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🔌💡 #Energy costs have already risen 11 percent this year, and consumers can’t keep footing the bill for a 140-year-old technology.
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As the U.S. enters a new era of #electricity demand, #affordability has become the defining issue.
Our @robbieorvis.bsky.social joins Tucker Perkins on Path to Zero to cut through the noise and hone in on what 2026 really holds.
🔊 Listen to the podcast here 👇
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Our @robbieorvis.bsky.social joins Tucker Perkins on Path to Zero to cut through the noise and hone in on what 2026 really holds.
🔊 Listen to the podcast here 👇
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What 2026 Really Holds for Power Prices, Data Centers, and the Energy Transition with Energy Policy and Modeling Expert Robbie Orvis
Podcast Episode · Path to Zero · 01/08/2026 · 51m
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January 20, 2026 at 4:37 PM
As the U.S. enters a new era of #electricity demand, #affordability has become the defining issue.
Our @robbieorvis.bsky.social joins Tucker Perkins on Path to Zero to cut through the noise and hone in on what 2026 really holds.
🔊 Listen to the podcast here 👇
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
Our @robbieorvis.bsky.social joins Tucker Perkins on Path to Zero to cut through the noise and hone in on what 2026 really holds.
🔊 Listen to the podcast here 👇
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
🔌💡 "In 2025, nearly all new power added to the grid came from solar, wind, and batteries."
www.fastcompany.com/91474000/cle... by Adele Peters @fastcompany.com
www.fastcompany.com/91474000/cle... by Adele Peters @fastcompany.com
Clean energy is still booming in the U.S. despite Trump's best efforts
New wind and solar power is still growing, even in the face of political uncertainty and the ending of federal policies designed to help grow renewables.
www.fastcompany.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:57 PM
🔌💡 "In 2025, nearly all new power added to the grid came from solar, wind, and batteries."
www.fastcompany.com/91474000/cle... by Adele Peters @fastcompany.com
www.fastcompany.com/91474000/cle... by Adele Peters @fastcompany.com
🔌💡 What’s Surplus Interconnection?
It's a fast, cost-effective strategy for bringing more renewable #energy online.
Check out our video to learn more 👇
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It's a fast, cost-effective strategy for bringing more renewable #energy online.
Check out our video to learn more 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCzH...
Surplus Interconnection: A fast, cost-effective strategy for bringing more renewable energy online
YouTube video by Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology
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January 13, 2026 at 8:36 PM
🔌💡 What’s Surplus Interconnection?
It's a fast, cost-effective strategy for bringing more renewable #energy online.
Check out our video to learn more 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCzH...
It's a fast, cost-effective strategy for bringing more renewable #energy online.
Check out our video to learn more 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCzH...
Local opposition to data centers is part of the story for sure, but this is also to be expected when you have a giant wave of speculative data center development without the underlying demand, contracts, chips, power, workforce to support it.
SCOOP:
25 data center projects were canceled last year amidst surging local opposition — 4X as many as in 2024.
Here's @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social with the story:
heatmap.news/politics/dat...
25 data center projects were canceled last year amidst surging local opposition — 4X as many as in 2024.
Here's @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social with the story:
heatmap.news/politics/dat...
January 13, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Forcing utilities to react to successive 90-day emergency orders amounts to “sticking a wrench in the spokes of how utilities and their state regulators have planned their systems."
@brendan.bsky.social with @jeffstjohn.bsky.social
www.canarymedia.com/articles/fos... #greensky #energysky
@brendan.bsky.social with @jeffstjohn.bsky.social
www.canarymedia.com/articles/fos... #greensky #energysky
Trump admin’s must-run orders put broken-down coal plants in a bind
Utilities are already paying to keep aging coal plants open under DOE emergency orders. New demands to revive nonfunctioning units add costs and legal…
www.canarymedia.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Forcing utilities to react to successive 90-day emergency orders amounts to “sticking a wrench in the spokes of how utilities and their state regulators have planned their systems."
