Robbie Orvis
@robbieorvis.bsky.social
Senior Director, Modeling and Analysis
@energyinnovation.bsky.social. Working to help deploy clean energy technologies, drive down costs , and cut greenhouse gas emissions through smart and innovative policy. Posts are my own.
@energyinnovation.bsky.social. Working to help deploy clean energy technologies, drive down costs , and cut greenhouse gas emissions through smart and innovative policy. Posts are my own.
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Robbie Orvis
@robbieorvis.bsky.social
· Jul 4
EI House OBBBA Modeling - State Results
State level EPS model results used in published EI fact sheets: https://energyinnovation.org/report/one-big-beautiful-bill-act/.
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Today, the President will sign the OBBBA into law, repealing and and modifying many clean energy tax credits. Last night we finished updating our analysis of OBBBA at the state-level to see what this bill means for Americans. The results are ugly.
Full dataset here: zenodo.org/records/1580...
Full dataset here: zenodo.org/records/1580...
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NEWS --> BBC confirms to me that they did edit a line out of historian @rutgerbregman.com's speech. It called Trump "the most openly corrupt president in US history."
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Trump’s Fury at BBC Gets Unnerving Results with Pro-MAGA Edit Stunner
First, British Broadcasting Corporation execs resigned after Trump complained about a segment. Now the BBC edited out a line from a historian that was critical of Trump. Where does this end?
newrepublic.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
NEWS --> BBC confirms to me that they did edit a line out of historian @rutgerbregman.com's speech. It called Trump "the most openly corrupt president in US history."
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
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An interesting snippet of information...
Electricity generation from coal in India has dropped in the first 10 months of 2025, with renewables covering for all the growth in electricity use.
Noting, growth in electricity use is rather low...
More figures: robbieandrew.github.io/india/
Electricity generation from coal in India has dropped in the first 10 months of 2025, with renewables covering for all the growth in electricity use.
Noting, growth in electricity use is rather low...
More figures: robbieandrew.github.io/india/
November 20, 2025 at 11:39 AM
An interesting snippet of information...
Electricity generation from coal in India has dropped in the first 10 months of 2025, with renewables covering for all the growth in electricity use.
Noting, growth in electricity use is rather low...
More figures: robbieandrew.github.io/india/
Electricity generation from coal in India has dropped in the first 10 months of 2025, with renewables covering for all the growth in electricity use.
Noting, growth in electricity use is rather low...
More figures: robbieandrew.github.io/india/
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Where are global CO2 emissions heading?
Middle-of-the-road? But just because we have followed the SSP2-45, SSP4-60 path for 10 years, does not mean we follow it for the next 70 years.
Policy & technology have pushed the world away from the high-end, but 2.7C in 2100 & rising is not a good outcome!
Middle-of-the-road? But just because we have followed the SSP2-45, SSP4-60 path for 10 years, does not mean we follow it for the next 70 years.
Policy & technology have pushed the world away from the high-end, but 2.7C in 2100 & rising is not a good outcome!
November 21, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Where are global CO2 emissions heading?
Middle-of-the-road? But just because we have followed the SSP2-45, SSP4-60 path for 10 years, does not mean we follow it for the next 70 years.
Policy & technology have pushed the world away from the high-end, but 2.7C in 2100 & rising is not a good outcome!
Middle-of-the-road? But just because we have followed the SSP2-45, SSP4-60 path for 10 years, does not mean we follow it for the next 70 years.
Policy & technology have pushed the world away from the high-end, but 2.7C in 2100 & rising is not a good outcome!
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NEW: How can we make electric cars even cleaner? By using green aluminium.
Switching automotive production to low-carbon aluminum could cost just €25 extra per car by 2040.
Read our new study 👇
bit.ly/4qRohZI
Switching automotive production to low-carbon aluminum could cost just €25 extra per car by 2040.
Read our new study 👇
bit.ly/4qRohZI
November 17, 2025 at 7:00 AM
NEW: How can we make electric cars even cleaner? By using green aluminium.
Switching automotive production to low-carbon aluminum could cost just €25 extra per car by 2040.
Read our new study 👇
bit.ly/4qRohZI
Switching automotive production to low-carbon aluminum could cost just €25 extra per car by 2040.
Read our new study 👇
bit.ly/4qRohZI
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British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
Scientists find hidden antibiotic 100x stronger against deadly superbugs
A team of scientists discovered a hidden antibiotic 100 times stronger than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA. The molecule had been overlooked for decades in a familiar bacterium. It…
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November 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
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As I told @politico.com about yesterday's extremely disappointing move to delay implementation of NYS's All-Electric Buildings Act: "This is not a legal decision. This is a political decision."
