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Silvio Marcacci

@silviomarcacci.bsky.social
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Senior Director of Communications, @energyinnovation.org. Board Advisor, @theicct.org + @co2bc.bsky.social. Tired dad. Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
"1-in-5 2024 Trump voters now regret their vote, especially younger Americans, Black and Latino Americans, independents or non-MAGA Republicans, and moms." navigatorresearch.org/feeling-dupe...
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Feeling Duped: Trump Voters Go From Hope to Regret | Navigator Research
This Navigator Research report covers the war with Iran and national security.
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Leah Stokes @leahstokes.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
The conventional wisdom is the Democrats' big climate law failed to deliver votes and then died. That's wrong. My new study finds its factories moved 2.5 million votes—more than Trump's margin. And the law's still alive. My latest in @theatlantic.com. Gift link! 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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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
"Our federal government discarded public health in favor of corporations...it decided breathing was negotiable. I want our leaders...to decide 250 years of liberty must include the liberty to fill your lungs without costing your life." - @ogfiki.bsky.social www.pilotonline.com/2026/07/28/c...
pilotonline.com
Column: America’s masses are again yearning to breathe free
I want our leaders to decide that 250 years of liberty must include filling your lungs without it costing your life, Energy Innovation’s Dan O’Brien writes in a guest column.
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Climate Power @climatepower.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Trillion-dollar tech companies can afford to power AI without creating an epidemic of air pollution. Our new Data Center Air Pollution Tracker shows which companies are choosing cleaner energy—and which companies are doubling down on fossil fuels. datacenterairpollution.com
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
What a shitty unexpected climate change impact www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/c...
nytimes.com
What the Cyclospora Outbreak Reveals
Warming is expected to fuel the spread of food-borne pathogens. We might not be prepared.
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Half a trillion dollars ($650 billion) in new consumer costs. That's what the climate-denying, pro-fossil fuel policies adopted by the Trump admin and Congress will cost Americans. Burn our planet, burn our wallets. It's all connected, and they don't care. energyinnovation.org/report/econo...
energyinnovation.org
Economic, Consumer Cost, and Pollution Impacts of Federal Energy Policy Changes
Federal energy policy changes will spike energy prices, slow GDP and job growth, add pollution and harm health, and harm grid reliability.
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Americans are facing an energy affordability crisis. If we meet electricity demand growth from data centers with fossil fuels, families will have to pay $30 billion more per year.
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Emily always gets it. There is no policy window unless we open the window.
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Promoting fossil fuels and cutting off clean energy has cost Americans >$1,500 since January 2025 (@leahstokes.bsky.social did the math) www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/o...
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
The war in Iran has already cost consumers $32 billion in direct costs - $17 billion in higher gasoline prices, $15 billion in higher diesel prices iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Coal kills Americans. A lot of us. www.sierraclub.org/coal/mapping...
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 28/04/2026
"Electrifying industrial heat in India is now cheaper than producing heat from natural gas and oil across all temperatures, and cheaper than coal in three of five temperature bands, representing 55 percent of the country’s industrial heat needs."
energyinnovation.org
Electrifying Industrial Heat in India
Cheap solar prices mean electrifying industrial heat in India is cheaper than producing heat from most fossil fuels, cutting costs and air pollution.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 21/04/2026
This is already demonstrably incorrect. And Wright isn't even dead yet.
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Americans are feeling massive pain at the pump from the Iran war. But Big Oil is making $30 million *an hour* while people across the US struggle to fill up their gas cars. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
$30m an hour: big oil reaping huge war windfall from consumers, analysis finds
Exclusive: Climate action blockers including Saudi Arabia, Russia and major fossil fuel firms set to make extra $234bn by end of 2026
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
"Wealth extraction is not necessary for utilities to provide safe and reliable service. For all the talk from policymakers about how to lower customers’ bills, these inflated profits seem like a great place to start." - @davidpomerantz.bsky.social substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Power Bills Are Soaring. So Are Utility Profits. Americans Pay The Price.
Investor-owned utilities pocketed $244 billion in profit off ratepayer bills between 2021-2024
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Patrick Bigger @pmbigger.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Our analysis and methodology available here: climatecommunityinstitute.substack.com/p/iran-war-p...
climatecommunityinstitute.substack.com
Two weeks of war in Iran unleashed more carbon pollution than Iceland does in a year
US and Israeli bombardment is inflicting climate costs for decades to come
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
A billion-dollar bribe using taxpayer money to benefit oil and gas companies, who are already raking in record profits from the Iran war.
