The American West is about to see a huge jump in electricity costs — and not because of AI. As @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social writes, the costs of hardening the grid against wildfires "reflect one more building cost pressure in the electricity system": heatmap.news/energy/wildf...

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Breaking news: Trump is citing “national security” to halt all active work on offshore wind projects Five giant energy projects, countless jobs at risk My story explains how the argument has legal weaknesses and comes from an anti-wind policy doc I reported in January

BREAKING: The Trump administration is using "national security concerns" to halt all offshore wind construction. Here's @jael.bsky.social with what's going on — and what happened last time they tried this argument: heatmap.news/sparks/trump...

In today’s Heatmap AM: 🤝 New York and Ontario sign advanced nuclear partnership ♻️ Redwood Materials brings battery recycling online 🪨 13 states start geothermal power alliance Start your week with @alexckaufman.bsky.social: heatmap.news/am/new-york-...

EXCLUSIVE: Japan's legacy next-generation nuclear company Zettajoule is bringing gas-cooled microreactors to a university in Texas. @alexckaufman.bsky.social has the story: heatmap.news/energy/zetta...

In this week's edition of The Fight — our last for 2025! — @jael.bsky.social delivers her predictions for the fights to come: heatmap.news/plus/the-fig...

In Heatmap AM’s Friday edition: 🧑‍💻 Trump’s social media company merges with fusion energy business ✅ House passes NEPA reform with anti-wind energy provisions 🕵️‍♀️ Energy Department watchdog opens investigation Wrap up your week with @alexckaufman.bsky.social: heatmap.news/am/trump-med...

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The SPEED Act passed the House with a bipartisan 221 to 196 margin, but don't let that fool you: the attempt at permitting reform now faces serious opposition in the Senate. Here's @emilypont.bsky.social with the update: heatmap.news/sparks/speed...

Federal energy regulators order the country's largest grid to make its rules make sense. Read more from @zeitlin.bsky.social: heatmap.news/energy/ferc-...

Today in Heatmap AM: 🌦️ Trump to close the National Center for Atmospheric Research 💰 PJM capacity auction ends at maximum price 🪨 Global coal demand will start falling in the next few years Catch up on the news with @alexckaufman.bsky.social: heatmap.news/am/trump-col...

NEW SHIFT KEY: It's not every day we get to celebrate a successful first-of-its kind climate tech — but that's exactly what @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social and @jessedjenkins.com did this week with Eavor's Mark Fitzgerald. Listen (and rate and subscribe!) here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

With U.S. investors retreating and new corporate emissions restrictions about to kick, Japanese investors are seeing big opportunities in one of the trickiest climate tech sectors: direct air capture. Here's @kbrigham.bsky.social with the full story: heatmap.news/carbon-remov...

“Today’s environmental leaders can drive innovation forward, or they can stand in its way.” Read more from Elemental Impact’s Dawn Lippert: heatmap.news/ideas/dawn-l...

NEW in Heatmap AM: 🔎 3 Senate Dems open inquiry into data centers’ impact on power bills 💨 The SPEED Act, a permitting reform bill, passes in the House 🔌 The transformer shortage is getting worse Dig into the latest from @alexckaufman.bsky.social: heatmap.news/am/data-cent...

My latest for @heatmap.news: It’s now safe to say the “all-of-the-above” Republican Party is dead. A new anti-renewables movement is gaining steam in Congress and could derail the chances of a comprehensive deal to change the federal permitting process. And they nearly sank it today.

A coalition of the right and left nearly stopped the SPEED Act before it reached the House floor. Here's @jael.bsky.social on what the outcome means for the permitting reform bill — and for the Republican party: heatmap.news/politics/all...

The latest edition of Heatmap AM: 🛻 Ford takes a $20 billion write-down on EV assets ↩️ EU reverses planned 2035 ban of gas automobiles 💡 Virginia Dems to reintroduce energy bills vetoed by Youngkin Get up to speed on today’s news with @alexckaufman.bsky.social: heatmap.news/am/ford-ev-w...

Trump set an August deadline to deliver guidance on foreign sourcing for companies trying to qualifying for clean energy tax credits. Four months later — and two weeks before new rules are set to kick in — they’re still waiting. @emilypont.bsky.social has the story: heatmap.news/politics/feo...

Today in Heatmap AM: ⚡ China spends more on fusion research than US 🪫 Korean battery maker SK On ends partnership with Ford 🇨🇦 Canadian prime minister’s climate backtrack faces resistance Start your week right with the latest from @alexckaufman.bsky.social: heatmap.news/am/china-fus...

This weekend is the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement. I wrote about the biggest change to global climate politics since its passage: The climate story *is* the China story now, and how countries pursue decarbonization is itself a wager on China’s future. heatmap.news/climate/pari...

Rivian unveiled its new lidar-equipped, AI-powered R2 at an event on Thursday. Continued delays with the Tesla Cybercab mean that this could be many people's first taste of a truly self-driving vehicle, @andrewmoseman.bsky.social writes: heatmap.news/electric-veh...

BREAKING: AI's stock stumbles are tripping up energy stocks. Here's @zeitlin.bsky.social with the story: heatmap.news/sparks/ai-st...

Start your day with Heatmap AM: 🌊 100,000 people told to evacuate in Washington State due to floods 🚙 Rivian invests in self-driving technology 👍 House passes 3 permitting reform bills Dig into the latest news from @alexckaufman.bsky.social: heatmap.news/am/washingto...