@brendan.bsky.social with @jeffstjohn.bsky.social
www.canarymedia.com/articles/fos... #greensky #energysky
@brendan.bsky.social with @jeffstjohn.bsky.social
www.canarymedia.com/articles/fos... #greensky #energysky
🔌💡 Nationally, aging #coal plants are one of America’s most expensive power sources and keep costing more as their infrastructure deteriorates.
thepowerline.substack.com/p/doe-forces...
thepowerline.substack.com/p/doe-forces...
January 12, 2026 at 2:47 PM
🔌💡 Nationally, aging #coal plants are one of America’s most expensive power sources and keep costing more as their infrastructure deteriorates.
thepowerline.substack.com/p/doe-forces...
thepowerline.substack.com/p/doe-forces...
🔌💡 @dangearino.bsky.social spoke with experts about #energy affordability, including our @robbieorvis.bsky.social.
See what the experts have to say about the outlook for U.S. energy markets and policy for 2026 👇
insideclimatenews.org/news/0801202...
@insideclimatenews.org #greensky
See what the experts have to say about the outlook for U.S. energy markets and policy for 2026 👇
insideclimatenews.org/news/0801202...
@insideclimatenews.org #greensky
Looking Ahead to a Deepening Affordability Crisis, an Election and the Threat of an AI Investment Bubble - Inside Climate News
Seven experts weigh in on what they expect in 2026.
insideclimatenews.org
January 8, 2026 at 5:18 PM
🔌💡 @dangearino.bsky.social spoke with experts about #energy affordability, including our @robbieorvis.bsky.social.
See what the experts have to say about the outlook for U.S. energy markets and policy for 2026 👇
insideclimatenews.org/news/0801202...
@insideclimatenews.org #greensky
See what the experts have to say about the outlook for U.S. energy markets and policy for 2026 👇
insideclimatenews.org/news/0801202...
@insideclimatenews.org #greensky
🔌💡 What’s ahead in 2026?
Five #energy policy experts predict many of the themes from 2025 will continue, generating new policy challenges & opportunities.
#Gas prices, Canada, Next-Gen #Geothermal & #Drones - the experts have weighed in 💬
👉 www.forbes.com/sites/energy...
#greensky #energysky
Five #energy policy experts predict many of the themes from 2025 will continue, generating new policy challenges & opportunities.
#Gas prices, Canada, Next-Gen #Geothermal & #Drones - the experts have weighed in 💬
👉 www.forbes.com/sites/energy...
#greensky #energysky
www.forbes.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:01 PM
🔌💡 What’s ahead in 2026?
Five #energy policy experts predict many of the themes from 2025 will continue, generating new policy challenges & opportunities.
#Gas prices, Canada, Next-Gen #Geothermal & #Drones - the experts have weighed in 💬
👉 www.forbes.com/sites/energy...
#greensky #energysky
Five #energy policy experts predict many of the themes from 2025 will continue, generating new policy challenges & opportunities.
#Gas prices, Canada, Next-Gen #Geothermal & #Drones - the experts have weighed in 💬
👉 www.forbes.com/sites/energy...
#greensky #energysky
🔌💡 What is #cleanenergy?
Here's a guide that walks through what technologies are clearly clean and which require a nuanced approach.
👉 energyinnovation.org/expert-voice...
#energysky #greensky
Here's a guide that walks through what technologies are clearly clean and which require a nuanced approach.
👉 energyinnovation.org/expert-voice...
#energysky #greensky
What Is Clean Energy? • Energy Innovation
Energy Innovation answers the question what is clean energy and provides examples of how smart policy can drive this change.
energyinnovation.org
January 7, 2026 at 12:01 PM
🔌💡 What is #cleanenergy?
Here's a guide that walks through what technologies are clearly clean and which require a nuanced approach.
👉 energyinnovation.org/expert-voice...
#energysky #greensky
Here's a guide that walks through what technologies are clearly clean and which require a nuanced approach.
