Microsoft looks like it’s pumping the brakes on yet another climate goal. But as @emilypont.bsky.social writes, that may not mean it’s dialing back its climate ambition. Read more in her story below: heatmap.news/climate/micr...

First Pennsylvania and Berkshire Hathaway, now New Jersey and PJM are getting in on the regulatory reform party. Here’s more from @zeitlin.bsky.social on the big changes headed for the utility sector: heatmap.news/energy/pjm-n...

In @kbrigham.bsky.social’s latest Funding Friday: 🔋 Fast-charging battery startup Nyobolt hits $1B valuation ✅ Good news for green cement 🚙 EV battery recycler Moment Energy raises $40M Read all about it: heatmap.news/climate-tech...

In Friday’s Heatmap AM: 🌬️ Trump redoubles efforts to take down onshore wind industry ⏳ World’s largest carbon removal plant hits delay 🇨🇦 Trump’s mineral sanctions on Cuba force out Canadian miner Cap off your week with the latest from @alexckaufman.bsky.social: heatmap.news/am/trump-win...

BIG SCOOP: Energy industry reps tell me the Trump administration is now extrajudicially blocking all new wind projects in the United States Apparently the Pentagon is refusing to sign off on once routine FAA airspace clearances even when military assets aren’t around My latest for @heatmap.news

Our latest update to Heatmap and MIT’s Electricity Price Hub finds U.S. electricity prices rose 6.7% in April vs. a year ago. But in some states — like New Jersey — rates are up over 20%, @emilypont.bsky.social reports:

TODAY in Heatmap AM: ⚡️U.S. electricity prices rose 7% year over year ❌Record number of data centers cancelled amid community opposition 🇨🇳China installs “world’s largest single-unit floating wind turbine platform” Digest the latest from @alexckaufman.bsky.social:

With wildfires and people mad about what they pay for electricity (as well as data-center-driven demand growth) are utilites "Abel" to make a fair return on necessary investments anymore? heatmap.news/energy/utili...

🚨U.S. grid watchdog issues rare, severe warning 🔎California probes offshore wind developer that took Trump’s buyout ⚛️America’s most advanced thorium bet hits major milestone Get up to speed with @alexckaufman.bsky.social:

Two thousand miles from Detroit, the future of Ford is taking shape.

In today’s Heatmap AM: 🌬️Trump halts construction of onshore wind projects 🛢️U.S. oil majors defy Trump’s call to ramp up drilling 🚗Federal government continues New York congestion pricing lawsuit Kickstart your week with the latest from @AlexCKaufman:

Scoop for @heatmap.news: HHS Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr is asking the federal government to review & study the health effects of noise and EMF radiation from data centers

TODAY in Heatmap AM: 🇧🇪 Belgium nationalizes nuclear reactors, cancels phaseout 🔎 House Democrats investigate Trump’s TotalEnergies deal 🤝 Dozens of countries work on trade measures to curb fossil fuels Conclude your week with the latest @alexckaufman.bsky.social: heatmap.news/am/belgium-n...

In today’s Heatmap AM: 💨 Third U.S. offshore wind project comes online 🇦🇪 UAE exits OPEC 🔋 World’s biggest battery maker signs record sodium-ion deal Read up on these stories and more from @alexckaufman.bsky.social: heatmap.news/am/vineyard-...

How many more offshore wind deals could the Trump administration do? @emilypont.bsky.social went down the roster of companies with both wind and fossil fuel investments to find out: heatmap.news/energy/trump...

Democrats need a real critical minerals policy — beyond just opposing Trump, @wang-seaver.bsky.social and Peter Cook of @thebti.bsky.social argue in an op-ed. Read more: heatmap.news/ideas/democr...

NEW in Heatmap AM: 🌬️ Trump convinces two more offshore wind developers to nix projects 💦 Energy Department unlocks $430 million for hydropower 🌡️ New York weakens heat protections for ratepayers facing utility shutoffs Get up to speed with @alexckaufman.bsky.social: heatmap.news/am/terrapowe...

