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Sara Baldwin-Griffin

@sarabaldwin.bsky.social
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CEO of @Utah Clean Energy | Former: Sr. Director, Electrification @EnergyInnovLLC, Host of EectrifyThis! Podcast | VP-Regulatory w/ @IRECUSA, Sr. Policy Associate w/ @UtahCleanEnergy

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Sara Baldwin-Griffin @sarabaldwin.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Live! The FINAL EPISODE of the Electrify This! podcast with Salt Lake City Mayor Mendenhall and Sarah Wright, founder and former ED of @utahcleanenergy.bsky.social! Tune in wherever you get your podcasts or at this link lnkd.in/gpHRKwqU And, stay tuned for my next podcast (coming soon): Plugged In!
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Sara Baldwin-Griffin @sarabaldwin.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
I've been a podcast host for nearly a decade, but I recently had the chance to be a guest on the @rff.org podcast Resources Radio, talking about Utah's clean energy economy and our 25-year history of progress. Check it out where you get your pods! www.resources.org/resources-ra...
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From Coal to Clean: The Future of Energy in Utah, with Sara Baldwin-Griffin
Sara Baldwin-Griffin discusses the recent growth of Utah’s renewable energy supply, which coincides with population booms, changes to the federal policy landscape, and data center build-out.
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Sara Baldwin-Griffin @sarabaldwin.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
A room full of climate and clean air champions in Utah to celebrate 25 years of impact, and to honor our departing Founder & CEO, Sarah Wright. The energy, generosity, and commitment reminded us why this work matters and why this community is so powerful. Check the pics here: lnkd.in/gr9VqrjV
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Energy Innovation @energyinnovation.org · 08/04/2026
🔌💡 Grid reliability is more than just keeping the lights on #Cleanenergy helps reliably as demand and conditions change. Check out our short video to learn how 👇 ▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWUM...
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How Clean Energy Helps Grid Reliability
YouTube video by Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology
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Patrick Galey @patrickgaley.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Gen AI chatbots return the wrong answer on average 60 PERCENT OF THE TIME, per new study by Colombia Journalism Review Imagine if you did your job badly 60 percent of the time. Would you receive trillions in investments? Or would you be fired and labelled unusable? www.cjr.org/tow_center/w...
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Jeffrey Rissman @jeffrissman.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
🖥️ Today the #Industry team at @energyinnovation.org released the Industrial Transformation Technology and Investment Model, a free and open-source tool that maps out transition pathways for regions to achieve #non-emitting #industrial sectors. Check it out: energyinnovation.org/report/the-i...
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The Industrial Transformation Technology And Investment Model • Energy Innovation
The Industrial Transformation Technology and  Investment Model (ITTIM) is a free and open-source tool that maps out transition pathways for regions to achieve non-emitting industrial sectors.
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Evan @evangillespie.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
"Firm Fixation" is a nice way to describe the errant obsession with meeting facility load with a single power project. Good work from @ericgimon.bsky.social and @energyinnovation.org.
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Dodging The Firm Fixation For Data Centers And The Grid • Energy Innovation
We can meet data center electricity demand and build a more affordable, cleaner grid by utilizing clean energy and flexible solutions instead of relying on fossil fuels.
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Energy Innovation @energyinnovation.org · 05/11/2025
🔌💡 Renewable #energy manufacturers hit by $24B in project cancellations this year. Our @robbieorvis.bsky.social weighs in on the uncertainty caused by the federal repeals. www.manufacturingdive.com/news/renewab...
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Renewable energy manufacturers hit by $24B in project cancellations this year
Companies involved in electric vehicles, solar, wind, batteries and other technologies have been affected by a slew of federal grant and funding cuts.
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Sara Baldwin-Griffin @sarabaldwin.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
An excellent summary of the past, current, and future prospects for coal in the U.S. from my colleague @michelle-solomon.bsky.social!
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Energy Innovation @energyinnovation.org · 03/11/2025
🔌💡 What does it take to build multi-megawatt charging stations to support #electric fleets? Our @sarabaldwin.bsky.social & Terawatt's Jason Berry discuss the challenges & approaches to building this infrastructure Listen to the Electrify This! #podcast energyinnovation.org/podcast/long...