👉 energyinnovation.org/expert-voice...
#energysky #greensky
🔌💡 New Roadmap shows how #electrifying the industrial sector has the potential to cut its #emissions 26% by 2050
www.bloomberg.com/news/article... #energysky #greensky
www.bloomberg.com/news/article... #energysky #greensky
New Roadmap Shows How to Cut a Surprisingly Big Source of Emissions
Electricity can replace natural gas to provide the low- and medium-grade heat needed to make food, paper and chemicals.
www.bloomberg.com
January 6, 2026 at 7:31 PM
🔌💡 New Roadmap shows how #electrifying the industrial sector has the potential to cut its #emissions 26% by 2050
www.bloomberg.com/news/article... #energysky #greensky
www.bloomberg.com/news/article... #energysky #greensky
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Forcing this coal plant to stay open will cost local utility Tri-State $21 million in just 90 days - that gets passed directly to homeowners and businesses.
"Our membership will bear the costs of compliance with this order" - Tri State CEO
www.utilitydive.com/news/doe-col...
"Our membership will bear the costs of compliance with this order" - Tri State CEO
www.utilitydive.com/news/doe-col...
January 6, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Forcing this coal plant to stay open will cost local utility Tri-State $21 million in just 90 days - that gets passed directly to homeowners and businesses.
"Our membership will bear the costs of compliance with this order" - Tri State CEO
www.utilitydive.com/news/doe-col...
"Our membership will bear the costs of compliance with this order" - Tri State CEO
www.utilitydive.com/news/doe-col...
🔮⚡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...
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...
January 5, 2026 at 6:18 PM
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🔮⚡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...
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...
January 5, 2026 at 5:12 PM
🔮⚡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...
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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Trump administration orders Colorado coal plant to stay open for resiliency, ignores that the clunker is already broken down + requires millions of consumer money to fix
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Oh, the irony of Craig No. 1! - Big Pivots
Trump orders Craig coal unit planned for retirement to stay open. But it so happens the unit is broken. Ludicrous says Polis team. Sierra Club challenges basis for emergency declaration.
bigpivots.com
December 31, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Trump administration orders Colorado coal plant to stay open for resiliency, ignores that the clunker is already broken down + requires millions of consumer money to fix
bigpivots.com/oh-the-irony...
bigpivots.com/oh-the-irony...
🔌💡 #Renewables are the cheapest source of new #electricity, and fast-falling battery costs help solve intermittency issues - but how?
We have an explainer 👇
thepowerline.substack.com/p/how-does-r...
We have an explainer 👇
thepowerline.substack.com/p/how-does-r...
How Does Renewable Energy Keep Costs Low?
Renewables are the cheapest source of new electricity, and fast-falling battery costs help solve intermittency issues
thepowerline.substack.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:33 PM
🔌💡 #Renewables are the cheapest source of new #electricity, and fast-falling battery costs help solve intermittency issues - but how?
We have an explainer 👇
thepowerline.substack.com/p/how-does-r...
We have an explainer 👇
thepowerline.substack.com/p/how-does-r...
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A rapid transition to EVs yields a number of benefits. A recent @energyinnovation.org report found that slowed EV adoption will make Americans sicker and poorer.
Whoever best takes advantage of this immense transition could become the next global economic superpower. China is leading the pack [8/8]
Whoever best takes advantage of this immense transition could become the next global economic superpower. China is leading the pack [8/8]
The rest of the world is lapping the U.S. in the EV race » Yale Climate Connections
EVs made up 25% of global car sales in 2025. In the U.S., they only made up 10%.
yaleclimateconnections.org
December 9, 2025 at 5:59 PM
A rapid transition to EVs yields a number of benefits. A recent @energyinnovation.org report found that slowed EV adoption will make Americans sicker and poorer.
