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Mike Munsell

@mikemunsell.bsky.social

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VP of Partnerships @heatmap.news Previously: Canary Media, Greentech Media Occasionally writing Living north of Boston

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Jeremy Wallace @jeremywallace.bsky.social · 5h

What do China's new climate pledges show us about the future? The putative electrostate elected to punt -- it isn't ready to commit to a non-coal future. Xi's government is unambitious, and seems to be falling into the very middle income trap that it says it fears.

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China Is Deciding Not to Decide on a New Green Future

The country’s underwhelming new climate pledge is more than just bad news for the world — it reveals a serious governing mistake.

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Heatmap News @heatmap.news · 18h

This just in:

After Replacing Its CEO, Generate Capital Lays Off Staff

“We grew quickly and made some mistakes,” Generate executive Jonah Goldman told Heatmap.

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Emily Pontecorvo @emilypont.bsky.social · 1d

10 out of 13 grants awarded for domestic Heat Pump manufacturing (the IRA’s Heat Pump Defense Production Act Program) are also listed. 🔌⚡

Awards for Gradient, Mitsubishi, and York International appear to be safe.

Emily Pontecorvo @emilypont.bsky.social · 1d

Some additional info on the new list of axed DOE projects circulating.
- All 7 H2 Hubs
- All 13 IRA grants to convert at-risk auto plants to EV mfg
- 11 of 15 grants to speed domestic clean energy mfg in former coal communities
- 10 of 38 grants for battery materials
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Trump to Axe All 7 Hydrogen Hubs, Bucking Bipartisan Law

A new list of Department of Energy grants slated for termination will hit clean energy and oil majors alike, including Exxon and Chevron.

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Emily Pontecorvo @emilypont.bsky.social · 1d

Some additional info on the new list of axed DOE projects circulating.
- All 7 H2 Hubs
- All 13 IRA grants to convert at-risk auto plants to EV mfg
- 11 of 15 grants to speed domestic clean energy mfg in former coal communities
- 10 of 38 grants for battery materials
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Trump to Axe All 7 Hydrogen Hubs, Bucking Bipartisan Law

A new list of Department of Energy grants slated for termination will hit clean energy and oil majors alike, including Exxon and Chevron.

Mike Munsell @mikemunsell.bsky.social · 1d

Trump’s DOE Moves to Cancel Direct Air Capture Hubs in Texas, Louisiana

A new list of grant cancellations obtained by Heatmap includes Climeworks and Heirloom projects funded by 2021 infrastructure

Breaking news from @emilypont.bsky.social via @heatmap.news

Trump to Cancel Direct Air Capture Hubs in Texas, Louisiana

A new list of grant cancellations obtained by Heatmap includes Climeworks and Heirloom projects funded by 2021 infrastructure law.

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Emily Pontecorvo @emilypont.bsky.social · 2d

California passed a huge climate package last month, w/ a big effort to weave in affordability. It's wonky but important stuff, and I broke it all down for you:
- Cap & invest extension / rebrand
- transmission accelerator
- permission to join a Western RTO!
more here heatmap.news/energy/calif...

California’s Big Climate and Energy Package, Explained

The state quietly refreshed its cap and trade program, revamped how it funds wildfire cleanup, and reorganized its grid governance — plus offered some relief on gas prices.

Mike Munsell @mikemunsell.bsky.social · 5d

With all this talk about electricity price increases, I wonder if utilities will bring back Reddy Kilowatt to make the rate increases an easier pill to swallow (that's one way he was used in the first half of the 20th century)

Via @heatmap.news
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(published last year)

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Emily Pontecorvo @emilypont.bsky.social · 7d

Other news outlets are repeating the Trump administration's narrative that DOE cancelled grants in blue states. Well, that's not really true. Here's my analysis of the list:
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The Department of Energy’s Latest Cuts Will Hit Red States, Too

A list of terminated grants obtained by Heatmap contains a number of grants that will cost jobs and revenue in Republican-led states.

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jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 8d

new @heatmap.news exclusive data shows more than a quarter of americans say they’re currently experiencing rapid electricity price increases that are having “a lot” of impact on their personal finances

More Than Half of Americans Are Already Feeling Squeezed by Power Prices

More than a quarter say they’re being hit hard, according to a Heatmap Pro poll.

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Sean Casten @seancasten.bsky.social · 10d

Want to instead prioritize energy consumers and cheap energy? Here's how: heatmap.news/politics/ene...

Democrats Bid to Become the Party of Cheap Energy: Exclusive

Representatives Sean Casten and Mike Levin have a new package of legislation designed to lower electricity prices — in a way that just so happens to be “clean.”

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Jesse D. Jenkins @jessedjenkins.com · 14d

This week on SHIFT KEY: A stack of electricity techs — solar, batteries, EVs etc. — seem to be displacing fossil fuels across China & the developing world. Is this the start of the "Electrotech Revolution"? Rob & I discuss the evidence with @kingsmillbond.bsky.social heatmap.news/podcast/shif... 🔌💡

Heatmap graphic shows a truck in China hauling a wind turbine tower with two wind turbines and mountains in the background.

