Connor
@waldoch.bsky.social
founder / markets / strategy @ gridstatus.io
Energy and other stuff. Some coding, some reading. Graphs and maps, birds and sports
Energy and other stuff. Some coding, some reading. Graphs and maps, birds and sports
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Connor
@waldoch.bsky.social
· Apr 20
the weather is nice, so we are back in the bird zone 🧵
all taken in a kayak with a canon r6 mk2 and the RF 800mm f11
I use a waterproof flyfishing bag from fishpond for the camera, but it's still a fraught endeavor
first up, some osprey action
#birds
all taken in a kayak with a canon r6 mk2 and the RF 800mm f11
I use a waterproof flyfishing bag from fishpond for the camera, but it's still a fraught endeavor
first up, some osprey action
#birds
This is crazy of course, but it would be nice if it somehow resulted in fixing the mess of roads around the Kennedy Center that make it weirdly inaccessible
If you don’t live here you probably don’t know what a weird spot it sits in
If you don’t live here you probably don’t know what a weird spot it sits in
February 2, 2026 at 1:26 AM
This is crazy of course, but it would be nice if it somehow resulted in fixing the mess of roads around the Kennedy Center that make it weirdly inaccessible
If you don’t live here you probably don’t know what a weird spot it sits in
If you don’t live here you probably don’t know what a weird spot it sits in
Print turned out great 🔌💡
January 31, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Print turned out great 🔌💡
it’s at the end of a joke thread, but I love these charts and got to come up with new variants when I was there in 2012
www.flickr.com/photos/23215...
www.flickr.com/photos/23215...
January 31, 2026 at 2:40 PM
it’s at the end of a joke thread, but I love these charts and got to come up with new variants when I was there in 2012
www.flickr.com/photos/23215...
www.flickr.com/photos/23215...
The El (CTA) is bigger and has more service hours, but it is always nice to come home to newer trains and smoother service on the Metro (WMATA)
Of course, that really wasn’t the case when we moved here 🫣
Of course, that really wasn’t the case when we moved here 🫣
January 30, 2026 at 10:43 PM
The El (CTA) is bigger and has more service hours, but it is always nice to come home to newer trains and smoother service on the Metro (WMATA)
Of course, that really wasn’t the case when we moved here 🫣
Of course, that really wasn’t the case when we moved here 🫣
Off to Chicago for the week and since trains were running a bit slow I did some station hopping in downtown DC by foot
city streets covered in snow with almost no cars around is always a top urban experience
city streets covered in snow with almost no cars around is always a top urban experience
January 26, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Off to Chicago for the week and since trains were running a bit slow I did some station hopping in downtown DC by foot
city streets covered in snow with almost no cars around is always a top urban experience
city streets covered in snow with almost no cars around is always a top urban experience
prices were low or negative in ComEd for a chunk of today, not from energy, but the congestion price
I don't think that congestion exists if I-ISO or ComEd in MISO, so the prices would certainly be higher
looking at an iconic node, it's negative congestion doing all the work
I don't think that congestion exists if I-ISO or ComEd in MISO, so the prices would certainly be higher
looking at an iconic node, it's negative congestion doing all the work
January 26, 2026 at 4:29 AM
prices were low or negative in ComEd for a chunk of today, not from energy, but the congestion price
I don't think that congestion exists if I-ISO or ComEd in MISO, so the prices would certainly be higher
looking at an iconic node, it's negative congestion doing all the work
I don't think that congestion exists if I-ISO or ComEd in MISO, so the prices would certainly be higher
looking at an iconic node, it's negative congestion doing all the work
Reposted by Connor
Jan. 25 Update on PJM Cold Weather Operations https://insidelines.pjm.com/pjm-issues-precautionary-alerts-ahead-of-expected-cold-spell/
January 25, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Jan. 25 Update on PJM Cold Weather Operations https://insidelines.pjm.com/pjm-issues-precautionary-alerts-ahead-of-expected-cold-spell/
it's not just the lines themselves that are susceptible to ice accumulation, trees have a heck of a lot more surface area to deal with
www.facebook.com/share/v/1FEF...
Tennessee newscaster sharing video of icy trees sparking power lines.
Tennessee newscaster sharing video of icy trees sparking power lines.
January 25, 2026 at 5:40 PM
it's not just the lines themselves that are susceptible to ice accumulation, trees have a heck of a lot more surface area to deal with
I feel like a good barometer as to how serious some of the recent crop of energy startups are is whether their leadership is tracking or doing anything related to Fern, or they're posting about their sweet trip to Davos and that sick interview they did with Axios
January 25, 2026 at 3:06 PM
I feel like a good barometer as to how serious some of the recent crop of energy startups are is whether their leadership is tracking or doing anything related to Fern, or they're posting about their sweet trip to Davos and that sick interview they did with Axios
more thoughts in the morning but it’s been kind of astonishing the extent to which batteries have waited on the sidelines in ERCOT for their big score, never see it dry up like this
AS price *are* up, but energy spreads in the hundreds of dollars are being totally ignored
AS price *are* up, but energy spreads in the hundreds of dollars are being totally ignored
January 25, 2026 at 6:36 AM
more thoughts in the morning but it’s been kind of astonishing the extent to which batteries have waited on the sidelines in ERCOT for their big score, never see it dry up like this
AS price *are* up, but energy spreads in the hundreds of dollars are being totally ignored
AS price *are* up, but energy spreads in the hundreds of dollars are being totally ignored
impossible to escape winter storm Fern atm
January 25, 2026 at 12:14 AM
impossible to escape winter storm Fern atm
January 24, 2026 at 9:47 PM
they absolutely executed that man in broad daylight
January 24, 2026 at 4:53 PM
they absolutely executed that man in broad daylight
Reposted by Connor
Take this storm seriously.
