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Dan Gearino
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I cover the energy transition for Inside Climate News. Based in Ohio. Born in Iowa. Go MN Twins! https://insideclimatenews.org/profile/dan-gearino/
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Inside Climate News @insideclimatenews.org · 1d
The Trump administration’s energy policies have led to a nearly 50 percent decrease in the forecast for renewable energy growth in the U.S.
Global Renewable Power Capacity Expected to More than Double by 2030 - Inside Climate News
The expansion comes despite a dramatic decrease in the projection for growth in the United States.
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Dan Gearino @dangearino.bsky.social · 1d
Congratulations on a great run Sammy, and I’m eager to see what’s next.
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Dan Gearino @dangearino.bsky.social · 5d
Also, how do people pronounce CAISO?
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Inside Climate News @insideclimatenews.org · 6d
A Maryland project shows progress in using EV batteries to support the grid.
Vehicle-to-Grid Power Is Becoming a Reality, But Why Isn’t Progress Faster? - Inside Climate News
Your EV battery is often an underutilized resource that could be part of a network that acts like a power plant for your region.
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Miriam Wasser @miriamwasser.bsky.social · 7d
Oh hey, we made a cool tool to help you track where various offshore wind projects in New England stand and understand which actions from the Trump administration have affected their progress.

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What's up with offshore wind in New England? Here's a map
The Trump administration is bringing big changes to the U.S. offshore wind industry. Use this map to help keep track of where projects in New England stand.
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Wyatt Myskow @wyattmyskow.bsky.social · 9d
At a time when the federal government, states and utilities are walking back or outright dismantling efforts to address climate change, Arizona's attorney general continues to make it a priority.

I recently spoke with her about why:

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Q&A: Arizona’s AG Takes on Utilities, Big Water Users and the Trump Administration - Inside Climate News
Kris Mayes has long been one of the state’s biggest climate champions. As attorney general, she's taking on the Trump administration and the state's biggest utility as it pushes a 14 percent rate hike...
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Antonia Juhasz @antoniajuhasz.bsky.social · 10d
Fracking’s Broken Promise to Pennsylvania.
#Fracking was supposed to lower Pennsylvanians’ electric bills. Instead, they’re higher than ever—and they’re about to get worse.
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Fracking’s Broken Promise to Pennsylvania - Inside Climate News
Fracking was supposed to lower Pennsylvanians’ electric bills. Instead, they’re higher than ever—and they’re about to get worse.
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Dan Gearino @dangearino.bsky.social · 13d
Electricity prices are rising just about everywhere. I looked at how much rates have changed this year and in the last five years at the state level, based on federal data. Missouri is feeling the most painful sting so far in 2025.
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Which States Are Getting Hit Hardest by Electricity Price Increases? - Inside Climate News
The pain of rate hikes is not distributed evenly across the U.S.
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Inside Climate News @insideclimatenews.org · 13d
You may have noticed your electricity bills are going up by a lot. Here’s a look at how much household electricity prices have risen nationally and in each state.
Which States Are Getting Hit Hardest by Electricity Price Increases? - Inside Climate News
The pain of rate hikes is not distributed evenly across the U.S.
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Dan Gearino @dangearino.bsky.social · 13d
Electricity prices are rising just about everywhere. I looked at how much rates have changed this year and in the last five years at the state level, based on federal data. Missouri is feeling the most painful sting so far in 2025.
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Which States Are Getting Hit Hardest by Electricity Price Increases? - Inside Climate News
The pain of rate hikes is not distributed evenly across the U.S.
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Dan Gearino @dangearino.bsky.social · 15d
Thanks Katie!
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Inside Climate News @insideclimatenews.org · 15d
President Trump went to the U.N. to say climate change is not a major concern and warn against the “green new scam,” a message that seemed to come from a different reality than that of other leaders.
Trump Takes His ‘Green Energy Scam’ Talk to the UN - Inside Climate News
The U.S. president promoted himself and criticized a wide variety of targets, including renewable energy.
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Dan Gearino @dangearino.bsky.social · 15d
New from me: Here's what Trump said about climate change and renewable energy at the UN, and how that clashes with the larger message from other leaders:
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Trump Takes His ‘Green Energy Scam’ Talk to the UN - Inside Climate News
The U.S. president promoted himself and criticized a wide variety of targets, including renewable energy.
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Inside Climate News @insideclimatenews.org · 17d
Natural gas companies argued that increasing production would lower Pennsylvanians’ electric bills. But in the last few years, residents’ bills have only gone up.
Fracking’s Broken Promise to Pennsylvania - Inside Climate News
Fracking was supposed to lower Pennsylvanians’ electric bills. Instead, they’re higher than ever—and they’re about to get worse.
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Liza Gross @lizagross.bsky.social · 19d
If you need a break from stories documenting the reversal of landmark laws to protect the climate, environment and public health, do yourself a favor: read about this inspiring teen who's working to find ways to combat the #climatecrisis and safeguard the planet for future generations.
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Jorgy @jjorgensonmcr.bsky.social · 20d
From @lizagross.bsky.social pretty self explanatory from the headline. I can totally relate. Welcome to the fight Mira Shah and Karbon Economics. www.karboneconomics.com. Next we need to get you on @bsky.app 🔌💡

