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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

Sometimes we need a moment, but if you tune out completely, they win. Fascism doesn’t need your support, just your silence.

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Rick Lozano ⚡️🔋☀️☢️🛢️ @gridguru.bsky.social · 1d

My Dodgers are going to the NLCS! 🥳

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Jill Blake @biscuitkitten.bsky.social · 2d

“the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa”

Ingrid Bergman as Ilsa Lund in Casablanca

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Rick Lozano ⚡️🔋☀️☢️🛢️ @gridguru.bsky.social · 1d

Electric cars can be the cheapest or the most expensive — it all depends on how you charge. Infrastructure matters as much as innovation. 🔋🏠🏙️ #ev #batteries

How Much It Costs to Drive an E.V. and a Gas Car in Every State

Charging an electric car battery is usually cheaper than going to the gas pump. But it depends on where you live.

www.nytimes.com

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 2d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Rick Lozano ⚡️🔋☀️☢️🛢️ @gridguru.bsky.social · 1d

Absolutely! Yes on 50. Luke Skywalker > the Terminator

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Rick Lozano ⚡️🔋☀️☢️🛢️ @gridguru.bsky.social · 2d

Next month, California cuts off power from Utah’s Intermountain Plant—ending coal-fired electricity for good.

🔥 2007: U.S. got ~50% of power from coal
🌎 2023: 16.2%
⚡ CA 2024: 2.2%, now heading to zero

A huge win for clean, reliable energy and the climate. #CleanEnergy #ClimateAction #coal

California says goodbye to coal and hello to cleaner electricity

Your morning catch-up: California says goodbye to coal, trash fees will surge for L.A. residents and more big stories.

www.latimes.com

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Rick Lozano ⚡️🔋☀️☢️🛢️ @gridguru.bsky.social · 3d

If there isn’t enough money to pay essential workers as important as air traffic controllers and TSA during a shutdown, then Congress shouldn’t be paid either. #trumpshutdown

Flight Delays Begin as Air Traffic Staffing Shortages Worsen

The delays came just hours after the transportation secretary warned that flying could be disrupted by the government shutdown.

www.nytimes.com

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Rick Lozano ⚡️🔋☀️☢️🛢️ @gridguru.bsky.social · 4d

☀️ New perovskite solar panels are up to 20 % more efficient than traditional silicon cells. Their thin, flexible design lets us harvest power on roofs, windows, cars & streetlights, slashing land use. #ClimateAction

How next-gen solar panels could go on lampposts, cars and even windows

Perovskite panels are more powerful, lighter and less rigid than traditional alternatives

www.ft.com

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Rick Lozano ⚡️🔋☀️☢️🛢️ @gridguru.bsky.social · 5d

☀️🔋California’s solar farms are now out‑producing fossil‑fuel plants, cutting coal and gas use by 21% in the first half of  2025. California’s clean‑energy mix hit a record 39% solar—leaving fossil fuels at  a historic low of 26%! #CleanEnergy

www.reuters.com/markets/comm...

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Rick Lozano ⚡️🔋☀️☢️🛢️ @gridguru.bsky.social · 5d

Fair point but that’s in the NY times who published the article

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Rick Lozano ⚡️🔋☀️☢️🛢️ @gridguru.bsky.social · 5d

Coal‑friendly policies aren’t saving anyone. Rolling back pollution rules and propping up dirty plants hurts public health, hikes electricity bills, and accelerates climate change. Clean energy is the only affordable, healthy path forward. #Renewables

Why Trump Wants to Revive the Coal Industry

The burning of coal is the largest contributor to climate change worldwide. But the Trump administration sees United States coal as crucial.

www.nytimes.com

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Rick Lozano ⚡️🔋☀️☢️🛢️ @gridguru.bsky.social · 6d

⚡️As AI grows, so does the electricity it needs. By 2035, data center power demand could quadruple. At #CAISO, we’re working to keep California’s lights on and emissions down in the #AI era. #EnergyFuture

Rick Lozano ⚡️🔋☀️☢️🛢️ @gridguru.bsky.social · 6d

Each new turbine not only generates clean power, it represents innovation, collaboration, and a more resilient future for our grids. And honestly, it’s an incredible time to be part of it. #renewableenergy #windpower

Rick Lozano ⚡️🔋☀️☢️🛢️ @gridguru.bsky.social · 8d

Inserting partisan blame into federal workers’ out-of-office replies without their consent is outrageous. Public servants shouldn’t be used as mouthpieces for political spin. It erodes trust in government and undermines neutrality.

