*OBBBA, forgot the third B (maybe because it wasn't beautiful at all to me)

Although the silver lining of the wrecking ball approach of this administration is, as this article points out, the lack of statutory changes (notwithstanding the hugely significant exception of the OBBA), the damage being done is still enormous and widely under-appreciated. (1/)

Statement from @americannurses.bsky.social:

While sympathetic to the tough position Gov. Sherrill is in, there are real dangers to using RGGI revenues to reduce electric bills. (1/) www.eenews.net/articles/new...

#ClimateInTheCourts www.eenews.net/articles/red...

Slow state rollout of EV chargers from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law illustrates the limits of U.S. fiscal federalism: www.eenews.net/articles/con...

New Jersey governor hits the ground running, saying all the right things and ordering all the right studies when it comes to grid modernization. Yet whether the outputs of these efforts translate into meaningful reform remains to be seen: www.utilitydive.com/news/new-jer...

Wow, not only did the administration make up a phony "national security risk" justification for its stop work orders, but in one case it refused to let the developer prevent actual safety risks related to construction: heatmap.news/politics/tru...

We are seeing some GOP governors & senators finally speaking out. IMO we should applaud & encourage them, despite their complicity in getting here. We all want and need out of the lawlessness, and we can and should hold them accountable for past complicity in more peaceful times.

Nice biographical piece on Doug Burgum, who like many officials in this administration, have sold out their lifelong principles: heatmap.news/politics/dou...

In its response to Minnesota’s ongoing lawsuit against the federal government, which explicitly cites this kind of extortion, DHS’s argument boils down to “existing anti-commandeering doctrine doesn’t apply because the extortion isn’t coming from inside a statute”.

Things have gone too far, even for the NRA:

"The administration’s anti-renewable energy policies are adding to PJM’s woes, the grid operator indicated in a legal brief filed earlier this month." insideclimatenews.org/news/1601202...

Quite unfortunate that federal policies & greedy corporations, some literal monopolies (utilities) & others effectively monopolies (Big Tech), have created an electric affordability crisis so salient that implementation of innovative state policies to address climate change have had to be delayed:

This country has become unrecognizable to me.

It's true that the cost of electricity transcends partisan politics, but the Trump administration cannot be let off the hook for its role in contributing to this costs with its crusade against renewable generation: heatmap.news/energy/pjm-a...

This is so unbelievable and seemingly illegal: www.eenews.net/articles/tru...

At a time when everyone is talking about data centers and electric affordability, Gov. Murphy's pocket veto of this bill was a big mistake for his legacy. Also makes things harder for his successor ... www.utilitydive.com/news/nj-gove...

Utility business model still relies heavily on monopoly ownership of assets-- whether power plants, T&D lines, or, as Xcel is now arguing in Minnesota, distributed batteries. But does this make sense for anyone besides Xcel shareholders? PUC will decide. www.utilitydive.com/news/xcel-de...

Between talk of outsourcing development of a GHG reporting program to the American Petroleum Institute and adding a steel industry rep to the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee, this EPA has become a joke of an environmental regulator: www.eenews.net/articles/pus...

A major gubernatorial candidate in California makes utility reform a centerpiece of his campaign: sfstandard.com/opinion/2026...

Great to see some state AGs standing up for ordinary ratepayers as they scrutinize deals between monopoly electric utilities and Big Tech: www.utilitydive.com/news/illinoi...

The fossil fuel industry largely runs these state capitals, but state legislators work for the people. The people must mobilize to stop this. www.eenews.net/articles/rep...

The climate crisis is an insurance crisis, in red and blue states alike. www.eenews.net/articles/cal...

Watched the documentary, "The White House Effect," with my students today. Highly recommend. As Mark Twain said, "History doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes."

Some good news for a change: democracyforward.org/news/press-r...

The EPA is no longer functioning as an effective environmental regulator. It has been completely perverted: www.utilitydive.com/news/epa-nox...

