Now that the Energy Transition Show (@transitionshow.bsky.social) has ended chrisnelder.com/ets-terminat... I need to rebuild a following for my new platform, Transition Times (@transitiontimes.bsky.social) www.transitiontimes.net. 1/x

The largest cause of deforestation is, and has been, the expansion of farmland. But the production of which products, in particular, has been driving this in recent decades? A recent study, published in Nature Food by Chandrakant Singh and Martin Persson, answered this question.

I had the pleasure of working with the Illinois Power Agency to stand up the Solar For All program there. It's great to see the vision of legislators, advocates and administrators turning into reality.

Tor "SolarFred" Valenza@torsolarfred.bsky.social · 2d ago

Illinois Solar for All is, at last, taking off #energysky -- via Canary Media:

I installed my own plugin solar system on my garage roof in January. Total cost was around $700, with four used panels from Facebook. I just passed 1 megawatt hour of production (1000 kWh). Currently adding 7 kWh per day. Go solar!

In July's Direct Current, we celebrate 1 year of Bike Electric (& its 1 year extension), spotlight eligible batteries for SmartHome Battery, & remember our founding Board Chair Scott Haggerty. Plus: 3 tips to prep for outages, & a discount for this Sunday's Oakland Ballers game! / 📸 Jenny Pfeiffer

In the latest episode of Veep— share.google/2TlFVinusvWB...

Prosecutors move to dismiss Reflecting Pool vandalism case, saying 'botched installation' to blame

The government had accused David Hearn of ripping a piece of sealant after a $14-million renovation. Hearn has repeatedly said that he simply touched the water in the pool out of curiosity last month.

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💰This month, CalCCA challenged CPUC decisions that unlawfully shifted more than $1 billion onto CCA customers. 📜 In 3 petitions, CalCCA makes 1 argument: the CPUC has changed the rules mid-course in ways that benefit IOU customers. Read more here: cal-cca.org/calcca-chall...

The attack of the Roombas! If the Trump Administration can’t do tariffs anymore, they’ll shake down companies on flimsy “national security“ allegations. Yesterday solar inverters, today vacuum cleaners. flip.it/HcCEWd

The US government just banned almost all robot vacuums — here's why

It's bad news for Roombas — and almost every other robot vacuum

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I just came across some old reports I wrote in the late '90s. Sen. Jeffords and Rep. Kucinich had bills in 1999 to require 20% of US power from renewables by 2020. They didn't pass, nor did any federal RPS. Yet we got to 21% that year. So chin up, mates! www.eia.gov/todayinenerg...

Renewables became the second-most prevalent U.S. electricity source in 2020 - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)

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Here’s a glimpse of the future, if data centers are not matched with very large onsite batteries. A sudden trip could bring down whole regions of the country. share.google/Rc8nYrtmWW1D...

Massive disconnect of power roils largest US electric grid

A massive amount of data center power abruptly disconnected from the largest U.S. electric grid on Wednesday, causing a voltage disturbance that could be felt from Washington, D.C., to Chicago, accord...

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I’m surprised legislators let car companies explicitly break the law, programming self-driving features to speed. @buffywicks.bsky.social, @jessearreguin.bsky.social and @scottwiener.bsky.social can we do something about that? The law is the law, not a suggestion.

Electrek@electrek.co · 2w ago

Tesla ‘Full Self-Driving’ got me a speeding ticket, and Tesla killed the fix

I am in Iowa visiting my mom and heard a pro-MAGA radio ad for Rep Miller-Meeks — FUNDED BY TAXPAYER DOLLARS! She’s been doing it for a while. What a grifter! Vote for Christine @bohannaniowa.bsky.social! open.substack.com/pub/laurabel...

Miller-Meeks touts praise from Trump in taxpayer-funded ads

Exclusive reporting

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I think I might have inspired this bill. About five years ago PG&E wanted to replace the gas line to my house, and I said why don't you give me that money instead, and I'll go all electric? To my shock they said okay, how about $20k? ...

SPUR@spur-urbanist.bsky.social · 4w ago

🎉 AB 2313 passed out of the Senate Energy Committee 11-0! It lets homeowners choose an electrification incentive over a new gas line. @spur-urbanist.bsky.social's Colleen Corrigan in committee: "This is the rare bill where economics, equity and implementation all align." @nrdc.org @earthjustice.org

Are you a wind or solar developer? Is your project being delayed by "excessive red tape and permitting on the federal, state, or local levels"? According to USDA, that is "Lawfare," and you can report it to USDA so they can "address the situation." Have fun and report back! www.usda.gov/lawfare

The Golden State Rebates program is ending this month. You can get a point-of-sale discount of $400-$700 for a heat pump water heater, on top of other incentives or discounts. Reserve a retail coupon by July 23 and redeem it by July 31. goldenstaterebates.com/goldenstater...

