Justin Gerdes
@justingerdes.bsky.social
I publish the @quittingcarbon.bsky.social newsletter. Subscribe: https://www.quittingcarbonmedia.com/. Former Managing Editor, Energy Monitor. Send story ideas or tips: justingerdes@gmail.com or Signal: JustinGerdes.85
"A federal judge on Tuesday indicated she was likely to find in favor of a coalition of renewable energy groups and order the Trump administration to resume reviewing wind projects." www.courthousenews.com/judge-likely... via @courthousenews.bsky.social's Monique Merrill 🔌💡
Judge likely to make Pentagon resume wind project reviews
The Department of Defense cited national security concerns as the reason it has stopped reviewing wind energy projects.
courthousenews.com
Australia's federal Labor government just increased the installation cap for the small-scale solar rebate system from 100 kW to 1 MW "as part of efforts to supercharge Australia’s 'missing middle' and tap into the huge PV resource on factory and farm rooftops." reneweconomy.com.au/solar-rebate... 🔌💡
Solar rebates supersized as Bowen turns again to consumers to change energy game
Bowen delights solar industry with proposal to extend PV subsidies to 1 megawatt installations, and asks regulators to give networks a boot up the backside over approvals.
reneweconomy.com.au
"Battery electric vehicles sales remained strong in July, grabbing a 21.7% share of a record month for total new car sales in Australia, continuing its momentum from June when electric cars grabbed a 23.5% share of the market." thedriven.io/2026/08/05/e... via @gilesparkinson.bsky.social
EVs take 21.7 pct of new car market in July, as BYD and Tesla lead continuing surge in electric car sales
EVs take 21.7 pct share of record new car sales in July, the second month in a row that electric cars have taken more than 20 pct of the market.
thedriven.io
It says something about the geographic expansion of the U.S. solar market that a 155MW solar PPA signed by Google and RWE in *Oklahoma* now barely registers as news: www.pv-tech.org/google-rwe-i... via Will Norman 🔌💡
Google, RWE ink 155MW solar PV PPA in Oklahoma
Solar developer RWE has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with tech giant Google to power data centre operations in Oklahoma, US.
pv-tech.org
Battery EVs accounted for 27.4% of new car registrations in the UK in July. "Battery EVs were once again the fastest-growing segment in an expanding market." www.businessgreen.com/news/4533883... via @james-bg.bsky.social
EV market revs up as July posts 50 per cent growth rate
Latest figures show electric vehicles accounted for over 27 per cent of new car registrations last month, as demand for petrol and diesel models continued to fall
businessgreen.com
ICYMI: "Manufacturing without addresses" can slash the time, money, and energy required to transport and process raw materials around the globe, says ARPA-E Program Director Cory Phillips: www.quittingcarbonmedia.com/could-sophis... via @quittingcarbon.bsky.social 🔌💡
Could "sophisticated miniature modular plants" slash the energy consumption and emissions resulting from processing raw materials?
"Manufacturing without addresses" can slash the time, money, and energy required to transport and process raw materials around the globe, says ARPA-E Program Director Cory Phillips.
quittingcarbonmedia.com
"Several nonprofits are suing the EPA in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims to recover the full value of their terminated Solar for All grants following the agency’s controversial cancellation of the $7 billion program last summer." pv-magazine-usa.com/2026/07/30/s... via @benzientara.bsky.social 🔌💡
Solar nonprofits are taking the federal government to court over rescinded grants - pv magazine USA
Several nonprofits are suing the EPA in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims to recover the full value of their terminated Solar for All grants following the agency's controversial cancellation of the $7 ...
pv-magazine-usa.com
"The number of countries with at least 1 gigawatt of solar installed has grown to as many as 74 last year, up from 42 in 2020." www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet... via @akshatrathi.bsky.social 🔌💡
Solar Power Quietly Crossed a New Milestone as Deployments Rise
Installations of panels are rapidly advancing worldwide
bloomberg.com
ICYMI: "Manufacturing without addresses" can slash the time, money, and energy required to transport and process raw materials around the globe, says ARPA-E Program Director Cory Phillips: www.quittingcarbonmedia.com/could-sophis... via @quittingcarbon.bsky.social 🔌💡
Could "sophisticated miniature modular plants" slash the energy consumption and emissions resulting from processing raw materials?
"Manufacturing without addresses" can slash the time, money, and energy required to transport and process raw materials around the globe, says ARPA-E Program Director Cory Phillips.
quittingcarbonmedia.com
July marks the first consecutive twelve month period where wind generated more electricity than gas in the UK...in every single month. In the last decade, wind generation in the UK has more than doubled, pushing first coal and now gas out of the mix.