Yes, gas is expensive these days. But beyond griping, most Americans don't seem to care. @zeitlin.bsky.social explains why: heatmap.news/energy/high-...

In today’s Heatmap AM: 🥼 Trump ousts National Science Foundation board 🛢️ China sets guidance for stricter fossil fuel controls ⛔ Maine governor vetoes bill temporarily banning data centers Kick off your week with the latest from @alexckaufman.bsky.social: heatmap.news/am/trump-nat...

Nationwide, states are facing rising energy demand, reliability challenges, & cost pressures. Tune in to @heatmap.news webinar to learn how advanced energy companies & state legislators are working together to deliver the energy solutions needed to support a more affordable grid. buff.ly/8AvzhcA

In Friday’s Heatmap AM: ⚛️ U.S. has two new nuclear reactors being constructed 🌊 Interior Department launches new offshore drilling agency 🌬️ New Jersey waves white flag on offshore wind… for now Ring in the weekend with @alexckaufman.bsky.social’s latest: heatmap.news/am/terrapowe...

NEW: The state of New Jersey has canceled its agreement with a grid operator to build crucial infrastructure for offshore wind. If you were hoping they'd build the wires and then wind turbines could come after Trump, that's not the case. My latest @heatmap.news #greensky #energysky #climatesky

El Niño is all but certain to bring its usual brand of chaos to global weather patterns this year. But as @jeva.bsky.social explains, that could make Americans less inclined to care about climate change going into this fall’s midterms: heatmap.news/climate/el-n...

New on SHIFT KEY: @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social talks about what we learned from Fervo’s IPO filing with @jessedjenkins.com and @zeitlin.bsky.social heatmap.news/podcast/shif...

Today in Heatmap AM: 🇫🇷 Another French energy firm in talks for payout to end offshore wind projects ☀️ Chinese solar exports doubled during Iran War ⏫ Tesla plans to triple spending this year Delve into the top stories from @alexckaufman.bsky.social: heatmap.news/am/engie-tru...

In today’s Heatmap AM: 🗣️ Whistleblowers allege issues at corporate carbon standards-setter 🧑‍⚖️ Federal court appears to end renewables permitting freeze ⚛️ North America’s leading SMR project set for 2030 completion Browse the latest from @alexckaufman.bsky.social: heatmap.news/am/ghg-proto...

Scientists have deep concerns about one of the world’s leading climate standards-setting groups, the Greenhouse Gas Protocol. @emilypont.bsky.social writes about a new whistleblower reports that raises serious questions about the group’s transparency and governance: heatmap.news/carbon-remov...

I maintain "shitload" is a scientific term and an accurate volumetric descriptor of how much sulfuric acid gets used in spodumene (lithium) processing. Read my takes on Hormuz battery supply chain impacts + more in @zeitlin.bsky.social's latest for @heatmap.news. 🔌💡 heatmap.news/energy/sulfu...

we have a look inside what a startup hard tech company is like, and it involves spending a lot of money heatmap.news/energy/fervo...

BREAKING: A federal judge blocked a host of actions taken by the Trump administration to slow or halt renewables development. @jael.bsky.social has the story: heatmap.news/sparks/inter...

NEW from @jael.bsky.social: Data centers have eclipsed wind farms as the most controversial new infrastructure developments, according to tracking by Heatmap Pro. Read the full story: heatmap.news/sparks/data-...

For @heatmap.news today, I wrote about this problem and how — given the low snowpack and the bad fire season we're almost certainly in for — breaking through that stigma will be life-or-death. heatmap.news/masks-wildfi...

Check out Heatmap's founding executive editor @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social on @volts.wtf!

New this morning from @kbrigham.bsky.social, an EXCLUSIVE on the latest update to the Speed & Scale climate action tracker: heatmap.news/climate-tech...