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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
"For most Americans, when they pay their electric bill every month, a big chunk of that bill – probably bigger than they think – is going to their utility’s corporate profits," @davidpomerantz.bsky.social told @silviomarcacci.bsky.social: thepowerline.substack.com/p/power-bill... 🔌💡
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Power Bills Are Soaring. So Are Utility Profits. Americans Pay The Price.
Investor-owned utilities pocketed $244 billion in profit off ratepayer bills between 2021-2024
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
The Iran war has sent oil prices - and Americans' pain at the pump - soaring. But this isn't a new story. Oil dependence is America’s Achilles' heel. Every war exposes this risk. The truth is only electric vehicles protect us from price spikes set half a world away. www.forbes.com/sites/margoo...
forbes.com
The Iran War: A Reminder Why Electric Vehicles Protect Consumers
The Iran conflict highlights America’s risky oil dependence. Electric vehicles offer a solution, shielding drivers from price spikes and securing US energy independence.
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Benjamin Braun @benbraun.social · 11/03/2026
Tale of two petrostates. Data from @robbieandrew.bsky.social: robbieandrew.github.io/carsales/
Norwegian new passenger cars sales by type: MonthlyUS new light-duty vehicle sales by type: Monthly
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
How much profit is your utility making off you? Electricity costs are soaring - this tool from @energyandpolicy.org shows how much extra your utility charges per month. Nationally, electric utilities took ~15% of your bill for profit last year. energyandpolicy.org/utilityprofi...
energyandpolicy.org
How Much Do Utilities Profit from Your Electric Bill?
See how much of your monthly electric bill goes to your utility's profits. An interactive tool from the Energy and Policy Institute.
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
The Iran war has sent oil and gas prices soaring and will ripple across our economy. America’s industrial sector burns 28% of our oil and 32% of our gas. We’re uniquely vulnerable to global fossil fuel price and this risk will ripple across our economy. thepowerline.substack.com/p/iran-war-e...
thepowerline.substack.com
Iran War Energy Price Spikes Threaten America’s Industry
Oil and gas price surge shows fossil fuel price volatility
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
It doesn’t matter whether the rate of global warming is increasing. It’ll never cease to amaze me that people don’t care that it’s happening at all. It should be the most alarming thing ever.
theguardian.com
Humanity heating planet faster than ever before, study finds
Researchers identify sharp rise to about 0.35C every decade, after excluding natural fluctuations such as El Niño
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Marianne van Leeuwen @mariannevanleeuwen.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Insurers warn the climate crisis could wreck housing markets: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
How extreme weather is leaving thousands of homes uninsurable
In this week’s newsletter: The climate crisis is making insurance unaffordable for many – and it should worry all of us, even if we think we’re safe from floods, wildfires and hurricanes
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
America is about to find out what it means to build domestic policy around an extremely volatile set of energy sources. Meanwhile our biggest geopolitical rival shows the benefits of insulating an energy system from price shocks and exporting clean technologies. www.politico.com/newsletters/...
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Fixed it for you @washingtonpost.com The Constitution gives election power to states. Federal control over elections is illegal. A fake emergency to steal control of voting is an attack on American freedom.
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LCV – League of Conservation Voters 🌎 @lcv.org · 25/02/2026
Areas near new data centers saw an increase in electricity costs of as much as 267%, according to a recent @bloomberg.com analysis
Why you always lying meme
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Electricity prices are up 13% in a year but don’t worry, DOE has firewood prices locked down
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
All power to the people ✊
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Cool, solar added 25.4 GW, 18 GW of batteries, and 5.5 GW of wind. Is that more or less than 4.2 GW?
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Is America's solution to soaring energy demand hiding in plain view at retired coal plants or expensive gas plants that only run a couple hours a year? Surplus interconnection could plug renewables into the grid without needing to build new transmission lines youtu.be/CCzHZvjGfxc?...
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Surplus Interconnection: A fast, cost-effective strategy for bringing more renewable energy online
YouTube video by Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
What if the government said the best way to fix a failing dam was slapping duct tape on its cracks? That's what the House "Power Plant Reliability Act" would do for America's grid - keep our least reliable generation online instead of fixing the actual problem. www.utilitydive.com/news/congres...
utilitydive.com
Congressional ‘grid reliability’ bill is like duct tape on a cracked dam
Propping up expensive, dirty power plants threatens consumers with higher prices while punting systemic solutions further into the future, write colleagues from Energy Innovation.
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
More than 99% of the new electricity generation capacity built in America in 2026 will be renewables and storage. Why? America needs cheap electricity now, and they're the cheapest available and fastest-to-build source of power, not coal or gas or nuclear. www.semafor.com/article/02/0...
semafor.com
US renewables boom despite Trump attacks
Wind power in particular is soaring even as President Donald Trump disparages it.
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Truly remarkable news from China - solar power capacity will surpass coal power capacity this year. The world's largest emitter, and likely where the world's climate fate will be decided, is now driving the global clean energy transition. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
bloomberg.com
China’s Solar Power Capacity on Course to Surpass Coal This Year
China’s solar generating capacity is expected to surpass coal for the first time this year, according to the country’s top electricity industry group, marking a milestone in the country’s long-standin...
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Thomas Leeper @thosjleeper.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Obama could be on Lake Street or Central today or any day over the past two months, saying something and making a scene. He could have done the same in Little Village or anywhere else in Chicago. But he's not here, wasn't there, and isn't helping.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 27/01/2026
Fossil fuels are simply not reliable in winter weather.
thepowerline.substack.com
Fossil Fuels Failed During Winter Storm Fern
Power plant outages in America's largest grid show we can't depend upon fossil fuels
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Coal + gas fail once again during a winter storm. 20GW of generation went offline in America's largest grid during Winter Storm Fern. DOE's policies to keep old coal plants running + expand gas dependency make our grid LESS RELIABLE + risk MORE BLACKOUTS thepowerline.substack.com/p/fossil-fue...
thepowerline.substack.com
Fossil Fuels Failed During Winter Storm Fern
Power plant outages in America's largest grid show we can't depend upon fossil fuels
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Emily Tamkin @emilyctamkin.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
The thing about America today is that if you just describe what is happening objectively and unemotionally you sound hysterical and partisan and what you have to remind people is that the reason for that is not you, it's the people doing the things you are describing
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Evergreen reminder the climate crisis is being done to us by fossil fuel corporations. They're literally burning our children's future to make billions. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
Half of world’s CO2 emissions come from just 32 fossil fuel firms, study shows
Critics accuse leading firms of sabotaging climate action but say data increasingly being used to hold them to account
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Trump is lying to us, and his lies are being laundered by complicit media
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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
people keep being like “hey sorry for the beef last week/year/decade” and I cannot even describe to you how little you care about or even remember any internet beef when you see 50 cars full of masked paramilitaries roll into your immediate neighborhood every day. all is forgiven, fight with us
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Kate Marvel @drkatemarvel.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
The heat energy we added to the ocean LAST YEAR is the equivalent of: - Detonating ten hydrogen bombs every minute - operating over a hundred large power plants continuously for all of written human history - Five times all the electricity human beings have ever used
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
"Done right, data centers can share in grid costs and actually help lower rates for everyone. Studies show that for every gigawatt of new large-load demand added to the grid, customer rates could fall by 1% to 2%" www.newsweek.com/data-centers...
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Legislators in New York and Hawaiʻi are considering bills that allow their attorneys general to sue fossil fuel companies if climate-related disasters cause residents’ property insurance premiums to rise. Aloha.
eenews.net
States consider suing fossil fuel industry over insurance hikes
New York and Hawaii could expand the legal battlefield and seek to hold companies liable for disasters that cause premiums to rise.
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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 12/01/2026
People will get sicker. More people will have heart attacks and lung disease and other health challenges because of pollution. People’s lives will get worse, and shorter. People you know. Maybe me. Maybe you.
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Jonathan Ladd @jonathanmladd.com · 07/01/2026
“No money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law" Article I, Section 9.
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Forcing this coal plant to stay open will cost local utility Tri-State $21 million in just 90 days - that gets passed directly to homeowners and businesses. "Our membership will bear the costs of compliance with this order" - Tri State CEO www.utilitydive.com/news/doe-col...
utilitydive.com
DOE orders 446-MW Colorado coal unit to keep running
It will cost about $21 million to run the Craig Unit 1 for 90 days, according to an estimate by Grid Strategies. The unit is offline and requires repairs, Tri-State, one of the plant’s owners, said.
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Dan Ancona @danancona.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
If Dems talked like this regularly, we wouldn't have to focus on "how to win close elections in difficult environments." We would have a lot fewer close elections, and a lot fewer difficult environments.
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
If this happened to a conservative organizer, Republicans would make her a hero, a household name and a congressional candidate. Elected Democrats just pretend it isn't happening.
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