Join us on June 10 for a webinar on AI, energy, and U.S. economic growth and inequality.

Washington Center for Equitable Growth@equitablegrowth.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Interested in AI expansion, energy infrastructure, and U.S. economic growth? Join #EGPresents on June 10 with Costa, @hboushey.bsky.social, @jigarshahdc.bsky.social, and Neil Thompson of @mit.edu to learn more. Also featuring Sameera Fazili as moderator! RSVP now 🔗: web.cvent.com/event/6a3be4...

🔌💡 New paper alert: Surging data center and cryptocurrency demand could spike regional electricity costs up to 57% and push U.S. power sector CO₂ emissions up 28% by 2030. iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1... A thread on what we found 🧵👇

Power system costs and emissions from data center and cryptocurrency mining expansion in the United States

Power system costs and emissions from data center and cryptocurrency mining expansion in the United States, Johnson, Jeremiah X., Wade, Cameron, Blackhurst, Michael, Decarolis, Joseph F, De Queiroz, Anderson R, Posen, I Daniel, Jaramillo, Paulina

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Brent and WTI above $100. Strait of Hormuz largely shut down. EIA has the data and expertise to explain what might happen next. They've been quiet so far, but hopefully tomorrow's Short-Term Energy Outlook will offer some insight.

Obviously terrible BUT I keep reminding myself that what has been undone can be redone. The science doesn't change, and eventually... EVENTUALLY... we will realign U.S. policy with the science.

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 6mo ago

Breaking News: The Trump administration repealed the bedrock scientific finding that greenhouse gases threaten human life and well being, meaning that the EPA can no longer regulate them. nyti.ms/4rSszQu

Yes, the economics are pretty simple: incentivize demand for gasoline and prices will go up. Look no further than EPA's own regulatory impact analysis earlier this year, which cited EIA projections: www.cbsnews.com/news/epa-rul...

Repealing rule to curb greenhouse gas emissions will increase gas prices, Trump administration's own analysis finds

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin told CBS News' "The Takeout" that environmental policy can't "strangulate out of existence" energy policy.

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Costa Samaras@costasamaras.com · 8mo ago

This will raise how much you pay to drive your car for the next ten years. Every time you fill up at the pump, the price should've been lower, but it won't be, because of this. Also more kids and elderly people will get sick from air pollution. Analysis: Seems bad. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/c...

Funny story about George Dantzig's formulation of the canonical diet program to test his newly developed simplex algorithm. The lesson? Embed some common sense in the model formulation. Thanks to @bistline.bsky.social for sharing.

John Bistline@bistline.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Modeling Monday: In honor of George Dantzig's 111th birthday, everyone knows the "late to class/solves two open problems thinking they were homework" story. Fewer know the hilarious backstory of the diet problem. Buckle up for an operations research thread... 🧵

Today we submitted our public comment on critical flaws in EPA's rationale for rescinding its authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. This proposed move is a big deal with profound implications for our future. Today's the last day to comment. www.cmu.edu/cit/veg/publ...

Excellent piece by @bencasselman.bsky.social on the BLS data revisions. The U.S. Energy Information Administration, another federal statistical agency, faces similar data challenges. The accuracy vs timeliness tradeoff is universal: data collected at higher frequency is inherently noisier.

Ben Casselman@bencasselman.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Data revisions are a normal, necessary part of trying to measure a $30 trillion economy in real time. They can also be jarring, especially for people who don't obsessively scrutinize every jobs report. So I dug into the how and why of revisions. A few big takeaways: #EconSky

And here the timely EIA data (and analysis) on oil trade volumes through the Strait of Hormuz - 20% of global oil consumption: www.eia.gov/todayinenerg...

I was happy to participate in this event and explain how the U.S. Energy Information Administration meets energy data needs in the United States. 🔌💡

Bruegel@bruegel.org · last yr.

💡 ICYMI: Europe’s energy information problem Europe suffers from an under-provision of energy information. @nworbmot.bsky.social @jfdecarolis.bsky.social @bmcwilliams.bsky.social & @gzachmann.bsky.social discussed possible solutions 🔗Watch the event recording:

Some personal news: This November, I'll be returning to Carnegie Mellon (@cmu.edu) as head of the Department of Engineering and Public Policy (EPP). I'm honored and excited to help lead EPP into its next chapter. engineering.cmu.edu/news-events/...

DeCarolis named head of Engineering and Public Policy

Joseph DeCarolis has been named head of the Department of Engineering and Public Policy.

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If you want to lower energy costs for Americans, you must first understand the US energy system. You can't do that without the robust, accurate data the EIA provides. The Trump Administration's haphazard dismantling of the EIA will hurt our ability to increase access to cheap, reliable energy.

Over 100 employees leave US EIA, putting crucial energy data at risk, sources say

The U.S. government's energy statistics arm is set to lose over 100 employees after the Trump administration's latest round of resignation offers, putting at risk some of the most closely watched energy reports globally, three sources told Reuters.

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EIA’s Annual Energy Outlook 2025 (AEO2025) was published this week: www.eia.gov/outlooks/aeo/ I’ve taken some time with the published data, and want to share some high-level insights from my personal perspective. 🔌💡 🧵👇

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Severin Borenstein@severinborenstein.bsky.social · last yr.

