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David Riester @daveriester.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

I can’t remember the precise definition of “dead weight loss”, but….its this, right? #econsky

David Riester @daveriester.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

When I was as young as 7 I think I understood - deep in my bones - a trade strategy like this was doomed. And all that required was watching Ferris Bueller's Day Off about 163 times. #energysky #econsky www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuOH...

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Hawley–Smoot Tariff - Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

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David Riester @daveriester.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

As a #wisconsin native, this warms my heart. The trait I most associate with the ethos of Wisconsinites is humility. So an unhinged sociopathic narcissist comin' in hot always seemed like a bad strategy. As a #renewableenergy professional, this gives me a bit of hope on the state legislation front

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David Riester @daveriester.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Never thought I'd hear Nextera's CEO describe renewables as a "bridge" to more gas-fired generation! Ketchum performs some breathtaking gymnastics explaining Section 45 #ITC. Yet...he usefully conveys general optimism and a purely capitalistic case for leaving the #IRA be. #energysky cnb.cx/43zAGbp

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NextEra Energy CEO: Energy demand will increase sixfold over the next twenty years

John Ketchum, NextEra Energy CEO, joins 'The Exchange' to discuss energy demand going forward, how expensive it is to build a natural gas power plant, and much more.

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David Riester @daveriester.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Anyone aware of an existing “record” aiming to track influential people who are, essentially, pulling a “Quisling” and voluntarily choosing self-enrichment over preserving the #socialcontract, democracy, morality? We need a visible “Quisling Tracker” to establish a cost for selling civilization out

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David Riester on LinkedIn: Quisling - Wikipedia

[Personal, "off-topic" post] Is anyone aware of a log/register/repository that is, well, logging, registering, or tracking the positions that…

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David Riester @daveriester.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Wouldn't a hawkish party keen to wield military power want a badass at the helm? Annoying libs is gratifying, I'm sure, and jamming a wife-beater into #sod? touché. But Rus/China/Iran/DPK licks their chops ready to scalp the corpse of a fallen US and you want a dipshit in charge? Demand better #GOP

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David Riester @daveriester.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

I wrote an article on "deposits" (IX, PPAs, etc) and the systemic problem #solar #bess #wind developers face in meeting all these capital/credit intensive needs for worthy projects. It's not as sexy as AI, but my is it a driver of the #energytransition #energysky 🔌💡⚡ segueinfra.com/articles/dep...

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Deposits, Deposits, Deposits…

This article is a retrospective on how financial security deposit solutions for aspiring renewable energy power plants have evolved since 2023.

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David Riester @daveriester.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

One of the most predictable experiences I have as a RE project development capital provider is that developers ALWAYS plan for their pending corp. equity transaction closing in weeks when it inevitably takes months…and the possibility of a dead deal is almost never considered. #energysky 🔌💡

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David Riester @daveriester.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Becketts line has long had its talons in me: “I can’t go on.” “I’ll go on.” Like many, I’ve instinctively retracted inward this month, sensing the coming days will be unbearable. But the point of the line is that there is some daylight between what seems unbearable, and what is actually so.

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David Riester @daveriester.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

On a train in Germany with my kids and they are floored by how many of these old 1-2MW plants we’re passing (look like mostly 100-140W mods). Reminding me of when Germany’s FIT dominated the global market, accelerating everyone down the cost curve. We’re all indebted to that leadership still.

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