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Robbie Orvis @robbieorvis.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

While emissions are still set to decline, we’re adding about 1 Gt per year by 2040 relative to where we were headed.

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Citizens Utility Board of Minnesota @cubmn.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

BREAKING: The DC Circuit Court of Appeals has struck down a US Dept. of Energy "emergency" order requiring a Michigan coal plant to remain in operation, siding with ratepayer advocates and others. We'll have more info soon. news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-... 🔌💡

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Court Rejects Federal Order Keeping Michigan Coal Plant Open

The Energy Department doesn’t have the authority to use emergency powers under federal law to block the closure of the J.H. Campbell coal-fired power plant in Michigan, the DC Circuit said Friday.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Since becoming president again, Trump has promised: -$5000 stimulus checks via "DOGE dividend" -$2000 stimulus checks via "tariff dividend" -$1000+ checks via "savings" from expiring ACA subsidies -$5000 "dividend" if Rs win midterms No checks have been issued www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-magi...

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Robbie Orvis @robbieorvis.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Will all the Los Angelinos I know who blamed the wildfires on Karen Bass and Gavin Newsom do the same for hurricane Marie? Maybe time to acknowledge climate change is a factor here.

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Robbie Orvis @robbieorvis.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

No longer a 1/1000 year event

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John Smillie @johnsmillie42.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

6.7 GW of power/20.2GWh of capacity built in one quarter in the US. That's 6 large nuclear reactors worth of capacity shifted for 3 hours a day. Batteries are going to change everything faster than you realize. www.canarymedia.com/articles/bat...

canarymedia.com

The US built more grid batteries last quarter than ever before

The outlook for storage construction keeps getting brighter as everyone from the Trump White House to clean energy advocates to AI giants clamors for more.

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Sean Brodrick @seanbrodrick.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Total US factory construction is down 33% from its 2024 highs and 20% over the last year alone #EconSky

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Get their ass, Jeanie

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Robbie Orvis @robbieorvis.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

How many of these are just in the very early stages though? Just wondering how many of these will actually come to market (maybe the question we are all asking).

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Robbie Orvis @robbieorvis.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Your energy costs are going up… again. Canceling transmission will invariably raise electricity rates. www.politico.com/newsletters/...

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Biden’s grid build-out meets Trump politics

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Jason Dove Mark @jasondovemark.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

"Despite its partial repeal, the IRA has fared better than many other climate policies....The IRA has proved relatively resilient because it instead was designed to make clean energy cheaper." An important read from @leahstokes.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

theatlantic.com

Bidenomics Was More Successful Than People Think

Conventional wisdom holds that Joe Biden’s bet on climate investment was a bust. The data suggest otherwise.

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Brendan Pierpont @brendan.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

As electricity demand grows and pushes existing grid infrastructure to its limits, DOE is cancelling the designation of three national interest electric transmission corridors that would have lowered costs, improved reliability and met growing load: www.energy.gov/articles/ene...

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Energy Secretary Announces Cancellation of Three Proposed National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors

Secretary of Energy Chris Wright today announced that the U.S. Department of Energy will not move forward with designating the three proposed National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors previous...

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Robbie Orvis @robbieorvis.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Paying companies not to build power during a power crisis is a good way to help drive up rates.

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Energy Innovation @energyinnovation.org · 03/08/2026

🔌💡 Federal policy decisions favoring natural gas and keeping #coal plants open are forcing households to pay higher #electricity bills. Our @robbieorvis.bsky.social explains thepowerline.substack.com/p/federal-en...

Graph showing modeling from Energy Innovation, which shows how federal energy policy decisions across America: 152 gigawatts’ (GW) lost clean energy capacity additions through 2030 and 637 GW through 2040, an extra $650 billion in energy costs for households, and $2.3 trillion in lost GDP between 2026 and 2040.

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PM2.5 Kills ~9 Million People Each Year Worldwide @tkovach.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

"That independent market monitor estimated data center demand added nearly $30 billion to wholesale electricity costs since 2024. That’s 46% of the capacity costs charged during that time."

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Ohio electric bills may stay high until 2030, at least

PJM, the nonprofit that manages the region's power grid, says it needs emergency changes to keep up with the power demands from data centers and to build more power plants.

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Robbie Orvis @robbieorvis.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Yeah the claim is bullshit lol.

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Robbie Orvis @robbieorvis.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Instead, they could be focusing on the guy who is literally at this moment dismantling the CDC and whose decisions are quite literally making people sick and shitting their pants. But no. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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Fauci to invoke Fifth Amendment in hearing before Rand Paul and Senate GOP

At a hearing on covid-19, the former infectious-disease official plans to avoid answering contentious questions.

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Robbie Orvis @robbieorvis.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Climate change is only behind political extremism in this poll for the US. Wild.

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Robbie Orvis @robbieorvis.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

But hey, made it to Prtizker’s notes, so that’s cool.

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Robbie Orvis @robbieorvis.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Boy it’s almost like climate change change induced extreme weather is actually destroying GDP.

