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Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · Sep 2

Our 400+ page comment on the DOE climate working group report is now out.

Our conclusion: The merchants of doubt are back, and they're coming for climate science.

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On July 29, 2025, the Department of Energy (DOE) published a report from its Climate Working Group (CWG). This report features prominently in the EPA's reconsideration of its 2009 Endangerment Finding. In response, over 85 scientists have come together to write a comprehensive review, which is

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Paul DV @paul-dv.bsky.social · Aug 23

This covers some of it: toolkit.climate.gov/sites/defaul...

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advait @advaitarun.bsky.social · Aug 17

Yesterday I wrote about how far the Inflation Reduction Act didn’t go, as comprehensive climate policy, even as it transformed how the state shaped markets.

Heatmap News @heatmap.news · Aug 16

On the third anniversary of the signing of the Inflation Reduction Act, @heatmap.news contributor @advaitarun.bsky.social mourns what U.S. climate policy has lost — but more importantly, charts a course to what comes next:

Now We Decide the Future of U.S. Climate Policy

On the third anniversary of the signing of the Inflation Reduction Act, Heatmap contributor Advait Arun mourns what’s been lost — but more importantly, charts a path toward what comes next.

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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · Aug 16

"Free D.C.! Free D.C."

Chants of protest against Trump break out in the 51st minute of tonight's Washington Spirit game at Audi Field.

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Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · Aug 13

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Avi Zevin @azevin.bsky.social · Jul 23

In addition to the AI Action Plan, a few new AI-related EOs out this evening. The most interesting for energy nerds is the Data Center Infrastructure EO.

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Accelerating Federal Permitting of Data Center Infrastructure

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section  1. Policy and

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Robinson Meyer @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social · Jul 23

It’s hard to find a trend in the electricity system right now that *doesn’t* point to near-term rate hikes if not a broad affordability crisis. That’s a serious problem for climate policy, but also the American economy writ large. I wrote about it: heatmap.news/politics/ele...

What is less well understood is how poorly the United States is prepared to match this rise in electricity demand with an equivalent increase in supply. To some degree, American electricity prices are already rising: So far this year, utilities have received or requested permission to increase customers’ bills by $29 billion, according to a July report from PowerLines, a think tank and advocacy group. That’s a large number in its own right, and it’s more than twice as much as had been approved at this time last year.

But when you look across the power system, virtually every trend is setting us up for electricity price spikes:

The supply chain to build new natural gas power plants is backed up. Virtually all new utility-scale gas turbines are spoken for until the end of this decade, as Heatmap News covered in February.
U.S. natural gas supplies will come under more strain in the next few years as fossil fuel companies export more of the fuel abroad. From 2024 to 2028, North America’s liquified natural gas export capacity is projected to double.
Many of the key components to build more grid infrastructure — such as copper or steel — have surged in cost due to Trump’s tariffs and self-induced trade uncertainty.
The federal government has become a less stable fiscal and financing partner for energy producers and distributors. On Wednesday, Energy Secretary Chris Wright killed a government loan guarantee for the Grain Belt Express transmission project. Why? “To ensure more responsible stewardship of taxpayer resources,” but also because President Trump asked him to.

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Paul DV @paul-dv.bsky.social · Jul 16

Why not "MatAss CoRa"?

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Avi Zevin @azevin.bsky.social · Jul 16

but which one

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Paul DV @paul-dv.bsky.social · Jul 2

Thank you!

Paul DV @paul-dv.bsky.social · Jul 2

Do you have an author's link available to share? Thanks!

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Avi Zevin @azevin.bsky.social · Jun 30

"There is a way to apply a set of carefully crafted restrictions to wean us off Chinese supply chains, but . . . if we scatter rakes across the floor for companies to step on, they will just throw up their hands and send their investments overseas, leaving us more reliant on China than before."

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ALT: a red car is parked next to a trailer that says u-tow on it

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Energy Innovation @energyinnovation.org · Jun 30

🚨New Report🚨
🔌💡 The U.S. Senate's “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” #Energy Provisions, will cost America 300GW of new power, $960 billion in GDP, and 770,000 lost jobs.
Check out the other economic impacts of the bill 👇
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#greensky #energysky

Economic Impacts of U.S. Senate “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” Energy Provisions • Energy Innovation

The Senate's "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" will cost America 300GW of new power, $960 billion in GDP, and 770,000 lost jobs.

