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Chirag Lala @cthelala.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The bipartisan permitting bill would be the most significant reform to grid governance in decades! I published an analysis of the bill where I discuss the new federal frameworks for planning, cost allocation, and permitting. Ditto public finance! publicenterprise.org/the-bipartis...

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The bipartisan permitting bill gets transmission right

The transmission and grid provisions in BAAJA are ambitious, going beyond the provisions of 2024’s EPRA bill. Most importantly, BAAJA gives FERC more statutory cover to take aggressive actions on grid...

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Henry Grabar @henrygrabar.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

cool job alert!

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Paul Williams @pewilliams.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

I am looking for the nation's foremost modular housing respecters. We need someone to lead our modular consortium in the northeast, in collaboration with state housing finance agencies, to scale up modular across the region. If that's you or someone you know: publicenterprise.org/careers/depu...

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Deputy Director, Offsite & Modular Housing

Deputy Director, Offsite & Modular Housing Job Type: Full-Time, RemoteDivision: HousingReports to: Director of Housing Compensation: $105-$120,000; commensurate with experience Description Th...

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Deputy Director, Offsite & Modular Housing

Deputy Director, Offsite & Modular Housing Job Type: Full-Time, RemoteDivision: HousingReports to: Director of Housing Compensation: $105-$120,000; commensurate with experience Description Th...

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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

I hope everyone who is engaged in federal housing policy reads this @pewilliams.bsky.social report and takes notes. publicenterprise.org/report/raisi...

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Raising the Housing Investment Level

Raising the Housing Investment Level, Part II: The History and Future of Multifamily Investment Policy

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Paul Williams @pewilliams.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

The time has come to raise the housing investment level in this country, just as we did in the 1960s and 1980s. We have a new report out this morning laying out just how high housing production numbers need to go—and for how many years—to dig us out of the shortage.

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advait @advaitarun.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

I am slowly working on a thesis for why the US is dogshit at scaling up cleantech and, frankly, I think it's going to make nobody happy??

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Paul Williams @pewilliams.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

As many of you know, CPE’s work focuses on the public investment side of housing, energy, and other infrastructure. Our panel at the Abundance conference was appropriately titled “Finance: The Missing Pillar of Abundance?” The space was packed—standing room only.

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advait @advaitarun.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

My favorite part of writing this report—but also the most worrying part—was explaining why we do NOT believe the LPO can currently finance new nuclear reactors. We looked into Vogtle's project finance and argue it was a "financial anomaly" that will be impossible to replicate:

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advait @advaitarun.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

The Loan Programs Office now has an "Energy Dominance Financing" program. How does it work? What can it do for developers? And what more does it need from the DOE and Congress to continue to support new clean energy technologies? @publicenterprise.bsky.social: publicenterprise.org/report/whats...

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What's next for the LPO?

Read the full report here. Executive Summary The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, now made law, looks better for the Loan Programs Office than what the Senate Energy and Natural Resource Committee ha...

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Todd Tucker @toddntucker.com · 17/07/2025

Here, @pewilliams.bsky.social @jeffhauser.bsky.social & Marshall Kosloff model an Abundance-populist synthesis. Hint: it's a lot easier when you root Abundance in the local YIMBYism that inspired it, which the national conversation often distracts from. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/5...

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561 | Jeff Hauser vs. Paul Williams - Debating What the Abundance Agenda Gets Right and Wrong

Podcast Episode · The Realignment · 07/15/2025 · 1h 1m

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Elizabeth Wilkins @elizabethwwilkins.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Just heard @pewilliams.bsky.social explaining that the grassroots YIMBY movement knows unleashing supply requires major zoning reform and cutting red tape, and also ensuring private actors act for public good. Nuance doesn’t get clicks but it does get stuff right. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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561 | Jeff Hauser vs. Paul Williams - Debating What the Abundance Agenda Gets Right and Wrong

Podcast Episode · The Realignment · 07/15/2025 · 1h 1m

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Paul Williams @pewilliams.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Last week, California passed a landmark law exempting many infill housing developments from CEQA. Here’s how we can do the same thing on a national level, exempting urban infill housing from NEPA. New report from Aaron Shroyer for @publicenterprise.bsky.social:

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Paul Williams @pewilliams.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

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Chirag Lala @cthelala.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Our own @pewilliams.bsky.social co-wrote with @scientistsorg.bsky.social on state derisking of clean energy projects! Thread 1/ This is part of an ongoing CPE research on state capacity improvements for doing project development! Next report coming soon on state EDAs. fas.org/publication/...

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De-Risking the Clean Energy Transition

As federal uncertainty grows and climate goals face political headwinds, a new coalition of subnational actors is rising to stabilize markets, accelerate permitting, and finance a more inclusive green...

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Paul Williams @pewilliams.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Toplines from HUD section of Trump proposed FY26 budget: Sections 8, 9, 202 and 811 all eliminated and replaced by much smaller state block grant. Elimination of HOME+CDBG. Elimination of the Pathways to Removing Obstacles program, which helped cities do zoning/permitting reform.

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Yakov Feygin @buddyyakov.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

My colleague and I just published a report on the implications of the market structure of Enhanced Geothermal (EGS) on policy options for stimulating the sector. publicenterprise.org/report/commi...