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Sara Baldwin-Griffin @sarabaldwin.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
📣 Tune in 11/3 to the next episode of Electrify This! #podcast to learn more about what is needed to power electric trucks and keep them charged for the long-haul! 🚚🔌⚡ I speak with long-time friend and colleague Jason Berry of Terawatt Infrastructure about the challenges and innovative approaches!
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Sara Baldwin-Griffin @sarabaldwin.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Excellent write-up on the findings from @energyinnovation.org's modeling and analysis of the U.S. EPA's proposal to repeal GHG tailpipe emission standards from @justcalma.bsky.social with @vox.com and @theverge.com. www.theverge.com/news/789136/...
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Allowing more tailpipe pollution means higher fuel costs for Americans
The costs of Donald Trump’s climate sabotage
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Sara Baldwin-Griffin @sarabaldwin.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
The U.S. EPA is proposing to repeal GHG tailpipe emission standards, which would would (over 25 yrs): 🫰 Force U.S. households to pay $310B more 📉 Cut the GDP by $710 billion 👷‍♀️ Cut an average of 110,000 jobs/year 🏥 Cause 17,000 pollution-related premature deaths energyinnovation.org/report/repea...
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Repealing Federal Tailpipe Emissions Standards Would Raise Household Costs, Harm Public Health, And Damage The Economy • Energy Innovation
If the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) eliminates its tailpipe emissions rules as part of repealing the Endangerment Finding, it would cause massive sticker shock-- Americans would be forced to pay $310 billion more, largely due to higher gasoline prices.
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Jay Turner @jayturner.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
David Ferris at @eenews.bsky.social covered our 6-month update on US clean energy manufacturing investments since Trump took office. Key points: A lot is slowing down, but not everything, and disadvantaged communities are getting hit hardest. #energysky www.politico.com/newsletters/...
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The battery belt is getting skinnier
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Adam Winer @adamwiner.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Yeah, the rollbacks are bad – as Harry & @sarahsteinberg.bsky.social explain – but they also ID opportunities for industry growth, and share where they're optimistic about the road ahead. 🎙️ Thank you @sarahbaldwin.bsky.social @energyinnovation.org for having @advancedenergyunited.org on the show!
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Adam Winer @adamwiner.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
"Here’s my note of optimism: building electrification and transportation electrification offer *so* much potential. These are new tools in the Swiss army knife that we are pushing electric utilities to build to manage the grid." - @sarahsteinberg.bsky.social. 🔌💡 energyinnovation.org/podcast/cong...
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Congress Repealed Federal Clean Energy Incentives! How to Act Before It’s Too Late • Energy Innovation
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act repealed a number of federal clean energy incentives. Here's how Americans can take advantage of them before they're gone.
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Sara Baldwin-Griffin @sarabaldwin.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Electrify This! podcast is live today! I speak with Harry Godfrey and @sarahsteinberg.bsky.social of @advancedenergyunited.org about the impacts of Congress' HR1 and what people and states can do to benefit from time-limited incentives before they're gone! energyinnovation.org/podcast/cong...
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Congress Repealed Federal Clean Energy Incentives! How to Act Before It’s Too Late • Energy Innovation
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act repealed a number of federal clean energy incentives. Here's how Americans can take advantage of them before they're gone.
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Energy Innovation @energyinnovation.org · 23/07/2025
🔌💡 New episode of the Electrify This! #Podcast. Next week, host @sarabaldwin.bsky.social is joined by Advanced Energy United's Harry Godfrey and sarahsteinberg.bsky.social for a post-One Big Beautiful Bill debrief.
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Sara Baldwin-Griffin @sarabaldwin.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Now that the mega bill is law (GROAN), now is THE time to lease or buy a new or used EV and install charging infrastructure (before tax credits expire)! Alison Takemura w/ @canarymedia.com covers the incentives, tools for drivers, why EVs make great cars to drive! www.canarymedia.com/articles/ele...
