Ben Norris
@bennorris.bsky.social
Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, Solar Energy Industries Association. Personal account, views my own, etc.
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imagine what we could be doing if the federal government wasn't actively trying to throttle the growth of this industry
November 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
imagine what we could be doing if the federal government wasn't actively trying to throttle the growth of this industry
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The overlap between these two maps is fascinating. Almost as if... dare I say it... Clean energy = cheap energy?
Here's the average carbon intensity for the US over the past 12 months. There aren't too many clear correlations, but these stand out:
1. Missouri, what the heck is up with you?
2. Renewables in CA and TX aren't causing price increases.
3. TVA seems unbothered.
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1. Missouri, what the heck is up with you?
2. Renewables in CA and TX aren't causing price increases.
3. TVA seems unbothered.
(See alt text for more context)
November 25, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The overlap between these two maps is fascinating. Almost as if... dare I say it... Clean energy = cheap energy?
huh wonder why
Soaring electricity prices are triggering a wave of power shutoffs, leaving more in the dark as unpaid bills pile up.
Americans are paying 11 percent more for electricity than they were in January, though that number varies widely by state.
Americans are paying 11 percent more for electricity than they were in January, though that number varies widely by state.
More Americans are getting their power shut off, as unpaid bills pile up
Average electricity costs have risen 11 percent since January, more than three times the rate of inflation.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM
huh wonder why
my “we are not Enron” memo has a lot of people asking questions already answered by my memo
it's happening dot gif
November 24, 2025 at 7:58 PM
my “we are not Enron” memo has a lot of people asking questions already answered by my memo
Not the point at all but “Department of War” is such loser shit lol
November 24, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Not the point at all but “Department of War” is such loser shit lol
This is every school voucher program
Trump’s school voucher credits are effectively subsidizing whites-only schools.
The Trump Administration Is Quietly Preparing to Bring Back School Segregation - The American Prospect
It starts with vouchers and the destruction of the Office for Civil Rights.
prospect.org
November 24, 2025 at 12:34 AM
This is every school voucher program
good for them. they sure needed one!!!
November 22, 2025 at 7:11 PM
good for them. they sure needed one!!!
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Trump is being nicer to Mamdani than Democratic leadership was lol
November 21, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Trump is being nicer to Mamdani than Democratic leadership was lol
If you've ever played and enjoyed a video game, she probably had something to do with it. RIP to a trailblazer and a legend.
Rebecca Heineman, a legendary game designer and 1980 national Space Invaders champion, has died. www.avclub.com/rebecca-hein...
R.I.P. Rebecca Heineman, legendary game designer and trailblazer
Rebecca Heineman, a legendary game designer and 1980 national Space Invaders champion, has died after a short battle with cancer.
www.avclub.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:24 PM
If you've ever played and enjoyed a video game, she probably had something to do with it. RIP to a trailblazer and a legend.
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The AI techbros need MASSIVE quantities of electricity and they need it, like, yesterday. How long until they realize that their plans are in direct conflict with the Trump admin's policies here?
scoop: one of the largest renewable energy projects in the u.s. is quietly getting killed
say goodbye to leading light, the latest casualty of trump’s war on offshore wind
(also means there is essentially no more offshore wind in progress at all for new jersey)
say goodbye to leading light, the latest casualty of trump’s war on offshore wind
(also means there is essentially no more offshore wind in progress at all for new jersey)
Scoop: Giant Wind Farm Off New Jersey Coast Is Getting Killed
Leading Light can’t move forward, a legal counsel wrote to state regulators.
heatmap.news
November 11, 2025 at 10:47 PM
The AI techbros need MASSIVE quantities of electricity and they need it, like, yesterday. How long until they realize that their plans are in direct conflict with the Trump admin's policies here?
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"...solar power is also seen as a way for Jamaica and other nations in one of the world’s most hurricane-prone regions to become more resilient to ever-intensifying storms."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/c...
Jamaicans Have Been Turning to Solar Power. It Paid Off After the Storm.
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:36 PM
"...solar power is also seen as a way for Jamaica and other nations in one of the world’s most hurricane-prone regions to become more resilient to ever-intensifying storms."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/c...
Backwards, discriminatory permitting policies are putting over 500 solar facilities and 100 GW of power supply at risk.
And they will force your utility bills even higher.
Learn more: underthreat.seia.org
And they will force your utility bills even higher.
Learn more: underthreat.seia.org
American Energy is Under Threat
500 solar and storage projects are under threat. Without this power, your electric bills will spike. Learn more.
underthreat.seia.org
November 6, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Backwards, discriminatory permitting policies are putting over 500 solar facilities and 100 GW of power supply at risk.
And they will force your utility bills even higher.
Learn more: underthreat.seia.org
And they will force your utility bills even higher.
Learn more: underthreat.seia.org
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Critics of renewables often point to land use as a reason not to do wind & solar. Land use IS a real issue for all energy assets incl renewables unless onsite.
But what critics conveniently forget is huge land impact of fossil fuels. Aerial view of fracking sites in Texas. 👇
But what critics conveniently forget is huge land impact of fossil fuels. Aerial view of fracking sites in Texas. 👇
November 5, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Critics of renewables often point to land use as a reason not to do wind & solar. Land use IS a real issue for all energy assets incl renewables unless onsite.