Whoever best takes advantage of this immense transition could become the next global economic superpower. China is leading the pack [8/8]
Whoever best takes advantage of this immense transition could become the next global economic superpower. China is leading the pack [8/8]
🚨 New report - Analyzing the #Gas System 🔌💡
Regulators who approve massive gas system expenditures without properly analyzing them risk saddling consumers with higher prices and stranded assets.
Check out the report 👇
energyinnovation.org/report/analy...
Regulators who approve massive gas system expenditures without properly analyzing them risk saddling consumers with higher prices and stranded assets.
Check out the report 👇
energyinnovation.org/report/analy...
Analyzing The Gas System: A Framework To Reduce Consumer Costs And Risks • Energy Innovation
Regulators who approve massive gas system expenditures without properly analyzing them risk saddling consumers with higher prices and stranded assets.
energyinnovation.org
December 9, 2025 at 3:06 PM
🚨 New report - Analyzing the #Gas System 🔌💡
Regulators who approve massive gas system expenditures without properly analyzing them risk saddling consumers with higher prices and stranded assets.
Check out the report 👇
energyinnovation.org/report/analy...
Regulators who approve massive gas system expenditures without properly analyzing them risk saddling consumers with higher prices and stranded assets.
Check out the report 👇
energyinnovation.org/report/analy...
🔌💡 Nationwide, #coal power was 28% more expensive in 2024 than it was in 2021, costing consumers $6.2 billion more.
In Colorado town built on coal, some families are moving on, even as Trump tries to boost industry
The Cooper family has worked in the coal industry in Colorado for generations. That's ending as one of three coal mines in their area closes in a statewide shift to cleaner energy.
apnews.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:02 PM
🔌💡 Nationwide, #coal power was 28% more expensive in 2024 than it was in 2021, costing consumers $6.2 billion more.
🔌💡 Overemphasis on "firm" power (#electricity from sources that are always 'on') leads to missed opportunities.
Governing's @carl-e-smith.bsky.social breaks down our recent report on how AI companies can grow at speed without falling adding more power plants.
Governing's @carl-e-smith.bsky.social breaks down our recent report on how AI companies can grow at speed without falling adding more power plants.
There’s More Than One Way to Power Data Centers
AI companies can’t grow at speed without electricity to power their data centers. A new report argues that this isn’t just a matter of adding more power plants.
www.governing.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM
🔌💡 Overemphasis on "firm" power (#electricity from sources that are always 'on') leads to missed opportunities.
Governing's @carl-e-smith.bsky.social breaks down our recent report on how AI companies can grow at speed without falling adding more power plants.
Governing's @carl-e-smith.bsky.social breaks down our recent report on how AI companies can grow at speed without falling adding more power plants.
🔌💡 The U.S. Energy Information Administration forecasts #naturalgas prices will rise 14% in 2026, following a 59% year-over-year increase from 2024 to 2025.
Our Greg Alvarez's recent piece explores the mounting cost pressures that are driving natural gas prices up.
www.forbes.com/sites/energy...
Our Greg Alvarez's recent piece explores the mounting cost pressures that are driving natural gas prices up.
www.forbes.com/sites/energy...
Time To Update Your Priors: Natural Gas Is Expensive
Natural gas faces upward cost pressure on two fronts, as gas plants are more expensive to build and the fuel itself is rising in price.
www.forbes.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:40 PM
🔌💡 The U.S. Energy Information Administration forecasts #naturalgas prices will rise 14% in 2026, following a 59% year-over-year increase from 2024 to 2025.
Our Greg Alvarez's recent piece explores the mounting cost pressures that are driving natural gas prices up.
www.forbes.com/sites/energy...
Our Greg Alvarez's recent piece explores the mounting cost pressures that are driving natural gas prices up.
www.forbes.com/sites/energy...
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Climate change is a threat multiplier.
The US military used to say so when is was telling the truth.
The US military used to say so when is was telling the truth.
My piece in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists on the rapid and widespread increase in violence over #water resources in the past several years.
Record levels reported in 2024.
thebulletin.org/2025/12/viol...