TODAY in Heatmap AM: 🛢️ Oil prices jump as Iran War ceasefire crumbles 🔖 Trump’s billion dollar deal with TotalEnergies “worthless” to taxpayers, document shows 💊 Eli Lilly joins nuclear energy rush Start your week with the latest from @alexckaufman.bsky.social: heatmap.news/am/scotus-st...

New documents reveal the U.S. deal with TotalEnergies canceling offshore wind leases actually required no new investment from the company, contradicting the Trump admin’s claims it will lead to new fossil fuel investments Via @heatmap.news @emilypont.bsky.social

Trump’s offshore wind deal didn't actually require new investment from TotalEnergies, according to newly disclosed terms.

bill gates' climate-tech VC, breakthrough energy ventures, recently backed a startup building quantum computers for AI. in this week's installment of funding friday, i ask: is that really climate tech? and more! heatmap.news/climate-tech...

What happens to an industry when 80% of its market suddenly dries up? That’s the question @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social set out to answer after his scoop on Microsoft pausing its carbon removal purchases. Read what he found out here: heatmap.news/carbon-remov...

In Heatmap AM today: 🌬️ SunZia, the largest U.S. renewable project ever, comes online 🛶 Senate votes to open Minnesota Boundary Waters to mining ↩️ Energy Department brings back DAC, funding two hubs Cap off your week with the low-down from @alexckaufman.bsky.social: heatmap.news/am/sunzia-wi...

SCOOP for @heatmap.news: The democratic world's leading effort to commercialize thorium energy just took a big step forward. Clean Core Thorium Energy has inked a deal with the Canadian National Labs to produce its first commercial products. heatmap.news/energy/clean...

Massive hyperscaler data centers can demand cities worth of power. I spent the last few weeks trying to understand how the grid will keep up with them. What I learned is that we're all about to fight over that too, very soon. My latest feature for @heatmap.news

SCOOP from @emilypont.bsky.social: New documents show how the Trump administration is planning to fund its deal with TotalEnergies, raising new questions about the agreement’s legality heatmap.news/energy/total...

Lawrence Livermore National Lab is still the only fusion lab to achieve scientific breakeven. Now, the lab is partnering with Inertia Enterprises to commercialize the technology by the 2040s. @kbrigham.bsky.social has the story: heatmap.news/climate-tech...

NEW: In addition to the human cost, Brown University researchers found that Trump’s war on Iran has already cost the U.S. economy roughly $17 billion—a number that will continue to increase the longer this pointless conflict continues. @heatmap.news

TODAY in Heatmap AM: 🔙 Trump admin withholds funding from NOAA grants 🏛️ Energy Secretary Wright set for congressional hearing Wednesday 💰 Customs and Border Protection details tariff refund plan Browse the latest from @alexckaufman.bsky.social: heatmap.news/am/trump-noa...

The politics of data centers has been largely at the local level. Now, it's rising to the level of state governors. I talked with @jael.bsky.social of @heatmap.news on what states are starting to do: heatmap.news/plus/the-fig...

In today’s Heatmap AM: 🚢 Trump threatens to blockade the Strait of Hormuz 🇭🇺 Viktor Orbán’s defeat in Hungary could disrupt nuclear project 🧊 Argentina modifies glacier protection law to promote mining Start your week with the latest from @alexckaufman.bsky.social: heatmap.news/am/trump-hor...

NEW: Microsoft Is Pausing Carbon Removal Purchases The tech giant has been the overwhelming buyer of carbon removal technologies, accounting for 90%+ of industry volume last year. Now sources tell me it’s pausing its voluntary buying. a @heatmap.news exclusive heatmap.news/carbon-remov...

In Friday’s Heatmap AM: 🗳️Clean energy supporters win control of Arizona’s biggest utility 💰Iran War has cost Americans $17 billion on gas 💧Scientists at Princeton map out U.S. groundwater Conclude your week with the latest from @alexckaufman.bsky.social: