"facility must process, ​separate, and refine rare earth oxides into rare earth metals from feedstock derived from acid mine drainage, mine waste or other deleterious material, including e-waste at a single site -- with a priority for heavy rare earth elements." www.utilitydive.com/news/us-ener...

POLICY DIGEST: Our latest policy digest from Kleinman Center and @penncareylaw.bsky.social professor Shelley Welton (@shelley-w.bsky.social) explores the National Energy System Operator's pioneering model and lessons it offers for improving the U.S.’s fragmented and inefficient energy planning.

Quoted in this one, too: dailyvoice.com/ct/litchfiel... @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social

Quoted in this piece: www.ibtimes.co.uk/ai-data-cent... @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social

How do we connect data centers to the grid quickly and avoid driving up costs for other electricity consumers? The solution: a 2-part combo of flexible interconnection agreements & bring-your-own-capacity (BYOC) arrangements, according to a new report out today from Camus, my ZERO Lab, and encoord.

I’ll be giving a virtual talk on Policy Implications of Remote Sensing on 1/30/2026 at the @princeton.edu Center for the Decentralization of Power Through Blockchain Technology (DeCenter) workshop: New Applications for Blockchain in Energy + Environment: decenter.princeton.edu/events/decen...

These Virginia battery projects have the potential to replace gas-fired peaker plants — but are cheaper and quicker to build than utility-scale units.

Other than that, it’s gonna be great. 🤡 @cnbc.com

I'm quoted in this @cnbc.com piece: AI data center 'frenzy' is pushing up your electric bill — here's why cnb.cx/3M1P9GD @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social

PJM Market Monitor Files Complaint With FERC Saying PJM Is Proposing To Allow A.I. Data Centers To Connect To Grid That It Cannot Reliably Serve, Will Require Blackouts To Maintain Service tinyurl.com/bdeptnxd

Acting as a "concierge" for permit applicants?

I'm quoted in this @inquirer.com piece. inquirer.com/business/new... Pdf: drive.google.com/file/d/12bkz... (h/t @paenvironmentnews.bsky.social) @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social

After launching an ambitious global effort to reduce methane emissions in 2021, the U.S. is rolling back methane regulations and urging the European Union, the initiative’s co-founder, to follow suit.

The cost of data centers being discussed on abc news? With clean energy as part of the solution?! Love to see it! 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘥 🦋 🗃 #𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘚𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯 + #𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯

I spoke with Philly's @6abc.bsky.social about data centers and electriticity prices. @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=10va...

Grid Strategies finds 90GW of data centers pushing U.S. peak demand additions to 166GW by 2030, as much as 15 New York Cities. It also found utilities may be overstating DC demand by 40%, highlighting cost risks being pushed onto everyday customers: www.canarymedia.com/articles/dat... #energysky

Can PJM, the country's biggest energy market, require new data centers to submit to power cutoff during grid emergencies? Data center developers say no. But some lawmakers and consumer groups say it's the only sure way to curb skyrocketing energy costs: www.canarymedia.com/articles/dat... #energysky

Equalizing electricity prices between residential, commercial, and industrial customers would save households - aka voters - 21% on their electricity bills. Commercial prices would go up 1%. Industrial prices would go up 59% because residential and commercial customers deeply subsidize them today.

Clean Energy accounted for all electricity growth this year. Gas/Coal were basically a wash and will be for years to come for electricity generation. We need to ramp up batteries because they are 90% cheaper than distribution grid upgrades which is the main reason we have rate increases.

I talked with Philly's 6abc.com for this piece about data centers. @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social 6abc.com/post/east-vi...

I'm quoted in this @san.com piece. @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social san.com/cc/waters-of...

Illinois: $1 billion in battery investment will save consumers $13 billion in capacity costs. This is what @jigarshahdc.bsky.social and I have been talking about the past years. As capacity costs rise while battery costs plummet, we will see more of this. pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/11/05/i...

Worth reading. anthonyworlando.substack.com/p/how-big-is...

The US is the world's largest oil and gas producer. Yet, "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels."

Lessons from the problematic implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: energyimplementation.github.io

Cost estimates for new gas power plants just keep rising! www.utilitydive.com/news/gas-pow... 🔌💡

From @michael-thomas.bsky.social on the other site: "Battery capacity by power grid in the US: CAISO (California): 14,609 MW ERCOT (Texas): 10,982 MW PJM (Mid-Atlantic): 441 MW ...California has built 33x more battery capacity than the largest grid in the US (PJM)." Source: cleanview.co

I have a @nytimes.com op-ed today on managing power demand growth. Central point: load growth is an opportunity to *offset* upward rate pressure (and avoid gas overbuild), if we plan the system to make fuller use of infrastructure we’ve already paid for. 🔌💡 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/o...

🎁 Gift link: Insightful op-ed on electricity prices by @tnorris.bsky.social Why the rise? ⬆️ natural gas prices ⬆️ costs to modernize the grid and rebuild after hurricanes, wildfires "Ask the largest power users to draw a little less from the grid during the limited hours when it’s most strained."

ANNUAL REPORT: This year, we celebrated a decade of impact and continue our work to develop equitable, research-driven solutions that accelerate a sustainable energy transition through scholarship and dialogue. Browse our annual report from 2024/2025:

Will plug-in solar be allowed in PA? (Still no commumity solar.)

www.pjm.com/-/media/DotC... @aniruddh-mohan.bsky.social

10. States with more renewable generation tend to have somewhat lower prices, but it's a weak trend. A much stronger trend: Higher dependence on natural gas for electricity generation means higher retail prices. Gas prices often set wholesale electricity prices, which utilities pass through to us.

Inquirer Editorial: The Language Of ‘Opportunity’ Surrounding Shale Gas Fracking And A.I. Data Centers Sounds Distressingly Familiar As PA Joins Rush To Latest Promised Economic Boom [PaEN] tinyurl.com/4bk64hkz

"a kind of celebration of ignorance"

Plenty of potential in PA, too, but no action from "leaders": kleinmanenergy.upenn.edu/commentary/b... @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social

The price of gas-fired electricity will continue to rise dramatically. www.eia.gov/todayinenerg...

"China Has Overtaken America--And Trump’s policies guarantee that we will never catch up" by @pkrugman.bsky.social paulkrugman.substack.com/p/china-has-...

Power Lines: The Human Costs of American Energy in Transition by Sanya Carley (carleysanya.bsky.social) and David Konisky is out today! It tells the stories of families facing energy insecurity, workers navigating decline, and communities burdened by infrastructure and waste. https://bit.ly/46ycHe8

The Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations spent four years propelling clean manufacturing and power projects. Now it’s been reduced to a shell of itself, and the U.S.’s clean innovation boom is fizzling out alongside it.

PJM wants to fast-track more gas-fired power. insideclimatenews.org/news/1310202...

The Trump administration wasted no time in tapping individuals with ties to fossil fuel industries and right-wing think tanks funded by oil tycoons for key environmental and energy policy positions, according to a new report.

China shows what energy dominance might look like. Not only does China export more clean tech than US does fossil fuels, Chinese exports are (i) accelerating, and (ii) highly diversified across products & destinations. This is a major warning sign for the US! www.bloomberg.com/news/article...