Heat pump water heaters | Golden State Rebates

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Last year the stack dropped 10% to 2.0 TW, as more than 750 GW withdrew. Gas proposals were up, especially in MISO, SPP, and ERCOT, but solar, storage, and wind capacity decreased. The usual caveat: not all projects in the queue will be built! But it is a strong indicator of near-term trends. 3/x

Queued Up 2026 can be found at emp.lbl.gov/queues. And join a webinar with the authors on July 16 at 1pm ET / 10am PT. Register here lbnl.zoom.us/webinar/regi.... /END

New data from @BerkeleyLab shows that the massive backlog of generation & storage interconnection requests has shrunk a bit, as reforms and other market factors take effect. See our slide deck, data dashboard, maps, and downloads at emp.lbl.gov/queues. -THREAD-

For those of you keeping track, the federal tax credit for EV chargers (30C) ends today as does the energy efficiency tax credit for commercial buildings (179D). Killed by the Big Billionaire Act.

📣 ANNOUNCEMENT! 📣 I am very excited to announce my new platform and products! 1) The @transitiontimes.bsky.social newsletter, made to promote all the good work being done on the #energytransition! See the welcome note at www.transitiontimes.net/tt-1-welcome... 1/3

TT#1: Welcome to Transition Times!

What this new site is all about, and why I’m doing it.

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Repowering wind farms can have huge impacts. This project in Italy reduced the number of turbines by 75% and boosted output by 2.5x. Same is happening in California. share.google/pUsGqlxep9BK...

Edison more than doubles wind power output in €200 million upgrade project

Edison has completed the full reconstruction of its wind farm portfolio in the central Italian region ​of Abruzzo, more than doubling the renewable power ‌production of the plants, the Italian unit of...

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June brought major milestones in our renewable energy portfolio, from local solar to record-breaking wind and battery storage projects. Read all about it—plus upcoming community events and incentives for home batteries and EV chargers—in our Direct Current newsletter ⚡ AvaEnergy.org/direct-current

E-motos vs e-bikes, an explainer. (from Facebook)

Solar and batteries are an ideal add to the French power supply. Greater output in the summer - and no cooling water- to serve new air conditioning load. And batteries to reduce daytime conflict between solar and nuclear, and reduce ramping strain on the nukes. share.google/jbdMyqMjmeqh...

France suffers major power outage as Europe sizzles in record-breaking heat

A heat-related power outage left around 68,000 homes without electricity in western France as record-breaking heat sweeps Europe.

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Oh the irony.

Grantham Research Institute at LSE@granthamlse.bsky.social · last mo.

We regret that our event on Extreme Heat: Improving governance and strengthening action around the world has been cancelled due to the red extreme heat warning issued by the UK Met Office. Our apologies to everyone who was planning to attend the event.

Another sad story from the colonies, showing how an extraction economy kills the community. Montana coal edition. flip.it/zct4Xc

Planning For Life After Coal Cost a Montana County Commissioner His Seat - Inside Climate News

The fiscal future of Musselshell County is uncertain after the coal mine that anchors its economy helped defeat the official working to diversify the area’s revenue streams.

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Solar can go anywhere, including the Villa dei Misteri in Pompeii. share.google/gulvZhirXJ7e...

From Pompeii to Évora: Invisible solar panels for heritage sites

Unsightly for some, solar panels are now being disguised and designed as ancient Roman tiles to blend into historic city skylines. From Italy to Portugal, Pompeii and Évora are proving that heritage p...

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Behind the glitzy show biz of professional sports is the greed. FIFA is no different than the NFL, NBA and colleges, and the cities hosting the games are chumps. fortune.com/2026/06/19/f...

How FIFA restructured the World Cup into its biggest payday ever, as host cities face a budget shortfall | Fortune

Gianni Infantino promised to quadruple FIFA's income back in 2016, and now he's throwing "104 Super Bowls" with an unprecedented tournament.

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It does suck that the Trump administration is reimbursing the lease payments for these offshore wind farms. But why were we making them pay so much in the first place? It just drove up the cost of clean energy and electricity rates on the East Coast. Plus …

Apparently a well-regulated militia needs the freedom to get stoned.