Justin Gerdes
@justingerdes.bsky.social
I publish the Quitting Carbon newsletter. Subscribe: https://www.quittingcarbonmedia.com/. Former Managing Editor, Energy Monitor. Send story ideas or tips: [email protected] or Signal: JustinGerdes.85
"The world becomes a reflection of who we are in our own countries. We cannot change the trajectory of world events without first changing what’s happening at home." - @rhodesben.bsky.social's reflections on the Munich Security Conference: benrhodes1.substack.com/p/reflection...
February 15, 2026 at 11:30 PM
"The world becomes a reflection of who we are in our own countries. We cannot change the trajectory of world events without first changing what’s happening at home." - @rhodesben.bsky.social's reflections on the Munich Security Conference: benrhodes1.substack.com/p/reflection...
Lime Ridge Open Space in Concord, California, at dusk ...
February 14, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Lime Ridge Open Space in Concord, California, at dusk ...
Bleak findings for those of us trying to make a living publishing newsletters!! "Only 8% of respondents believe individual Americans have a responsibility to pay for news." www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/most... via @hanaatameez.bsky.social
February 11, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Bleak findings for those of us trying to make a living publishing newsletters!! "Only 8% of respondents believe individual Americans have a responsibility to pay for news." www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/most... via @hanaatameez.bsky.social
"The momentum of energy technology is holding up pretty well against the administration’s policy attacks. And that’s not a bad place to be if you now consider that the political pendulum is about to swing harder than many young people have ever seen." by @gregor.us www.coldeye.earth/p/wind-shift 🔌💡
February 9, 2026 at 10:53 PM
"The momentum of energy technology is holding up pretty well against the administration’s policy attacks. And that’s not a bad place to be if you now consider that the political pendulum is about to swing harder than many young people have ever seen." by @gregor.us www.coldeye.earth/p/wind-shift 🔌💡
FYI, fellow EV drivers: ChargePoint just sent an email announcing a new "Service Fee." "Starting in March, we will begin rolling out a Service Fee on certain paid charging sessions." www.chargepoint.com/service-fee-...
February 3, 2026 at 7:21 AM
FYI, fellow EV drivers: ChargePoint just sent an email announcing a new "Service Fee." "Starting in March, we will begin rolling out a Service Fee on certain paid charging sessions." www.chargepoint.com/service-fee-...
Thank you for speaking out on this, @stephenlacey.bsky.social, @scottclavenna.bsky.social, and @latitudemedia.bsky.social: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
January 30, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Thank you for speaking out on this, @stephenlacey.bsky.social, @scottclavenna.bsky.social, and @latitudemedia.bsky.social: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
@americancleanpower.bsky.social: "Cancelling five major offshore wind projects could raise electricity costs for customers on the east coast by an estimated $45 billion over the next decade." cleanpower.org/news/new-ana... 🔌💡
January 29, 2026 at 7:43 PM
@americancleanpower.bsky.social: "Cancelling five major offshore wind projects could raise electricity costs for customers on the east coast by an estimated $45 billion over the next decade." cleanpower.org/news/new-ana... 🔌💡
"Global power generation from wind and solar has reached a level that’s equal to total generation from all sources in the United States," reports @gregor.us: www.coldeye.earth/p/down-to-th... 🔌💡
January 26, 2026 at 11:00 PM
"Global power generation from wind and solar has reached a level that’s equal to total generation from all sources in the United States," reports @gregor.us: www.coldeye.earth/p/down-to-th... 🔌💡
@ember-energy.org: "In 2025, the EU took an enormous step forward towards a clean power system backed by wind and solar. For the first time, wind and solar produced more electricity than fossil fuels in the EU." ember-energy.org/latest-insig... 🔌💡
January 22, 2026 at 5:38 PM
@ember-energy.org: "In 2025, the EU took an enormous step forward towards a clean power system backed by wind and solar. For the first time, wind and solar produced more electricity than fossil fuels in the EU." ember-energy.org/latest-insig... 🔌💡