“The court recognized that Trump Department of Energy vindictively canceled projects for clean affordable energy that just happened to be in states disfavored by the Trump admin, in violation of the bedrock Constitutional guarantee that all people in all states have equal protection under the law."

An example of a policy that could easily gain traction in red and blue states alike, if framed in terms of "energy freedom" and an antidote to the current electricity affordability crisis. (1/2) www.eenews.net/articles/plu...

It's no surprise that federal courts are determining Trump administration's actions on offshore wind projects to be "unreasonable and seemingly unjustified," but what a waste of taxpayer resources the government is spending defending its bogus orders! www.utilitydive.com/news/judge-g...

Such an important case, especially for residents of Louisiana. This state is as red as it gets, and its coastline is rapidly disappearing. Will SCOTUS back the people and the economy of this state or the profits of Big Oil? www.eenews.net/articles/sup...

Bravo! State legislators in NY, HI and CA are stepping up their game: www.eenews.net/articles/sta...

Nobody should doubt present federal govt's intention to co-opt the National Climate Assessment. Even Project 2025 prognosticated a "whole-of-government assessment and consolidation of science" (p. 371). Documents produced from EDF's lawsuit show just how much planning has already occurred:

"The conservative transformation of New College bears a remarkable resemblance to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s takeover of his country’s state-run universities over the past 15 years." apps.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/metr...

Better late than never. These are the sorts of projects we need to figure out how to build much more efficiently if we are ever to have a green electricity grid in the United States: www.canarymedia.com/articles/tra...

Local obstruction of data centers is working. The same decentralized forces in American politics that have made it so hard to build the things we need are succeeding in limiting the things we don't: heatmap.news/politics/dat...

He wasn't even able to finish the ballroom in time to host the oil execs who paid for it ... www.eenews.net/articles/tru...

Great news! Only thing missing from the list is utility reform! www.utilitydive.com/news/embolde...

Kudos to Illinois on energy storage! It's great -- despite all the headwinds from DC -- to see states taking actual action (not just rhetoric) to try and get electricity bills under control: www.utilitydive.com/news/illinoi...

ICYMI: *If* the SCOTUS takes these defendants' petition, and ultimately rules in their favor, it will enshrine in Common Law pay-to-play lawmaking. (1/2) www.canarymedia.com/articles/uti...

The EPA is no longer going to consider how many potential lives a pollution regulation would save -- just the costs to industry. This is directly counter to EPA's mission. And it will kill Americans. Great (depressing) scoop from @maxinejoselow.bsky.social. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...

“'The extreme uncertainty in the load forecasts based on uncertainty about the addition of large data center loads is also unique and unprecedented and raises questions about the meaning of clearing a capacity auction based on those forecasts,' Monitoring Analytics said."

South Carolina is a (relatively) low-cost electricity state, but no state is spared from skyrocketing residential rates nationwide. Plus the vertically-integrated monopoly utility there wants a higher ROE for its investors: www.utilitydive.com/news/dominio...

What should be the responsibility of a functional federal government is instead falling on academics and nonprofits. And they are heroically rising to the challenge. 🙏 www.eenews.net/articles/all...

#ClimateInTheCourts www.eenews.net/articles/5-c...

Reality checks are always welcome! www.eenews.net/articles/pjm...

Here's an AG fighting her constituents' skyrocketing electricity costs. Will others follow suit? www.eenews.net/articles/ari...

“Today, the forces we face aren’t British troops on the Common or ships in our harbor, but they demand no less ingenuity.” -Boston Mayor Michelle Wu www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/31/m...

Stranded assets/costs are a huge concern, not just in Wisconsin, but in many other states. They can be caused not only by over-betting on coal, but by over-betting on nuclear as well. pbswisconsin.org/news-item/as...

California oil majors sued for trying to game the state's low-carbon fuel standard: www.eenews.net/articles/wat...