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Maeve Allsup

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Climate and energy journalist - @latitudemedia.bsky.social

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Brian Kahn @blkahn.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
The Trump administration literally canceled $450 million in grid resilience grants to Puerto Rico last month but sure the halftime show was absolutely apolitical
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The end of DOE’s grid work in Puerto Rico
The Trump administration has canceled all eight of the remaining awards devoted to distributed energy on the island.
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Maeve Allsup @maeveallsup.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
I think my favorite part about this bot-response from XAI's press inbox are Google's suggested replies.
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Richard Delevan @richard.wickedproblems.earth · 08/11/2025
This is an absolute banger of a takedown of Bill Gates' latest memo from an apoplectic @jigarshahdc.bsky.social, who brought a box full of receipts. [tl;dl version - 'Bill Gates can get f*cked and we should stop listening to him on climate'] It's my fave so far of a lot of excellent reax. 1/n
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Bill Gates caused a climate meltdown
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lisa martine jenkins @lisamartinejenkins.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Maeve broke the news of the first list last week, which -- unlike the still mysterious second list -- has been confirmed by DOE to represent at least a portion of the agency's planned award cancellations. www.latitudemedia.com/news/scoop-t... cc: @maeveallsup.bsky.social
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Scoop: These are the 321 awards DOE is canceling
All of the awards, totaling $7.5 billion, are for projects in blue states.
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lisa martine jenkins @lisamartinejenkins.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Yesterday, Russ Vought tweeted out that DOE is canceling nearly $8 billion in clean energy funding. Today, @latitudemedia.bsky.social @maeveallsup.bsky.social obtained the list of all 321 projects that are having their awards pulled. 🔌💡 www.latitudemedia.com/news/scoop-t...
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SCOOP: These are the 321 awards DOE is canceling
All of the awards, totaling $7.5 billion, are for projects in blue states.
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Evan George @evanlgeorge.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
DOH! DOE doesn’t have enough legal expertise left in-house after DOGE cuts to carry out all the funding cancellations the Trump administration has promised, @maeveallsup.bsky.social reports. And they're talking about mass firings for a gov shutdown? www.latitudemedia.com/news/there-a...
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There aren’t enough lawyers left at the Department of Energy
After DOGE-induced cuts, DOE is looking for outside help for day-to-day work — including canceling awards.
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Tyler Norris @tnorris.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Hosted by @latitudemedia.bsky.social this Friday 1pm ET: #energysky #greensky 🔌💡 www.latitudemedia.com/events/the-r...
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Maeve Allsup @maeveallsup.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
It's been 7 months since @tnorris.bsky.social's report on flexible data centers dropped, making a major splash in the energy and AI worlds. But how far have we really come on flexibility? On Friday I'm sitting down for a live interview with Tyler to take stock: www.latitudemedia.com/events/the-r...
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The race to build flexible data centers
A live conversation on the future of grid-responsive data center design and deployment
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Latitude Media @latitudemedia.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
In her latest analysis, @maeveallsup.bsky.social takes a closer look at what the @DOE’s internal watchdog got wrong about the Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs. www.latitudemedia.com/news/what-do...
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What DOE’s watchdog got wrong about the hydrogen hubs
A former program manager said an internal audit ignored the greatest risk of all: that half-built projects never come online.
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Alexander C. Kaufman @alexckaufman.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Really good in-depth look by @maeveallsup.bsky.social into how much the Energy Department has already applied its Project 2025 blueprint to the agency, and what's still in the works. www.latitudemedia.com/news/project...
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Project 2025’s overhaul of the Department of Energy is well underway
The Trump administration seems to be actively following the Heritage Foundation’s radical deregulatory blueprint for DOE.
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Maeve Allsup @maeveallsup.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
On Thursday I'll be moderating a live convo on the energy impacts of the reconciliation bill. We'll dig into the specifics of what's in the bill and what it means for climate and energy companies. Register here, and send your qs to maeve@latitudemedia.com www.latitudemedia.com/events/navig...
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Navigating a post-OBBB world
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Jigar Shah @jigarshahdc.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Great article from @maeveallsup.bsky.social and @latitudemedia.bsky.social on the particulars. But basically you would need the tariffs to cause a 2008 Global Financial Crisis before LPO would pay out on the guarantee. The bonds are still trading normally after the announcement.
