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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

EIA: "Monthly wind generation in the first nine months of 2026 was an average of 68% higher compared with the same period in 2025 in ISO New England." www.eia.gov/todayinenerg... 🔌💡

ISO-NE monthly wind generation in gigawatt-hours from January 2020 through 2026. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration.

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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

"How can regular folks evaluate which information to trust, when so many messengers sound credible?" @sammyroth.bsky.social asks @drilledmedia.bsky.social's @amywestervelt.bsky.social: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/artificial... #ClimateSky

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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

BloombergNEF: Co-located solar and storage investment hit a record in the first half of 2026. "Investors flee revenue uncertainty as assets co-located with storage boom." about.bnef.com/insights/cle... 🔌💡

Graphic showing global renewable energy investment by sector (e.g. utility-scale solar, onshore wind, etc.) from 1H 2019 through 1H 2026. Source: BloombergNEF.

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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

EIA: "U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports averaged 17.4 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) in the first six months of the year, 23% more than the same period in 2025, according to our Natural Gas Monthly." www.eia.gov/todayinenerg... 🔌💡

Graphic depicting U.S. LNG exports from January 2016-June 2026 as measured in billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d). Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration.

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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

@calenergy.bsky.social: "Today, total battery storage capacity is 21,112 MW, an increase of more than 2,500% in just seven and a half years. That’s equivalent to roughly one-third of the statewide peak demand." www.energy.ca.gov/news/2026-08... 🔌💡

Graphic tracking California's cumulative battery storage energy deployment and the state's progress towards meeting its 2045 energy storage target. Source: California Energy Commission.

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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

EIA: "Utility-scale battery storage capacity in the United States increased significantly during the last three years, with an annual average growth rate of 70%." www.eia.gov/todayinenerg... 🔌💡

Chart tracking the sharp increase in U.S. utility-scale battery storage capacity from January 2021 through June 2026. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration.

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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

On the grounds of the Filoli House and Garden in Woodside, California ...

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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

"China remains the world’s best hope to shut down economically viable fossil fuel power generation, using brute force," writes @gregor.us: www.coldeye.earth/p/mid-year-c... 🔌💡

Global power generation in the non-OECD (including China) in TWh, 2010-2025. Source: Cold Eye Earth.

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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

@calenergy.bsky.social: "During the second quarter of 2026, Californians purchased 86,857 new zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs). This represents 19.1% of new car sales, an increase of 3.3 percentage points compared to the first quarter of 2026." www.energy.ca.gov/news/2026-07...

Cumulative zero-emission vehicle sales in California, 2010-2026 . Source: California Energy Commission.

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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

"It’s good to be in the utility-scale solar business, even in the United States. Despite tariffs and shifting tax credit policies, business is booming," reports @dangearino.bsky.social: insideclimatenews.org/news/0907202... graphic by @paulhornographic.bsky.social 🔌💡

The chart shows new U.S. solar capacity added each year since 2010, plus planned additions for the rest of 2026 and 2027, based on U.S. EIA data. Source: Paul Horn, Inside Climate News.

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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

@irena-official.bsky.social: "In total, installed renewables helped avoid an estimated USD 480 billion in fossil-fuel costs in 2025, turning renewables into a geopolitical shock absorber against fossil-volatile systems in energy crisis." www.irena.org/News/pressre... 🔌💡

Avoided fossil fuel costs from renewable electricity generation in 2025 across 20 major economies. Source: "Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2025," IRENA, July 2, 2026.

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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Have something you want to share about the energy transition? Send it to Chris: www.transitiontimes.net 🔌💡

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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Beautiful! I hiked through the North Grove in March.

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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

"We support California’s efforts to investigate and challenge these latest attempts by the Trump Administration to delay needed U.S. offshore wind power." - Offshore Wind California Executive Director Adam Stern: www.offshorewindca.org/s/OWC-Statem... 🔌💡

Statement by Offshore Wind California Executive Director Adam Stern supporting California's efforts to challenge attempts by the Trump administration to obstruct offshore wind off California's coast. Press release: June 23, 2026.

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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

A trusted voice on the clean energy transition is certainly what you get at @quittingcarbon.bsky.social. Readers' willingness to pay for it is the challenge - as I put it recently: www.quittingcarbonmedia.com/mid-year-spe... 🔌💡

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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Keir Starmer (like Joe Biden here in the US, I would add) was unable to effectively promote his government's clean energy achievements, writes @james-bg.bsky.social: www.businessgreen.com/news/4531543... 🔌💡

James Murray analyzes Keir Starmer's failure to adequately promote his government's clean energy achievements. Source: BusinessGreen.

