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John D. Wilson @wilson-energy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

How many other people have a dog named Smeagol?

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Hey @yellowdotstudios.bsky.social. This is *next level* climate porn www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbQQ...

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John D. Wilson @wilson-energy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

@kentuckylantern.com oops this morning's newsletter spills the tea on clickbait! LOL

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Kentucky Democrats @kydemocrats.org · 30/06/2026

KY GOP: killed a housing bill to avoid upsetting Airbnb Federal GOP: refusing to boost affordable housing until your voting rights are gutted

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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 08/05/2026

Spiralling global temperatures (1850-2026) It is exactly 10 years since I first put this animated graphic of changes in global temperature online. #ClimateSpiral It instantly went viral. People watched it over and over again. It still offers the power to shock a decade on.

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John D. Wilson @wilson-energy.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

This thread is about the Trump Administration arguing both sides when it comes whether we have abundant power or are in an energy emergency. Both sides is a good thing when it comes to mock trial competitions, but when put into practice it sure looks like autocratic government.

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John D. Wilson @wilson-energy.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

@united.com Terrible management in Lexington today. Boarded a flight with visibly more than an inch of ice coating the plan. After sitting for an hour, de-icing started - 1,000 gallons later, we were de-planed. Why didn't your crew start de-icing this morning? Did someone just forget?

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Madalsa @madalsa.org · 30/11/2025

Just trying to understand these two news items published within 5 days of each other

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John D. Wilson @wilson-energy.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

@moderation.bsky.app Wondering about accounts like these. OK or not?

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Simon Mahan @simonmahan.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

“These are just phenomenal numbers for an industry that was built over the past couple of decades to handle much lower load growth,” said John Wilson, Grid Strategies’ vice president and the report’s lead author. www.canarymedia.com/articles/dat...

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Data-center power forecasts climb to unreachable heights

Utilities expect electricity growth to reach levels that are hard to fathom — and they’re using those estimates to justify costly new investments in…

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🎃👻 Rob for Apples 👻🎃 @robwillb.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

This post that a friend of my partner's shared on FB potentially explains the Kristin Chenoweth thing, and is frightening.

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alec karakatsanis @equalityalec.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

THREAD. I don't know what there is left to say about the New York Times and Democrats, but documenting their support for authoritarianism still feels important. If there's any chance to walk back from the fascist cliff, we must see why things like today's article are so dangerous.

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John D. Wilson @wilson-energy.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Just the most terrifying climate-related news ... if we lose the pollinators, we lose our food supply. Can't find high ground from that ...

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Energy Innovation @energyinnovation.org · 19/05/2025

The Reconciliation bill moving through the Congress would set our #economy back by years, kneecap America’s competitiveness, and force families to pay billions in higher #energy costs. thepowerline.substack.com/p/one-big-be... #energysky #greensky

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John D. Wilson @wilson-energy.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Hello everyone. I have had enough conversations about new projects, cases, etc. for this Friday. It's all very exciting, but I need to get some work done and it is 4 pm 😰

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Glen Peters @glenpeters.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Preliminary data suggests that the global average increase in atmospheric CO2 concentration in 2024 will be a record. Not just a little record, but 25% higher than the previous record. (This is the global average, as opposed to Moana Loa) gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/... 1/

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Quite literally whitewashing the purpose of the Underground Railroad www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

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David Woodruff @dmwoodruff.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

A very old Soviet joke, from an especially dark time: Foxes are fleeing the USSR in droves. Q: Why are you running away? Fox: The Soviets passed a new law that they’re going to arrest all camels. Q: But you’re foxes! Fox: Yeah, why don’t *you* try proving to the NKVD that you’re not a camel.

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John D. Wilson @wilson-energy.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

4th time we've lost power since moving in to this house in September 🙄

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John D. Wilson @wilson-energy.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Just read an excellent substack by @charlesxjyang.bsky.social on the lack of federal action on addressing the transformer (and other HV equipment) shortage. Agree with his suggestions, but they aren't at the scale needed to get more manufacturing plants (plural) built in North America. 1/2 🔌💡

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Ann Pettifor @annpettifor.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

This paper is both enlightening and rigorous. I really enjoyed its high level discussion of the infrastructure of power and agency in a world in which private authority over money trumps public authority.

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John D. Wilson @wilson-energy.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

@jaredb-econ.bsky.social I hope you'll post your critique of @jasonfurman.bsky.social 's Foreign Affairs article here as well as on X. Looking forward to it - there's been too little substantive hindsight analysis.

