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☀️ Carl Siegrist @carlsiegrist.bsky.social · 22h

Change is good. Looking forward to seeing what is next for you. I'm certain you will continue to make a difference. Best of luck.

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☀️ Carl Siegrist @carlsiegrist.bsky.social · 4d

Trump administration has declared it will claw back billions of dollars in federal funding that utilities and other recipients are using to strengthen power grids and reduce electricity prices.
Via @jeffstjohn.bsky.social @canarymedia.com
#energysky

Trump admin targets blue-state grants meant to ease US electricity…

But red states will also suffer from the rollback of billions in funding to help bring cheaper, more reliable power to regions across the country.

www.canarymedia.com

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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 11d

EIA: Distributed solar is the fastest-growing power source in Brazil: "Distributed solar generation capacity grew from less than 1 gigawatt (GW) in 2018 to 40 GW in 2025 through June, accounting for 43% of all electricity capacity additions over that period." www.eia.gov/todayinenerg... 🔌💡

Electricity generating capacity in Brazil (Jan 1, 2012-June 30, 2025). Source: EIA.

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☀️ Carl Siegrist @carlsiegrist.bsky.social · 11d

The utility-scale energy storage sector added 4.9 GW in Q2 while residential storage increased by 608 MW.
#EnergySky

U.S. grid-scale storage leaps 63%, residential storage 132%

The utility-scale energy storage sector added 4.9 GW in Q2, representing 63% year-on-year growth, while residential storage increased by 608 MW, said a report from American Clean Power Association and...

pv-magazine-usa.com

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 12d

On Monday, I'm talking with Redwood Materials (the battery recycling company) about their new second-life battery program. They're collecting batteries &, before recycling them, placing them in grid-storage applications that can use their remaining energy.

Got any questions?

Recycler Redwood builds 63MWh second-life EV battery microgrid for AI data centre

Battery recycling and materials company Redwood Materials has launched business unit to repurpose second-life EV batteries for energy storage.

www.energy-storage.news

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☀️ Carl Siegrist @carlsiegrist.bsky.social · 15d

A federal court has lifted Trump's order to halt construction on the Revolution Wind farm off the coast of New England. The decision marks the renewables industry's first major legal victory against Trump's war on offshore wind.

Trump Just Suffered His First Loss on Offshore Wind

A judge has lifted the administration’s stop-work order against Revolution Wind.

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☀️ Carl Siegrist @carlsiegrist.bsky.social · 16d

Major U.S. utilities earn an “F” on a new report card because they’re planning to build far too little clean energy and far too many fossil gas-fired power plants.
Via @jeffstjohn.bsky.social @canarymedia.com

Utilities are doing even worse on climate than they were five years…

Major U.S. utilities earn an "F" on a new report card because they're planning to build far too little clean energy and far too many gas-fired power…

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☀️ Carl Siegrist @carlsiegrist.bsky.social · 16d

Mars, the confectionery company, is teaming up with Enel North America on a trio of renewable energy purchase agreements estimated to annually generate 1.8 TWh from three Texas solar projects.
#Energysky

Mars signs solar PPAs with Enel to speed energy transition across supply chain

The confectionery company is teaming up with Enel North America on a trio of renewable purchase agreements estimated to annually generate 1.8 TWh from three Texas solar projects.

www.utilitydive.com

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☀️ Carl Siegrist @carlsiegrist.bsky.social · 21d

With the right policies in place, #CleanEnergy, #EnergyEfficiency, and related strategies can meet the moment without building more #FossilGas plants in #NC
Via @canarymedia.com

As data centers go up, North Carolina weighs how to handle energy…

Duke wants to build gas plants, but clean energy advocates argue that solar, battery storage, and demand response could help alleviate growing strain on…

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Tor "SolarFred" Valenza @torsolarfred.bsky.social · Sep 8

Germany battery storage grid-connection requests exceed 500 GW #energysky -- via pv magazine global:

Germany battery storage grid-connection requests exceed 500 GW

Germany’s grid connection requests for battery storage exceed 500 GW, a figure driven by a “first come, first served” approval system rather than viable projects, according to Regelleistung-Online.

www.pv-magazine.com

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☀️ Carl Siegrist @carlsiegrist.bsky.social · Sep 3

A federal court has allowed Trump to roll back federal green bank funding, slashing billions of dollars that were supposed to go toward emissions-reducing projects in disadvantaged communities. Climate groups say they’ll appeal, though.

Appeals court backs EPA action terminating billions in 'green bank' grants

A federal appeals court has ruled in favor of the Trump administration's effort to freeze billions in funds for nonprofits running a "green bank" for climate-friendly projects.

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☀️ Carl Siegrist @carlsiegrist.bsky.social · Aug 22

“We know gigantic data centers are going up all over the place, mostly on prime farmland. We’ve got suburban and urban sprawl, housing developments, commercial developments — what’s the USDA doing about that? Suddenly their passion for farmland disappears when it’s anything but solar.”