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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Thank you, @billmckibben.bsky.social, for sharing the column I published this week at @quittingcarbon.bsky.social in your energy and climate news roundup! www.quittingcarbonmedia.com/clean-energy... 🔌💡

Bill McKibben quotes a passage from a column published by Justin Gerdes at Quitting Carbon. Source: The Crucial Years, June 19, 2026.

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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

"As of now, with the Iran debacle receding and El Niño looming, we can say a few things with certainty," writes @billmckibben.bsky.social: billmckibben.substack.com/p/now-where 🔌💡

"The world has turned a corner, offering a new and improved view," writes Bill McKibben in a new post. Source: The Crucial Years, June 19, 2026.

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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

EIA: "In CAISO, utility-scale solar generated more electricity than natural gas on a daily basis on 82% of days in the first five months of 2026, up from 21% in 2024 and 2025." www.eia.gov/todayinenerg... 🔌💡

Solar and natural gas generation in California's CAISO grid during the first five months of 2026. Source: U.S. EIA.

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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

@ember-energy.org: "The share of gas in the global power mix declined for the fifth consecutive year in 2025, despite a small rise in absolute gas generation." ember-energy.org/latest-insig... 🔌💡

The fossil gas share of global electricity has fallen for five consecutive years. Source: Ember.

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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Denmark's new “Four-leaf clover government” aims to be "the greenest government yet." stateofgreen-25585037.hs-sites-eu1.com/the-greenest... via State of Green 🔌💡

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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Is there an energy nerd in your life who might enjoy @quittingcarbon.bsky.social? @ghost.org just made it super easy to gift a paid subscription. Here's how: www.quittingcarbonmedia.com/support/#/po... 🔌💡

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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

EIA: "In our most recent Short-Term Energy Outlook, we forecast that annual electric power generation from utility-scale solar will surpass that from coal for the first time in 2026 within the electricity grid that covers most of Texas." www.eia.gov/todayinenerg... 🔌💡

Annual electric power generation in the ERCOT (Texas) grid 2021-2027 in billion kilowatt-hours. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration.

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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

An update from @emilypont.bsky.social regarding my earlier question re: whether California @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov could challenge an Interior offshore wind lease cancellation deal: heatmap.news/energy/trump... 🔌💡

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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Some fascinating details in this Sam Parkinson dispatch from the Beijing Auto Show on autonomous heavy-duty trucks in China: thedriven.io/2026/04/25/e... via @thedriven.io 🔌💡

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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

A rainbow on display in my neighborhood in Concord, California, last night ... #EarthDay

Photo shows a rainbow across the sky at sunset as seen from a neighborhood in Concord, California.

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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Good news: It's now much easier to share stories at sites and newsletters like @quittingcarbon.bsky.social that are hosted by @ghost.org: www.quittingcarbonmedia.com/trumps-iran-...

Example of the new native sharing button for a post at a site hosted by Ghost.

Example of a pop-up window that appears when a reader clicks the "Share" button for a story at a site hosted by Ghost.

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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

EIA: "During 2025, the U.S. electric power sector retired 2.6 gigawatts of coal-fired generating capacity at four power plants, the least since 2010." www.eia.gov/todayinenerg...

U.S. coal-fired generating capacity retirements in gigawatts, 2010-2030. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration.

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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

@solarpowereu.bsky.social: "The EU’s existing solar fleet is offsetting more than €110 million of gas imports per day from March 1-17 alone. In the same period, solar has reduced the overall gas import bill by 32%." www.solarpowereurope.org/press-releas... 🔌💡

Illustration of EU additional fossil fuel import costs without solar electricity generation, March 1-17, 2026. Source: SolarPower Europe.

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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

EIA: "Rooftop solar generating capacity in Puerto Rico totaled 1,456 megawatts at the end of 2025, 20% of the overall capacity mix. ... Between 2016 and 2025 rooftop solar installations accounted for 81% of the new generating capacity in Puerto Rico." www.eia.gov/todayinenerg... 🔌💡

Puerto Rico cumulative power operating capacity by energy source (2016-2025). Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration.

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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

"2025 saw total renewable power capacity reach 5149 gigawatts (GW) after the addition of 692 GW, or a 15.5% of annual increase," according to a new @irena-official.bsky.social report: www.irena.org/News/pressre... 🔌💡

Renewable power capacity highlights for 2025. Source: Renewable Capacity Statistics 2026, IRENA.