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What happens to Sunnova’s DOE loan guarantee if it files for bankruptcy?
The government is unlikely to lose any money, even if the rooftop solar company folds.
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Maeve Allsup @maeveallsup.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Always love chatting with @richard.wickedproblems.earth!
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Richard Delevan @richard.wickedproblems.earth · 10/05/2025
Huge congrats to @maeveallsup.bsky.social on her @latitudemedia.bsky.social Open Circuit debut, holding her own with @jigarshahdc.bsky.social, Katherine Hamilton, & @stephenlacey.bsky.social. Smashed it. #climatesky 🔌💡
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Fear and Loathing at the Department of Energy
Podcast Episode · Open Circuit · 09/05/2025 · 53m
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Stephen Lacey @stephenlacey.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Some juicy details in this story from @maeveallsup.bsky.social about the politics of the DOE's rescinded support for solar/batteries in Puerto Rico. "Who could argue against backup power for hospitals, right?”
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Inside the political chess game of funding backup power for Puerto Rico
Modernizing the island’s grid was key to Gov. González-Colón’s campaign. So why has she pulled her support of a key resilience program?
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lisa martine jenkins @lisamartinejenkins.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Important and very sad reporting from @maeveallsup.bsky.social for @latitudemedia.bsky.social, on what the hell is going on with Puerto Rico's $365-million Programa de Comunidades Resilientes, dedicated to backup power for hospitals and community housing. 🔌💡 www.latitudemedia.com/news/inside-...
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Inside the political chess game of funding backup power for Puerto Rico
Modernizing the island’s grid was key to Gov. González-Colón’s campaign. So why has she pulled her support of a key resilience program?
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Alexander C. Kaufman @alexckaufman.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Amazon’s Climate Fund director explains the company’s strategy with investing in next-generation nuclear developer X-energy. Great @maeveallsup.bsky.social piece in @latitudemedia.bsky.social www.latitudemedia.com/news/inside-...
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Inside Amazon’s nuclear investment strategy
Amazon Climate Fund director Daniel Gross on why PPAs aren’t enough to get advanced nuclear off the ground.
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lisa martine jenkins @lisamartinejenkins.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Reporter @maeveallsup.bsky.social went to ARPA-E's summit last week -- and like the events 2,800 attendees, she was looking for some answers from the Trump administration. For @latitudemedia.bsky.social ⤵️ 🔌💡 www.latitudemedia.com/news/can-arp...
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Can ARPA-E survive a second Trump term?
The agency drew record numbers to its annual summit — where Energy Secretary Chris Wright left attendees with a surprising message.
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lisa martine jenkins @lisamartinejenkins.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Your perennial reminder that @latitudemedia.bsky.social has a daily and a weekly round-up newsletter, where you can get our coverage delivered straight to your inbox :) 🔌💡 www.latitudemedia.com/newsletter/
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Newsletter
Latitude's clean energy newsletters highlight climate tech news and the market factors shaping the energy transition.
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Maeve Allsup @maeveallsup.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
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Stephen Lacey @stephenlacey.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Every day, the Trump Admin smashes down the scaffolding that could support meaningful progress on ANY of his energy priorities. Today's lunacy: layoffs are making the current geologist shortage way worse, making critical minerals exploration harder. @maeveallsup.bsky.social has super reporting:
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The geologist shortage is already getting worse
Trump and Musk’s cuts to federal workers could have severe long-term consequences for the country's competitiveness in critical minerals.
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lisa martine jenkins @lisamartinejenkins.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Up from @maeveallsup.bsky.social for @latitudemedia.bsky.social: In the last few weeks, major cuts to government agencies including the U.S. Geological Survey have accelerated an already dire shortage of geologists. 🔌💡 www.latitudemedia.com/news/the-geo...
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The geologist shortage is already getting worse
Trump and Musk’s cuts to federal workers could have severe long-term consequences for the country's competitiveness in critical minerals.
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lisa martine jenkins @lisamartinejenkins.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Certain remote DOE employees are in a no-win situation: relocate to CO or DC to comply with near-term RTO directives, with no guarantee that they'll be spared in the next wave of layoffs. From @maeveallsup.bsky.social for @latitudemedia.bsky.social ⤵️ 🔌💡 www.latitudemedia.com/news/does-re...
