Joel B. Eisen
@joeleisen.bsky.social
Professor of energy and administrative law, crossword setter, music and fútbol lover. LeoNessie on My Crossword (mycrossword.co.uk). Posts are not endorsements.
First need required disclosure early which is continually updated & has extremely limited confidentiality. @joeleisen.bsky.social & I will have paper out on that soon - & our solution doesn’t require new legislation. Law reviews out there - Data Centers’ Data Problem needs a home #lawsky #energysky
The demented responses to the extremely hopeful news are a visceral demonstration for me just how few people listen to my f'ing podcast.
George Pearkes@peark.es · 2mo agoBig VPP news: Sunrun, Renew Home, and Tesla announce a 16 GW that mixes battery storage release with lower household demand. $RUN is up 20% on this.
Solar panels supplied a record 12.8% of the United States’ electricity last month, while coal fell to 12.2% in its fourth-lowest monthly share ever. Fantastic!
Currently enjoying “A hopping Sunday special in diner! (6)” at home!
Mini crossword No 243 · MyCrossword
Solve Mini crossword No 243 on MyCrossword. 7x7 grid with 6 clues by tpgrammar. Published Sat 4 Apr 2026. Features annotated solutions and special instructions. Free to solve online.
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This was as much fun as I have had in a very long time. Thanks for making this happen!
tpgrammar@tpgrammar.bsky.social · 4mo agoGreatly enjoyed chatting with LeoNessie aka @joeleisen.bsky.social about cryptics and the MyCrossword experience. Thanks, Joel 🧩☕️
In a development that will shock no one, utility corporations are now using "affordability" concerns about theoretical cost allocation results to block easy clean energy build out. nysfocus.com/2026/03/13/c...
Lawmakers Join Battery Developers in Fight With ConEd Over NYC’s Grid
ConEd says New York’s battery boom could overload the grid. The industry and its allies are pushing back.
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She won't win - CT's Sarah Strong is a generational player - but Richmond's Maggie Doogan is one of 5 finalists for the women's basketball power forward award & the only one outside Power 5 conference teams. She & her teammates are dancing again: Wed. evening vs. Nebraska at Duke (wish I could go!).
Doogan Named Finalist for Katrina McClain Award - University of Richmond Athletics
RICHMOND, Va. – University of Richmond women's basketball standout Maggie Doogan has been named one of five finalists for the 2026 Katrina McClain Award, the...
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I regret my decision to watch the White House / Big Tech press conference about their "ratepayer protection pledge." The highlight was when he went off-script and admitted that this is all about providing "PR help" to Big Tech companies.
Some good news - offshore wind in VA about to take off.
E&E News: After beating Trump, offshore wind project aims to produce power next month
The Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project is expected to provide enough electricity to power 660,000 homes.
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New puzzle on MyCrossword (www.mycrossword.co.uk). Many thanks for input & advice from @crypticblah.bsky.social & @tpgrammar.bsky.social - as always, grateful to @liari.bsky.social, @guineverecryptic.bsky.social, @wyrd.systems, @archelina.bsky.social & @mossdef.bsky.social. Enjoy!
Science has named the seemingly unstoppable growth of renewable energy worldwide as the 2025 Breakthrough of the Year. Learn more about this year's #BOTY and other big advances in science: https://scim.ag/493Tpgx
Today marks the 5th time in a row that courts up & down the East Coast have rejected the Administration's unprincipled orders to halt offshore wind projects. The White House calls OSW the "scam of the century"; the real scam is wasting taxpayer dollars with these attacks on vitally needed projects.
E&E News: Trump receives 5th straight loss in offshore wind fight
A federal judge sided with Sunrise Wind on Monday in its bid to lift the administration’s freeze on construction of the project.
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"This is what it looks like when ideology drives energy policy. Keeping money-losing plants online skews the market, making it harder for companies to invest in the infrastructure of the future." writes the @washingtonpost.com editorial board: wapo.st/4kkqSsj 🔌💡
Opinion | Trump’s pro-coal directives could raise energy prices by billions
Requiring aging plants to operate after their scheduled closures hurts consumers, who pay the price.
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Yesterday this lovely magazine arrived in such an official-looking envelope I briefly suspected I was being recruited into a secret society. Which isn’t far off: setting & solving cryptics often feels like belonging to a very happy secret society. Many thanks to @unchcrosswords.com & @wyrd.systems!
Today we won. A U.S. District Court ruled that the administration violated federal law when it secretly convened a group of climate contrarians to produce a thoroughly debunked report to overturn the Endangerment Finding. The science still matters. We won't stop. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/c...
A Secret Panel to Question Climate Science Was Unlawful, Judge Rules
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Great reporting on what is driving huge inflation in electricity costs in NY State: Increasing cost of natural gas due to LNG exports from the US! NY needs to accelerate renewables & batteries, as required by our climate law. www.rochesterfirst.com/new-york-sta... @doreenharris.bsky.social
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A good green jobs story: newbedfordlight.org/vineyard-win...
Vineyard Wind report: Project has created more than 3,700 jobs - The New Bedford Light
The project also exceeded its local hiring goals, with more than 70% of union labor coming from counties in Southeastern Massachusetts, according to the report.
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It's #CrypticSunday! Join us at 12 noon to help solve crosswords by LeoNessie @joeleisen.bsky.social and Pixie @baindex.org 🎉 twitch.tv/crypticsunday
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New puzzle on My Crossword (mycrossword.co.uk). Tons of 1d for input & advice from @mossdef.bsky.social (esp. on 1d) & @crypticblah.bsky.social. As always, grateful to @liari.bsky.social, @guineverecryptic.bsky.social, @tpgrammar.bsky.social, @wyrd.systems. 14a for them & the rest of this community!
“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."
Trump administration unlawfully cut clean energy grants, court rules
The decision is a victory for St. Paul, Minnesota, and a coalition of energy and environmental groups that sued the U.S. Department of Energy after it canceled $7.5 billion in financial awards.
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OK so if you bought a copy of Issue 2 it will be in the post by end of day tomorrow. UK copies should start arriving by the end of the week. Orders are still open on the website - buy now while stocks last! unchcrosswords.com #CrypticCrosswords
Unch Crossword Magazine
Unch, the clued-up crossword magazine
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Offshore wind projects are 3 for 3 this week in challenging unlawful stop work orders - this time it's the Virginia CVOW project. If we want to serve increasing demand from data centers, it's all hands on deck - including OSW. Good result here.
E&E News: Trump’s offshore wind blockade suffers a third legal blow
A federal judge on Friday allowed construction on Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind to proceed, following two similar court orders issued earlier this week.
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Great story by @mariagallucci.bsky.social on how Trump forcing all Department of Interior reviews of clean energy projects to get personal approval from DOI Secretary Doug Burgum has stifled 22GW of development in the midst of an energy crisis: www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle... #energysky
22GW of renewables thwarted or in limbo under Trump ‘blockade’
An Interior Department memo is hampering wind and solar on public lands. It’s one of many federal actions slowing the build-out of cheap, clean energy.
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