opportunities. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/c...
nytimes.com
Trump Is Freezing Money for Clean Energy. Red States Have the Most to Lose.
About 80 percent of manufacturing investments spurred by a Biden-era climate law have flowed to Republican districts. Efforts to stop federal payments are already causing pain.
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RMI - Rocky Mountain Institute @rockymtninst.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
The US electricity grid needs new longer-range, higher-voltage power lines to improve efficiency and resilience. With a regional-first approach, "you could be addressing local and regional needs simultaneously," RMI’s @cwayner.bsky.social told @canarymedia.com: bit.ly/3QeWEIZ
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Claire Wayner @cwayner.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
some good news today at least www.reuters.com/business/env...
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Exclusive: Colombia deforestation in 2024 among lowest levels in 23 years, minister says
Deforestation in Colombia in 2024 is expected to have reached a higher level than during the previous year but is still forecast to be among the lowest levels in more than two decades, Environment Minister Susana Muhamad said on Monday.
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Zeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 05/02/2025
Effectively paralyzing all new solar and wind development – even on private land – seems pretty contrary to conservative deregulation and free market values and non-sensical given our declared "energy emergency". This is bad: heatmap.news/plus/th...
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Trump Has Paralyzed Renewables Permitting, Leaked Memo Reveals
The American Clean Power Association wrote to its members about federal guidance that has been “widely variable and changing quickly.”
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Claire Wayner @cwayner.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
#EnergySky the Energy Gang pod ft @jigarshahdc.bsky.social @cleangridview.bsky.social & @stephenlacey.bsky.social is back, LFG!! (now called Open Circuit, launching Feb 14 on @latitudemedia.bsky.social) 💪💡🔌 subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...
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E&E News: Biden DOE officials head to media, university jobs
The loan office's former director, Jigar Shah, is launching a new podcast about the energy sector.
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John Farrell @johnffarrell.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Rooftop solar and high-voltage #transmission have the same enemy. In this detailed story, @jeffstjohn.bsky.social explains how FERC Order 1000 backfired, and how #monopoly #utilities pursued profit-maximizing, self-serving power line projects at consumers' expense: vist.ly/3mu8xbf @canarymedia.com
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Claire Wayner @cwayner.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
tell me again how utilities care about their ratepayers' wellbeing...? #EnergySky www.canarymedia.com/articles/pol...
canarymedia.com
Power companies pressure Trump EPA to roll back rules on toxic coal…
A letter signed by executives from a dozen firms asks the EPA to let the companies off the hook for cleaning up scores of harmful coal-ash sites.
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sylvain gignac @sylvaingignac.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
"...reforms are needed to push utilities and grid operators to take... a ​“regional-first” approach. ​“You could be addressing local and regional needs simultaneously and meeting both needs in a more efficient manner” Wayner said.
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Claire Wayner @cwayner.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Thanks @jeffstjohn.bsky.social for the coverage of my Mind the Regulatory Gap report in @canarymedia.com today. Exciting to see the report and the critical issue of lack of oversight on local transmission continue to gain traction! #EnergySky 💡🔌 www.canarymedia.com/articles/tra...
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Want larger transmission lines? Fix this regulatory gap, experts say.
Utilities are opting to build small transmission projects with less oversight instead of big ones, and consumers are paying the price, according to a…
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Claire Wayner @cwayner.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
guess what? domestic onshoring policy works! #EnergySky 💡🔌 www.eenews.net/articles/us-...
eenews.net
US solar manufacturing catches up with demand — report
The industry's growth was driven by federal incentives that are now at risk in Washington.
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Claire Wayner @cwayner.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
#EnergySky creating a thread of four climate optimism news headlines from last week that are keeping me inspired this week and moving forward First, Americans bought 37% more heat pumps in 2024 than gas furnaces, up from 21% in 2023. www.canarymedia.com/articles/hea...
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Heat pumps keep widening their lead on gas furnaces
2024 heat pump sales through November show the clean-heat transition is speeding up in the U.S.
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Claire Wayner @cwayner.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Exciting to see MISO partnering with Pearl Street Technologies to use automation to reduce its queue study process timeline to under 1 year! This is the sort of innovation that we should be seeing more of from our regional grid operators. #EnergySky 💡🔌 www.rtoinsider.com/96986-miso-l...
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MISO Unveils Later Timeline for Queue Processing Restart
MISO is pushing back a restart of its generator interconnection queue while it tries to study through the backlog with Pearl Street.
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Claire Wayner @cwayner.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
This is one reason of many why we should avoid species extinctions: they just might be able to improve our society's ability to function In this case, polar bear fur contains a compound that could replace "forever chemicals" (PFAS) Bioinspiration is awesome www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...
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Polar bear fur could hold the secret to replacing ‘forever chemicals’
In a new study, scientists solve a mystery hiding in polar bear fur. The answer might help us all.
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Claire Wayner @cwayner.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Let's go, Texas! "Construction of a new 765-kV transmission “backbone” in Texas will cost only 4% more than expanding the existing 345-kV system to enable anticipated load growth." ERCOT is considering a new 765 kV network - vote set for April 2025. 💡🔌 www.utilitydive.com/news/texas-p...
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Texas eyes 765-kV transmission lines in regional ‘transmission race’
Utility regulators are concerned about the potential for costs to spiral and supply chain constraints to slow development.
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Claire Wayner @cwayner.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
California dreamin' (about what the rest of the US's grid could look like) 💡🔌 grist.org/energy/calif...
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California just debunked a big myth about renewable energy
Are renewables reliable? A new study says California ran on renewables alone for a record number of days last year.
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Claire Wayner @cwayner.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
I appreciate Buttigieg's honesty in this interview. Thanks to @eenews.bsky.social for covering it. Let's stop sugar coating some things. As Buttigieg says, "everything's not gonna be fine." subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...
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E&E News: Buttigieg: ‘Everything’s not gonna be fine’
The outgoing Transportation secretary discussed his advice for young people, Elon Musk’s attempt to downsize the government and his own next steps.
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Claire Wayner @cwayner.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
I found this op-ed by Peter Kalmus in @nytimes.com to be a very powerful and sobering read on the LA fires from the lens of a climate scientist (who left LA to avoid the fire risk... and the house he moved from ended up burning down this time) www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/o...
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Opinion | As a Climate Scientist, I Knew It Was Time to Leave Los Angeles (Gift Article)
After the Bobcat fire, the area no longer felt safe.
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Claire Wayner @cwayner.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
let me guess #EnergySky: Texas built more transmission to its neighbors to prevent a repeat of Uri, right? ...right? www.nytimes.com/2025/01/09/w...
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Claire Wayner @cwayner.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
#EnergySky ICYMI 22 orgs filed a complaint at @ferc.gov on 12/19/24 about the explosion of spending on local transmission. In it, they cite our (RMI) new "Mind the Regulatory Gap" report as evidence of how Tx planning is unjust & unreasonable. 🔌💡 Read more here: www.utilitydive.com/news/ferc-lo...
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FERC should bar transmission owners from planning local transmission over 100-kV: complaint
A coalition including Industrial Energy Consumers of America and ratepayer advocates from Maryland, Pennsylvania and West Virginia called for the use of independent transmission planners.
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