@rhg.com: "In the final quarter of 2025, actual investment in US clean tech manufacturing fell for a fifth consecutive quarter to $9 billion, a 5% drop from Q3 2025 and a 29% drop relative to Q4 2024." mailchi.mp/rhg/taking-s... 🔌💡
January 22, 2026 at 12:19 AM
@rhg.com: "In the final quarter of 2025, actual investment in US clean tech manufacturing fell for a fifth consecutive quarter to $9 billion, a 5% drop from Q3 2025 and a 29% drop relative to Q4 2024." mailchi.mp/rhg/taking-s... 🔌💡
EIA: "In our STEO forecast, utility-scale solar is the fastest-growing source of electricity generation in the United States, increasing from 290 BkWh in 2025 to 424 BkWh by 2027." www.eia.gov/todayinenerg... 🔌💡
January 16, 2026 at 11:57 PM
EIA: "In our STEO forecast, utility-scale solar is the fastest-growing source of electricity generation in the United States, increasing from 290 BkWh in 2025 to 424 BkWh by 2027." www.eia.gov/todayinenerg... 🔌💡
@calenergy.bsky.social: The 2025 update of the California Energy Code that took effect on Jan. 1 "will save an estimated $4.8 billion in energy costs over 30 years and reduce GHG emissions by about 4 million metric tons." www.energy.ca.gov/news/2026-01... 🔌💡
January 13, 2026 at 11:43 PM
@calenergy.bsky.social: The 2025 update of the California Energy Code that took effect on Jan. 1 "will save an estimated $4.8 billion in energy costs over 30 years and reduce GHG emissions by about 4 million metric tons." www.energy.ca.gov/news/2026-01... 🔌💡
From EIA's latest Short-Term Energy Outlook: "Natural gas prices increase in our forecast because growth in demand—led by expanding liquefied natural gas exports and more natural gas consumption in the electric power sector—will outpace production growth." www.eia.gov/outlooks/steo/ 🔌💡
January 13, 2026 at 5:45 PM
From EIA's latest Short-Term Energy Outlook: "Natural gas prices increase in our forecast because growth in demand—led by expanding liquefied natural gas exports and more natural gas consumption in the electric power sector—will outpace production growth." www.eia.gov/outlooks/steo/ 🔌💡
Helpful resource for journalists from Indiegraf: Your Guide to 2026 Journalism Grants: Funding Opportunities in the U.S. and Canada: indiegraf.com/blog/indie-p...
January 10, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Helpful resource for journalists from Indiegraf: Your Guide to 2026 Journalism Grants: Funding Opportunities in the U.S. and Canada: indiegraf.com/blog/indie-p...
@gregor.us on the "tectonic shift underway" because of China's EV initiative: www.coldeye.earth/p/transition... 🔌💡
December 30, 2025 at 5:37 PM
@gregor.us on the "tectonic shift underway" because of China's EV initiative: www.coldeye.earth/p/transition... 🔌💡
"Part of the reason Australia's government can act so quickly on political matters of national importance is because of something called the National Cabinet." www.npr.org/2025/12/15/n... via @npr.org's Joe Hernandez
December 16, 2025 at 7:06 AM
"Part of the reason Australia's government can act so quickly on political matters of national importance is because of something called the National Cabinet." www.npr.org/2025/12/15/n... via @npr.org's Joe Hernandez
"Renewable energy sources covered nearly 56 percent of Germany’s gross electricity consumption in 2025, according to preliminary figures by energy industry group BDEW and research institute ZSW." www.cleanenergywire.org/news/germany... via @cleanenergywire.bsky.social 🔌💡
December 10, 2025 at 5:54 PM
"Renewable energy sources covered nearly 56 percent of Germany’s gross electricity consumption in 2025, according to preliminary figures by energy industry group BDEW and research institute ZSW." www.cleanenergywire.org/news/germany... via @cleanenergywire.bsky.social 🔌💡
BloombergNEF: "Lithium-ion battery pack prices have dropped 8% since 2024 to a record low of $108 per kilowatt-hour." about.bnef.com/insights/cle... 🔌💡
December 10, 2025 at 6:54 AM
BloombergNEF: "Lithium-ion battery pack prices have dropped 8% since 2024 to a record low of $108 per kilowatt-hour." about.bnef.com/insights/cle... 🔌💡
I love this from @vermontgmg.bsky.social on the magic of books: "Afterward, you’ll never be the same person you were before reading. What better bargain of self-improvement, happiness, and knowledge is there in the world?" www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/my-favorit...