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Committing to the Drill Bit

Committing to the Drill Bit: Derisking Enhanced Geothermal's Unique Market Structure

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Jesse D. Jenkins @jessedjenkins.com · 28/04/2025

The Public Utility Commission of Texas approves first ultra-high voltage (745 kV) transmission lines in the state to help power electrification of the Permian oil patch. 🔌💡

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Chirag Lala @cthelala.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Published a report arguing for Western states to collaborate on the deployment of enhanced geothermal technologies. This "Mountain West" consortium ought to pursue regulatory harmonization and cooperation on various development issues. publicenterprise.org/report/enhan...

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Enhanced Geothermal Consortium for the Mountain West

Read the full report here. Next-generation geothermal technologies are at the frontier of energy development in the United States. Drawing on drilling techniques developed during the shale boom, en...

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John Jay Economics @johnjayeconomics.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

John Jay econ alum @pewilliams.bsky.social makes the case that to bring down housing costs, we have to address supply.

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Mark Carney, asked about housing: "We need to build affordable housing at a scale we haven't seen since the second world war. My government is going to do that." He suggests an announcement on this is coming in a few days.

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Elizabeth Wilkins @elizabethwwilkins.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Love @pewilliams.bsky.social and his take on how we can shape housing markets to produce more supply. So pleased to partner up.

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Roosevelt Forward @rooseveltforward.org · 25/03/2025

Imagine a game of musical chairs—but it’s NYC’s housing market. @pewilliams.bsky.social breaks down why we have to stop playing the game and add chairs: Supply is key to affordability. 🏠 #FiresideStacks 🔥 www.firesidestacks.com/p/the-musica...

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Stephen Nuñez @socio-steve.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

As I noted, Roosevelt will be doing more work on housing going forward. Today we have a great guest post from housing expert and fellow JFI alum @pewilliams.bsky.social !

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Boosting housing supply helps increase the odds that housing voucher holders find a home to rent where they can use their voucher.

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James Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

This is such a key point. Fundamentally to solve the housing crisis we need more redistribution and more housing.

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Hannah “Charles Barkley” Pechan @hpechan.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

The reason I champion more housing is not because I’m a free market developer shill (I’m not). It’s because the ethos of “there’s not room for more” always hurts our poorest neighbors the most. Zoning reform won’t solve affordability but without it we can’t make real progress.

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Ben Raderstorf @raders.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

This is insane — hopefully forever banishes the myth that expanding supply does nothing for low-income people

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Paul Williams @pewilliams.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

As Chirag says: more supply means more effective redistribution. A family given a housing voucher in a supply constrained market often never finds a home.

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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 10/03/2025

Today's Siena College poll shows a dramatic turnaround from a December poll. Now, more NYC residents think that congestion pricing should stick around compared to those who want Trump to end the life-changing policy. nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/03/10/s...

"More NYC Residents Support Congestion Pricing Than Oppose It"

Bar graph comparing Siena College polling data of NYC residents from December 2024 to March 2025.

December 2024: 32% Support congestion pricing, 56% oppose it.
March 2025: 42% support congestion pricing, 35% oppose it.

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Paul Williams @pewilliams.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

There is no savings by not contracting with minority owned firms, the contract just goes to another firm…

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Paul Williams @pewilliams.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

I check this app like once a month to see if they’ve added group chats yet. Still no. Going back to Twitter again.

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Paul Williams @pewilliams.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

What’s up with all the spam on here. Basically the same as Twitter.

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Jay Parsons @jayparsons.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Statement from Senator Tim Scott lays out two of HUD Secretrary nominee Scott Turner's priorities after meeting together: - reduce red tape to build more housing - double down on Opportunity Zones to build more housing

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Chirag Lala @cthelala.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Thrilled to see @publicenterprise.bsky.social in the Treasury Department's report on providing capacity for elective pay! If you represent a state/local gov, please reach out! @advaitarun.bsky.social @pewilliams.bsky.social @buddyyakov.bsky.social home.treasury.gov/system/files...

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Paul Williams @pewilliams.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Embroidery came out pretty good.

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Paul Williams @pewilliams.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

CPE mugs in the wild. Get yours here: shop.publicenterprise.org

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Daniel Warwick @danielmwarwick.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

No better way to respect the public sector than with coffee @pewilliams.bsky.social

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Paul Williams @pewilliams.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Posting my apple pie and green bean casserole

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Paul Williams @pewilliams.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

You asked. We delivered. We finally got around to putting some CPE hats and shirts together, just in time for the holidays. shop.publicenterprise.org

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Paul Williams @pewilliams.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

Follow the extended universe of public sector respecters. go.bsky.app/JYKCVaY

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Paul Williams @pewilliams.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

You asked. We delivered. We finally got around to putting some CPE hats and shirts together, just in time for the holidays. shop.publicenterprise.org

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Paul Williams @pewilliams.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

What is the ostensible bull case on how the tariffs are supposed to incentivize China and Mexico to change behavior? Those countries just witnessed Americans bearing the brunt of 9% inflation with nary an impact on consumer spending. If Americans will eat the tariff, why change behavior?

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Paul Williams @pewilliams.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

This is primarily why a D administration has so much more ability to create housing abundance: the way the top can create change is for the President to personally (face to face) demand that blue jurisdiction leaders enact sweeping zoning reform, and offer help. Won't happen now.

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