John Farrell
@johnffarrell.bsky.social
Distributed energy nerd | Anti-monopoly policy guy @ ILSR | Making clean power local + fair | 📍Minnesota dad energy 🔌💡
"I don't want anything for myself"
January 13, 2026 at 10:09 PM
"I don't want anything for myself"
Anti-ICE protest in Minneapolis today
January 10, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Anti-ICE protest in Minneapolis today
Faster, cheaper, and yet higher wages. We need an all-out effort to make rooftop #solar as inexpensive in the U.S. as it is in Australia! h/t to Saul Griffith via the @volts.wtf podcast
January 6, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Faster, cheaper, and yet higher wages. We need an all-out effort to make rooftop #solar as inexpensive in the U.S. as it is in Australia! h/t to Saul Griffith via the @volts.wtf podcast
Happy fifth anniversary to the worst assault on American democracy since the Civil War (before Trump's 2nd term, at least).
January 6, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Happy fifth anniversary to the worst assault on American democracy since the Civil War (before Trump's 2nd term, at least).
Terrific, in-depth coverage of how U.S. utility companies systematically overcharge customers to pad their profits, and the failure of the regulatory system to stop them - h/t @nickbowlin.bsky.social for @harpers.bsky.social
January 5, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Terrific, in-depth coverage of how U.S. utility companies systematically overcharge customers to pad their profits, and the failure of the regulatory system to stop them - h/t @nickbowlin.bsky.social for @harpers.bsky.social
Can’t wait to see the navy’s new fat and slow battleship fleet.
December 23, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Can’t wait to see the navy’s new fat and slow battleship fleet.
Pretty good summary of the issues with Xcel Energy's plan to own batteries on customer property across their Minnesota service territory #batteries #utility #distributed
December 19, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Pretty good summary of the issues with Xcel Energy's plan to own batteries on customer property across their Minnesota service territory #batteries #utility #distributed
Love this data viz of community #solar development in the U.S. Watch the incredible growth of this community-centered, bill-reducing approach to electricity production!
December 18, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Love this data viz of community #solar development in the U.S. Watch the incredible growth of this community-centered, bill-reducing approach to electricity production!
Don't miss the campaign in New York to take over the utility that erroneously billed tens of thousands of customers!
December 17, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Don't miss the campaign in New York to take over the utility that erroneously billed tens of thousands of customers!
Curious, I asked Perplexity to try it. The first one was better than Gemini's, but it oddly left out a 1991 winner. Asking it "what happened to 1991?" it said that this version was now complete:
December 17, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Curious, I asked Perplexity to try it. The first one was better than Gemini's, but it oddly left out a 1991 winner. Asking it "what happened to 1991?" it said that this version was now complete:
A sweeping investigation from ILSR reveals how Amazon is fleecing school and city budgets when independent suppliers could offer better deals: vist.ly/4hdfx
December 5, 2025 at 4:28 PM
A sweeping investigation from ILSR reveals how Amazon is fleecing school and city budgets when independent suppliers could offer better deals: vist.ly/4hdfx
Great question. Follow the money...
December 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Great question. Follow the money...
"Local #solar is a cornerstone of Austin's clean energy future" says publicly owned utility serving Austin, Texas. We need a lot more utilities, public and private, seeing the light!
December 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
"Local #solar is a cornerstone of Austin's clean energy future" says publicly owned utility serving Austin, Texas. We need a lot more utilities, public and private, seeing the light!
Community solar on the march! Legislation advances with wide majorities in Ohio! h/t Ryan Kennedy @PVmagazine.
December 2, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Community solar on the march! Legislation advances with wide majorities in Ohio! h/t Ryan Kennedy @PVmagazine.
We've been saying it for years! h/t @chezident.bsky.social
December 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM
We've been saying it for years! h/t @chezident.bsky.social
2) Pay utilities for performance (and not just capital expenditure)
November 18, 2025 at 4:28 PM
2) Pay utilities for performance (and not just capital expenditure)
1) Cut runaway utility profit rates
November 18, 2025 at 4:28 PM
1) Cut runaway utility profit rates
I'm delighted to have the chance to work with Mary Rafferty and Common Charge on lowering electricity prices and customer bills with smart investments in distributed energy resources.
November 12, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I'm delighted to have the chance to work with Mary Rafferty and Common Charge on lowering electricity prices and customer bills with smart investments in distributed energy resources.
Here's an option
November 6, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Here's an option
My daughter went out for Halloween as Charlie Brown so I tried my hand at a Woodstock pumpkin
November 1, 2025 at 2:19 AM
My daughter went out for Halloween as Charlie Brown so I tried my hand at a Woodstock pumpkin