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With EV tax credit gone, now’s the time to buy an electric car
Trump’s megabill ends the consumer tax credits for EVs in September. But until then, shoppers can still use them to lock in lower prices — and great lease…
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Brendan Pierpont @brendan.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
If you thought electricity prices were already rising quickly, congress just decided to throw fuel on the fire. #energysky www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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The Most Perverse Part of the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’
The Republican megabill could be setting America up for the worst energy-affordability crisis since the 1970s.
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Energy Innovation @energyinnovation.org · 26/06/2025
🔌 💡 The newest episode of the Electrify This! #Podcast is out! @sarabaldwin.bsky.social and Mary Nichols discuss the recent federal actions could significantly slow the growth of EVs in the U.S., hurting both the economy and #environment. 🔊 energyinnovation.org/podcast/the-... #greensky #energysky
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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act And Other Federal Repeals Will Crash America’s EV Market • Energy Innovation
Recent federal actions could significantly slow the growth of EVs in the U.S., hurting both the economy and environment.
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Sara Baldwin-Griffin @sarabaldwin.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Our team at @energyinnovation.org released a report last week, Overcoming All Barriers to Industrial Electrification, which I highlight in my latest @forbes.com article. Plus a quick 🧵! www.forbes.com/sites/energy...
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Industry Energy Demand And Costs Keep Growing. Clean Energy Can Help
Industry is the largest energy consumer in the world, but many companies are embracing electric technologies to create truly cleaner products.
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Sara Baldwin-Griffin @sarabaldwin.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
I had the honor to speak with the legendary Mary Nichols on my latest podcast, Electrify This!, discussing the implications of federal actions and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on the U.S. EV market. Tune in tomorrow 6/26 wherever you get your podcasts!
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Energy Innovation @energyinnovation.org · 23/06/2025
🔌💡 Federal policies have attracted more than $13 billion in total announced #cleanenergy and #transportation investments across 74 new projects in #Utah since 2022. @sarabaldwin.bsky.social discusses the future of Utah's energy 👉 www.heraldextra.com/news/opinion...
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Guest opinion: Pragmatism needed in US Senate to protect Utah’s energy future
When my ancestors settled in what is now Beaver County 170 years ago, they carved out a living with few economic options beyond lumber, mining or hard labor. They had even fewer choices for energy — t...
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Tom Moyer @tommoyerut.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
The Deseret News Editorial Board agreeing with Senator Curtis that keeping the tax credits is good for Utah’s energy production.
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Opinion: Energy tax credits will help Utah compete
Geothermal production is important to the state and our nation's future.
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Data for Progress @dataforprogress.org · 11/06/2025
NEW DFP Insight: As Congressional Republicans weigh eliminating funding for the Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office, a majority of voters (61%) believe that the DOE should continue providing government-backed loans to invest in new clean energy technologies.
Bar chart of polling data from Data For Progress.
Title: A Majority of Voters Want the Department of Energy to Provide Government-Backed Loans for New Clean Energy Technologies.
Description: [see crosstabs for full question wording]
Response Options:
A) The Department of Energy should provide government-backed loans to invest in new clean energy technologies
B) Don't know
C) The Department of Energy should not provide government-backed loans to invest in new clean energy technologies
All likely voters — 61% chose A, 9% chose B, 29% chose C
Democrat — 79% chose A, 9% chose B, 12% chose C
Independent / Third party — 61% chose A, 10% chose B, 29% chose C
Republican — 43% chose A, 10% chose B, 47% chose C

May 22–24, 2025 survey of 1,171 U.S. likely voters.
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Sara Baldwin-Griffin @sarabaldwin.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act is actually One Big Expensive Bill that, if passed as is, will do major damage to the U.S. economy, harm workers and families, and put the U.S. in the backseat when it comes to global competitiveness. The team at @energyinnovation.org modeled it, here's what we found:
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 04/06/2025
Trump’s signature tax bill would blow a $2.4tn hole to America’s national debt over the next decade, according to a congressional budget office analysis.