Partisan Language Inserted Into Education Dept. Workers’ Automated Emails

The out-of-office responses from the accounts of employees on furlough cast blame for the shutdown on Democrats.

www.nytimes.com

Rick Lozano ⚡️🔋☀️☢️🛢️ @gridguru.bsky.social · 11d

Government keeping the coal industry alive is like subsidizing horse‑and‑buggy rides after cars hit the road. The government needs to stop clinging to a dying technology, and fuel the future with renewable energy. #fossilfuels #renewableenergy

‘Mine, Baby, Mine’: Trump Officials Offer $625 Million to Rescue Coal

The new effort, which includes opening 13.1 million acres of federal land for mining and eliminating pollution limits, aims to save an industry that has been declining for decades.

www.nytimes.com

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Rick Lozano ⚡️🔋☀️☢️🛢️ @gridguru.bsky.social · 12d

I thought the government wasn’t supposed to pick winners and losers

Rick Lozano ⚡️🔋☀️☢️🛢️ @gridguru.bsky.social · 12d

Coal is dirty, costly, and harms our wallets and our health—yet the government keeps propping it up. Clean wind, solar, and hydro are cheaper, safer, and the future we deserve. 🌬️☀️💧 #Renewables #CleanEnergy

In Coal-Powered West Virginia, Sky-High Energy Costs Strain Residents

As residents’ electricity prices have increased, nearly one out of five customers of the leading utility company in the state is behind on monthly bills.

www.nytimes.com

Rick Lozano ⚡️🔋☀️☢️🛢️ @gridguru.bsky.social · 13d

As the #CAISO CEO says “We need a grid bigger than the weather.” By expanding the DA market & adding more regional partners, geographic diversity lets surplus clean power flow where it’s needed, boosting reliability and cutting costs. #EnergyReliability

Can California reshape the West’s energy markets? This man is trying.

The California Independent System Operator president spoke on how to make an energy dream a reality.

www.politico.com

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Rick Lozano ⚡️🔋☀️☢️🛢️ @gridguru.bsky.social · 18d

Sun Day reminds us that real progress happens when policy, industry, and grassroots activism converge. Let’s continue to champion renewable energy pathways that safeguard our planet, empower communities, and deliver long‑term economic growth.
#SunDay

Here Comes the Sun Day

Fifty-five years after the first Earth Day, climate activists are organizing a nationwide celebration of solar power on Sunday.

www.nytimes.com

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Rick Lozano ⚡️🔋☀️☢️🛢️ @gridguru.bsky.social · 19d

The western energy imbalance market (WEIM) transfer data shows just how dynamic the Western market has become. BA’s aren’t just importing power, they’re exporting too. This two-way flow highlights the diversity of resources, which boosts reliability and lowers cost #energymarkets

Rick Lozano ⚡️🔋☀️☢️🛢️ @gridguru.bsky.social · 19d

California’s aggressive climate policies are not “backfiring”; we are reconfiguring the energy ecosystem to prioritize innovation, public health, and long‑term economic stability that ultimately provides for a greener world. #climatechange #fossilfuels

California's Great Climate Backfire

Sacramento Democrats allow dirtier air to avoid gasoline price spikes.

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Rick Lozano ⚡️🔋☀️☢️🛢️ @gridguru.bsky.social · 20d

A bag of cash. Really?!?
So, where did the money go? Did Homan keep it? Did he report it as income? Seriously, I never want to hear again that Republicans are the law and order party.

Trump Justice Dept. Closed Investigation Into Tom Homan for Accepting Bag of Cash

Mr. Homan came under scrutiny after he was said to be recorded last year taking $50,000 in cash from undercover F.B.I. agents.

www.nytimes.com

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Rick Lozano ⚡️🔋☀️☢️🛢️ @gridguru.bsky.social · 21d

🎉Governor Newsom’s signing of AB 825 marks a historic leap forward for Western power‑grid collaboration. By championing independent governance of our electricity markets, California is paving the way for a more reliable, affordable, and innovative energy future.

Gov. Newsom signs landmark legislation for independent governance of Western electricity markets | California ISO

The California ISO manages the flow of electricity on high-voltage power lines, operates a wholesale energy market, and oversees infrastructure planning.

www.caiso.com

Rick Lozano ⚡️🔋☀️☢️🛢️ @gridguru.bsky.social · 22d

If Congress scraps DOE’s appliance‑efficiency rules, we’ll lose so much. The DOE itself projects Biden‑era standards will save $1 TRILLION and cut emissions by 2.5 B tons over 30 years. Let’s not trade short‑term gains for long‑term pains. #EnergyEfficiency #ClimateAction

Republicans take aim at DOE’s appliance efficiency program

The federal appliance and equipment standards program “has strayed far from its original intent and now yields the minimum energy efficiency benefits,” said Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Ky.

www.utilitydive.com