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Todd De Ryck

@tder2012.bsky.social
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Reliable, affordable, abundant and low-emissions energy for everyone, good standard of living for all. Humanist, supporter of nuclear energy, critical thinking. Winnipeg, MB, Canada

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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · 13h
@theturner.bsky.social @billmckibben.bsky.social @stephenleahy.bsky.social @theecologyprof.bsky.social @volts.wtf @davidsuzukifdn.bsky.social @pembina.org @cleanenergycanada.org @climateinstitute.bsky.social @ccpamb.bsky.social @jvipondmd.bsky.social @theenergymix.com @simondonner.bsky.social
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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
@sheenasharp.bsky.social rationaliy and evidence-based policies are a great thing! Green party drops longstanding opposition to nuclear power www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Green party drops longstanding opposition to nuclear power
Party in England and Wales ditches commitment to phase out nuclear in major shift in its energy policy
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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
How serious are you about the climate emergency? x.com/hausfath/sta... @theecologyprof.bsky.social @sethdklein.bsky.social @jvipondmd.bsky.social @maxfawcett.bsky.social @theenergymix.com @pembina.org @cleanenergycanada.org @climateinstitute.bsky.social @fff-manitoba.bsky.social @volts.wtf
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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
lnkd.in/p/g5giCTMb @theturner.bsky.social @jvipondmd.bsky.social @theecologyprof.bsky.social @maxfawcett.bsky.social @theenergymix.com @cclwinnipeg.bsky.social @prairieclimate.bsky.social @pembina.org @davidsuzukifdn.bsky.social
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#gridreliability #resourceadequacy #germany | Michael Caravaggio
Pulled data from energy charts (see the bottom of the figure) Germanys wind and solar covered 54% of grid load in September. That might be the least interesting number on this chart? Pulled Germanys...
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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"Critics, who are not responsible for the reliability of your energy system, have questioned our planning, often by pointing to examples from other jurisdictions." Well said! @theecologyprof.bsky.social @mbeconetwork.bsky.social www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/anal...
winnipegfreepress.com
Opinion: Keeping the lights on
Manitobans are hardy. We live, work and play in one of the harshest winter climates in the world.
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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Lots of carelessness and hiccups in the German one, unfortunately "Whatever it takes: Germany edition" irinaslav.substack.com/p/whatever-i... @theturner.bsky.social @pembina.org @cleanenergycanada.org @energyvsclimate.bsky.social @climateinstitute.bsky.social @theecologyprof.bsky.social
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Whatever it takes: Germany edition
Germany has just published a Roadmap for Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels aiming to end consumption of all hydrocarbons no later than 2045.
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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
In 2025, solar global capacity and generation ~2700GW/2811TWh, wind ~1200GW/2714TWh, nuclear 430GW/2702TWh Think about why ~6x solar capacity and ~3x wind capacity required to produce slightly more than nuclear. @simonluisi.bsky.social
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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
cybernews.com/security/war... @maxfawcett.bsky.social @cleanenergycanada.org @nationalobserver.com @theecologyprof.bsky.social @pembina.org @climateinstitute.bsky.social @mbeconetwork.bsky.social @mliebreich.bsky.social @mlamikemoyes.bsky.social @mbndpcaucus.bsky.social @manitobagreens.bsky.social
cybernews.com
Smart car data risks: Dutch agency warns of spying
Dutch intelligence warns smart car data risks can expose locations and conversations to hackers or state actors. See which safeguards matter
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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Do you feel billions will remain in energy poverty? If not, where do you think their energy will come from?
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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Can you spot the irony? toddderyck.substack.com/p/naomi-klei...
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Naomi Klein, her new book entitled “End Times Fascism” and taking reliable, affordable energy for granted
I read the book review, “Embracing Hereness“ in the Sept.
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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The reality is everyone needs reliable, on-demand energy that's always available. The denial is limitations of wind, solar & batteries & their shortcomings & therefore inability to permanently displace fossil fuels rogerpielkejr.substack.com/p/renewables... & scottgrout.substack.com/p/we-spent-i...