Trump admin blocks funds for farmers who want solar

For two decades, thousands of farmers have installed money-saving solar panels with help from the federal REAP program. Trump’s USDA is choking off that…

www.canarymedia.com

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☀️ Carl Siegrist @carlsiegrist.bsky.social · Aug 22

Trump has extended order to keep Michigan coal-fired power plant running. It’s the latest move to force dirty, expensive power plants to keep operating, which could saddle Americans with billions of dollars of unnecessary electricity costs.
Via @jeffstjohn.bsky.social @canarymedia.com

Trump admin orders dirty, expensive coal plant to stay open even…

Keeping J.H. Campbell open past its slated close is costing Midwest households big. Advocates fear that more such orders are on the way.

www.canarymedia.com

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☀️ Carl Siegrist @carlsiegrist.bsky.social · Aug 15

Chart highlights which states have the most to lose under Trump’s anti-wind energy policies.
Via @danmccarthy.bsky.social @canarymedia.com

Chart: Trump’s war on wind energy will hit these states hardest

Wind developers are grappling with a barrage of hostile policies from the Trump administration that have put up to $317 billion of planned investment at…

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☀️ Carl Siegrist @carlsiegrist.bsky.social · Aug 14

As the Trump administration aims to bolster fossil fuels at the expense of clean energy expansion, new research shows the oil and gas sector has so far failed to become a major jobs creator for heavily fracked areas of northern Appalachia.
Via @kmkowalski.bsky.social @canarymedia.com

In Appalachia, fracking is not the job creator the industry claims

Oil and gas production isn’t translating to more jobs for residents of heavily fracked communities, new research shows.

www.canarymedia.com

☀️ Carl Siegrist @carlsiegrist.bsky.social · Aug 11

“The reality is, we need this administration to follow the law and make good on commitments that have been made so that there is predictability in the market. We also need every cheap electron we can get right now.”
Via @jeffstjohn.bsky.social @canarymedia.com

DOE is raising power bills by thwarting transmission line, Heinrich…

New Mexico Sen. Martin Heinrich demands answers from the Trump admin on its "illegal" move to claw back $4.9 billion for the Grain Belt Express…

www.canarymedia.com

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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · Aug 9

“Forty years from now, we're going to run the whole world on sun and wind ... But if it takes us anything like 40 years to get there, forget it. The world that we run on sun and wind is going to be broken.” — @billmckibben.bsky.social heated.world/p/stop-sayin... via @emorwee.bsky.social

Stop saying "the clean energy revolution is inevitable"

A little rant on a pet peeve.

heated.world

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☀️ Carl Siegrist @carlsiegrist.bsky.social · Aug 4

Solar policy matters!
#EnergySky

The Solar Policy Scoop: August 2025

Commerce reveals prelim antidumping tariffs on Chinese battery anode material Washington, D.C. The Dept. of Commerce revealed its preliminary antidumping

www.solarpowerworldonline.com

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RMI - Rocky Mountain Institute @rockymtninst.bsky.social · Aug 4

Cleantech is an economic opportunity. Following recent US federal policy shifts, states can still develop and deploy cleantech to save money, improve health, and position their businesses and residents to thrive.

RMI shares six recommendations for states: bit.ly/4oijwXM

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☀️ Carl Siegrist @carlsiegrist.bsky.social · Aug 1

Democratic lawmakers ask government accountability office to review DOE's actions against solar and wind

Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-09), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Senator Patty Murray

www.solarpowerworldonline.com

☀️ Carl Siegrist @carlsiegrist.bsky.social · Jul 30

Policy matters! New York state finalized rules ensuring most new edifices will install electric heat pumps and stoves instead of gas appliances, lowering costs and improving air quality.
Via @alisontakemura.bsky.social @canarymedia.com

New York becomes first state to commit to all-electric new buildings

The state finalized rules ensuring most new edifices will install electric heat pumps and stoves instead of gas appliances, lowering costs and improving…

www.canarymedia.com

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☀️ Carl Siegrist @carlsiegrist.bsky.social · Jul 30

New tallies of Trump's sweeping tax breaks and other incentives add up to tens of billions of dollars of benefits to the fossil fuel industry.

Candidate Trump Promised Oil Executives a Windfall. Now, They’re Getting It.

www.nytimes.com

☀️ Carl Siegrist @carlsiegrist.bsky.social · Jul 22

#EnergySky via @billmckibben.bsky.social

Opinion | Why Trump’s War on Solar Power Will Fail

www.nytimes.com

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☀️ Carl Siegrist @carlsiegrist.bsky.social · Jul 21

Sunrun, a publicly traded #solar and #energystorage installer, announced it closed a $431 million securitization of leases and power purchase agreements.

Sunrun to close $431 million securitization

The company priced an oversubscribed securitization for a portfolio of over 63,318 solar and energy storage systems across 12 states and Washington D.C.

pv-magazine-usa.com

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Heatmap News @heatmap.news · Jul 21

TOMORROW: Don't miss our virtual briefing featuring Heatmap's @kbrigham.bsky.social, @latimes.com's @sammyroth.bsky.social, @bloomberg.com's @michellema.bsky.social, and Eric Fischgrund of FischTank PR on the challenges of climate reporting in a rapidly changing political and economic landscape.

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