But what critics conveniently forget is huge land impact of fossil fuels. Aerial view of fracking sites in Texas. 👇
But what critics conveniently forget is huge land impact of fossil fuels. Aerial view of fracking sites in Texas. 👇
Congrats to Delegate-elect @johnmcauliff.bsky.social — another clean energy champion in Richmond!
November 5, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Congrats to Delegate-elect @johnmcauliff.bsky.social — another clean energy champion in Richmond!
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Federal armed agents should not be enforcing DC's juvenile curfew. That's why I voted against the extension of a juvenile curfew.
I asked if we can be sure that there would be no federal involvement in enforcing the curfew. The answer was No.
We need to protect our young people.
I asked if we can be sure that there would be no federal involvement in enforcing the curfew. The answer was No.
We need to protect our young people.
November 5, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Federal armed agents should not be enforcing DC's juvenile curfew. That's why I voted against the extension of a juvenile curfew.
I asked if we can be sure that there would be no federal involvement in enforcing the curfew. The answer was No.
We need to protect our young people.
I asked if we can be sure that there would be no federal involvement in enforcing the curfew. The answer was No.
We need to protect our young people.
probably nothing
The guy who got famous betting against the housing market in 2007 just before that bubble burst - played by Christian Bale jn “The Big Short” - just wagered $1 billion on the collapse of the AI boom.
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
Michael Burry Returns With Two Big Shorts: Palantir and Nvidia
Signs of an AI bubble abound: Stock valuations have become uncomfortably rich, AI-related debt is ballooning, and a sustainable financial model for the technology has largely yet to emerge. Now Michae...
www.wsj.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:37 PM
probably nothing
“nasally voiced Ivy League regulatory lawyers” lol who do you think works for Heritage my guy
it's utterly wild how the Heritage Foundation president talks about other people
if you found a guy talking like this outside, you'd probably call the cops
if you found a guy talking like this outside, you'd probably call the cops
November 3, 2025 at 2:57 AM
“nasally voiced Ivy League regulatory lawyers” lol who do you think works for Heritage my guy
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Manufacturing factory construction investment DOUBLED from 2021-2024. The IRA made clean energy cheaper to make, cheaper to use, and cheaper to build in America. Much of it now rolled back, energy will be more expensive for everyone for the next 10 years. It’s a crisis.
November 1, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Manufacturing factory construction investment DOUBLED from 2021-2024. The IRA made clean energy cheaper to make, cheaper to use, and cheaper to build in America. Much of it now rolled back, energy will be more expensive for everyone for the next 10 years. It’s a crisis.
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This is more than the total amount in vehicle tax credits and EV charging in the IRA for FY2023-2027
BREAKING: The Trump administration is doubling its Argentina bailout to $40 billion.
October 15, 2025 at 7:36 PM
This is more than the total amount in vehicle tax credits and EV charging in the IRA for FY2023-2027
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Trump Is Immiserating His Own Voters With His War on Renewable Energy www.splinter.com/trump-is-imm...
Trump Is Immiserating His Own Voters With His War on Renewable Energy
Splinter is your home for news and opinions that challenge power in our political and economic system that's becoming more unhinged each and every day.
www.splinter.com
October 10, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Trump Is Immiserating His Own Voters With His War on Renewable Energy www.splinter.com/trump-is-imm...
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Meanwhile, electricity prices be like
October 12, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Meanwhile, electricity prices be like
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A new study has concluded that solar power plants are now cost-competitive with diesel for many rural Alaska communities, even if solar is only usable during part of the year. (via Alaska Beacon)
Hybrid solar-diesel power is less expensive than diesel alone in parts of rural Alaska, study shows
Diesel prices in remote areas are so high that it’s cheaper to use solar for part of the year, the analysis found, even with the cost of two power plants.
akpub.io
October 9, 2025 at 11:15 PM
A new study has concluded that solar power plants are now cost-competitive with diesel for many rural Alaska communities, even if solar is only usable during part of the year. (via Alaska Beacon)
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Just a colossal self own ceding 21st manufacturing to other nations we compete with. Unbelievably short sighted.
Some additional info on the new list of axed DOE projects circulating.
- All 7 H2 Hubs
- All 13 IRA grants to convert at-risk auto plants to EV mfg
- 11 of 15 grants to speed domestic clean energy mfg in former coal communities
- 10 of 38 grants for battery materials
heatmap.news/politics/doe...
- All 7 H2 Hubs
- All 13 IRA grants to convert at-risk auto plants to EV mfg
- 11 of 15 grants to speed domestic clean energy mfg in former coal communities
- 10 of 38 grants for battery materials
heatmap.news/politics/doe...
Trump to Axe All 7 Hydrogen Hubs, Bucking Bipartisan Law
A new list of Department of Energy grants slated for termination will hit clean energy and oil majors alike, including Exxon and Chevron.
heatmap.news
October 7, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Just a colossal self own ceding 21st manufacturing to other nations we compete with. Unbelievably short sighted.
American Energy Impotence
Oh:
- The US sold $80 billion in oil and gas abroad through July.
- China exported $120 billion in green technology over the same period.
By @akshatrathi.bsky.social
🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- The US sold $80 billion in oil and gas abroad through July.
- China exported $120 billion in green technology over the same period.
By @akshatrathi.bsky.social
🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
China Is Beating the US in the Battle for Energy Export Dominance
China’s exports of clean energy technology hit a record in August, with $20 billion shipped globally.
www.bloomberg.com
October 6, 2025 at 9:31 PM
American Energy Impotence