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Trump’s tax bill would add $2.4tn to US debt, says non-partisan analysis
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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
“I think people should know that research that they probably would support is being canceled,” said Eden Tanner, a chemist at the University of Mississippi. “I would like to cure brain cancer,” Dr. Tanner said. “I think that's not particularly controversial.” www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Here Are the Nearly 2,500 Medical Research Grants Canceled or Delayed by Trump
Some cuts have been starkly visible, but the country’s medical grant-making machinery has also radically transformed outside the public eye.
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Sara Baldwin-Griffin @sarabaldwin.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
The Trump-Johnson bill will spike energy costs, worsen the deficit, knee-cap our growing economy, sabotage smart climate solutions, and...oh BTW, jeopardize grid reliability. One Big Beautiful Bill? Try One Big Blackout Bill! Props to @brendan.bsky.social for his hot take: tinyurl.com/4h7e3xzr
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One Big Blackout Bill? The House Reconciliation Bill Threatens Grid Reliability
Early on May 22, the House of Representatives passed its 2025 budget reconciliation bill, which would abruptly end the technology-neutral clean energy tax credits, making any renewable or storage reso
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Brendan Pierpont @brendan.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
(EPRI just posted a great summary of what we know and what we don't about this event here: bsky.app/profile/bren...)
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Brendan Pierpont @brendan.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
The press coverage about the Iberian blackout has looked a lot like these guys speculating about who killed Tim Kono.
Murder mystery podcast fans from "Only Murders in the Building"
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Sara Baldwin-Griffin @sarabaldwin.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Happy Earth Day!! 🌍 Consider how remarkable this planet is. Among all the planets, we live on this one. This is our home. Our beautiful, brilliant orb and all its life forms are worth protecting, preserving, conserving, regenerating, restoring, and replenishing. www.nesdis.noaa.gov/news/happy-e...
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Happy Earth Day from NOAA Satellites
NOAA satellites have been monitoring Earth’s weather and environment since 1970, which also happened to be the year the first official Earth Day took place!
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Sara Baldwin-Griffin @sarabaldwin.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Saw this today and wanted to make folks aware that Regulations.gov (official U.S. gov website home to tens of thousands of regulatory dockets and public comments/public record) has indicated it will be offline April 25-28 for a cloud migration...hopefully this info will not get deleted or altered.
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Tom Moyer @tommoyerut.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
In the Deseret News today with @sarabaldwin.bsky.social from @energyinnovation.org “Energy is the engine that drives our society forward… Operation Gigawatt sets a goal of doubling Utah’s power production, ensuring our energy is reliable, affordable, secure and clean.”
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Opinion: How pro-business energy policy can spur Utah's economic growth
The Inflation Reduction Act, passed by Congress in 2022, is paving the pro-business environment that can hit our energy goals.
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Michelle Solomon @michelle-solomon.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Thanks a million to @ricoconnell.bsky.social @wilsonar.bsky.social and Julia Matevosyan for joining @sarabaldwin.bsky.social and me for a discussion on grid reliability in the clean energy transition today!! Check out the conversation here
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Webinar: Grid Reliability in the Clean Energy Transition
YouTube video by Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology
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Sara Baldwin-Griffin @sarabaldwin.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Repealing fed. clean energy tax credits would ⬆️ Utah household's energy bills by up to $120 per year in 2035, and Utah would lose out on 7,300 jobs and state GDP will decrease by $1.34 billion in 2030 via @utahnewsdispatch.com @utahcleanenergy.bsky.social utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/04/01/w...
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Sara Baldwin-Griffin @sarabaldwin.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Cool Job Announcement! 🚨 @energyinnovation.org is hiring for a Policy Analyst position to support the ⚡ Electrification program within our policy research team. See full announcement for details and to apply, and please help me spread the word! energyinnovation.org/about/career...