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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

The hypocrisy is a key part of Republican politics:

Snopes fact check: Yes, Trump rebuked Obama in 2012 for 'constantly issuing executive orders that are major power grabs of authority'

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John D. Wilson @wilson-energy.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Congrats to @tnorris.bsky.social and the Nicholas Institute for a highly-needed report on demand flexibility, focusing on data center loads. The discussion of how AI-driven loads can be flexible on p 11-14 is very important - many readers of Grid Strategies' reports on load growth asked about this!

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Karin Kirk @karinkirk.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

I wrote this NASA page about wildfires and climate change, and I'm so excited it's finally live. It's a tireless effort to get big pages published at NASA - as it should be! How long will it remain up? Who knows. Check it out while you still can. 🧪 #climatesky science.nasa.gov/wildfires-an...

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 05/02/2025

His administration is literally composed of men who beat and batter women.

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Billy Bragg @billybragg.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

For the past 18 months, the Anti-Defamation League has been calling out people who criticise Israel, accusing them of antisemitism. Yet they're willing to give Elon Musk the benefit of the doubt over his nazi salute. That's not 'a bit of grace'. that's a revealing double-standard

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John D. Wilson @wilson-energy.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Reading discovery responses by a contentious utility that doesn't want to answer much of anything, which is putting me to sleep. This woke me up: 🔌💡

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Corey Cantor @coreybcantor.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Important reporting on offshore wind by @jael.bsky.social. Really encourage #EnergySky to give it a read ASAP

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John D. Wilson @wilson-energy.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

NERC's 2024 Long-Term Reliability Assessment is out, and has a lot of interesting findings. Concerns about reliability due to limited import capacity, demand growth, and generator retirements are elevating reliability risk across much of North America. 💡🔌🧵1/3

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Daniel S. Goldberg @profgoldberg.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Me, a public health person, just sitting over here reflecting on the fact that the US has experienced a 7% increase in infant mortality post-Dobbs. Like, do you realize what that says about this society from an ethical perspective? That we made policy choices that caused this? #PHEthx

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Infant Mortality Increases Across US Following Dobbs Decision

The Dobbs decision was associated with a 7% absolute increase in overall infant mortality—equivalent to 247 excess deaths—and a 10% increase among infants with congenital anomalies, corresponding to 2...

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John D. Wilson @wilson-energy.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

@adambonica.bsky.social great post on D party fundraising. You should post your thoughts here for reaction. Campaign engagement is so dispiriting.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 05/12/2024

Another report from Grid Strategies finds that electric load growth is upon us & 5-year forecasts are all going up, up, up. This is a national security & economic competitiveness issue. Electricity is the currency of the 21st century. gridstrategiesllc.com/wp-content/u...

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John D. Wilson @wilson-energy.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

If you haven't read the report, just 25 minutes and you'll have the story! Hermann, thanks for having me on!

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John D. Wilson @wilson-energy.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

US power demand now projected to grow by 128 GW by 2029! Last year, Grid Strategies broke the news that utilities and system operators had doubled their forecasts for electric demand growth from 2022 – a sudden jump driven by data centers and industrial load, among other factors.🧵 1/4 🔌💡

Map showing six regions with highest load growth: ERCOT (Texas), PJM (Northern Virginia), Georgia Power, MISO, Pacific Northwest and SPP

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Taegan Goddard @politicalwire.com · 04/12/2024

Thanks for following and reading Political Wire! Do me a favor and repost this for your network... and let them know they can follow here: @politicalwire.com Thank you!

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John D. Wilson @wilson-energy.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Only two more days to show your savvy ... #EnergySky

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John D. Wilson @wilson-energy.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

LinkedIn vs BlueSky? I'm still seeing more engagement on LinkedIn than here ... Discuss? #EnergySky

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John D. Wilson @wilson-energy.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

How much summer peak demand are utilities forecasting (in the aggregate) over the next five years? (Official forecasts plus recent updates.) 1️⃣ About the same as last year (39 GW) 2️⃣ Between 50 GW and 75 GW 3️⃣ Between 75 GW and 100 GW 4️⃣ Infinity and beyond (over 100 GW) 📊 Show results

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John D. Wilson @wilson-energy.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

I'm reading studies to inform a new report on load growth, and suddenly there's this sentence, "What could bring back the animal spirits witnessed ..." #EnergySky

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John D. Wilson @wilson-energy.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

To connect generation to the grid, finish constructing transmission quickly. (Duh.) But projects in most regions are backlogged - some transmission owners complete projects faster. To fix this, our paper recommends FERC require transmission monitors. gridstrategiesllc.com/wp-content/u... #EnergySky

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John D. Wilson @wilson-energy.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Should I change my area code now that I live in Lexington KY and haven't lived in NC for 15 years? 1️⃣ Yes, much less confusing 2️⃣ Why bother 3️⃣ No, you will annoy people 📊 Show results

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