Good morning with good news: Solar, wind & batteries will be 93% of US record-high new utility-scale capacity additions in 2026! Gas additions of 6.3 GW will be less than 6.4 GW of gas & coal retirements! Solar adds will be ~50 GW, with small solar included. www.eia.gov/todayinenerg... #energysky

India is building a new power plant's worth of solar panels every two weeks

The Keys to Spain's economic boom are: 1) Allowing lots of people to immigrate and become citizens and 2) Building a lot of clean energy. Someone should tell Congress www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-YZ...

Making buses free can increase ridership by 30% and pay for itself by reducing other state costs. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/o...

Pretty much the most important thing happening in the world right now. www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chi...

California seems to be building a massive amount of renewable energy and storage while not building a massive volume of new data centres. That seems to be having the effect of actual drops in greenhouse gas emissions, particularly as batteries cut deep into gas

Texas operates the most competitive and freest generation market in the USA! What is that market doing? Wind, solar & storage dominate new generation, despite the big TX fund to subsidize gas plants (gas socialism) & no state RPS. Why? They're cheaper! H/t @dwallacewells.bsky.social #energysky

Stop ICE Alerts Community alert tools for reporting ICE sightings. People share real-time information so others can stay informed, avoid surprise encounters, and support each other during ICE activity.

The Washington Post published a clear video of federal agents removing Alex Pretti's handgun moments before he was fatally shot. There's nothing in the video to suggest Pretti even reached for his weapon. wapo.st/49Zqv1L

“.. He cared about people deeply ..,” said Michael Pretti, Alex’s father. “He thought it was terrible, you know, kidnapping children, just grabbing people off the street. He cared about those people, and he knew it was wrong ..” @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/national/202...

www.politico.eu/article/germ... This is what we need to do!

in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today

Cannot see the end of it.

They are never, ever going to win in Minnesota.

It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing

Minneapolis. Tens of thousands fill the streets in frigid sub zero temperatures in a General Strike to protest ICE.

This guy went to work today, put a mask on, kidnapped a 5 year old child, and then used him as bait so both he and his father could be sent behind bars

It was so great to be on the Maryland Energy Talk podcast with @jamiedemarco.bsky.social and @ruthannnorton.bsky.social, talking about how Maryland is taking the lead in upgrading people's homes to clean, efficient, and affordable heat pumps! demarcoadvocacy.substack.com/p/what-is-a-...

Maryland is moving forward with one policy that will decarbonize nearly every building in Maryland: a Zero-Emission Heating Equipment Standard. @sirnatony.bsky.social and @ruthannnorton.bsky.social will tell you all about it in this episode of Maryland Energy Talk.

Coal generation falls in both China and India in 2025! Coal down 3% in India. Coal down 1.6% in China. "The simultaneous fall in coal-powered electricity in the world’s biggest coal-consuming countries had not happened since 1973." Wonderful! www.theguardian.com/business/202... #energysky

Paramilitary forces reportedly on Venezuela's streets, as the US State Dept tells Americans to leave the country. Not regime change, not democratization, not a US-friendly coup, not even successful resource theft. Regime decapitation with no follow-on plan, creating instability and nothing else.

PJM didn't hit capacity. What does that mean? Maryland Energy Talk host Jamie DeMarco chats with CPR Senior Policy Analyst Bryan Dunning to discuss. @jamiedemarco.bsky.social Take a listen! bit.ly/3LF06xT

On every stated and possible US goal, forcibly removing Maduro will likely make things worse. Create more space for drug traffickers. Prompt more migration. Even stealing oil makes no sense. And the US isn't even trying for democratization or helping Venezuelans. My latest, in @theunpopulist.net:

AOC: What we saw today was a criminal murder a woman while she was trying to flee for her life. What we saw today was a manifestation of every American’s worst nightmare: their government turning into a tyranny.

Article I, Section 8 "The Congress shall have power... To declare war" and United Nations Charter, Article 2(4) "All Members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any State"

Everyone knows that U.S. led regime change in Central and South America is the root cause for many of the conditions that force people to flee their homes and start a new life in the U.S., right?

You can watch the 60 minute piece on CECOT here

Yesterday PJM didn't hit capacity. If you are like me, you know that's a bad thing but you aren't precisely sure what it means. This conversation with Bryan Dunning has you covered. 🔌💡 demarcoadvocacy.substack.com/p/pjm-didnt-...

Congestion pricing in NYC reduced air particulate pollution by 22% in it's first year Traffic in the zone dropped by 11% Accidents fell by 14% Complaints of excessive honking fell 45% Can you think of any other policy that generates so many benefits so quickly? e360.yale.edu/digest/new-y...

BREAKING: The next Speaker of the House in Maryland will be Joseline Peña-Melnyk! She is a fierce progressive champion and this is very good news for the state www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

One company is about to electrify the heating for 190 of Maryland's largest buildings. I had no idea how large Maryland's existing district heating and cooling system is and how much it is about to change demarcoadvocacy.substack.com/p/electrifyi...

"Adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) and heat pumps collectively saved US households between $5.6 to $8.8 billion in 2023 alone." "80% of users are satisfied with their heat pumps, and nearly 95% of EV owners are likely to consider purchasing another EV for their next vehicle."

I could not be more excited about my friend Will Lawerence running for Congress on a transformative platform to unseat a Republican in a swing district

PJM is about to decide wether to increase everyone's energy bill by $70 a month to subsidize Google, Microsoft, and Amazon, or make data center developers pay for their own costs www.baltimoresun.com/2025/11/17/d...

I had a great time talking with Sunil Dasgupta on the I Hate Politics podcast all about the decision PJM will make this week about who will pay for the $163 billion cost of data centers on the PJM grid

"Gasoline consumption in the world's biggest importer of crude peaked in 2023 and the research unit of state oil company Sinopec expects demand to fall more than 4% this year from 2024."

Taking the DC metro past the Pentagon station is always a trip

600,000 people died because of USAID cuts

I don’t know how many times I’ve watched this video. I don’t know how we’ve gotten to the point where men in full balaclavas can abduct daycare teachers while they’re watching children. But I do know that this isn’t sustainable. Abolish ICE. There is no way to reform this.

The Trump era will end and what waits on the other side is glorious

Greenbelt Maryland passes ranked choice voting 2 to 1!

The Virginia Republican Gubernatorial candidate ran on transphobia and lost horribly I look forward to all the think pieces declaring that trans issues are a loser for Republicans and that Democrats should embrace trans rights

Trump's policies are increasing inflation and raising prices www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

The real reason energy prices are going up is PJM's corruption and mismanagement If you want a play by play of their biggest, most expensive boondoggle, this episode is for you demarcoadvocacy.substack.com/p/the-coal-p...

I just learned that there is an electric full body robe (including an electrically heated foot pocket) for under $70 and I think this breakthrough has a lot of potential to reduce energy use in buildings www.amazon.com/Sealy-Electr...

I don't think I've ever in my adult life watched an hour of ABC commercials and all But you best believe I'm going to find an antenna to tune in tomorrow to watch Jimmy Kimmel

Happy Sun Day everyone!

Just got back from Europe, where gorgeous third spaces and generous public services abound. Americans are so terrified that The Undeserving might get something that they'd rather have nothing for anyone. Why THAT is the case is another question. But probably racism.

Andy Beshear is telling Democrats to stop running from LGBTQ issues and he has won statewide election in Kentucky twice www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...