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Paul DV @paul-dv.bsky.social · Jun 17

Senate Finance Committee bill maintains tax credits for nuclear, geothermal, energy storage, and hydropower... but immediately terminates this other tax benefit?

It's not clear that there's any replacement for MACRS elsewhere in the proposed text.

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Removing Accelerated Depreciation is Bad and Counter-Productive – Yardsale Energy

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advait @advaitarun.bsky.social · Jun 16

Killing MACRS depreciation for clean energy forces all credit-eligible energy projects into transferability markets rather than into tax equity transactions. Fine for S/W. But seems bad for nuclear and geothermal... which have no transferability markets bc they're emerging tech.

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Jigar Shah @jigarshahdc.bsky.social · Jun 16

The infrastructure investments of the past four years represent the most significant progress since the Eisenhower era. But they are neither guaranteed nor permanent. If Congress and the Trump administration don’t act now, we won’t just cede economic advantage. We’ll see energy costs spike…

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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · Jun 10

Implications of the US LNG export boom for domestic gas prices - from EIA's latest Short-Term Energy Outlook: "Higher natural gas prices in 2025 and 2026 are the result of strong export growth that persistently outpaces U.S. natural gas production." www.eia.gov/outlooks/steo/ 🔌💡

US energy market indicators from EIA's June 2025 Short Term Energy Outlook.

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Paul DV @paul-dv.bsky.social · Jun 6

Electricity demand is growing. New natural gas capacity will take time to ramp up, likely 2030. Why kill support for the only resources that could actually scale deployment in the next few years?

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Republican’s HR1 Would Sledgehammer U.S. AI and Manufacturing Investments – Yardsale Energy

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Paul DV @paul-dv.bsky.social · Jun 6

Finally, a good picture of DOE HQ! Really captures the feeling of being nestled within a forest of concrete and glass. So soothing.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · Jun 6

Across the government, the Trump administration is scrambling to rehire many federal employees dismissed under DOGE’s staff-slashing initiatives after wiping out entire offices, in some cases imperiling key services such as weather forecasting and the drug approval process.

Trump races to fix a big mistake: DOGE fired too many people

Across the government, the administration is rehiring federal workers who were forced out or encouraged to resign.

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Jigar Shah @jigarshahdc.bsky.social · May 29

There has been a lot of questions about the Loan Programs Office and the work that they did over the last four years to process a record $108B of loans to help commercialize technology across the United States. A 🧵

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Michael Grunwald @mikegrunwald.bsky.social · May 27

I wrote about a scandal in the Big Beautiful Bill that should really be shocking even if it isn’t surprising. Replacing jet fuel with corn and soybeans doesn’t pencil out for the climate, so Congress wants to take away the government’s pencils. @yalee360.bsky.social

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The ‘Green’ Aviation Fuel That Would Increase Carbon Emissions

The U.S. agriculture lobby has long promoted ethanol for cars. If President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” becomes law, the industry would be given tax credits for producing crop-based fuel for planes, ...

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Danny Deraney @dannyderaney.bsky.social · May 26

Every year on Memorial Day, I share this video of French caretakers who take sand from Omaha Beach in Normandy, and scrub them into the letters to give them the gold coloring.

They do this for all 9,386 US soldiers who died.

France also gave us this land as American soil.

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Paul DV @paul-dv.bsky.social · May 24

MC stands for "Master Class." I would definitely listen to her thoughts!

MC Hammond @mchammond.bsky.social · May 24

I put together some very initial thoughts on the four nuclear executive orders today. A lot of heavy lifting for LPO to do in there (10 AP1000s anyone?)

President Trump’s Nuclear Executive Orders: What Clients Should Know

The Orders cover a wide array of nuclear energy issues, from invoking the Defense Production Act to revitalize the nuclear fuel cycle to fast-tracking small modular reactor (SMR) deployment, with a st...

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Avi Zevin @azevin.bsky.social · May 23

DOE issues first order attempting to keep a coal plant online that was slated to retire. The JH Campbell plan in Michigan.

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