A great short update from EIA on grid connected battery capacity. And check out the linked page that is a long read on forms of grid storage and their uses. www.eia.gov/todayinenerg... www.eia.gov/energyexplai...

Meredith Fowlie discusses recent work examining the impacts of ⬆️ U.S. LNG exports. ⬆️ exports will put ⬆️ pressure on domestic prices, but models disagree on the global GHG impacts. Short-term displacement of coal tends to ⬇️ emissions, but longer-term delay in renewable adoption can ⬆️ emissions 🔌💡

Energy Institute at Haas@ucenergyinstitute.bsky.social · last yr.

New Energy Institute Blog Post: It’s Game on for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Exports - Meredith Fowlie #naturalgas #fossilfuels #greenhousegasemissions #coal #renewableenergy energyathaas.wordpress.com/2025/02/24/i...

Great panel on an important topic...

John Bistline@bistline.bsky.social · last yr.

What's the role of advanced technologies in future energy systems? Join us for a webinar next Thursday, Feb. 13: umich.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

In the run-up to my Senate confirmation, I was told to sell my 10 shares of Apple stock — 10 shares — to avoid a conflict of interest. Why? Because I could direct my agency's IT dept to purchase Apple products. Frustrating that the most powerful can flout the rules the rest of us take so seriously.

kate conger@kateconger.com · 2y ago

Our deep dive into Musk's takeover: Even some officials who like what Musk is doing feel helpless to hold him accountable. His allies are diving in to agencies, gaining access to systems, planning layoffs, and proposing a sweeping AI initiative to review contracts. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...

Macro-Energy Systems is now on Bluesky! MES is an emergent field and research community that focuses on large-scale, systems-level, long-term aspects of energy systems and their implications for other systems. Follow this account for MES community updates, and visit our website for more!

Macro-Energy Systems

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Calling all Macro Energy Systems enthusiasts. I created this macro energy systems starter pack. Featuring @jessedjenkins.com @gruberte.bsky.social @jfdecarolis.bsky.social @patricia-levi.bsky.social #energySky Let me know in the comments who I missed and I'll add them. go.bsky.app/TTnoSNL

I had the honor to deliver the MITei Fall Colloquium this year. My title sums it up: “Stay humble and prepare for surprises: lessons for the energy transition” The talk features new animations showing past EIA projections versus reality. Some highlights. 🧵👇 🔌💡 www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0fL...

Stay humble and prepare for surprises: Lessons for the energy transition with Joseph F. DeCarolis

YouTube video by MIT Energy Initiative

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Project BlueSky is an EIA initiative to develop a next generation energy systems model. Today, as a first step, we released an open source BlueSky prototype on GitHub under the Apache 2.0 license 🔌💡 github.com/EIAgov/BlueSky 🧵👇

GitHub - EIAgov/BlueSky

Contribute to EIAgov/BlueSky development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Behold, EIA developed a new Sankey diagram to represent the U.S. energy system! 🔌💡 www.eia.gov/totalenergy/... 🧵👇

This week, EIA released its Winter Fuels Outlook, which estimates household energy expenditures for the upcoming winter. tl;dr: Expenditures are expected to be about the same as last winter. Lower prices compensate for a slightly colder winter. 🔌💡 See more here: www.eia.gov/outlooks/ste...

Hurricane Milton is already affecting Florida’s energy infrastructure. Some FL gas stations are without fuel given high demand. Fuel must be delivered by truck or ship. Also, Port Tampa Bay is currently closed. 43% of FL’s petroleum products move through the port. 🔌💡 www.eia.gov/todayinenerg...

EIA's Today in Energy (10/3/24) analyzes the impact of load growth in ERCOT driven by cryptocurrency mining and data centers. We look at 3 demand cases for 2025 and estimate grid impacts 🔌💡: www.eia.gov/todayinenerg...

Hurricane Helene is affecting energy infrastructure along the U.S. Gulf Coast. Trade press reports indicate that multiple companies have evacuated staff at offshore oil platforms and paused some production in the Gulf of Mexico. More here: www.eia.gov/todayinenerg... 🔌💡

For all the long-term energy modelers out there: we just released an open source tool that allows you to plot projections from past editions of the Annual Energy Outlook against actual outcomes: github.com/EIAgov/dash-... Let me explain why this is important. 🔌💡

GitHub - EIAgov/dash-benchmark

Contribute to EIAgov/dash-benchmark development by creating an account on GitHub.

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I know you're all going to miss the early 2000s vibe on the EIA homepage (goodbye carousel and sidebars 👋), but it was time for a refresh... www.eia.gov There's *much* more to do, but it's a start.

The U.S. share of electric and hybrid vehicle sales increased in the second quarter of 2024 (2Q24). BEVs represented 7.1% of light duty sales in 2Q24, about the same as last year. Tesla's market share dropped to 48.9% in 2Q24, first time below 50% since 4Q17. www.eia.gov/todayinenerg... 🔌💡

EIA estimates the U.S. will add nearly 63 GW of new capacity in the electric sector in 2024. The overwhelming majority -- 96% -- will be carbon-free. ☀️ Solar: 37 GW 🔋 Battery: 15 GW 🌬️ Wind: 7.1 GW 💧Nat Gas: 2.6 GW ⚛️ Nuclear: 1.1 GW www.eia.gov/todayinenerg... 🔌💡