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California Teen Starts an Online Journal on the Power of Economics to Confront Climate Change - Inside Climate News
Frustrated with the lack of climate action, a high-school student launched Karbon Economics to explore systems that can shape solutions to the climate crisis.
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Dustin Mulvaney @dustinmulvaney.bsky.social · 22d
In 1976, after Southern California Edison announced the withdrawal of plans for the largest coal fired power plant in the USA atop of the biggest undeveloped southwestern coal deposit, some people in Kanab, Utah burned an effigy of Robert Redford who was part of the coalition opposing the project.
New York Times, April 19, 1976. Redford Burned in Effigy For Opposing Power Plant KANAB, Utah, April 18 (AP) —More than 500 local residents cheered as they burned a blond. wigged effigy of Robert Red-ford, the movie actor who opposed construction of a $3.5 billion power plant that was dropped last week. People in this southern Utah county seat near the proposed Kaiparowits power plant wanted the project completed, because they thought that it would help their town economi. callv. "This is the time and day that we, the people of Kane County, have chosen to put a torch to skunkman Redford, a self-proclaimed voice of the nypocritical obstructionists," said John Nelson, the County Engineer, before the Redford effigy was burned last night. When those who came to watch the mock lynching started toward their homes, some stayed behind to roast hotdogs over the glowing coals of the dummy. Mr. Redford, an Utah resident, had no immediate comment.
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Inside Climate News @insideclimatenews.org · 27d
With effective weather forecasting, testing with “hail cannons,” and an ability to go into “stow” mode, solar panels can tolerate extreme weather events like hailstorms.
Utility-Scale Solar Can Withstand Severe Hailstorms. Here’s How - Inside Climate News
With effective weather forecasting, testing with “hail cannons,” and an ability to shift into “stow” mode, panels can tolerate run-ins with even large balls of ice.
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I want to go to there
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There are people in this world who get paid to use a "hail cannon" to fire ice balls at solar panels. I am delighted by this fact
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Utility-Scale Solar Can Withstand Severe Hailstorms. Here’s How - Inside Climate News
With effective weather forecasting, testing with “hail cannons,” and an ability to shift into “stow” mode, panels can tolerate run-ins with even large balls of ice.
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Zahra Hirji @zhirji.bsky.social · Sep 9
The Trump administration, from the CDC to EPA to NOAA, is going to war with established climate science.

I, along w/@blkahn.bsky.social @eroston.bsky.social, try to capture the big picture of what's already happened & what's at stake.

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Trump Is Dismantling Climate Science at a Dangerous Pace
The White House has blocked efforts to measure, respond to and fight global warming. That puts all Americans at risk.
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Inside Climate News @insideclimatenews.org · Sep 4
Coal and solar both grew in their shares of the U.S. electricity market. Here’s a breakdown by state and a look at how other power sources fared.
Coal Is Rising Along with Solar in the U.S. Power System, While Gas Loses a Step - Inside Climate News
Power plant owners responded to high gas prices by burning more coal in the first half of this year.
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Climate Desk @climatedesk.org · Sep 4
Coal and utility-scale solar power each gained market share in the first half of this year, newly released data on U.S. electricity generation show.

Natural gas, while still the market leader, lost some share.

So what’s going on?
Coal Is Rising Along with Solar in the U.S. Power System, While Gas Loses a Step - Inside Climate News
Power plant owners responded to high gas prices by burning more coal in the first half of this year.
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Liza Gross @lizagross.bsky.social · Aug 31
Check out @katiesurma.bsky.social's compelling story about Jingjing Zhang, “the Chinese Erin Brockovich," who's teaching lawyers across the Global South how to fight polluting Chinese companies @insideclimatenews.org insideclimatenews.org/news/2408202...
The Woman Holding Chinese Mining Giants Accountable - Inside Climate News
Jingjing Zhang has fought polluting Chinese companies for decades. Now she’s teaching lawyers across the Global South how to do the same. Her work has never been more urgent.
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Christine Spolar @cspolar.bsky.social · Aug 31
Confused about the future energy needs in the US for all these planned data centers? Listen to @dangearino.bsky.social , who is the best on explaining the US energy, economics and AI landscape...an @insideclimatenews.org Sunday Morning explainer here: insideclimatenews.org/news/3108202...
AI’s Massive Energy Demands  - Inside Climate News
Go behind the scenes with executive editor Vernon Loeb and clean energy reporter Dan Gearino as they discuss the mounting demand for electricity to power AI.
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Inside Climate News @insideclimatenews.org · Aug 28
The electricity system may need new rules to deal with the rise of data centers. Legal scholars have an idea inspired by how the West deals with water scarcity.
To Handle Data Centers, the Electricity System May Need New Rules. Here Is a Proposal - Inside Climate News
Legal scholars suggest revisiting a core tenet of electricity regulations and taking cues from how officials manage scarce resources such as water in the West.
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