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Careers • Energy Innovation
We are committed to creating a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
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Mike O'Boyle @oboylemm.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
About 90% of the 190GW of planned capacity through 2028 is clean resources, mostly solar (109GW) and batteries (62 GW), according to EIA data. 24 GW of new gas and 20 GW of onshore wind fill out most of the rest. #energysky www.datawrapper.de/_/LlpnI/
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2025-2028 USA Planned Capacity  | Created with Datawrapper
Create interactive, responsive & beautiful charts — no code required.
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Sara Baldwin-Griffin @sarabaldwin.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
The imposition of Canadian tariffs is about to mess with grid reliability and energy prices. What an absolutely short-sighted and uninformed policy.
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Sara Baldwin-Griffin @sarabaldwin.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Outdated views on grid reliability and slow-moving institutions pose a far greater threat to a resilient grid than any single technology. We should stay focused on building a diversified electric grid capable of responding to a rapidly changing world. www.latitudemedia.com/news/a-diver...
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A diversified, clean electric grid is the solution for growing energy demand
How policymakers at the federal, state, and local levels should think about clean energy’s role in grid reliability.
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Sara Baldwin-Griffin @sarabaldwin.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
New Report: 🚨Grid Reliability in the Clean Energy Transition: A Primer for Policymakers from @energyinnovation.org w/ co-author @michelle-solomon.bsky.social offers a primer on grid reliability in the context of the clean energy transition. energyinnovation.org/report/grid-...
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Grid Reliability In The Clean Energy Transition • Energy Innovation
New Energy Innovation research walks through the basics of grid reliability and explains why clean energy helps keep the lights on.
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Sara Baldwin-Griffin @sarabaldwin.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
We’re back! Season 5 of Electrify This! kicks off with a great discussion on grid reliability and the clean energy transition (yes, still underway), and what’s needed to address near-term challenges to the grid. Thanks @ricoconnell.bsky.social of GridLab for sharing your expertise! Tune in today!
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Sara Baldwin-Griffin @sarabaldwin.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
It's the 5th(!) season of the Electrify ⚡This! podcast! and the 1st episode is my ❤️ valentine ❤️ to the electric grid 🔌 Grid expert, @ricoconnell.bsky.social of Grid Lab and I discuss load growth, electrification, clean energy trends, and building an affordable, reliable grid! #energysky #greensky
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Ric O'Connell @ricoconnell.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
#EnergySky #ERCOT looking good this morning thanks to 3.3 GW of storage dispatching before solar came ramping up, also - 20% of energy from Wind doesn't hurt! Prices below $60/MWh. Nice work Texas - Batteries save consumers $$ and keep the lights on even when it is COLD. @gridstatus.io
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Energy Innovation @energyinnovation.org · 14/01/2025
🚨 New multi-model study on U.S. #NDC in @naturecomms.bsky.social shows expanded federal & state #energy/#climate policies, beyond current policies, could achieve 56-67% economy-wide emissions reductions by 2035: nature.com/articles/s41467-025-55858-2
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A multi-model study to inform the United States’ 2035 NDC - Nature Communications
Modeling shows that an expanded set of federal and state policies beyond current policies in the US could achieve economy-wide emissions reductions of 56-67% below 2005 levels by 2035.
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Jeffrey Rissman @jeffrissman.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Industrial Technology Innovation Advisory Committee (ITIAC) released our first report containing recommendations on how DOE can accelerate a transition to clean, competitive U.S. #manufacturing. Check it out at: www.energy.gov/sites/defaul...
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sonia aggarwal @soniaaggarwal.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
You can accuse me of bias, but I think we have the best team! Follow some of them here: bsky.app/starter-pack...
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Energy Innovation @energyinnovation.org · 15/01/2025
2024 #Climate Data Are In. We Need To Be Winning Faster. By our @soniaaggarwal.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/thepower... #greensky #energysky
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2024 Climate Data Are In. We Need To Be Winning Faster.
Passing 1.5C for one year underscores why we must double down on climate action
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Sara Baldwin-Griffin @sarabaldwin.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Hey BlueSky! I'm jazzed to be here and engage with others on this platform! I host a podcast devoted to electrification (Electrify This!) and the pathways to electrify buildings, transportation, and industry as we decarbonize our economy! Tune in/subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts!
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