Record levels reported in 2024.
thebulletin.org/2025/12/viol...
Violence over water resources reaches record levels
The number of violent events over water resources reported in 2024 was nearly 20 percent higher than 2023 and nearly 80 percent higher than 2022.
thebulletin.org
December 8, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Climate change is a threat multiplier.
The US military used to say so when is was telling the truth.
The US military used to say so when is was telling the truth.
🔌💡 Our @robbieorvis.bsky.social is joining Ed, @davidkeith.bsky.social, and @shastingssimon.bsky.social to discuss #energy past & future 👇
Mon Dec 8: @davidkeith.bsky.social, @shastingssimon.bsky.social & Ed chat with @robbieorvis.bsky.social, at @energyinnovation.org.
They'll look back at the biggest energy stories of 2025 before doing some crystal ball gazing about what to watch for in 2026.
www.energyvsclimate.com/youre-invite...
They'll look back at the biggest energy stories of 2025 before doing some crystal ball gazing about what to watch for in 2026.
www.energyvsclimate.com/youre-invite...
You're Invited: Energy Past vs Energy Future with Energy Innovation's Robbie Orvis | Dec 8 at 12:00pm ET
As 2025 comes to a close, it's been a pivotal year for energy policy.
COP30 just wrapped up, the IEA released its latest World Energy Outlook, and here in Canada, the federal government and Alberta s...
www.energyvsclimate.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:03 PM
🔌💡 Our @robbieorvis.bsky.social is joining Ed, @davidkeith.bsky.social, and @shastingssimon.bsky.social to discuss #energy past & future 👇
🔌💡 Understanding baseload can be complicated, @latitudemedia.bsky.social breaks down our report on Dodging The Firm Fixation For Data Centers And The Grid 👇
www.latitudemedia.com/news/the-cas...
www.latitudemedia.com/news/the-cas...
December 5, 2025 at 5:24 PM
🔌💡 Understanding baseload can be complicated, @latitudemedia.bsky.social breaks down our report on Dodging The Firm Fixation For Data Centers And The Grid 👇
www.latitudemedia.com/news/the-cas...
www.latitudemedia.com/news/the-cas...
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Mon Dec 8: @davidkeith.bsky.social, @shastingssimon.bsky.social & Ed chat with @robbieorvis.bsky.social, at @energyinnovation.org.
They'll look back at the biggest energy stories of 2025 before doing some crystal ball gazing about what to watch for in 2026.
www.energyvsclimate.com/youre-invite...
They'll look back at the biggest energy stories of 2025 before doing some crystal ball gazing about what to watch for in 2026.
www.energyvsclimate.com/youre-invite...
You're Invited: Energy Past vs Energy Future with Energy Innovation's Robbie Orvis | Dec 8 at 12:00pm ET
As 2025 comes to a close, it's been a pivotal year for energy policy.
COP30 just wrapped up, the IEA released its latest World Energy Outlook, and here in Canada, the federal government and Alberta s...
www.energyvsclimate.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Mon Dec 8: @davidkeith.bsky.social, @shastingssimon.bsky.social & Ed chat with @robbieorvis.bsky.social, at @energyinnovation.org.
They'll look back at the biggest energy stories of 2025 before doing some crystal ball gazing about what to watch for in 2026.
www.energyvsclimate.com/youre-invite...
They'll look back at the biggest energy stories of 2025 before doing some crystal ball gazing about what to watch for in 2026.
www.energyvsclimate.com/youre-invite...
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Utility equipment can start wildfires, and wildfire risk is a huge driver of rising utility bills. But it's a much much bigger problem than the utility sector alone. Really valuable insights in this new report via Gridworks: gridworks.org/wp-content/u...
December 4, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Utility equipment can start wildfires, and wildfire risk is a huge driver of rising utility bills. But it's a much much bigger problem than the utility sector alone. Really valuable insights in this new report via Gridworks: gridworks.org/wp-content/u...