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Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 20/07/2026

It's a scam all the way down. Taylor Farms gave MAGA Inc. $1M USD less than a week after FDA postponed implementation of food traceability rules. www.patreon.com/mattbc/posts...

FEC Schedule A itemized receipt, line C. Contributor: Taylor Fresh Foods Inc, 911-B Blanco Circle, Salinas, CA 93902. Date of receipt: 03/26/2025. Transaction ID: SA17.4550. Amount of receipt this period: $1,000,000.00. Marked "Memo Item" and labeled "NON-CONTRIBUTION." Receipt-for boxes (Primary/General/Other) are blank. Aggregate year-to-date: $1,000,000.00.

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Robbie Orvis @robbieorvis.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Indeed. This is what’s scary.

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Robbie Orvis @robbieorvis.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Come work with me! My team (Modeling and Analysis) @energyinnovation.org is hiring for an analyst. If you want to help assess the impact of climate and clean energy policies around the world, please apply!

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We are committed to creating a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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Lauri Myllyvirta @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

NEW from us: China's traffic-related air pollution levels dropped sharply after the Hormuz crisis, as fuel consumption fell and EV use surged. This is more evidence that the fall in China's oil import isn't just inventory drawdown but real consumption cuts. 🧵

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Energy Innovation @energyinnovation.org · 14/07/2026

Why are #electricity prices rising? And what can businesses do now to protect themselves from what's coming next? Our @robbieorvis.bsky.social sheds light on this complex set of challenges. 🎙️🎧 Give it a listen podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

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Robbie Orvis @robbieorvis.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Not chirping anymore are you, Lukaku?

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Robbie Orvis @robbieorvis.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Despite these setbacks, there are actions states can take to keep momentum on clean energy deployment and its benefits. We've outlined many actions states can take in our series Energy Leadership In A Time of Need: A Blueprint For states. Check there for more. energyinnovation.org/report/energ...

energyinnovation.org

Energy Leadership In A Time Of Need: A Blueprint For States

The federal government has abandoned clean energy leadership, but there are no-regrets actions states can take to continue progress.

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Robbie Orvis @robbieorvis.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

These health impacts are costly - they add nearly $4 billion per year in household healthcare costs (e.g. doctor visits, treatments, ER visits, etc...) and another $10 billion per year in indirect costs (e.g. days home with sick children, lost societal productivity) by 2035.

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Robbie Orvis @robbieorvis.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

With fewer BEVs on the road, more coal capacity, and less clean energy capacity, fossil fuel related health impacts are much higher with policy changes over the past 18 months, including millions more childhood asthma attacks every year.

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Robbie Orvis @robbieorvis.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Unsurprisingly, these GDP losses result in fewer jobs materializing, with a peak of more than 1.3 million jobs lost in the early 2030s.

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Robbie Orvis @robbieorvis.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

These policy changes reduce deployment of US-manufactured clean energy and technologies, resulting in decreased GDP, except for the fossil fuel sector, which sees significant gains in GDP. These effects also include the lower disposable income households have after paying higher energy bills.

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Robbie Orvis @robbieorvis.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Collectively these changes drive up household energy costs significantly, adding $460 in annual household energy costs by 2035 and $490 by 2035. These increases are due to higher spending on transportation fuels, higher electricity rates, and more expensive natural gas.

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Robbie Orvis @robbieorvis.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Similar story for EV trucks as well, which see a big decline going forward.

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Robbie Orvis @robbieorvis.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

The elimination of tax credits and repeal/recission of federal tailpipe standards and state policies significantly reduces the number of new EVs being sold, dropping sales from ~10 million in 2035 to ~3 million.

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Robbie Orvis @robbieorvis.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

There is also a lot more coal capacity online in the 2030s. Under EPA's 111 rules, no unabated coal and only <20 GW abated coal was expected online by 2035. Now, nearly 100 GW is expected to remain online by 2035.

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Robbie Orvis @robbieorvis.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

These policy changes reduce new electricity capacity and make that capacity more expensive, driving up energy prices. While solar and storage installations are only modestly impacted through 2030, they nosedive in the 2030s. Wind is significantly reduced in all years.

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Robbie Orvis @robbieorvis.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

In this analysis we looked at the impact of the suite of federal clean energy policy changes over the last 18 months on the economy and public health, including:

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Robbie Orvis @robbieorvis.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Today we (@energyinnovation.org) released an analysis of federal clean energy policy impacts of the past 18 months on the economy and health. You can find @ellanilsen.bsky.social's & @cnn.com's coverage here: www.cnn.com/2026/07/07/c... And our analysis here: energyinnovation.org/report/econo...

cnn.com

Trump promised to cut electric bills in half. His energy policy is doing the opposite, new analysis finds | CNN

A sudden electricity crunch in the US is colliding headlong with the Trump administration’s attacks on renewable energy like wind and solar. President Donald Trump presented his anti-renewable stance ...

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Robbie Orvis @robbieorvis.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

God it’s so upsetting seeing the old #USMNT emerge here.

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