Abe Scarr

What happens if property insurers are allowed to exclude wildfires from coverage? “Are we just going to turn everybody loose and let the fires burn our houses down?” Nevada just did — and others may follow.

Nevada just let property insurers exclude wildfire coverage. Homeowners won’t realize until it’s too late that fire isn't covered. Expect shock, underinsurance, and scrambling for expensive new policies. Plus: pressure for a federal wildfire safety net. open.substack.com/pub/susanpcr...

This is a renewable motion, so the sponsor can call it again. We'll see.

Homeowners insurance reform bill - HB3799 as amended by SA2 and SA3 -fails in the house.

We remained neutral on it. It would be an important step forward, but falls short of what we’ve advocated for.

DEFENDERS TAKING PENALTIES!!!! RAAAHHHHH

Simpler Solar Regulations Would Save Americans $1.2 Trillion A new analysis by Permit Power calculates the cumulative benefits of cheap rooftop solar over the lifetime of a typical rig.

New exclusive up on @heatmap.news

A new analysis shows how states can intervene to slash red tape, unlock a lot more cheap solar and batteries to meet our growing electricity needs, and shave more than $1 trillion -- yes, with a T -- off Americans' utility bills.

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With #cf97 2-0 up against Orlando, couldn't help but look back on their last playoff win; 2-0 on Nov. 7, 2009 against New England. John Thorrington and Cuauhtemoc Blanco with the goals. Interesting duo there.

Zoning regulators in Franklin reject 'generational opportunity' data center proposal, but fate of project still up in the air The latest debate over data centers is playing out in a small town in southern Kentucky near the Tennessee border. The Franklin Planning and Zoning Commission rejected a proposal Tuesday night that wo...

Franklin is the latest local government to rebuff a potential data center, with zoning regulators rejecting a proposal Tuesday night that would amend regulations to allow their construction. From WKU:

It's mostly because of utilities and their decisions to spend more on poles and wires.

The thing about this story is that there's so much data on market prices, T&D spending, etc. And the "reporting" on it basically ignores the data.

About to kick off a press event with AARP Illinois and @cubillinois.bsky.social - and then will deliver almost 40,000 public comments to the Illinois Commerce Commission asking them to limit Nicor’s 5th rate hike since 2017.

Map showing the U.S. 2025 Billion-Dollar Weather & Climate Disasters and highlights wildfires and severe weather so far through June 2025. Graphic is produced by Climate Central.

📣 The "U.S. Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters" data is back today through @climatecentral.org! And more soon!

➡️ Explore our new interactive website at www.climatecentral.org/climate-serv..., which is now updated through the first half of 2025 & totaling over $101 billion from 14 events.

Disaster Recovery Is an $8 Trillion Driver of US Growth Investors are on the hunt for companies powering the disaster industrial complex, which are fueling US growth and outpacing the S&P 500

🚨EXCLUSIVE🚨
Many things are changing before our eyes. Others are harder to see

Like the US economy

Americans are spending more 💲 recovering from disasters and preparing for the next one. 36% of US GDP growth since 2000 is related to climate disasters.

Welcome to the Disaster Industrial Complex 🎁🔗

3. Main takeaways, continued:
- Retail electricity prices, and price increases, are mostly about spending on poles and wires, not energy supply
- Renewables don't correlate with higher prices, but dependence on natural gas pretty clearly does

Abraham Scarr: Lawmakers must ensure Illinois consumers get insurance worth their payments Illinois is the only state in the entire country where it is legal to charge excessive home and auto insurance rates.

Lawmakers must ensure Illinois consumers get insurance worth their payments

www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/16/o...

Opinion: Illinois faces an insurability crisis — not just an insurance crisis Rising premiums show Illinois faces an insurability crisis fueled by climate risk — and price regulation alone won’t keep coverage affordable.

Illinois faces an insurability crisis — not just an insurance crisis - great piece by Rob Moore of @nrdc.org www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/illi...

State Farm faces lawsuit from Illinois amid scrutiny over rate increases The suit alleges State Farm refused to comply with a Department of Insurance examination into its homeowners business.

State Farm faces lawsuit from Illinois amid scrutiny over rate increases www.chicagobusiness.com/insurance/il...

Natural gas prices are low, but your monthly gas bill is up. Here's why Gas utility bills are rising even though natural gas prices are down. That's because a much larger share of your gas bill now goes to infrastructure instead of fuel.

Gas utility bills are rising even though natural gas prices are down. That's because a much larger share of your gas bill now goes to infrastructure instead of fuel.

Data center energy use is giving old, dirty power plants a new lease on life The closures of 34 fossil fuel generators at 15 power plants have been postponed, in part to fuel the U.S. data center boom.

Speaking of turning the clock back ... at least 16 GW of old, dirty power plants have had their retirement delayed due to forecasts of rising power demand, including from data centers.
@frontiergroup.bsky.social's Quentin Good and Kylie Hanson name the names here: frontiergroup.org/articles/dat...

And what a half it was 🤌 #cf97

Oil and gas activity slips again on elevated uncertainty, higher costs Activity in the oil and gas sector declined slightly in the third quarter of 2025, according to oil and gas executives responding to the Dallas Fed Energy Survey.

rough Dallas Fed Survey

"We have begun the twilight of shale...The U.S. isn't running out of oil, but she sure is running out of $60 per barrel oil. $100 per barrel? $150 per barrel? Price likely must cover for less-than-optimal geology over time."

www.dallasfed.org/research/sur...

Volunteers are collecting petition signatures at a table at a Third Act Sun Day event. It’s a bright sunny day.

Happy Sun Day!

Good to be with lots of partners and neighbors at the Chicago Sun Day event.

We’re out building support for instant solar permitting, and opposition to wasteful gas utility spending and rate hikes.

A group of students listening to a speaker on a campus green at Loyola University in Chicago. It’s a beautiful evening

Energized to be with a great group of students at Loyola on a beautiful evening getting involved with our campaign for Safer, Cleaner Energy.

The problem? Board members @sumsung.bsky.social, LG and Bosch Home - that make induction stoves - have all acknowledged publicly gas stoves emit pollutants and are dirtier. When asked for comment by Grist, Samsung quickly pulled these pages from their site and were unresponsive.

ugh, residential demand charges are a thing again? bad for consumers, bad for rooftop solar 👎👎👎

ZINKERNAGEL FROM GUTIERREZ! 1-0. #cf97 #CHIvNYCFC

Heatmap Poll: Only 44% of Americans Would Welcome a Data Center Nearby They are even less popular than clean energy projects, an exclusive Heatmap Pro survey found.

Unsurprising given a) the significant local impacts of these facilities and b) widespread (and often justified) distrust of the tech industry. heatmap.news/politics/dat...

AI Use And Data Centers Are Causing ComEd Bills To Spike — And It Will Likely Get Worse The price of electricity has gone up due to a projected increase in demand from data centers, with Chicago acting as a data center hub, officials said.

My latest for @blockclubchi.bsky.social

AI Use And Data Centers Are Causing ComEd Bills To Spike — And It Will Likely Get Worse blockclubchicago.org/2025/08/27/a...

Up the toffees!