November 29, 2025 at 1:11 AM
I love this from @vermontgmg.bsky.social on the magic of books: "Afterward, you’ll never be the same person you were before reading. What better bargain of self-improvement, happiness, and knowledge is there in the world?" www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/my-favorit...
"Unfortunately, a decade into the revelations of how social media is poisoning us, government and the social media platforms are actually unwinding the very few safeguards they’ve ever put into place," writes @vermontgmg.bsky.social: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/the-very-b...
November 25, 2025 at 7:28 PM
"Unfortunately, a decade into the revelations of how social media is poisoning us, government and the social media platforms are actually unwinding the very few safeguards they’ve ever put into place," writes @vermontgmg.bsky.social: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/the-very-b...
EIA: Between January and August 2025, utility-scale solar generation in California totaled 40.3 BkWh, nearly double the 22.0 BkWh over the same period in 2020. Meanwhile, natural gas supplied 45.5 BkWh of electricity, 18% less than during the same period in 2020: www.eia.gov/todayinenerg... 🔌💡
November 24, 2025 at 5:56 PM
EIA: Between January and August 2025, utility-scale solar generation in California totaled 40.3 BkWh, nearly double the 22.0 BkWh over the same period in 2020. Meanwhile, natural gas supplied 45.5 BkWh of electricity, 18% less than during the same period in 2020: www.eia.gov/todayinenerg... 🔌💡
@calenergy.bsky.social: "California now has nearly 17,000 megawatts of battery storage — one-third of the way to its 2045 goal." www.energy.ca.gov/news/2025-11... 🔌💡
November 13, 2025 at 11:55 PM
@calenergy.bsky.social: "California now has nearly 17,000 megawatts of battery storage — one-third of the way to its 2045 goal." www.energy.ca.gov/news/2025-11... 🔌💡
From EIA's latest Short-Term Energy Outlook on natural gas prices: "We expect prices to average $4.00/MMBtu in 2026, 16% higher than in 2025, primarily due to increased liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports amid flat production growth." www.eia.gov/outlooks/steo/ 🔌💡
November 12, 2025 at 5:58 PM
From EIA's latest Short-Term Energy Outlook on natural gas prices: "We expect prices to average $4.00/MMBtu in 2026, 16% higher than in 2025, primarily due to increased liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports amid flat production growth." www.eia.gov/outlooks/steo/ 🔌💡
"Midyear reporting indicates that the global power sector is doing a good job covering marginal growth with wind and solar," writes @gregor.us about H1 2025 data from @ember-energy.org: www.coldeye.earth/p/trade-games 🔌💡
November 10, 2025 at 11:20 PM
"Midyear reporting indicates that the global power sector is doing a good job covering marginal growth with wind and solar," writes @gregor.us about H1 2025 data from @ember-energy.org: www.coldeye.earth/p/trade-games 🔌💡
Not good! A @newslit.org report surveyed American teenagers about their attitudes towards journalists. "An overwhelming majority of teens (84%) described news media with negative words." www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/bias... via @sarahscire.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Not good! A @newslit.org report surveyed American teenagers about their attitudes towards journalists. "An overwhelming majority of teens (84%) described news media with negative words." www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/bias... via @sarahscire.com