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Avoided emission is a good idea.

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One more for you Bill. This might be more useful.

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Bill , Here are the shares. They range from 0% for Idaho and Oregon to 44% for Wyoming. Note: this is just for Jan - Jun of 2026. Hope that works for you.

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3) Western States = AZ,CA,CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, IT, WA , WY

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2) Although coal is generally declining across the West the closure of Intermountain coal plant in Utah and Centralia coal plant in Washington in 2025 were major contributors to 2026 drop-off. #energysky

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1) EIA data for June was published yesterday, so we have data for generation for first half of 2026. Coal generation is declining across the US. This is particularly apparent in the Western US - where coal decline is accelerating in 2026. Note: Data = Jan-Jun @billcorcoran.bsky.social

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Joe Deely @jdeely.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Under-reported story. Solar is booming in Africa !

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The @CaliforniaISO grid hit a yearly peak demand high last night at 6:00PM - 44,483 MW. At this time the grid was exporting 2,650 MW. Crazy to see exports during peak demand! This never could have happened before battery storage. #energysky

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Joe Deely @jdeely.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

This is great news for the Western Grid... especially the Northwest. Some notes on this project: - Name = North Plains Interconnector - 420 miles long - 3,000 MW of bi-directional power - construction starts in 2028 - expected to be operational in 2032 #enegysky www.youtube.com/watch?v=liDc...

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Powering Communities: Linking the Eastern and Western U.S. Grids

YouTube video by U.S. Department of Energy

Joe Deely @jdeely.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

A lot of processes need heat. 2,200 MW of gas cogen units in California alone/

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Joe Deely @jdeely.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Top it up every couple of weeks?

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Joe Deely @jdeely.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Yep. Will that matter if these are used for rarely needed multi-day storage?

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Joe Deely @jdeely.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Heat Battery company is gaining momentum. Here is the paragraph that jumped out for me. “We’re also developing projects in the power sector .... anywhere from five to 10 times the scale of its 5-GWh system at the South Dakota ethanol plant. #energysky www.canarymedia.com/articles/cli...

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Antora snags $550M for heat batteries to run data centers and…

As the California firm boots up a giant thermal battery system in South Dakota, fresh funds will help it build a second U.S. factory and more large-scale…

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Exclusive | Zach Dell Is Raising Money to Put a Battery in Your Backyard

Good news on the home Battery Energy storage front. Keep an eye on this story. Key points in this article: - 23,000 batteries installed - 550 MWh instaled - 100 installations/day (expects to double by year-end) - new models have 39.2 Kwh of storage - wow! #energysky www.wsj.com/business/ene...

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Base Power, co-founded by Michael Dell’s son, lands a $13 billion valuation as electricity demand and battery storage are booming.

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2) From @caiso.com - here is a history of peak demand over the last three decades. Source: www.caiso.com/documents/ca... #energysky

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1) It's hot in California. Today's peak demand on @caiso.com grid is expected to be near 44,922 MW. Last year's peak was 44,506 MW on Aug, 21st. #energysky

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Great to see CA steadily adding battery storage and lowering demand for post-solar natural gas in evenings.

Joe Deely @jdeely.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Thanks Connor. Will play around with that.

Joe Deely @jdeely.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

I agree that the "leftover load" on low-NG days is likely due to co-gen facilities.

Joe Deely @jdeely.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Sorry, I have been off-grid for a few days... I'm not aware of any real-time, hourly or daily sources of plant-level data for @caiso.com based power plants. Maybe @gridstatus.io , @maxkanter.com have further info on this?

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Joe Deely @jdeely.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

This already happened for ERCOT - 2025 - www.ercot.com/files/docs/2... #energysky

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Joe Deely @jdeely.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

It does seem as if California now has a pretty good base in place and is ready to squeeze more fossil fuel out of its mix as well as that of the Western grid. #energysky

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Joe Deely @jdeely.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Repowering Altamount Pass wind projects - some of which are 40+ years old. This qualifies as a no-brainer. #energysky

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Joe Deely @jdeely.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Great to see Fervo going public. Hoping they can quickly turn that cash raised into more projects for the Western US. Let's go! @timlatimer.bsky.social @serrurier.bsky.social @jessedjenkins.com #energysky

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Joe Deely @jdeely.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

The minimum Net Load on @caiso.com reached -7.87 GW yesterday. Crazy ! I never thought something like this was possible. But with batteries continuing to be added over time, do we eventually have Net Load > Load. Seems likely. Thanks for @gridstatus.io for info. #energysky

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Joe Deely @jdeely.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Great source of info on regionl grids from @gridstatus.io

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Mission City Research @mcresearch.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

What a great idea! Redwood Materials to deploy a "used battery" storage facility at Rivian vehicle factory. Every large industrial facility should have some battery storage - and better yet, make it used batteries. #energysky electrek.co/2026/04/14/r...

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Rivian partners with Tesla co-founder's Redwood on energy storage

Rivian is partnering with Redwood, founded by Tesla co-founder JB Straubel, to deploy 10 MWh of second-life battery storage at its Illinois plant.

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Joe Deely @jdeely.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

New peak wind generation records are occurring almost daily for @caiso.com. Before this trend started, the previous record was from 2022 - what gives? My guess: this wind is the beginning of the massive wind imports CA will be receiving from the SunZia project in NM. Thanks to @gridstatus.io

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Mission City Research @mcresearch.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

@caiso.com Battery discharge went over 12 GW for the first time last night! Just two years ago, the record was about 6GW. #Energysky Source: www.gridstatus.io/records

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Joe Deely @jdeely.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Add another record to the list - this time maximum solar for MISO at 15,669 MW - a more than 1GW increase from the previous record. #energysky Source = www.gridstatus.io/records/miso...

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Joe Deely @jdeely.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

ERCOT gets hurt by the inability to "trade" with nearby grids like @caiso.com can... Below is from a few weeks ago... I could see 90+% fossil free in the next couple of years.