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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Context on yesterday's U.S. offshore wind milestones from Ben Storrow, who has been reporting on the industry from its early days: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... 🔌💡

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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

In her newsletter this morning, @canarymedia.com's Sarah Shemkus highlights three stories about how states are attempting to lower energy costs at the expense of clean energy and energy efficiency programs: hello.canarymedia.com/affordabilit... 🔌💡

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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

New from @energyandpolicy.org: "Using publicly reported financial data, this report provides the first systematic look at how much of each dollar spent on electricity ultimately goes to investors." energyandpolicy.org/utility-prof... 🔌💡

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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

@rhg.com on "Why Are Chinese EVs So Cheap?": "The two largest drivers are vertical integration and significantly lower overheads, which together account for at least three-quarters of the cost advantage for all three OEMs." rhg.com/research/why...

Chart depicting BYD's $4,700 cost advantage for the BYD Seal vs the Tesla Model 3 (both produced in China) in U.S. dollars. Source: Rhodium Group.

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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

"As of mid-February, more than 50 bills related to plug-in solar were under consideration in 29 states and DC." www.dsireinsight.com/blog/2026/2/... via @nccleantech.bsky.social 🔌💡

Plug-in solar legislation under consideration in the U.S. (as of late February 2026). Source: NC Clean Energy Technology Center.

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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

"China’s high-speed rail network doubled in size in just eight years between 2016 and 2024, while the number of passengers carried and the total number of passenger-miles increased even faster, boosting internal connectivity." jkempenergy.com/2026/02/17/b... via @jkempenergy.bsky.social

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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

An update on the construction of @dominionenergy.bsky.social's Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project: coastalreview.org/2026/02/with... by Catherine Kozak 🔌💡

An update on the status of construction of Dominion Energy's Coastal Offshore Wind Project. Source: Coastal Review.

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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

@iea.org notes that in high-penetration solar + wind markets like California, Germany, South Australia, Texas, and the United Kingdom, "batteries are increasingly available to meet demand when it peaks, such as in the late afternoon or early evening." www.iea.org/newsletters/... 🔌💡

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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

"The world becomes a reflection of who we are in our own countries. We cannot change the trajectory of world events without first changing what’s happening at home." - @rhodesben.bsky.social's reflections on the Munich Security Conference: benrhodes1.substack.com/p/reflection...

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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Lime Ridge Open Space in Concord, California, at dusk ...

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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Bleak findings for those of us trying to make a living publishing newsletters!! "Only 8% of respondents believe individual Americans have a responsibility to pay for news." www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/most... via @hanaatameez.bsky.social

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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

"The momentum of energy technology is holding up pretty well against the administration’s policy attacks. And that’s not a bad place to be if you now consider that the political pendulum is about to swing harder than many young people have ever seen." by @gregor.us www.coldeye.earth/p/wind-shift 🔌💡

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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

FYI, fellow EV drivers: ChargePoint just sent an email announcing a new "Service Fee." "Starting in March, we will begin rolling out a Service Fee on certain paid charging sessions." www.chargepoint.com/service-fee-...

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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

@americancleanpower.bsky.social: "Cancelling five major offshore wind projects could raise electricity costs for customers on the east coast by an estimated $45 billion over the next decade." cleanpower.org/news/new-ana... 🔌💡

Cumulative cost to all ratepayers without the under-construction offshore wind projects on the U.S. East Coast (in billions). Source: American Clean Power Association.

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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

"Global power generation from wind and solar has reached a level that’s equal to total generation from all sources in the United States," reports @gregor.us: www.coldeye.earth/p/down-to-th... 🔌💡

Global power generation, combined wind and solar in TWh vs total powergen in select regions 2010-2024. Source: Cold Eye Earth.

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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

@ember-energy.org: "In 2025, the EU took an enormous step forward towards a clean power system backed by wind and solar. For the first time, wind and solar produced more electricity than fossil fuels in the EU." ember-energy.org/latest-insig... 🔌💡

Wind and solar overtook fossil fuel power in the EU for the first time in 2025. Graphic depicts share of electricity generation as a percentage and electricity generation in terawatt-hours. Source: Ember.

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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

@rhg.com: "In the final quarter of 2025, actual investment in US clean tech manufacturing fell for a fifth consecutive quarter to $9 billion, a 5% drop from Q3 2025 and a 29% drop relative to Q4 2024." mailchi.mp/rhg/taking-s... 🔌💡

Manufacturing cancellations by technology (in billion 2024 U.S. dollars). Source: Rhodium Group.

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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

EIA: "In our STEO forecast, utility-scale solar is the fastest-growing source of electricity generation in the United States, increasing from 290 BkWh in 2025 to 424 BkWh by 2027." www.eia.gov/todayinenerg... 🔌💡

U.S. annual electric power sector generation by source (in billion kilowatt-hours). Source: EIA.

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