"Solar set another generation record last month, as solar farms and rooftop panels delivered an unprecedented 14.4% of the UK's electricity mix during July far surpassing the previous monthly record of 12.4% that was set in May." www.businessgreen.com/news/4533778... via @stuartstone.bsky.social 🔌💡
'A major player': Solar generated record 14.4 per cent of Great Britain's electricity in July
UK 'firmly in its second solar boom' as all-time monthly generation record tumbles yet again, NESO figures confirm
businessgreen.com
“Politicians all over the country are wringing their hands, wanting to do something about energy affordability. Here is an immediate answer,” @delchiarosolar.bsky.social told Ivan Penn and @hclairebrown.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/b... 🔌💡
Plug-In Solar Panels Are Starting to Sprout in U.S. Backyards (Gift Article)
Ten U.S. states have legalized systems that can be plugged into standard wall outlets. The technology typically does not require permits or electricians.
nytimes.com
Weekend reading: "Manufacturing without addresses" can slash the time, money, and energy required to transport and process raw materials around the globe, says ARPA-E Program Director Cory Phillips: www.quittingcarbonmedia.com/could-sophis... by me at @quittingcarbon.bsky.social 🔌💡
Could "sophisticated miniature modular plants" slash the energy consumption and emissions resulting from processing raw materials?
"Manufacturing without addresses" can slash the time, money, and energy required to transport and process raw materials around the globe, says ARPA-E Program Director Cory Phillips.
quittingcarbonmedia.com
"With ever-cheaper power from the sun, wind, and batteries, this ultimate cycle of the climate fight will look different than the ones before. We’re going to get a last chance to get this crisis at least a little right," writes @billmckibben.bsky.social: billmckibben.substack.com/p/high-heat-... 🔌💡
High Heat, High Drama
Europe is starting to provide some answers about the next step in the climate fight
billmckibben.substack.com
Weekend reading: "Manufacturing without addresses" can slash the time, money, and energy required to transport and process raw materials around the globe, says ARPA-E Program Director Cory Phillips: www.quittingcarbonmedia.com/could-sophis... by me at @quittingcarbon.bsky.social 🔌💡
Could "sophisticated miniature modular plants" slash the energy consumption and emissions resulting from processing raw materials?
"Manufacturing without addresses" can slash the time, money, and energy required to transport and process raw materials around the globe, says ARPA-E Program Director Cory Phillips.
quittingcarbonmedia.com
At Trump's insistence, the U.S. awarded three no-bid contracts worth $7 billion to buy 11 icebreakers: "The number was twice as many as the Coast Guard, which manages America’s fleet, had said it needed." www.nytimes.com/2026/08/01/c... by @cflav.bsky.social, Andrea Fuller, and Nicholas Nehamas
Trump’s Fixation on Arctic Ships Led to Billions in No-Bid Contracts (Gift Article)
The president decided to buy 11 polar icebreakers after a game of golf with Finland’s president. Experts say it’s far from clear the United States needs so many.
nytimes.com
How did Denmark get from basically 0 to 80% new sale of EVs in 5 years? Here’s my slides from a recent presentation on what I think has been instrumental in achieving this.
"While it’s true that climate change is not a *top* issue for voters, climate action is actually a *winning* issue," writes @chrisnelder.bsky.social: www.transitiontimes.net/tt-12-a-fail... via @transitiontimes.bsky.social #ClimateSky
TT#12: A Failure to Communicate
Most media organizations are still failing to make the critical link between climate change and the wildfires, record heat, and other climate disasters we are witnessing, but a few are getting it righ...
transitiontimes.net
My latest at @quittingcarbon.bsky.social: "Manufacturing without addresses" can slash the time, money, and energy required to transport and process raw materials around the globe, says ARPA-E Program Director Cory Phillips: www.quittingcarbonmedia.com/could-sophis... 🔌💡
Could "sophisticated miniature modular plants" slash the energy consumption and emissions resulting from processing raw materials?
"Manufacturing without addresses" can slash the time, money, and energy required to transport and process raw materials around the globe, says ARPA-E Program Director Cory Phillips.
quittingcarbonmedia.com
My latest at @quittingcarbon.bsky.social: "Manufacturing without addresses" can slash the time, money, and energy required to transport and process raw materials around the globe, says ARPA-E Program Director Cory Phillips: www.quittingcarbonmedia.com/could-sophis... 🔌💡
Could "sophisticated miniature modular plants" slash the energy consumption and emissions resulting from processing raw materials?