Moderate to major impacts are expected from the Central US through to the Northeast through the weekend.
- Hazardous to impossible driving conditions are expected. Avoid travel if at all possible.
- Widespread closures and disruption to infrastructure may also occur.
Moderate to major impacts are expected from the Central US through to the Northeast through the weekend.
- Hazardous to impossible driving conditions are expected. Avoid travel if at all possible.
- Widespread closures and disruption to infrastructure may also occur.
January 23, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Take this storm seriously.
Moderate to major impacts are expected from the Central US through to the Northeast through the weekend.
- Hazardous to impossible driving conditions are expected. Avoid travel if at all possible.
- Widespread closures and disruption to infrastructure may also occur.
Moderate to major impacts are expected from the Central US through to the Northeast through the weekend.
- Hazardous to impossible driving conditions are expected. Avoid travel if at all possible.
- Widespread closures and disruption to infrastructure may also occur.
Reposted by Connor
Winter weather is here for a huge swath of the US, and power market impacts are likely 🔌💡
We've made two winter hazards and grid condition dashboards publicly available to anyone with a free account
Outlook: www.gridstatus.io/dashboards/c...
Ops: www.gridstatus.io/dashboards/d...
We've made two winter hazards and grid condition dashboards publicly available to anyone with a free account
Outlook: www.gridstatus.io/dashboards/c...
Ops: www.gridstatus.io/dashboards/d...
January 23, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Winter weather is here for a huge swath of the US, and power market impacts are likely 🔌💡
We've made two winter hazards and grid condition dashboards publicly available to anyone with a free account
Outlook: www.gridstatus.io/dashboards/c...
Ops: www.gridstatus.io/dashboards/d...
We've made two winter hazards and grid condition dashboards publicly available to anyone with a free account
Outlook: www.gridstatus.io/dashboards/c...
Ops: www.gridstatus.io/dashboards/d...
those are some brutal windchills
January 23, 2026 at 3:09 PM
those are some brutal windchills
ice, the ice is very bad, ice is a kill of powerlines, distribution, but potentially even transmission
Over 160 million people are under winter hazards associated with the impending major winter storm. Disruptive snowfall is likely from the Rockies to the Northeast, including dangerous ice from the ArkLaTex to the Mid-Atlantic. You can find a detailed forecast at weather.gov.
Here's the latest...
Here's the latest...
January 22, 2026 at 10:01 PM
ice, the ice is very bad, ice is a kill of powerlines, distribution, but potentially even transmission
A life of moving from one couch to the next
January 22, 2026 at 7:58 PM
A life of moving from one couch to the next
every new proposal to solve data center grid issues
(I think this is good, but presentations that are like "we're super geniuses who just invented this new thing" are very tiring)
(I think this is good, but presentations that are like "we're super geniuses who just invented this new thing" are very tiring)
January 22, 2026 at 4:25 PM
every new proposal to solve data center grid issues
(I think this is good, but presentations that are like "we're super geniuses who just invented this new thing" are very tiring)
(I think this is good, but presentations that are like "we're super geniuses who just invented this new thing" are very tiring)
demand possibly doubling in ERCOT from morning peak on the 23rd to morning peak on the 26th (just 3 days!) is pretty wild 🔌💡
giant link, but it deeplinks to those settings
www.gridstatus.io/forecast-ana...
giant link, but it deeplinks to those settings
www.gridstatus.io/forecast-ana...
January 22, 2026 at 4:08 PM
demand possibly doubling in ERCOT from morning peak on the 23rd to morning peak on the 26th (just 3 days!) is pretty wild 🔌💡
giant link, but it deeplinks to those settings
www.gridstatus.io/forecast-ana...
giant link, but it deeplinks to those settings
www.gridstatus.io/forecast-ana...
this winter weather sure is shaping up 🔌💡
got ERCOT sending a financial security reminder, United warning me about a flight, NWS cranking up the DMV's Winter Storm threat. . .
got ERCOT sending a financial security reminder, United warning me about a flight, NWS cranking up the DMV's Winter Storm threat. . .
January 21, 2026 at 10:11 PM
this winter weather sure is shaping up 🔌💡
got ERCOT sending a financial security reminder, United warning me about a flight, NWS cranking up the DMV's Winter Storm threat. . .
got ERCOT sending a financial security reminder, United warning me about a flight, NWS cranking up the DMV's Winter Storm threat. . .
Reposted by Connor
NEW: The National Weather Service has raised the winter storm threat to its highest level for Sunday for the entire DC region.
This means a high threat of a high impact winter storm that causes significant travel delays, closures and threats to life and property.
This means a high threat of a high impact winter storm that causes significant travel delays, closures and threats to life and property.
January 21, 2026 at 6:07 PM
NEW: The National Weather Service has raised the winter storm threat to its highest level for Sunday for the entire DC region.
This means a high threat of a high impact winter storm that causes significant travel delays, closures and threats to life and property.
This means a high threat of a high impact winter storm that causes significant travel delays, closures and threats to life and property.
Man, it is wild to read something so credulous of Doug Burgum after having a family member actually in Interior dealing with that in 2025
Or to 2023, when his deep love for personal liberty was jettisoned to score political points by punishing marginalized groups in his pursuit of higher office
Or to 2023, when his deep love for personal liberty was jettisoned to score political points by punishing marginalized groups in his pursuit of higher office
January 21, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Man, it is wild to read something so credulous of Doug Burgum after having a family member actually in Interior dealing with that in 2025
Or to 2023, when his deep love for personal liberty was jettisoned to score political points by punishing marginalized groups in his pursuit of higher office
Or to 2023, when his deep love for personal liberty was jettisoned to score political points by punishing marginalized groups in his pursuit of higher office