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POLITICO Pro: New York will delay implementation of bill requiring building electrification
The development is the latest move by the Hochul administration that is angering environmental advocates.
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November 13, 2025 at 2:45 PM
As I told @politico.com about yesterday's extremely disappointing move to delay implementation of NYS's All-Electric Buildings Act: "This is not a legal decision. This is a political decision."
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I see BYONCE is really trending now.. happy to see it making the rounds.
PLUS you heard it here first: BYONCE - Bring Your Own New Clean Energy - the future of supply for data centers looking to interconnect.
November 13, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I see BYONCE is really trending now.. happy to see it making the rounds.
This right here is why the Dems constantly capitulating is a dangerous game.
Ppl need to understand what's happening here.
The GOP response to the shutdown was: You're gonna cave, or we're going to hurt vulnerable people by shutting off SNAP. The Dems, unwilling to let that happen, caved.
Having watched that, the GOP is now saying: "Give us what we want on abortion or ..."
The GOP response to the shutdown was: You're gonna cave, or we're going to hurt vulnerable people by shutting off SNAP. The Dems, unwilling to let that happen, caved.
Having watched that, the GOP is now saying: "Give us what we want on abortion or ..."
NEWS: Senate Republicans are threatening to block the extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies—unless Democrats agree to tougher abortion restrictions.
November 12, 2025 at 1:54 AM
This right here is why the Dems constantly capitulating is a dangerous game.
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🔌💡 Renewable #energy manufacturers hit by $24B in project cancellations this year. Our @robbieorvis.bsky.social weighs in on the uncertainty caused by the federal repeals.
www.manufacturingdive.com/news/renewab...
www.manufacturingdive.com/news/renewab...
Renewable energy manufacturers hit by $24B in project cancellations this year
Companies involved in electric vehicles, solar, wind, batteries and other technologies have been affected by a slew of federal grant and funding cuts.
www.manufacturingdive.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:10 PM
🔌💡 Renewable #energy manufacturers hit by $24B in project cancellations this year. Our @robbieorvis.bsky.social weighs in on the uncertainty caused by the federal repeals.
www.manufacturingdive.com/news/renewab...
www.manufacturingdive.com/news/renewab...
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目标类型及描述。争取到 2035 年温室气体排放水平稳
中有降，比 2030 年下降 5%以上。
"Target type and description: Strive to achieve a stable to slightly reduced level of greenhouse gas emissions by 2035, with a decrease of more than 5% compared to 2030."
(Google Translated.)
中有降，比 2030 年下降 5%以上。
"Target type and description: Strive to achieve a stable to slightly reduced level of greenhouse gas emissions by 2035, with a decrease of more than 5% compared to 2030."
(Google Translated.)
November 3, 2025 at 11:57 AM
目标类型及描述。争取到 2035 年温室气体排放水平稳
中有降，比 2030 年下降 5%以上。
"Target type and description: Strive to achieve a stable to slightly reduced level of greenhouse gas emissions by 2035, with a decrease of more than 5% compared to 2030."
(Google Translated.)
中有降，比 2030 年下降 5%以上。
"Target type and description: Strive to achieve a stable to slightly reduced level of greenhouse gas emissions by 2035, with a decrease of more than 5% compared to 2030."
(Google Translated.)
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Far as I can tell, the five-year plan recommendations are the first time that the Central Committee has explicitly called for electrification of energy use. The previous five-year plans only had it in the energy sector plan, so elevating it to the top level is significant.
The construction of a “new power system” that can efficiently integrate renewables still needs to be “accelerated”. Other areas of acceleration are electricity storage, which should be “developed vigorously”, and electrification of final energy consumption.
October 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Far as I can tell, the five-year plan recommendations are the first time that the Central Committee has explicitly called for electrification of energy use. The previous five-year plans only had it in the energy sector plan, so elevating it to the top level is significant.
Disappointing but expected. Gov Hochul has done her best to undermine much of New York’s leadership on climate policy.
Notably she argues that state targets are unachievable because IRA tax credits are gone. But those didn’t exist when the law was passed in 2019…
www.eenews.net/articles/new...
Notably she argues that state targets are unachievable because IRA tax credits are gone. But those didn’t exist when the law was passed in 2019…
www.eenews.net/articles/new...