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"Renewables" are not Renewable
The fossil fuel foundation of wind, solar, and batteries
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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
It depends on how you define "energy experts". This expert may say things you don't like to hear, but doesn't mean he's incorrect. @theenergymix.com
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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
douglascsandridge.substack.com/p/the-energy... @theecologyprof.bsky.social @chriswiebe.bsky.social @sethdklein.bsky.social @larryneufeldsk.bsky.social @manitobagreens.bsky.social @billmckibben.bsky.social @katharinehayhoe.com see energy source comparisons, helps with transition tinyurl.com/v4charts
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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
In South Australia, solar panels and batteries turned out to be a "robin hood in reverse" program, unfortunately, Hopefully not the same in UK? @sethdklein.bsky.social @adamvaughan.bsky.social tinyurl.com/AusElecPrices
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AUS robin hood in reverse and prices.png
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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
So is what happening in Germany preferable? @theenergymix.com @theecologyprof.bsky.social @sethdklein.bsky.social @pembina.org @climateinstitute.bsky.social @cleanenergycanada.org "Germany is ramping up coal generation so hard and so fast..." irinaslav.substack.com/p/between-co...
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Between coal and the far right
Earlier this week, Germany released something called a roadmap for the phase-out of fossil fuels by 2045 to much media fanfare and quotes along the lines of “It’s totally possible”.
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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Abysmal energy policies can lead to growth in far-right political parties "Winter's Wedge" brawlstreetjournal.substack.com/p/winters-we... @sethdklein.bsky.social @naomiaklein.bsky.social @chriswiebe.bsky.social @theecologyprof.bsky.social @larryneufeldsk.bsky.social @theenergymix.com @avilewis.ca
brawlstreetjournal.substack.com
Winter's Wedge
How the EU's gas ban is about to become the AfD's best asset.
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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
bsky.app/profile/tder... @skepticalscience.bsky.social @stevetrunk.bsky.social @stevenovella.bsky.social @projectdrawdown.bsky.social @billmckibben.bsky.social @sethdklein.bsky.social @volts.wtf @maxfawcett.bsky.social @ecamanitoba.bsky.social @mbeconetwork.bsky.social @shastingssimon.bsky.social
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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The Other Two Legs of the Stool kilovar1959.substack.com/p/the-other-... Critically important read for those who promote weather-dependent inverter-based resources. It is very technical, but its necessary and it needs to be well understood @theecologyprof.bsky.social @larryneufeldsk.bsky.social
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The Other Two Legs of the Stool
Today we are covering a piece requested by our own Gene Nelson, Ph.D., of GreenNUKE on Inverter-Based Resources (IBRs): how they perform when the power system faults, and how well they supply the reac...
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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
bsky.app/profile/tder... @stevetrunk.bsky.social @skepticalscience.bsky.social @larryneufeldsk.bsky.social @volts.wtf @fff-manitoba.bsky.social @ccpamb.bsky.social @mbeconetwork.bsky.social @mlamikemoyes.bsky.social @chrisbataille.bsky.social @theturner.bsky.social @blakeshaffer.bsky.social
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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
@astra.bsky.social @naomiaklein.bsky.social @naomioreskes.bsky.social @billmckibben.bsky.social @avilewis.ca @leahgazan.bsky.social @andrewdessler.com @chriswiebe.bsky.social @cclwinnipeg.bsky.social @manitobagreens.bsky.social @maxfawcett.bsky.social @jvipondmd.bsky.social @simondonner.bsky.social
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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Is an acknowledgement of mistakes forthcoming? Can you spot the irony? My latest substack post "Naomi Klein, her new book entitled “End Times Fascism” and taking reliable, affordable energy for granted" toddderyck.substack.com/p/naomi-klei... @sethdklein.bsky.social @theecologyprof.bsky.social
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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Reminds me of this article www.euronews.com/2026/09/21/h...
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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
@theecologyprof.bsky.social @cclwinnipeg.bsky.social @larryneufeldsk.bsky.social @mbeconetwork.bsky.social @chriswiebe.bsky.social @camregier.bsky.social @ccpamb.bsky.social @theenergymix.com @maxfawcett.bsky.social @wfpdlett.bsky.social @danwoy.bsky.social @fpcarolsanders.bsky.social
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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Italy and others also not paying attention to this 6 year old article🤣 politico.eu/article/italy-nuclear-power-comeback-2035-landmark-senate-vote-new-reactors/ & brusselsreport.eu/2026/09/11/the-nuclear-alliance-how-14-eu-states-are-rewriting-energy-policy/
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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🤣I just noticed that article is 6 years old! Any idea why France, Türkiye, etc not listening WRT SMR's? dailysabah.com/business/economy/turkiye-targets-first-small-modular-reactor-for-early-2030s neimagazine.com/news/edf-bets-big-on-european-smrs/
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Türkiye targets first small modular reactor for early 2030s
Türkiye plans to commission its first small modular reactor (SMR) in the first half of the 2030s as part of its broader nuclear energy strategy, Energy...
