Eric Hittinger
@elephanteating.bsky.social
Public Policy Professor at RIT, WILL International Chair at Univ. of Lille & Past President of the US Association for Energy Economics. Batteries, renewables, electricity markets, and emissions. Sometimes I bike across the continent.
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Decarbonizing the economy is like eating an elephant - you just do it one bite at a time.
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Why I’m running for Congress: www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2026...
Why I'm running for Congress
Congress today is deeply polarized, ignores the priorities of voters, and fails to check the other two branches of government. But neither party, Democrats nor Republicans, is meeting our moment of ne...
www.dailyprincetonian.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:38 AM
Why I’m running for Congress: www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2026...
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Tracks the (very) recent trend. 33% of planned data centers are BTM projects, most powered by gas.
January 31, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Tracks the (very) recent trend. 33% of planned data centers are BTM projects, most powered by gas.
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This is a super insightful graph from @kingsmillbond.bsky.social illustrating how countries like India that are experiencing economic development later are skipping over some (not all) fossil dependency.
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
January 28, 2026 at 7:19 PM
This is a super insightful graph from @kingsmillbond.bsky.social illustrating how countries like India that are experiencing economic development later are skipping over some (not all) fossil dependency.
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
A lot of discussion about "long-duration storage" is problematic and confused and stems from the fact that most discussion about it (even "long-duration storage"!) uses terms and metrics that frame a weakness of the technology as a feature.
The main feature of LDS feature is super low cost.
The main feature of LDS feature is super low cost.
It's weird when people talk about long-duration energy storage in terms of hours. "100-hour battery," etc. To make a 100-hour battery, just throttle the power output of an already-existing battery. Ta-da! It runs for a week.
IMO, the metrics that matter are kWh cost and self-dissipation rate.
IMO, the metrics that matter are kWh cost and self-dissipation rate.
January 28, 2026 at 9:48 PM
A lot of discussion about "long-duration storage" is problematic and confused and stems from the fact that most discussion about it (even "long-duration storage"!) uses terms and metrics that frame a weakness of the technology as a feature.
The main feature of LDS feature is super low cost.
The main feature of LDS feature is super low cost.
Tip for the youth: anyone over ~35 is constitutionally incapable of seeing Youtube personalities as celebrities. It is simply not built into the architecture of our brains. Even if we watch Youtube, the names and faces of the hosts don't get filed away like they would for famous actors or musicians.
January 28, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Tip for the youth: anyone over ~35 is constitutionally incapable of seeing Youtube personalities as celebrities. It is simply not built into the architecture of our brains. Even if we watch Youtube, the names and faces of the hosts don't get filed away like they would for famous actors or musicians.
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Early/mid-career energy modeling folks - great opportunity here with some of the smartest people in the modeling community: www.sylvan.energy/careers
Careers — Sylvan Energy Analytics
www.sylvan.energy
January 27, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Early/mid-career energy modeling folks - great opportunity here with some of the smartest people in the modeling community: www.sylvan.energy/careers
Where do Loki and I apply for our natural gas demand response credit?
January 25, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Where do Loki and I apply for our natural gas demand response credit?
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We are hiring at the 2035 Initiative at UC Santa Barbara! We are looking for a Senior Energy Analyst to take on analysis, research, and project management tasks, with a particular focus on energy systems modeling and analysis. Check out the job posting here: www.2035initiative.com/jobs
Jobs — The 2035 Initiative at UC Santa Barbara
The 2035 Initiative at UCSB is a "think and do tank" aimed at confronting the climate crisis.
www.2035initiative.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:44 PM
We are hiring at the 2035 Initiative at UC Santa Barbara! We are looking for a Senior Energy Analyst to take on analysis, research, and project management tasks, with a particular focus on energy systems modeling and analysis. Check out the job posting here: www.2035initiative.com/jobs
Basically "Kurt Vonnegut was correct about everything."
What are your politics im starting a think tank
January 21, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Basically "Kurt Vonnegut was correct about everything."
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What are your politics im starting a think tank
January 21, 2026 at 5:37 PM
What are your politics im starting a think tank
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Fervo Energy Bedrock Program applications are open! 2 years, 4 rotations, 1 unique career-making opportunity. Special opportunity for those just getting started on their energy career.
Super competitive, apply today!
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
Super competitive, apply today!
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
Fervo Energy hiring Fervo Bedrock Program in Houston, TX | LinkedIn
Posted 8:53:23 PM. The Fervo Bedrock Program is a cross-functional development program designed to shape the next…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
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January 21, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Fervo Energy Bedrock Program applications are open! 2 years, 4 rotations, 1 unique career-making opportunity. Special opportunity for those just getting started on their energy career.
Super competitive, apply today!
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
Super competitive, apply today!
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
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“One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss.”
“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath
Some costs aren’t costs.
“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath
Some costs aren’t costs.