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Hannah Ritchie @hannahritchie.bsky.social · 16d

Many people feel overwhelmed with the number of potential climate solutions, and are not quite sure what to focus on.

@projectdrawdown.bsky.social has always been at helping people navigate the minefield.

Their new explorer is really cool, and helps to make things clearer: drawdown.org/explorer

Drawdown® Explorer

We know what we need to do: stop climate change as quickly as possible. Now, with the Drawdown Explorer, we know how to do it.

Mike Munsell @mikemunsell.bsky.social · 16d

vive la Revolution (Wind)

jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 17d

breaking from me: the trump administration just suffered its first major loss in court over its onslaught on offshore wind

the revolution wind project can now resume construction after a federal judge found its developer orsted was likely to win against the trump order to stop work

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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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katie brigham @kbrigham.bsky.social · 21d

NEW: the Climate Tech Atlas, a comprehensive effort to map out the opportunities and innovation imperatives most critical to the energy transition, launched today! core collaborators include Breakthrough Energy, McKinsey, @stanforddoerr.bsky.social and others heatmap.news/climate-tech...

Exclusive: Climate Tech Leaders Form New Coalition to Map Out the Future of Decarbonization

Elemental Impact, Breakthrough Energy, Speed & Scale, Stanford, Energy Innovation, and McKinsey are all partnering to form the “Climate Tech Atlas.”

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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 21d

Vermont may join Utah as a balcony solar state! Sun Day on a roll!
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Vermont lawmakers plan to consider 'balcony solar' next session - VTDigger

A new legislative campaign aims to make it easier to export Germany’s successful portable solar installations to the U.S.

Mike Munsell @mikemunsell.bsky.social · 21d

Geothermal upstart @zanskargeothermal.bsky.social just announced its biggest finding yet

By @kbrigham.bsky.social via @heatmap.news

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This AI for Geothermal Startup Just Announced Its Biggest Find Yet

Zanskar’s second geothermal discovery is its first on untapped ground.

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Emily Pontecorvo @emilypont.bsky.social · 22d

I learned a lot reading @triofrancos.bsky.social new book on lithium mining, both a great intro to the economics and history as well as a frank reckoning with the contradictions of an energy transition reliant on mining. heatmap.news/energy/thea-...

Why Mining Is the Dirty Underbelly of the Clean Energy Transition

Thea Riofrancos, a professor of political science at Providence College, discusses her new book, Extraction, and the global consequences of our growing need for lithium.

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jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 22d

looking to talk to folks who are fighting data centers in different parts of the country for a story or two. gimme a holler at [email protected]

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Jesse D. Jenkins @jessedjenkins.com · 26d

@robinsonmeyer.bsky.social reports on the EPA’s backdoor move to hobble the carbon capture industry heatmap.news/energy/epa-g...

The EPA’s Backdoor Move to Hobble the Carbon Capture Industry

Why killing a government climate database could essentially gut a tax credit

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 27d

More signs of a potential populist backlash to the data-center buildout, as Americans come to grips with the jobs AI may take away — and the utility bills it will inflate.

@lorak.bsky.social @zeitlin.bsky.social
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Amy Westervelt @amywestervelt.bsky.social · 29d

okay @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social won the email subject line game today, this is 🤌 (good excuse to plug the very good @heatmap.news newsletter too!)

Email heading "Energy Secretary Chris Wrong"

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Matt Zeitlin @zeitlin.bsky.social · Sep 8

the great ev sale rush is on to get ahead of the 30d tax credit expiration, and tesla's market share is falling heatmap.news/electric-veh...

More Bad News for Tesla

U.S. EV sales have been way up — just not for the domestic champion, which sank to its worst-ever market share in August.

Mike Munsell @mikemunsell.bsky.social · Sep 6

Trumponomics Is Starting to Have Some Ugly Effects

The energy sector — including oil and gas — and manufacturing took some heavy hits in the latest jobs report, writes @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social via @heatmap.news

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Trumponomics Is Starting to Have Some Ugly Effects

The energy sector — including oil and gas — and manufacturing took some heavy hits in the latest jobs report.

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Emily Pontecorvo @emilypont.bsky.social · Sep 4

I made a timeline of everything the Trump admin has done to kill offshore wind. Pretty much everything on the list was requested by anti-offshore wind groups in a memo to the Trump transition team in January, as reported by @jael.bsky.social.
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Trump’s War Against Wind Energy: A Timeline

All of the administration’s anti-wind actions in one place.

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Matt Zeitlin @zeitlin.bsky.social · Sep 4

Everyone loves data center flexibility right? it's a win-win-win for getting data centers on the grid faster without expensive new infrastructure upgrades, right? Well PJM put out a flexibility proposal and...everyone hates it

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The Country’s Biggest Grid Has a Plan to Manage Data Centers’ Power Use. Everyone Hates It.

Why Microsoft, Talen Energy, the Data Center Coalition, and everyone else who objected to PJM’s proposal kinda has a point.