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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
After spending 500 B on "energiewende", DE has some of the world's most expensive retail residential elec. prices, causing Merz to state "I know of no other country that makes things so difficult and expensive" tinyurl.com/UrsulaMerz www.euronews.com/2026/09/21/h... @theecologyprof.bsky.social
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How Europe’s energy shock is fuelling the far right
Far-right parties in Europe are exploiting the fuel crisis, blaming the mainstream for soaring energy bills. With key elections upcoming, governments are recognsing that a prolonged energy crisis coul...
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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
That was an extremely short period of time. Otherwise explore.openelectricity.org.au/energy/nem/?... .. Also, have a look at Aus. electricity prices, I feel for them!! A "robin hood in reverse" program going on, unfortunately tinyurl.com/AusElecPrices
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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Here's an e.g. of the worst form of denialism @theenergymix.com @naomioreskes.bsky.social @naomiaklein.bsky.social @katharinehayhoe.com @sciencemoms.bsky.social @standupforscience.net @theecologyprof.bsky.social @jayispainting.earthskyart.ca @murrayinontario.bsky.social @hamishbuchanan.bsky.social
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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I discussed a form of denialism as well toddderyck.substack.com/p/the-2026-s... @theecologyprof.bsky.social @maxfawcett.bsky.social @pembina.org @nationalobserver.com @simondonner.bsky.social @jvipondmd.bsky.social @climateinstitute.bsky.social @cclwinnipeg.bsky.social @mbeconetwork.bsky.social
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The 2026 Statistical Review of World Energy has been published
The data is for the entire year of 2025. Can it be used to identify a form of climate change denialism?
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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Amongst other things, it also will depend on who the ruling political party will be @brenda-peters.bsky.social @emetwpg.bsky.social @adamjwpg.bsky.social @hiebzky.bsky.social @wendywiens.bsky.social www.euronews.com/2026/09/21/h...
euronews.com
How Europe’s energy shock is fuelling the far right
Far-right parties in Europe are exploiting the fuel crisis, blaming the mainstream for soaring energy bills. With key elections upcoming, governments are recognsing that a prolonged energy crisis coul...
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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
bsky.app/profile/tder... @ryankbrook.bsky.social
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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"Just stop burning fossil fuels." Agreed, I'm sure its not your intention to make that sound easy, it won't be tinyurl.com/v4charts
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v4 various charts and energy source comparisons.pdf
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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
@theenergymix.com Any idea why France, Italy, Türkiye, etc not listening to you WRT SMR's? www.dailysabah.com/business/eco... & www.politico.eu/article/ital... & www.neimagazine.com/news/edf-bet... & www.brusselsreport.eu/2026/09/11/t...
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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
@theturner.bsky.social @chriswiebe.bsky.social @mbeconetwork.bsky.social @fff-manitoba.bsky.social @cclwinnipeg.bsky.social @manitobagreens.bsky.social @olybackstrom.bsky.social @mlamikemoyes.bsky.social @mbndp.bsky.social @mbndpcaucus.bsky.social @jvipondmd.bsky.social @simondonner.bsky.social
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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"Cheap, clean, reliable renewable energy" can you point out here anywhere that is happening, please. app.electricitymaps.com/map/zone/DE/... . energybadboys.substack.com/p/were-winni...
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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
@theecologyprof.bsky.social www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/anal... Germany spent 100's of billions on renewables, now has very high residential retail electricity rates. How does MB avoid what happened in Germany? www.euronews.com/my-europe/20... @theturner.bsky.social @jvipondmd.bsky.social
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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
@geoffrussell.bsky.social @stevetrunk.bsky.social @theenergymix.com @manitobagreens.bsky.social @chriswiebe.bsky.social @fff-manitoba.bsky.social @mbeconetwork.bsky.social @cclwinnipeg.bsky.social @ccpamb.bsky.social @pembina.org @davidsuzukifdn.bsky.social @energyvsclimate.bsky.social
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Geoff Russell 🇦🇺 @geoffrussell.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
If you haven't seen actual electricity supply data, it's easy to be convinced that batteries can firm up wind and solar without the baseload sources that all of Australia's main trading partners have ... ie., nuclear or hydro. Data rule. geoffrussell.substack.com/p/batteries-...