"Manufacturing without addresses" can slash the time, money, and energy required to transport and process raw materials around the globe, says ARPA-E Program Director Cory Phillips.
quittingcarbonmedia.com
"Solar panels produced 51% of California’s electricity in May, the first time the clean energy source surpassed the halfway mark for an entire month." The globe’s first major economy to cross the 50% threshold: www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol... via @ember-energy.org and @danmccarthy.bsky.social 🔌💡
California was mostly solar-powered in May — a global first
No major economy had previously received over half its electricity from solar across an entire month. Thank the mild, sunny spring weather, and batteries.
canarymedia.com
@energyinnovation.org on the impact of federal energy policy decisions since Jan 2025: 152GW lost clean energy capacity additions through 2030 and 637GW through 2040, an extra $650bn in energy costs for households, and $2.3trn in lost GDP 2026-2040: thepowerline.substack.com/p/federal-en... 🔌💡
Federal Energy Policy Will Increase Energy Bills, Cut Off Affordable Electricity Generation Additions
More emissions, higher consumer costs, dirtier air, and less power when we need it most
thepowerline.substack.com
"LA’s bold vision for a 'car-free' Olympics has settled into a more achievable 'transit-first,' still a remarkable feat for a city built around the automobile," reports my friend @carokyllmann.bsky.social: www.cleanenergywire.org/news/los-ang... via @cleanenergywire.bsky.social
Los Angeles works to shed its car-centric identity as “transit-first” Olympics approach | Clean Energy Wire
cleanenergywire.org
"EV sales records in 50 countries and strong demand in Australia, Brazil, India, South Korea, and Vietnam, helped offset a slowdown in total car sales in China and the US to ensure continued rapid growth for the global EV market" during the first half of 2026: www.businessgreen.com/news-analysi...
How the global EV boom just broke records in 50 countries
IEA increases EVs forecast market share for 2026, as second quarter sales boost in emerging markets offsets US and China slowdown
businessgreen.com
"The rapid proliferation of the tech, known as portable power stations or solar generators, is democratizing clean, gas-free backup power more than ever," reports @alisontakemura.bsky.social: www.canarymedia.com/articles/bat... 🔌💡
Want a home battery on a budget? Consider a portable, DIY system.
Power stations that recharge from the sun, a car, or a home outlet can keep appliances going in an outage. Some can even help lower electric bills.
canarymedia.com
🆕 I spoke w/ half a dozen former attorneys at DOJ's environment division, newly renamed as the "energy" division, about the significant changes there under Trump 2.0 - incl. an attorney exodus, involuntary reassignments of section chiefs, the recent name change, & the massive drop in enforcement
Inside Climate News@insideclimatenews.org · last wk.Trump officials say enforcing environmental laws is still a priority at DOJ, but former attorneys say enforcement has collapsed.
"Globally, oil producers as a group are on track to pocket a half-trillion-dollar cash windfall this year, Wood Mackenzie analysts said on Tuesday, double the pre-war estimate." www.semafor.com/newsletter/0... via @timmcdonnell.bsky.social 🔌💡
🟡 Semafor Energy: Big Oil’s risky profit spike | Semafor
While oil profits rise on the Iran war, energy giants risk political backlash; General Motors innovates its EV batteries; and China triples its energy investment in Africa.
semafor.com
"Wholesale electricity prices through Australia’s main grid plunged by nearly 50% in the June quarter amid a surge in renewable energy output to new seasonal highs, a slump in coal output and the lowest amount of gas generation for 23 years." reneweconomy.com.au/wholesale-el... 🔌💡
Wholesale power prices plunge as renewables surge, batteries boom, and gas hits 23-year low
Wholesale electricity prices surge as wind displaces coal, batteries push out gas and home storage softens the evening peaks and help reshape the grid.
reneweconomy.com.au
ICYMI: Blue states fight back to save U.S. wind projects, Germany and China notch EV milestones, UK households can soon buy balcony solar, and more energy transition developments you might have missed: www.quittingcarbonmedia.com/what-im-read... via @quittingcarbon.bsky.social 🔌💡
What I’m reading: Blue states fight back to save U.S. wind projects, Germany and China notch EV milestones, UK households can soon buy balcony solar, and more
Quitting Carbon's biweekly roundup of energy transition developments you might have missed.
quittingcarbonmedia.com
NEW | California just reached a world-first solar milestone Over HALF (51%) of electricity generation across the whole month of May came from solar power. Battery storage is the big difference maker, enabling California to push the share of solar generation to this level.