NuScale once seemed set to win the small modular reactor race. Yet earlier this month, it missed out on potentially $800 million in federal grant money to accelerate SMR deployment. What the heck happened? Here's @alexckaufman.bsky.social with answers: heatmap.news/energy/nusca...

New feature in @heatmap.news: When the Energy Department gave out $800 million to GE-Hitachi and Holtec's reactors last week, I couldn't help but wonder: What happened to NuScale? The company was once the leading SMR project. But forerunners ≠ frontrunners. heatmap.news/energy/nusca...

the rise of genAI has materials scientists dreaming of room temp superconductors and ultra-high density batteries. but the gap between scientific breakthroughs and commercial reality is vast. here's why one materials company is focusing on the latter for developing new sustainable materials

This is a great trend - pushing single-function ACs off the market in favor of heat pumps is low-hanging fruit! But what's described here is bare-minimum. Emily rightly notes the effect of the Berkeley decision - it spooked many cities, but it doesn't actually prevent mandates.

18k minutes of pods listened to this year, unsurprising, @volts.wtf and @heatmap.news top of the list! #pocketcasts #playback2025

Here’s what’s in today’s Heatmap AM: 🛢️ Exxon Mobil to reduce low-carbon investments by a third 💵 Fed cuts interest rates again 🇪🇺 EU exempts most companies from environmental reporting rules Don’t miss the latest from @alexckaufman.bsky.social: heatmap.news/am/exxon-low...

California has long been ahead of the home decarbonization game. Its latest move: local building codes that incentivize switching from air conditioners to heat pumps. Here's @emilypont.bsky.social with the story: heatmap.news/politics/cal...

@heatmap.news and especially its podcast Shift Key w @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social and @jessejenkins.bsky.social. Catch up on basics w summer school episodes. And their guest list has been incredible.

The latest in Heatmap AM (including a fresh scoop!) 👎 3 key Senate Dems oppose the SPEED Act ✅ New York Power Authority green-lights 5.5 GW of new renewables 🛰️ Space solar company emerges from stealth Catch up on the news with @alexckaufman.bsky.social: heatmap.news/am/senate-pe...

relatedly: heatmap.news/climate-tech...

EXCLUSIVE: Senate climate hawks are throwing their weight against the SPEED Act. Here's @jael.bsky.social with the scoop: heatmap.news/politics/sch...

In Heatmap AM today: 👩‍⚖️ Trump’s ban on wind permits is illegal, judge rules 🏭 Energy Department to back rare earths refining 🔌 NextEra Energy will power Google data centers with natural gas Read all about it from @alexckaufman.bsky.social: heatmap.news/am/trump-win...

Trump is enchanted by Japanese kei cars, and we get it. They're adorable! But they're also an awkward fit in American driving culture. @andrewmoseman.bsky.social has some alternative suggestions: heatmap.news/politics/tru...

Permitting reform is back, and there's a lot of motivation on both sides to get a deal done — Trump's war on wind and solar, interest in AI leadership, energy affordability. The debate is impenetrable as ever, so I wrote this guide to help you (and myself tbh) follow it heatmap.news/politics/per...

Heatmap AM’s top stories: ☢️ Defense bill declares nuclear power a “strategic technology” 🏥 MAHA activists want Zeldin out at EPA 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo places export restrictions on cobalt Start your week with the latest from @alexckaufman.bsky.social: heatmap.news/am/ndaa-nucl...

Permitting reform is back ... ... and in case you need a reminder of what that is, @emilypont.bsky.social has you covered, plus a breakdown of what's in the latest bill. heatmap.news/politics/per...

"Of the 28 gigawatts of new generation the U.S. installed so far in 2025, 75% was solar, followed by wind at 13% and gas at 11%," according to @heatmap.news. And yet, Trump's team is doing everything it can to kill off solar and wind right when the US needs more power than ever.

I now have comment from the Interior Department confirming it is holding up approvals for “federal resources, permits or consultations” related to solar projects on private lands Cc @heatmap.news

In Heatmap AM today: ☀️ US solar installations set to surpass last year 🔙 Leading science journal retracts climate catastrophe study 🔁 Geothermal startup Eavor’s closed-loop well starts commercial operation Read more from @alexckaufman.bsky.social: heatmap.news/am/us-solar-...

NEW in Heatmap AM: 🚗 Trump weakens automobile fuel efficiency requirements 🇨🇳 China issues accelerated permits for rare earths exports 🛢️ National Petroleum Council weighs in on permitting bill Read today’s top climate stories from @alexckaufman.bsky.social: heatmap.news/am/trump-fue...

"What’s more interesting — and worrying — is that the rules fit into the administration’s broader war on innovation in the American car and light-duty truck sector."

America’s largest electrical grid has until the end of the year to figure out how to keep data centers from spiking electricity prices. So what’s the plan? @zeitlin.bsky.social has collected the best guesses: heatmap.news/energy/pjm-d...

fondly recalling when Bill Nordhaus got the econ Nobel for his model that assumed economic damages from climate change would be modest and far in the future heatmap.news/economy/clim...

EXCLUSIVE: AI-for-nuclear startup Atomic Canyon has inked a deal with the UN's nuclear agency to develop a set of international standards on the new technology. Here's @alexckaufman.bsky.social with more: heatmap.news/energy/atomi...

New on SHIFT KEY: 2025 has been a wild and wacky year for climate policy. What did @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social and @jessedjenkins.com get right about what to expect — and what did they get wrong? Listen to the full episode here or wherever you get your podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...