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DOE's return-to-office Catch-22
Amid relocation confusion, staffers are asked to reply to OPM’s “what did you do last week?” email.
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lisa martine jenkins @lisamartinejenkins.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
For anyone who has information that they'd like to share securely with @latitudemedia.bsky.social ⤵️ I'm on Signal [at] lmj.5709, and @maeveallsup.bsky.social [at] mallsup.1494. We will both of course observe requests to speak on background, off-record, etc. #energysky #greensky #doe #doge
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lisa martine jenkins @lisamartinejenkins.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
More attempts to gut DOE are underway, according to reporting from the inimitable @maeveallsup.bsky.social, for @latitudemedia.bsky.social: 🔌💡 www.latitudemedia.com/news/trump-i...
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Trump isn’t done cleaning house at DOE
Following layoffs of probationary employees, Department of Energy contract and remote workers are next in line.
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Maeve Allsup @maeveallsup.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
I'm looking to talk to folks at the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (whether they're still there or were recently laid off.) I'm on Signal: mallsup.1494 #energysky @latitudemedia.bsky.social #sourcerequest #journorequest
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Alexander C. Kaufman @alexckaufman.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Trump’s cuts to the Bonneville Power Administration are threatening the Pacific Northwest with blackouts — the very thing the administration vowed the solve. Great @maeveallsup.bsky.social scoop. www.latitudemedia.com/news/trump-a...
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Maeve Allsup @maeveallsup.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Hearing that a few particular offices were almost completely decimated by today's DOE layoffs, including SCEP, BTO, EJE, and Indian Energy. If you were let go from DOE today (or if you're still there) I'd love to hear from you. I'm on Signal: mallsup.1494 #energysky #greensky #climatesky
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Stephen Lacey @stephenlacey.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
New reporting from @maeveallsup.bsky.social and @lisamartinejenkins.bsky.social on today's layoffs and the end of a "weird, quiet limbo" at the Department of Energy. DOGE is in the building. Russ Vought and Elon Musk are finally bringing their plan to inflict maximum cruelty to DOE.
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Mass layoffs bring an end to DOE's 'weird, quiet limbo'
The Trump transition has brought DOGE inside the agency offices, and put 20-somethings in charge of screening all department communications.
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Maeve Allsup @maeveallsup.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
New from @lisamartinejenkins.bsky.social and I: DOE has been in a "weird, quiet limbo" in the weeks since the inauguration. Today's mass layoffs at the energy agency bring that period to an end. www.latitudemedia.com/news/mass-la... #energysky
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Mass layoffs bring an end to DOE's 'weird, quiet limbo'
The Trump transition has brought DOGE inside the agency offices, and put 20-somethings in charge of screening all department communications.
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lisa martine jenkins @lisamartinejenkins.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Mass layoffs have arrived at DOE --- bringing an end to the office's month of limbo and quiet upheaval behind the scenes. My and @maeveallsup.bsky.social's latest for @latitudemedia.bsky.social: 🔌💡 www.latitudemedia.com/news/mass-la...
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Mass layoffs bring an end to DOE's 'weird, quiet limbo'
The Trump transition has brought DOGE inside the agency offices, and put 20-somethings in charge of screening all department communications.
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Maeve Allsup @maeveallsup.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
If you're a member of the federal government working on energy or climate (esp. at DOE, EPA, Treasury, or OMB), I'd love to talk to you — on or off the record, on background, etc. I'll of course honor requests for anonymity. I'm on Signal @mallsup.1494 (Please like/share, etc! #energysky)
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lisa martine jenkins @lisamartinejenkins.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
If you're a member of the federal government working on energy or climate (esp. at DOE, EPA, Treasury, or OMB), I'd love to talk to you -- on-the-record or off-, background, etc. I of course will honor requests for anonymity. I'm on Signal @lmj.5709. (Please like/share, etc! #energysky)
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Maeve Allsup @maeveallsup.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
@latitudemedia.bsky.social is getting the band back together!!
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lisa martine jenkins @lisamartinejenkins.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Looooved this @maeveallsup.bsky.social story!
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Stephen Lacey @stephenlacey.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
🧵 Many assumed IRA rollbacks wouldn't be day-one priorities for Trump. "That was wishful thinking," reports @maeveallsup.bsky.social. Here's what's actually happening with the funding pause for #renewableenergy and #electricvehicles. (1/5) Good resource for #energysky peeps w/ companies:
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What a ‘pause’ on IRA funds really means
With a 90-day review period, the Trump administration “threads a needle” between campaign promises and angering allies on the Hill.
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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
"The latest announcements bring the total amount of committed EIR [Energy Infrastructure Reinvestment] funds to nearly $42 billion across 12 loans, with only the Holtec Palisades nuclear project loan fully finalized." www.latitudemedia.com/news/utiliti... by @maeveallsup.bsky.social 🔌💡
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Utilities stand to benefit from the Biden LPO's final sprint
The office is best known for supporting advanced tech. But in the days pre-Trump, it's conditionally committing nearly $23 billion in loans to utilities.
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Jigar Shah @jigarshahdc.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
The Updated #VirtualPowerPlant liftoff report is out! We are on track to deploying 160GW of flexibility by 2030 -- this is the only way to help utility companies keep rate increases to the rate of inflation. The report adds case studies already at scale! Just need to push! liftoff.energy.gov/vpp/
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Virtual Power Plants - Pathways to Commercial Liftoff
Learn more about the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pathways to Commercial Liftoff Report on Virtual Power Plants
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carbonwrangler.bsky.social @carbonwrangler.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
Good quotes from @jackandreasen.bsky.social + @erinmburns.bsky.social + Vikrum Aiyer of @heirloomcarbon.bsky.social Thanks @maeveallsup.bsky.social Thanks @latitudemedia.bsky.social
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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
"You won't know, obviously, until it's in the rearview mirror, but I really think that we have reset the way in which America commercializes innovation forever," @jigarshahdc.bsky.social told @maeveallsup.bsky.social: www.latitudemedia.com/news/the-dep...
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The Department of Energy’s loan office is more popular than ever | Latitude Media
For years, Jigar Shah’s LPO received just a trickle of interest. Post-election, companies are finally acting with urgency.
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Stephen Lacey @stephenlacey.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Must-read reporting from @maeveallsup.bsky.social on what's really happening at DOE's Loan Programs Office. Republicans claim Shah's team is "scrambling to close deals" post-election. The reality? Companies are the ones hitting the gas. bit.ly/4inNneF Here's what's happening. 🧵 #energysky
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The Department of Energy’s loan office is more popular than ever | Latitude Media
For years, Jigar Shah’s LPO received just a trickle of interest. Post-election, companies are finally acting with urgency.
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Latitude Media @latitudemedia.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Thank you everyone who joined us for Transition-AI 2024 yesterday! We'll have lots more reflections and follow-up in the days to come, but here are a few highlights from the day.
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Maeve Allsup @maeveallsup.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Dispatch from Transition AI 2024! I sat down with Julia Lundin of AES and Abid Siddiqui of the AI Fund — they're co-building AI startups for energy on a pretty impressive timeline (idea to financed startup in a matter of months!)
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Richard Delevan @richard.wickedproblems.earth · 26/11/2024
Cool! @latitudemedia.bsky.social rockstar @maeveallsup.bsky.social has joined the chat; and is now on the list. Here's our chat w her. Come back soon! open.spotify.com/episode/0XJz...
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Running Tide is Out; London Climate Week is In
Wicked Problems - Climate Tech Conversations · Episode
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Maeve Allsup @maeveallsup.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
My favorite read of the week, by @sammyroth.bsky.social: "As for restaurants? Stop aligning with the gas utility industry to fight anything that smacks of electrification and start working with climate activists to learn how you can cooperate. Electrification is coming, whether you like it or not."
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Maeve Allsup @maeveallsup.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
The latest from @lisamartinejenkins.bsky.social:
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Maeve Allsup @maeveallsup.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Hope to see you all in DC! I’ll be leading a conversation between Julia Lundin of AES and Abid Suddiqui of the AI Fund on building an AI startup ecosystem for energy.
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lisa martine jenkins @lisamartinejenkins.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
With the Republican sweep in Washington, the GOP likely has the votes to do as Speaker Johnson promised and take a "scalpel" to the IRA. So which clean energy tax credits are at highest risk? (From @maeveallsup.bsky.social for @latitudemedia.bsky.social!) www.latitudemedia.com/news/which-c...
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How to think about the GOP's 'scalpel' to energy tax credits | Latitude Media
The industry's vulnerability under Trump comes down to two things: cost and timing.
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