New York will fight ruling requiring state to speed up climate regs
A judge sided with environmentalists who accused the state of slow-walking implementation of a sweeping 2019 climate law.
www.eenews.net
October 29, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Disappointing but expected. Gov Hochul has done her best to undermine much of New York’s leadership on climate policy.
Notably she argues that state targets are unachievable because IRA tax credits are gone. But those didn’t exist when the law was passed in 2019…
www.eenews.net/articles/new...
Notably she argues that state targets are unachievable because IRA tax credits are gone. But those didn’t exist when the law was passed in 2019…
www.eenews.net/articles/new...
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Grid scale batteries are changing our electricity system. Excellent new visual story on batteries in FT today shows just how far this technology has evolved.
Fasten your seatbelts, this is just the beginning.
ig.ft.com/mega-batteri...
Fasten your seatbelts, this is just the beginning.
ig.ft.com/mega-batteri...
October 13, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Grid scale batteries are changing our electricity system. Excellent new visual story on batteries in FT today shows just how far this technology has evolved.
Fasten your seatbelts, this is just the beginning.
ig.ft.com/mega-batteri...
Fasten your seatbelts, this is just the beginning.
ig.ft.com/mega-batteri...
This is the perfect lens through which to observe the absurdity of what is happening.
“.. the first time a Republican governor has questioned the interstate deployment of National Guard troops over a governor’s objections.”
@nytimes.com #OKgov
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...
@nytimes.com #OKgov
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...
October 9, 2025 at 6:42 PM
This is the perfect lens through which to observe the absurdity of what is happening.
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“.. the first time a Republican governor has questioned the interstate deployment of National Guard troops over a governor’s objections.”
@nytimes.com #OKgov
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...
@nytimes.com #OKgov
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...
October 9, 2025 at 6:22 PM
“.. the first time a Republican governor has questioned the interstate deployment of National Guard troops over a governor’s objections.”
@nytimes.com #OKgov
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...
@nytimes.com #OKgov
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...
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The U.S. EPA is proposing to repeal GHG tailpipe emission standards, which would would (over 25 yrs):
🫰 Force U.S. households to pay $310B more
📉 Cut the GDP by $710 billion
👷♀️ Cut an average of 110,000 jobs/year
🏥 Cause 17,000 pollution-related premature deaths
energyinnovation.org/report/repea...
🫰 Force U.S. households to pay $310B more
📉 Cut the GDP by $710 billion
👷♀️ Cut an average of 110,000 jobs/year
🏥 Cause 17,000 pollution-related premature deaths
energyinnovation.org/report/repea...
Repealing Federal Tailpipe Emissions Standards Would Raise Household Costs, Harm Public Health, And Damage The Economy • Energy Innovation
If the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) eliminates its tailpipe emissions rules as part of repealing the Endangerment Finding, it would cause massive sticker shock-- Americans would be forced to pay $310 billion more, largely due to higher gasoline prices.
energyinnovation.org
October 1, 2025 at 7:12 PM
The U.S. EPA is proposing to repeal GHG tailpipe emission standards, which would would (over 25 yrs):
🫰 Force U.S. households to pay $310B more
📉 Cut the GDP by $710 billion
👷♀️ Cut an average of 110,000 jobs/year
🏥 Cause 17,000 pollution-related premature deaths
energyinnovation.org/report/repea...
🫰 Force U.S. households to pay $310B more
📉 Cut the GDP by $710 billion
👷♀️ Cut an average of 110,000 jobs/year
🏥 Cause 17,000 pollution-related premature deaths
energyinnovation.org/report/repea...
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Nope, Energy Sec'y Wright, offshore winds in fact blow in winter. 1st year of operational data from NY's South Fork Wind project shows a 47% capacity factor in the year ending June 2025, with performance highest in the winter. Coal's avg capacity factor: 42%.
Wright says it’s not windy in winter. Data says otherwise.
Stats from South Fork Wind's first year undermine the Energy secretary's assertions that offshore turbines don't operate well in the winter.
www.eenews.net
October 6, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Nope, Energy Sec'y Wright, offshore winds in fact blow in winter. 1st year of operational data from NY's South Fork Wind project shows a 47% capacity factor in the year ending June 2025, with performance highest in the winter. Coal's avg capacity factor: 42%.
Whoa. Always sorta suspected this case but wow.
NEW: Biofuels globally emit more than the fossil fuels they replace, our latest study shows.
The first-of-a-kind study looks at global biofuels production today and the potential impacts of government biofuel targets.
