Mike O'Boyle @oboylemm.bsky.social · 03/06/2026UK makes about 35% of its own gas, imports the rest. But I also found this which appears to be by the industry association for offshore drilling, saying they can do much more extraction if the government only gets out of the way: oeuk.org.uk/new-analysis... I just mean it's a lot different than USoeuk.org.ukNew analysis shows untapped UK domestic gas reserves are double government estimateGet the latest Offshore Energies trends and insights. Members enjoy exclusive discounts on guidance notes, reports, events, and more. 210
Mike O'Boyle @oboylemm.bsky.social · 03/06/2026No, but UK doesn't have long-term oil and gas reserves, so the security and financial concerns are quite different. 110
Mike O'Boyle @oboylemm.bsky.social · 28/02/2026the metaphor of the frog in the pot of slowly boiling water applies to so many things right now 020
Mike O'Boyle @oboylemm.bsky.social · 18/02/2026Have the billionaires considered getting together and giving their money away transparently to worthy causes like education, healthcare, and the arts to preempt the wealth tax? Wouldn't they get more happiness out of that than, say, funding super PACs to stop wealth tax legislation? 030
Mike O'Boyle @oboylemm.bsky.social · 17/12/2025How are things on X these days? Bsky is depressing 110
Mike O'Boyle @oboylemm.bsky.social · 10/12/2025I think it's actually that we're worried we've gotten so out of social customs that we aren't sure what the right words are for the situation (or that they'll be received as such) and then just chicken out of trying. 110
Mike O'Boyle @oboylemm.bsky.social · 10/12/2025What is holding us back? The fear of awkward interactions with strangers? The fear of rejection? The effort of reaching out? 120
Mike O'Boyle @oboylemm.bsky.social · 10/12/2025Without fail each person settling nearby eyes the open seat but then says nothing 000
Mike O'Boyle @oboylemm.bsky.social · 10/12/2025We're so emotionally and socially disconnected in SF that people can't even ask to sit in the muni window seat because someone is at the aisle. Not will that person move. So people just stand and stare at their phones 241
Mike O'Boyle @oboylemm.bsky.social · 18/11/2025Increasing gas generation does not strike me as a responsive long-term affordability strategy. 091
Mike O'Boyle @oboylemm.bsky.social · 23/09/2025Shenanigans! In all seriousness, it was all too predictable that shareholder interests in staying ahead on AI would prevail over longer term climate goals that are not being enforced particularly rigorously in the world of finance and completely voluntarily within the companies. 120
Mike O'Boyle @oboylemm.bsky.social · 09/09/2025California Outlines Clean Cars Roadmap After Federal Repeals open.substack.com/pub/thepower...open.substack.comCalifornia Outlines Clean Cars Roadmap After Federal RepealsBut the road ahead for clean vehicles remains uncertain 020
Mike O'Boyle @oboylemm.bsky.social · 16/08/2025media.tenor.coma man in a tuxedo with a bow tie is smiling with #schitts creek written below himALT: a man in a tuxedo with a bow tie is smiling with #schitts creek written below him 010
Mike O'Boyle @oboylemm.bsky.social · 15/08/2025Can I just say, @energyinnovation.org has the best communications and editorial team in the business. @silviomarcacci.bsky.social and @shannonstirone.bsky.social worked wonders turning my wonky ass prose into understandable, compelling narrative to make this piece shine. 2113
Mike O'Boyle @oboylemm.bsky.social · 15/08/2025With clean energy tax credits rapidly expiring, states need to be more creative than ever to maximize these savings for consumers. That's why former Gov. Bill Ritter and I wrote this piece for @nytimes.com urging states speed up procurement of wind and solar energy www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Quick! Get the Wind and Solar Discounts Before It’s Too Late! 032
Reposted by Mike O'BoyleWilliam Driscoll @willdriscoll.bsky.social · 05/08/2025California could move quickly to enable 23 GW of renewables near existing thermal generators, in time for the projects to qualify for tax credits before they expire, says a think tank policy director. Quoted in my latest story for PV Magazine USA is an LA Times opinion piece by @oboylemm.bsky.socialpv-magazine-usa.comAn ambitious proposal to quickly add 23 GW of renewables in CaliforniaCalifornia could move quickly to enable 23 GW of renewables near existing thermal generators, in time for the projects to qualify for tax credits before they expire, says a think tank policy director. 1226
