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.

Ugh, right after Illinois passed the best climate legislation of the year, too. Very disappointing.

Thanks Caroline, excited to be teaming up with you on this! States have the power!

Launched today: the State Economic Power Project! This dives into cost of living + climate, on 2 pillars: (1) household budgets and (2) state budgets. Thank you Sarah Bloom Raskin, @jordanhaedtler.bsky.social @kostyack.bsky.social @advitt.bsky.social climatecabineteducation.org/state-econom...

Thanks Dave!!

Extremely normal discourse about the Texas Railroad Commission, an elected office that regulates oil and gas in the state and is up for election in 2026.

Today in AI testing 🤖 I sent ChatGPT and Claude the same set of 10 blurry photos of people who have RSVP'd to our Climate + Affordability policy launch this Thursday. I asked them both to create a .csv of registrants. 💥ChatGPT got 5 registrants. Claude got.... 156 💥

Today on Volts: as you may have heard, there were some elections last week. How did they go for climate world? To find out, I did my annual check-in with @spears.bsky.social of @climatecabinet.org. I don't want to spoil anything, but folks ... they went well. Really well.

Last week’s election was big: from Georgia to Allegheny County, Dave Roberts and I broke it down on @volts.wtf. 3 big themes: 📊 Turnout: who showed up & who didn't 💸 Affordability (we have real solutions, folks) and 🍃Tea Leaves on what this means for 2026 transcripts.volts.wtf/so-there-wer...

To be honest with you, I understand about 20% of this tweet. But that's because Micheal's the transit and housing expert! You should follow him.

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My new thing is helping NY legalize balcony solar

Update - a few seats short! I can't believe this was even a question on election night.

Timeline cleanse

YOU GUYS WINS KEEP HAPPENING

Still a highlight of the night. Thanks Alex - John's an expert and thanks for getting him to the Virginia House!

This is incredible.

In a key race for energy policy, Democrats just won 2 seats on Georgia’s utility commission — changing the dynamic for first time in nearly 20 years. Here’s a quick hit on what it all means. heatmap.news/politics/ali...

Win tracker go BRRRRRRRRRR

👀 @climatecabinet.org racking up wins

Thank you Alex!!!

Having good transit and good housing are winning issues

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Excited by tonight's results? You can support 2026 climate champions HERE ➡️ secure.actblue.com/donate/ccaf

🚨Potential supermajority in the Virginia House of Delegates for @donscott757.bsky.social and @abigailspanberger.com. Not something I thought I'd be tracking tonight.

Checking our supermajority calculator right now.... Not something I thought I'd say tonight.

Public Utilities Commissioners are climate policymakers and we finally started acting like it

🎉 Peter Hubbard just scored a home run with his win for Georgia PSC! ⚡️Time to knock affordable energy and good jobs investment out of the park! 🌟

🏆 Victory! Alicia Johnson just brought home the win for clean energy and lower costs. Let’s keep building a brighter future at the Georgia PSC! 🌞

OMFG these Georgia numbers: ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION 2026 STARTS NOW

Seriously, Georgia voters are FED UP. Two statewide utility commission races absolutely crushing 2024 national numbers.

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Georgia Public Service Commission is showing 2/2 flips: Here’s some of the messaging that put Johnson over the top.

aaaaaaaaand LOOKS LIKE CLEAN ENERGY IS BACK ON THE MENU IN GEORGIA

Polls are now closed in Georgia and Virginia

Post through it?

Bluesky -- where is your political posting?? I need my Falls Church, Virginia early vote content in 30 minute increments!!

Climate is on the ballot today. Mikie Sherill (D) in NJ's governor race has vowed to fight against the largest grid operator, PJM Interconnection, for raising rates. In NC, voters will decide on a 1% sales tax to fund transportation projects in Mecklenburg Co. Go vote! heatmap.news/politics/cli...

Very fun to see Election Night slowly make its way to Bluesky! This is a great resource

🗳️ It's election day on Tuesday! This may be an an off-off-cycle year, but there are still a handful of important races for the climate. @emilypont.bsky.social points out a handful for you to pay attention to tomorrow ⤵️:

After much needed rest, it is finally sinking in what happened last Friday: the Illinois General Assembly passed some incredibly important progressive legislation, including two packages that will significantly decrease pollution and save families money. This includes a huge investment in transit.

The packaged also includes provisions that will make it easier to develop land around stations with transit oriented developed. Additionally, the legislation bans parking minimums for development near transit statewide!

The Northeast Illinois Transportation Authority (NITA) Act is the biggest transit investment Illinois has made in generations. NITA will dramatically reform how transit is governed and operated in Northeast Illinois. For the first time, residents will have seamless transit across the whole region.

WE DID IT!!!! Transformative funding for transit, grid upgrades to make 100% possible. I am losing my mind. So proud and happy and also thank goodness ❤️ @climatecabinet.org @dave.bzky.team @michealpodgers.bsky.social @ilenviro.bsky.social

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States where we have saved transit this year: Michigan ✅ Illinois ✅ Pennsylvania 🔜

You guys they did it! They passed a major grid upgrades bill and SAVED TRANSIT with a $1.3b reform package! Nice work Illinois! So proud of the @climatecabinet.org team's work in the coalition to help get this done!

IT'S TRUE IT HAPPENED. Congrats to the Illinois coalition and @michealpodgers.bsky.social and the rest of the IL team!

Best article this election cycle www.semafor.com/article/10/2...