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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 · 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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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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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 · 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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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
5) Cindy Taff of @sagegeosystems.bsky.social says next-generation geothermal will accelerate this year, moving from pilot project stage to mainstream deployment across the US www.forbes.com/sites/energy...
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
4) Justine Johnson, Michigan's Chief Mobility Officer, predicts the state will pilot expanded Advanced Aerial Mobility (drones) deployment as policy discussions on the technology take off www.forbes.com/sites/energy...
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
3) @shastingssimon.bsky.social of University of Calgary says strained US relations will push Canada to reorient electricity trade away from exports to interprovincial trade, kick starting domestic long-distance transmission expansion www.forbes.com/sites/energy...
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
2) Margaret Garascia of Climate Imperative predicts gas utility bills will skyrocket - they're already the fastest rising category in the consumer price index, but rising LNG exports + utility buildout will force consumers to pay even more www.forbes.com/sites/energy...
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
1) @spears.bsky.social of @climatecabinet.org predicts an energy affordability wave election driven by rising costs + election fundamentals: Pro-fossil fuel policies combine with midterm election trends to sweep in pro-climate, pro-affordability candidates www.forbes.com/sites/energy...
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
🔮⚡My annual energy policy predictions column is up! Predictions from five female leaders in the energy and climate space outline what to expect in 2025. The 2025 column was eerily prescient - how will this one look in a year? www.forbes.com/sites/energy...
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Me all day. Meme credit to @lydiabrown.bsky.social
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Comanche 3, Colorado’s newest coal plant has already been broken down *two full years* since it began burning crushed rocks in 2010. Now it will be offline another year.
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
It’s always projection with these people
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Bill Gates gave $3.5 million to fund notorious climate denier Bjorn Lomborg, who says "climate change is not an existential threat." Bill Gates just wrote that climate change is "not the existential threat some would have us believe." www.desmog.com/2025/11/05/b...
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
She’s a beaut, Clark
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Fitting I opened my first utility bill after installing rooftop solar on my house on #SunDayOfAction @sundayofaction.bsky.social
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
The "Big Beautiful Bill" will spike consumer bills, cost America jobs, and threaten power supply shortfalls. But smart states are moving quickly to accelerate deployment before tax credits go away. Psyched to work with @oboylemm.bsky.social on this NYT column. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/o...
Wind turbines are beautiful and people who say they cause cancer are exceedingly dumb
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
Palate cleanse
Sunset campfire at Ten Lakes Basin in Yosemite National Park
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Support for clean energy is falling - even among Democrats - because: -Right wing media/podcasters/social media repeat fossil fuel talking points -Astroturf campaigns lie + scare local communities away from clean energy -National Dems don't say clean energy cuts costs www.ap.org/news-highlig...
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
IRA has "created jobs, built factories in hollowed out blue collar towns, and funded crumbling schools. It’s been an economic lifeline for communities being left behind in the 21st century. Republicans want to put an end to all that." @michael-thomas.bsky.social www.distilled.earth/p/the-republ...
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Also the U.S. Secretary of the Interior (h/t @justingerdes.bsky.social) arstechnica.com/science/2025...
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
The U.S. Secretary of the Interior subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
So, would we say things are going well, or?
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
"Congressional Republicans face a high-stakes question that parallels a decision Americans make every single month: “how can we pay the bills?" - @ogfiki.bsky.social Repealing just 2 IRA tax credits would cost consumers $6 billion in higher energy bills www.realclearenergy.org/articles/202...
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Palate cleanse
Sunset at Arches National Park
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Not really. The graphic shows new capacity additions. Only two new reactors have come online since 1996, Watts Bar and Vogtle. Much love to the 20% of existing generation that comes from nuclear, but no one's building it.
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
This widening band of solar (yellow) and storage (green) is the biggest takeaway to me - that combo keeps getting cheaper and it provides 24/7 power. Cheap + reliable + insulated from volatile natural gas power spikes = winner
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Has U.S. clean energy passed an unstoppable tipping point? "It took more than 20 years for the U.S. to install the first 100 GW of clean power, five years to install the next 100 GW, and three years to install the most recent 100 GW.” cleanpower.org/news/market-...
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Companies invested $600 billion in new clean energy projects + manufacturing since the Inflation Reduction Act was passed in Q3 2022. 77% of total investment is in Republican Congressional districts. Wonder why IRA repeal talk has quieted down? www.cleaninvestmentmonitor.org/reports/clea...
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
You got your guy too! I had to dig in the archives for this classic :)
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Denver Public Schools first district in US to file for restraining order to prevent ICE immigration raids at or around its schools. Grateful my kids get to grow up in a school district that stands up for the rights of its students and families. denverpsco.edurooms.com/engage/dr-al...
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
The Inflation Reduction Act has been an economic engine across America. In just 2.5 years it has: -Created >400,000 jobs -Attracted >$422 billion in investments Clean energy is a bipartisan success story, building a stronger nation. climatepower.us/news/new-rep...
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
This post from @sarahlovescali.bsky.social resonates with the feeling a lot of us are having - like we’re not doing enough, not fighting hard enough, not winning fast enough in the climate fight as LA and the world burn open.substack.com/pub/thereals...
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Insured losses from natural disasters topped $140 billion in 2024, up from $106 billion in 2023, reports Munich Re, the world's largest insurer. “Climate change is taking the gloves off. Hardly any other year has made the consequences of global warming so clear.” www.munichre.com/en/company/m...
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
This image shows a big reason why we haven’t confronted the climate crisis. Most people don’t think it actually threatens them - even those who live in high-risk areas like CA, FL, LA, TX - so they don’t push governments to act at the speed and scale required by science.
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
Same!
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Research has found volatile fossil fuel prices are one of the biggest drivers of consumer inflation in the US and abroad - when prices spike so do economywide costs rooseveltinstitute.org/wp-content/u...
Gasoline price fluctuation is a significant driver of monthly inflation
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Even homeowners with insurance are being hit - premiums rose 44% from 2011-2021 + 11% last year. This chart from @compatibilism.bsky.social perfectly encapsulates where risk is highest grist.org/economics/ne...
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Ironic that many politicians call for increased LNG exports while arguing for greater protectionism against China, considering that country has been a top destination for US LNG exports for several years + is expected to double its import demand by 2030. www.energy.gov/articles/us-...
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
New @energyinnovation.bsky.social modeling: Inflation Reduction Act repeal massively harms US by 2030: -$180 billion lost GDP $80 billion in new power generation costs -$20 billion in new consumer utility bills -1 million lost jobs -510 MMT more CO2e emissions energyinnovation.org/wp-content/u...
Inflation Reduction Act repeal severely harms the US economy and GDP
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
The smartest person I know working on climate policy, @soniaaggarwal.bsky.social is starting an email newsletter. Sign up for "Get Tons" to get climate policy updates and data insights mailchi.mp/bc5373f00662...
Email newsletter header for Get Tons With Sonia Aggarwal
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
I made this meme in 2021 and it’s sadly more relevant every day
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
I think about this tweet all the time
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Colorado in summer
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
It's just madness, what we're trying to stop
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