Mike O'Boyle @oboylemm.bsky.social · 31/07/2025thanks @latimes.com for sharing my perspective on the opportunity for California to pull forward clean energy procurement and qualify for rapidly expiring federal tax credits. I hope other states can similarly act quickly to pull forward these savings. www.latimes.com/opinion/stor... #energyskylatimes.comContributor: How California can cash in on federal incentives for green power before they disappearOur state's leaders need to think strategically and act immediately. Capitalizing on existing infrastructure will be key. 01811
Mike O'Boyle @oboylemm.bsky.social · 23/07/2025shitty AI recommendations written by shitty AI algorithms? 110
Mike O'Boyle @oboylemm.bsky.social · 23/07/2025shout out to @senangusking.bsky.social for BRINGING ADVANCED CONDUCTORS to a hearing. King this morning was correct that advanced conductors can up-to-double the throughput of power in existing ROW. Apparently he read the #2035Report on the subject. www.2035report.com/reconductori... #energysky 0131
Reposted by Mike O'BoyleEnergy Innovation @energyinnovation.org · 30/06/2025🚨New Report🚨 🔌💡 The U.S. Senate's “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” #Energy Provisions, will cost America 300GW of new power, $960 billion in GDP, and 770,000 lost jobs. Check out the other economic impacts of the bill 👇 energyinnovation.org/report/econo... #greensky #energyskyenergyinnovation.orgEconomic Impacts of U.S. Senate “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” Energy Provisions • Energy InnovationThe Senate's "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" will cost America 300GW of new power, $960 billion in GDP, and 770,000 lost jobs. 9191121
Mike O'Boyle @oboylemm.bsky.social · 30/06/2025It's good branding, we should all use it and say it was our idea 020
Mike O'Boyle @oboylemm.bsky.social · 30/06/2025What do people think happens when you can't build gas any faster, you kill the more than 100 GW of planned solar, and load keeps growing? What new energy sources will we build? batteries charged by expensive gas and 50 year old coal plants that the owners want to retire? What the fuck. #energysky 0100
Mike O'Boyle @oboylemm.bsky.social · 30/06/2025It is a big blackout bill folks #energysky #bigblackoutbill realclearenergy.org/articles/2025/06/02/one_big_blackout_bill_the_house_reconciliation_bill_threatens_grid_reliability_1113662.html share.google/Lq7zXiLd58VU...realclearenergy.org 030
Mike O'Boyle @oboylemm.bsky.social · 30/06/2025@brendan.bsky.social would like to have a word realclearenergy.org/articles/2025/06/02/one_big_blackout_bill_the_house_reconciliation_bill_threatens_grid_reliability_1113662.html share.google/Lq7zXiLd58VU...realclearenergy.org 141
Mike O'Boyle @oboylemm.bsky.social · 23/06/2025if NYPA builds it, will it just supply NYPA customers, or will it just participate in the wholesale market? How does it work in NY's market structure? 010
Mike O'Boyle @oboylemm.bsky.social · 18/06/2025Sounds like the podcast is out. But you might also find this paper on HDEV cost competitiveness from our Transportation lead Chris Busch relevant. energyinnovation.org/report/deliv...energyinnovation.orgDelivering Affordability: The Emerging Cost Advantages Of Battery Electric Heavy-Duty Trucks And U.S. Policy Strategies To Unlock Their Full Potential • Energy InnovationBattery electric heavy-duty trucks should be cheaper than diesel counterparts across major vehicle types by 2030 in most states. 010
Mike O'Boyle @oboylemm.bsky.social · 11/06/2025It's definitely Bryn Baker or Priya Barua from CEBA @brynbaker.bsky.social 210
Reposted by Mike O'BoyleDan Esposito @danespo14.bsky.social · 04/06/2025The hydrogen hype cycle has confused the industry's growth trajectory--with implications for electric and gas utilities. @oboylemm.bsky.social and I worked with the Regulatory Energy Transition Accelerator on a new @energyinnovation.org hydrogen regulation paper: energyinnovation.org/report/regul... 152