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Batteries will not cut it without a baseload power source
A short note on this week's wind drought
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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
S. Australian citizen Geoff Russell not pleased with copying Germany's energy policies! Read his posts geoffrussell.substack.com & blog.geoffrussell.au/all-news & 2014 book "Greenjacked!" www.amazon.ca/GreenJacked-... @theecologyprof.bsky.social @theturner.bsky.social @billmckibben.bsky.social
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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"Long Live Pickering" ""Save Pickering" policy report ... , was rooted in our unshakeable and pan-partisan values: Pro-worker, pro-clean air, pro-climate and pro-health." x.com/Dr_Keefer/st... @theecologyprof.bsky.social @theenergymix.com @jvipondmd.bsky.social @pembina.org @cclwinnipeg.bsky.social
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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
@theecologyprof.bsky.social "...key elections next year, raising the stakes for gov'ts struggling to shield voters from rising gas, diesel and petrol prices while avoiding another expensive round of energy subsidies" www.euronews.com/my-europe/20... @billmckibben.bsky.social @jvipondmd.bsky.social
euronews.com
How Europe’s energy shock is fuelling the far right
Far-right parties in Europe are exploiting the fuel crisis, blaming the mainstream for soaring energy bills. With key elections upcoming, governments are recognsing that a prolonged energy crisis coul...
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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
What the ...., again!?!? Toxic mess! www.latimes.com/california/s... & sfist.com/2025/03/09/e... @billmckibben.bsky.social @theecologyprof.bsky.social @theturner.bsky.social @theenergymix.com @sierraclubbc.bsky.social @mbeconetwork.bsky.social @cclwinnipeg.bsky.social @manitobagreens.bsky.social
latimes.com
Another battery fire erupts at Moss Landing, where some units are still charged
Almost two years after a massive battery fire south of Santa Cruz displaced 1,200 people and smoldered for days, the same facility is burning again.
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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
energygeopoliticsandstatecraft.substack.com/p/back-to-co... @theecologyprof.bsky.social @volts.wtf @billmckibben.bsky.social When the geopolitical stuff hits the fan & mother nature doesn't cooperate with weather-dependent electricity generators @fff-manitoba.bsky.social @cclwinnipeg.bsky.social
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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Well, OK, $3billion for Port of Churchill, but good grief, can we leave the LNG for NFLD!?!? energynow.ca/2026/06/newf... @mlamikemoyes.bsky.social @theecologyprof.bsky.social @mbndp.bsky.social @mbndpcaucus.bsky.social @chriswiebe.bsky.social @olybackstrom.bsky.social @cclwinnipeg.bsky.social
energynow.ca
Newfoundland Eyes $400 Billion in Natural Gas Off its Coast - Canadian Energy News, Top Headlines, Commentaries, Features & Events - EnergyNow
Energy minister say province could become major player as geography gives it advantage in shipping to overseas markets By Gary Kean There’s an estimated $400 billion worth of natural gas in an ocean b...
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Bartley Kives @bkives.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
There might be no economic case for expanding the Port of Churchill, but that may not be the point www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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ANALYSIS | There might be no economic case for expanding the Port of Churchill, but that may not be the point | CBC Accessibility
The question before Manitobans right now is why Canada and Manitoba are not simply proceeding with a $3-billion port expansion and railway upgrade, if indeed a Hudson Bay shipping route is essential f...
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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
For completeness. TX ~35GW solar & 5GW nuclear, solar better outproduce nuclear! In '25, solar CF 30.5% & nuclear CF 93.4%. Nuclear delivers ancillary services 24/7/365, solar incapable of most ancillary services. substack.com/@needsofthem... @theecologyprof.bsky.social @billmckibben.bsky.social
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How Many Times Do You Have to Build It?
Four charts on what a power plant costs that the sticker price never shows: how long it lasts, and how hard it works.
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Michael McLean @michaelmclean.me · 19/09/2026
Hitachi will double production of small and medium sized transformers. This is insanely good news. www.utilitydive.com/news/hitachi...
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Hitachi to double US production of small and medium-sized power transformers
A Mississippi facility will produce transformers in the 10 MVA to 160 MVA range, designed for voltages up to 230 kV. The additional capacity “is expected to help alleviate industry-wide supply constra...
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Catching dinner "on the fly" IG: @mark.smith.photography• www.instagram.com/mark.smith.p...
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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
more often than not, wind & solar don't produce, a reason why they'll contribute insignificantly to global fossil fuel production displacement. We need full system cost methodologies. Do you support this particular work of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe? unece.org/climate-chan...
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