Nicholas

Re-upped my email as requested on other site. from nbirkhead at carbon reform dot com. Send me a dm if you didn’t get it

Has anyone built RNG at scale?

There’s only one clean energy superpower on earth, and it’s not us. #energysky

#energysky

I’m jealous

Good news!

Prolec GE Invests an Additional $140 Million in the U.S. to Support North American Electric Grid Goals - Prolec Energy Prolec GE’s recent announcement to invest $140M to double medium power transformer manufacturing capacity in Goldsboro, North Carolina, will help the U.S. meet its electrification goals while working ...

Prolec GE’s recent announcement to invest $140M to double medium power transformer manufacturing capacity in Goldsboro, North Carolina #energysky

www.prolec.energy/news/prolec-...

Exclusive | New York to Build One of First U.S. Nuclear-Power Plants in Generation Gov. Kathy Hochul has directed the state’s public electric utility to add at least 1 gigawatt of new nuclear-power production.

Gov Hotchul directs NYPA to build new nuclear reactor of 1 GW. All potential sites are majority owned by Constellation.
#energysky

www.wsj.com/business/ene...

Thanks for posting all the stories! I do read the headlines you post

Remarkable

lol you know you’re too deep on the grid when the targeted LinkedIn transformer ads start coming #energysky

I want to be optimistic as well, but slowing growth is a hell of a lot different than decline.

If we ever get building transmission again in this country we’ve got to do some cool designs like this.

Shapiro Administration Invests More Than $22.6 Million to Help Schools Across Pennsylvania Lower Electricity Costs and Create Jobs by Installing Solar Panels - PA Department of Community & Economic De... Today’s Solar for Schools funding approvals through the Commonwealth Financing Authority will help Commonwealth schools install solar panels to lower energy costs and reduce carbon pollution — ensurin...

Governor Shapiro announces $25 million in funding for solar on PA schools #energysky

dced.pa.gov/newsroom/sha...

Can anyone in #energysky explain what in the world NET CONE means in the context of PJM markets? I really don’t get it

According to Mark Christie, New Jersey is down 2.6 GW of generation over the last 10 years, meaning they’re reliant on imports (and their power prices are about to go through the roof). They still have a plan to build 11 GW of offshore wind but that’s not happening under Trump? @jessedjenkins.com

Meeting the Challenge of Resource Adequacy in RTOs/ISOs | Day 1 of 2 Technical Conference YouTube video by Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

This FERC RTO/ISO resource adequacy conference is my Super Bowl #energysky www.youtube.com/live/OGMmmjh...

Source is Mark Christie, thanks for calling me out on the missing source @cwayner.bsky.social, here’s the link x.com/christieferc...

President Trump nominates Laura Swett to be the new FERC commissioner after Marc Christie. Laura is currently a lawyer at Vinson & Elkins and has done work for the oil and gas industry on pipeline litigation #energysky 1npdf11.onenorth.com/pdfrenderer....

Seems like something @cleanpowerdave.bsky.social would know

I appreciate it Kevin, I’m pointing out that PJM, the largest grid in the country, is significantly behind this level:

845,823 GWh across PJM in 2024

14.5% coal
44.5% gas
0.5% oil
32.2% nuclear
1.9% hydroelectric
3.7% wind
2.1% solar
0.6% other

Total fossil = 60%
Total non-fossil = 40%

Good reminder of where most US electricity comes from today, Hay Road Gas Power Plant in Delaware has 6 Siemens Gas Turbines and 2 GE Steam Turbines for a total nameplate capacity of 1,193 MW

This is an underreported piece of the pie

Tennessee Valley Authority submits application for construction of first BWRX-300 small modular reactor in the U.S. | GE Vernova News KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (May 20, 2025) – Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has submitted an application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to construct a GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GVH) BWRX-30...

TVA submits application to build first GE Vernova/Hitachi BWRX-300 SMR in the USA #energysky www.gevernova.com/news/press-r...

In Reversal, Trump Officials Will Allow Huge Offshore N.Y. Wind Farm to Proceed

President Trump Reverses, Allows Construction to Continue on Empire Wind 1 #energysky
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/c...

Glad you’re on the case Councilman! I’m hoping that PJM partnership with Google will blast through the queue more quickly but I believe the interconnection timeline has been the main slowdown point! There’s still a lot of growth potential for behind the meter too, like warehouse roofs!

I’m very grateful that my tax dollars funded the fantastic DOE Liftoff Reports, even if you can only access them via yard sale now #energysky

It doesn’t get enough press that authoritarian manufacturing superpower has built a complete monopoly across the critical energy inputs needed to win the century while we’ve mostly twiddled our thumbs and shipped ad-tech. Democratic-aligned countries should LOOSE money to re-shore this #energysky

Damn, this is way worse than I thought #energysky

Nice, congrats :)