Reposted by Mike O'BoyleBrendan Pierpont @brendan.bsky.social · 02/06/2025The House reconciliation bill will harm grid reliability by killing projects we need to meet rising demand: www.realclearenergy.org/articles/202...realclearenergy.org 054
Mike O'Boyle @oboylemm.bsky.social · 31/05/2025They're all at risk bc of the start construction and feoc requirements 110
Mike O'Boyle @oboylemm.bsky.social · 31/05/2025Explaining what's happening in the US on climate to non US audiences is the most depressing 170
Mike O'Boyle @oboylemm.bsky.social · 28/05/2025Friendly reminder that climate action is not a dangerous ideology, it's a genuine effort of empathetic human beings to make the world a better place for current and future generations of humans, without prejudice to country, race, or creed. 021
Mike O'Boyle @oboylemm.bsky.social · 07/05/2025Noting also that great minds think alike - with the new Shift Key from @heatmap.news also framed as a murder mystery whodunnit, coming out on the same day! bsky.app/profile/heat... 010
Mike O'Boyle @oboylemm.bsky.social · 07/05/2025#energysky check out @energyinnovation.org @brendan.bsky.social @ericgimon.bsky.social breakdown of what happened in the #spain and Portugal outage, and what it means (or doesn't mean) for the energy transition: thepowerline.substack.com/p/who-done-i... And Subscribe to our Substack The Power Line!thepowerline.substack.comWho Done It: The Spanish Blackout MysteryLike Murder Mysteries, Answers To The Blackout Only Start When The Lights Come Back On 161
Reposted by Mike O'BoyleEnergy Innovation @energyinnovation.org · 21/04/2025An Energy Innovation meta-analysis reveals repealing 45Y and 48E would force Americans to pay $6 billion more in annual #electricity bills by 2030, soaring to $25 billion annually by 2040. thepowerline.substack.com/p/25-billion... by @silviomarcacci.bsky.social #greensky #energysky 01710
Mike O'Boyle @oboylemm.bsky.social · 21/03/2025I was thinking the same thing. Wonder what Ezra Klein thinks. So much more appealing than dominance isn't it 000
Mike O'Boyle @oboylemm.bsky.social · 19/03/2025yeah that's rad and I know soooo many advocates that would like to be able to cite this. 170
Reposted by Mike O'BoyleBrahm Resnik @brahmresnik.bsky.social · 19/03/2025NOW Scene outside GOP 'town hall' in Chandler w Rep Andy Biggs (running for gov), Senate President Warren Petersen (running for AG), MariCo Sheriff Jerry Sheridan. 12News photog not allowed in. Per organizer: private event on private property for Republicans only. #AZ05 167525
Reposted by Mike O'BoyleKris Mayes @krismayes.bsky.social · 19/03/2025This has to be one of the most pathetic things I’ve seen in AZGOP politics. Man up and hold a real town hall guys. Answer for the pain and destruction you are aiding and abetting. #weakness #cowardice #DOGE 57924
Reposted by Mike O'BoyleTyler Norris @tnorris.bsky.social · 12/03/2025Helpful list of policy tools for addressing data center load growth, via a short new resource guide by @brendan.bsky.social @energyinnovation.org 🔌💡 energyinnovation.org/report/data-... 093
Mike O'Boyle @oboylemm.bsky.social · 12/03/2025well, yeah. 2024 installations did NOT face headwinds from federal leaders. But the inertia is substantial and not likely to radically reverse. offshore wind on the other hand... 020
Reposted by Mike O'BoyleBrendan Pierpont @brendan.bsky.social · 12/03/2025Building on Tyler’s excellent report below and a range of other resources, our @energyinnovation.org team put together a short fact sheet / resource guide on encouraging data center demand flexibility. Check it out here: energyinnovation.org/report/data-...energyinnovation.orgData Center Demand Flexibility • Energy InnovationData centers are causing huge increases in electricity demand. However, there are smart ways to manage this new load without resorting to a major gas buildout. 2135
Mike O'Boyle @oboylemm.bsky.social · 12/03/2025Did you know solar is unstoppable even facing federal headwinds? @marketplace.org on 2024's record solar year, featuring @robgramlichdc.bsky.social @solarindustry.bsky.social and yours truly. #energysky www.marketplace.org/2025/03/12/s...marketplace.orgUS solar power boomed in 2024 despite Trump's threats - MarketplaceEven as President Donald Trump threatens clean energy tax credits, solar power has become too cheap for consumers and utilities to ignore. 063
