Six New England governors demand that the feds do their part to rein in utility profits, but cutting excessive rates of return on transmission lines: vist.ly/56723

A city taxing large retailers 1% to fund community solar, free AC for low-income households, and clean energy job training. Turns out when communities design the policy, they build things that actually help people. vist.ly/55wve via Monica Samayoa at WGLT

Curious about plug-in solar? The folks at @marketplace.org Tech were, so they interviewed me about my work with @cleanenergystates.bsky.social. You can hear it today on your local @npr.org affiliate, or here: www.marketplace.org/episode/2026...

A powerful new tool to get clean energy on the grid, modeled in California: Limited Generation Profile. If you can flex to local grid capacity, you can come online. And of course, top notch coverage from @jeffstjohn.bsky.social @canarymedia.bsky.social

Honest question. Rather than asking Trump a question that you know he'll respond to by saying "that's a nasty question," just write the article and say: "Trump issues another racist statement suggesting without evidence that all Somali residents of Minnesota are crooks."

Calvin Butler, Exelon's CEO, only used half his $300K personal jet allowance last year. Like other utility CEOs, he knows what it's like to cut back. vist.ly/553fv

These are two sides to the same story. h/t to EPI for the research

Every parent of every child murdered in a school shooting, I'd say you have a claim as a "victim of weaponization"

Where's the coverage of how CRAZY the Republicans are making redistricting? It's not just about redrawing maps a few months before elections -- Republican governors are POSTPONING primary elections to redraw the maps in their own favor!

Trump vanity projects like the ballroom and reflecting pool will cost hundreds of millions (even billions) of dollars, but Obama once wore a tan suit and Biden was old.

Afraid of competition and wildly unpopular due to excessive profits and rising rates, for-profit utilities resort to funding pretend grassroots groups in Maine, Florida, Michigan (+ more) to fend off public takeovers: vist.ly/53hyq

From the ground in Tucson -- a strong preference for public power over a small shareholder payout.

🥳🎉 #Tucson in secures $2 million per year commitment from utility *shareholders* for local investment in clean, affordable energy due to franchise negotiations. The public power campaign made this happen (and would still be superior): vist.ly/42ymf

Yes. With fines proportionate to income of the owning individual or company.

Expedite your passport renewal if you don't want to have to carry this loser in your travel bag for a decade.

We could help pay off nearly 10% of past due energy bills or we could be paying people to not produce affordable energy for everyone.

Pop quiz: What's the number one cause of death among pregnant women in the US? No googling.

Economically just and politically smart.

Puerto Rico's residents know that they can't rely on the grid, which is why rooftop #solar now provides 20 percent of the island's electricity. No imports, no fuel costs. vist.ly/4zyb2

Alabama's "oversight" of its major for-profit utility Alabama Power might be a nation-leading embarrassment. H/t @brianlyman.bsky.social @statesnewsroom.com for explaining how corrupt leaders have failed to hold the utility to account since 1982: vist.ly/4zpet

What happened with the "distributed capacity procurement" idea of utility-owned distributed batteries? I'm joined by Shannon Anderson from Solar United Neighbors and Will Kenworthy from Vote Solar to explain the Minnesota PUC's unfortunate decision: vist.ly/4zjen

#Minnesota should join Utah and other states moving to make going #solar as easy as buying a toaster. Bring home, plug in, save. vist.ly/4ziby

It turns out that *state-level* Democrats do know how to bring a knife to a knife fight.

Refusing vaccination is a cruel and selfish choice.

Private equity is a cancer on the American economy open.substack.com/pub/mattstol...

New: The escalating cost of California's climate-driven wildfires now adds $41 to the average monthly power bill for residential customers of PG&E, the state's largest utility - nearly 20% of the bill. Such "climateflation" undermines electrification of the state economy. Free link bloom.bg/4dGjG8M

With all evidence that clean energy portfolios (wind/solar/storage) are less expensive, we should absolutely prohibit new large loads to be served with polluting, expensive, and geopolitically vulnerable fuel for power supply.

Skip to impeachment, please.

Look, this new Trump tariff will hit you at the gas pump and be paid to Iran. #winning

Minneapolis city council shouldn't pass resolutions on foreign policy and Greater Minnesota cities should shut up and fly the actual state flag.

BREAKING NEWS -- "Let's do genocide in two weeks" -- President Trump

When we say that "surveys show solar energy is extremely popular" it's important to remember that is not a fixed point. A relentless campaign of lying about clean energy can make it unpopular.

Calling the @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social

Impeachment is the only way to prevent further war crimes.

It's useful to ask "why would utilities deliver cheaper energy despite contrary evidence?" a better question would be "what happens when you give the monopoly grid operator power over its competitors" by letting it own generation again? vist.ly/4xkmf h/t @mollyrains.bsky.social

"Let's do genocide" –– President Trump

Virtual power plant program delivers big benefits, so my question is why a) legislators have to renew it and b) why it shouldn't be billed to Calif. utilities for delivering more cost effective resources than they did: vist.ly/4xg3y h/t @jeffstjohn.bsky.social‬ @canarymedia.com

An important lesson for utility commissioners reacting to breathless utility reports of data center load growth. We've read this book before....

Hot hearing alert! 🔥 The #Minnesota Public Utilities Commission meets now to debate the Xcel Energy Capacity*Connect proposal to build and own distributed battery storage. Decision expected by 3 PM. Read my initial critique. www.canarymedia.com/articles/dis...

Whether it's locking them up or molesting them, everyone in this administration wants to get their hands on kids.

Follow Patty today so you don't miss clear posts about the toxic combination of complex nuclear power projects with unaccountable, monopoly for-profit utility companies.

Remember this when you vote -- you can have Middle East wars or daycare. Which do you prefer?

There is almost no time over the past 30 years that for-profit utility companies have been charging fair rates, and they've gamed the system to keep regulators from ever killing this Golden Goose.

Our new Electricity Price Hub is packed with useful data on how much rates have changed over time for a given utility, state, or congressional district. You can also see what proportion of the rate is going to generation, distribution, transmission, or "other" charges. electricity.heatmap.news

Children are just for molesting #Epstein

Nor would I, if I struggled to read.

California is storing the sun until nighttime. The "sun doesn't shine" people will drown under the wave of batteries.

It's like a game of limbo with painful real-world consequences -- "how low can you go" 🎶

Yes, please! "Magic balls" give us more transmission capacity for low cost, without the 10-20 year wait to build new lines: vist.ly/4wmz3

Karen, this you?