One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss
Copenhagen, the bicycle-friendliest place on the planet, publishes a biannual Bicycle Account, and buried in its pages is a rather astonishing fact.
grist.org
January 21, 2026 at 9:07 AM
“One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss.”
“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath
Some costs aren’t costs.
“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath
Some costs aren’t costs.
Extremely true
90 day suspension of US tourist visas and this is all over
January 20, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Extremely true
On Twitter, the algorithm would directly feed you the "news of the day" tweet, but on here you have to infer a general subject matter (bus?) and then snoop around to find the original story.
A little mystery for you to figure out, as a treat.
A little mystery for you to figure out, as a treat.
January 20, 2026 at 3:39 PM
On Twitter, the algorithm would directly feed you the "news of the day" tweet, but on here you have to infer a general subject matter (bus?) and then snoop around to find the original story.
A little mystery for you to figure out, as a treat.
A little mystery for you to figure out, as a treat.
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Renewables grew from 33% to 42% in Chile, curtailment only grew 8%. Same in California this year, China as well I’m sure.
‘If not for BESS…curtailment would’ve had 43% increase from 2024…renewable energy to the grid would’ve reached 49.4% instead of 42.4%’
www.energy-storage.news/energy-stora...
‘If not for BESS…curtailment would’ve had 43% increase from 2024…renewable energy to the grid would’ve reached 49.4% instead of 42.4%’
www.energy-storage.news/energy-stora...
January 19, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Renewables grew from 33% to 42% in Chile, curtailment only grew 8%. Same in California this year, China as well I’m sure.
‘If not for BESS…curtailment would’ve had 43% increase from 2024…renewable energy to the grid would’ve reached 49.4% instead of 42.4%’
www.energy-storage.news/energy-stora...
‘If not for BESS…curtailment would’ve had 43% increase from 2024…renewable energy to the grid would’ve reached 49.4% instead of 42.4%’
www.energy-storage.news/energy-stora...
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Big, big news! This is probably the coolest of the many jobs I have shared here!
🚨COME BE MY DEPUTY🚨
🚨JOIN THE BEST TEAM WORKING IN CLIMATE POLICY AND POLITICS!🚨
This. Will. Go. Fast.
🚨COME BE MY DEPUTY🚨
🚨JOIN THE BEST TEAM WORKING IN CLIMATE POLICY AND POLITICS!🚨
This. Will. Go. Fast.
Deputy Policy Director
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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January 16, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Big, big news! This is probably the coolest of the many jobs I have shared here!
🚨COME BE MY DEPUTY🚨
🚨JOIN THE BEST TEAM WORKING IN CLIMATE POLICY AND POLITICS!🚨
This. Will. Go. Fast.
🚨COME BE MY DEPUTY🚨
🚨JOIN THE BEST TEAM WORKING IN CLIMATE POLICY AND POLITICS!🚨
This. Will. Go. Fast.
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I'm posting this for no other reason than goats
Well, solar's a pretty good reason, too
And also, solar is the GOAT
Well, solar's a pretty good reason, too
And also, solar is the GOAT
January 6, 2026 at 4:02 AM
I'm posting this for no other reason than goats
Well, solar's a pretty good reason, too
And also, solar is the GOAT
Well, solar's a pretty good reason, too
And also, solar is the GOAT
Here is a funded PhD position with an awesome energy transition researcher at RIT.
I'm hiring PhD students to start in Fall 2026!
Current research interests include energy affordability, integrating hyperscale demand in our electricity grids, and advancing sustainable mobility
Apply by Jan 15, 2026: www.rit.edu/study/sustai...
More info at madalsa.org
Current research interests include energy affordability, integrating hyperscale demand in our electricity grids, and advancing sustainable mobility
Apply by Jan 15, 2026: www.rit.edu/study/sustai...
More info at madalsa.org
January 5, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Here is a funded PhD position with an awesome energy transition researcher at RIT.
We accidentally won two gingerbread houses from a charity auction. Whoops!
January 5, 2026 at 5:37 PM
We accidentally won two gingerbread houses from a charity auction. Whoops!
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It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this
June 22, 2025 at 12:47 AM
It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this
Just got halfway through reviewing a research article to realize that it was an AI copy of a recent (legitimate) article.
Finding reviewers is hard these days, and I'll tell you that wasting an hour trying to carefully respond to AI slop is a huge disincentive.
Finding reviewers is hard these days, and I'll tell you that wasting an hour trying to carefully respond to AI slop is a huge disincentive.
December 28, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Just got halfway through reviewing a research article to realize that it was an AI copy of a recent (legitimate) article.
Finding reviewers is hard these days, and I'll tell you that wasting an hour trying to carefully respond to AI slop is a huge disincentive.
Finding reviewers is hard these days, and I'll tell you that wasting an hour trying to carefully respond to AI slop is a huge disincentive.
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If you want a picture of the future, imagine a man accidentally kicking himself in the balls with a robot he is controlling—forever.
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM
If you want a picture of the future, imagine a man accidentally kicking himself in the balls with a robot he is controlling—forever.