🧵⤵️
The first-of-a-kind study looks at global biofuels production today and the potential impacts of government biofuel targets.
🧵⤵️
October 9, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Whoa. Always sorta suspected this case but wow.
Someone please help me understand these vetoes because I don’t get it.
California could save billions of dollars in grid and energy costs by tapping rooftop solar, batteries, EVs, and smart appliances as virtual power plants. Why did Governor Gavin Newsom veto three widely supported VPP bills meant to enable those savings?
www.canarymedia.com/articles/vir...
#energysky
www.canarymedia.com/articles/vir...
#energysky
Why did Newsom veto California’s virtual power plant bills?
Supporters say the bills would have helped ease the state’s energy affordability crisis while strengthening grid reliability.
www.canarymedia.com
October 9, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Someone please help me understand these vetoes because I don’t get it.
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Context: forecasts were collected in mid-2022 with outcomes assessed by mid-2025. Here's the report: forecastingresearch.org/near-term-xp...
It'd be good to see details on how "resolved" values were set. H2 costs vary with local renewables, utilization, subsidy eligibility, etc.
It'd be good to see details on how "resolved" values were set. H2 costs vary with local renewables, utilization, subsidy eligibility, etc.
Assessing Near-Term Accuracy in the Existential Risk Persuasion Tournament — Forecasting Research Institute
forecastingresearch.org
October 7, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Context: forecasts were collected in mid-2022 with outcomes assessed by mid-2025. Here's the report: forecastingresearch.org/near-term-xp...
It'd be good to see details on how "resolved" values were set. H2 costs vary with local renewables, utilization, subsidy eligibility, etc.
It'd be good to see details on how "resolved" values were set. H2 costs vary with local renewables, utilization, subsidy eligibility, etc.
And so it begins. Using AI generated content to drum up fake sentiment and pretense for military action.
“.. On closer inspection, however, it turned out that the image was not a photograph of a real event in Portland, but instead a fabrication created by combining two photographs of scenes that unfolded in South America nearly a decade apart ..”
@theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
@theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
October 8, 2025 at 1:34 PM
And so it begins. Using AI generated content to drum up fake sentiment and pretense for military action.
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.
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DENNING: ".. We are in year one of a Trump administration that is determined to crush what he has called the EV 'hoax.'"
Ford's plan "must surely trouble even the most committed ideologues to see their anti-EV onslaught hasn’t .. changed the direction of travel."
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Ford's plan "must surely trouble even the most committed ideologues to see their anti-EV onslaught hasn’t .. changed the direction of travel."
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Ford's New $30,000 EV Pickup Cuts Against Washington
When it comes to electric vehicles, US automakers have set their sights far beyond Washington and 2028.
www.bloomberg.com
August 12, 2025 at 11:17 AM
DENNING: ".. We are in year one of a Trump administration that is determined to crush what he has called the EV 'hoax.'"
Ford's plan "must surely trouble even the most committed ideologues to see their anti-EV onslaught hasn’t .. changed the direction of travel."
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Ford's plan "must surely trouble even the most committed ideologues to see their anti-EV onslaught hasn’t .. changed the direction of travel."
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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It’s a good thing Texas installed so much reliable solar, wind, and battery capacity to shoulder the load in the event the state’s unreliable coal generation suffered a catastrophic failure.
Because apparently it did.
🔌💡
ieefa.org/resources/ne...
Because apparently it did.
🔌💡
ieefa.org/resources/ne...
Newest big U.S. coal-plant offline until 2027
The newest major coal-fired power plant in the U.S. is expected to be offline until March 2027 after a major failure in April.
ieefa.org
October 7, 2025 at 9:16 PM
It’s a good thing Texas installed so much reliable solar, wind, and battery capacity to shoulder the load in the event the state’s unreliable coal generation suffered a catastrophic failure.
Because apparently it did.
🔌💡
ieefa.org/resources/ne...
Because apparently it did.
🔌💡
ieefa.org/resources/ne...
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Duke Energy’s Resource Plan Delays Wind Energy Development Until 2040s www.sewind.org/news/duke-en...
Duke Energy’s Resource Plan Delays Wind Energy Development Until 2040s — Southeastern Wind Coalition
Onshore and offshore wind indefinitely delayed as Duke cites site assessment challenges and federal policy impacts.
www.sewind.org
October 6, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Duke Energy’s Resource Plan Delays Wind Energy Development Until 2040s www.sewind.org/news/duke-en...