Robbie Orvis
@robbieorvis.bsky.social
Senior Director, Modeling and Analysis @energyinnovation.bsky.social. Working to help deploy clean energy technologies, drive down costs , and cut greenhouse gas emissions through smart and innovative policy. Posts are my own.
DC Court of Appeals rules against the Trump EPA, says it was wrong to terminate the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund
Trump's EPA was wrong to terminate billions in climate grants, US appeals court rules
A federal appeals court on Tuesday said the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency cannot claw back about $20 billion of clean energy grants from several nonprofit groups, handing a defeat to the Trump...
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🔌💡 Federal policy decisions favoring natural gas and keeping #coal plants open are forcing households to pay higher #electricity bills. Our @robbieorvis.bsky.social explains thepowerline.substack.com/p/federal-en...
"That independent market monitor estimated data center demand added nearly $30 billion to wholesale electricity costs since 2024. That’s 46% of the capacity costs charged during that time."
Ohio electric bills may stay high until 2030, at least
PJM, the nonprofit that manages the region's power grid, says it needs emergency changes to keep up with the power demands from data centers and to build more power plants.
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Instead, they could be focusing on the guy who is literally at this moment dismantling the CDC and whose decisions are quite literally making people sick and shitting their pants. But no. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Fauci to invoke Fifth Amendment in hearing before Rand Paul and Senate GOP
At a hearing on covid-19, the former infectious-disease official plans to avoid answering contentious questions.
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Climate change is only behind political extremism in this poll for the US. Wild.
YouGov@yougov.co.uk · last wk.What do people in 7 countries see as the biggest global threats? France: Climate change: 48% UK: Climate change: 35% Canada: Climate change: 31% Poland: Military attack: 43% USA: Political extremism: 39% Germany: Mass migration: 36% Australia: Religious terrorism: 31% yougov.com/en-gb/articl...
Boy it’s almost like climate change change induced extreme weather is actually destroying GDP.
Financial Times@financialtimes.com · 2w agoFT exclusive: Europe’s June heatwave wiped more than €2bn from the value of its grain crop, according to new analysis, with France and Hungary bearing the brunt of the damage ft.trib.al/N5gzUFY
It's a scam all the way down. Taylor Farms gave MAGA Inc. $1M USD less than a week after FDA postponed implementation of food traceability rules. www.patreon.com/mattbc/posts...
Matthew Cortland (they)@matthewcort.land · 3w agoMy pre-write turned out to be 70% a. CDC's comms have been wildly irresponsible; b. If I couldn't prove lettuce is not from Taylor Farms, I wouldn't eat it; c. Taylor Farms gave MAGA Inc. $1M USD less than a week after FDA postponed food traceability rules. www.patreon.com/mattbc/posts...
Cost of pollution per recent OMB guidance unfortunately zero: www.nbcnews.com/science/envi...
EPA to stop calculating deaths avoided and health care savings from air pollution rules
The change means the EPA will focus rules for two pollutants only on the cost to industry, part of a realignment under President Trump toward a business-friendly approach.
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Michael McKee@mckonomy.bsky.social · 3w agoAbsolutely nothing is too ridiculous in Trump World: *TRUMP ON CANADA: COST OF POLLUTION MUST BE ADDED TO TARIFFS
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NEW from us: China's traffic-related air pollution levels dropped sharply after the Hormuz crisis, as fuel consumption fell and EV use surged. This is more evidence that the fall in China's oil import isn't just inventory drawdown but real consumption cuts. 🧵
Why are #electricity prices rising? And what can businesses do now to protect themselves from what's coming next? Our @robbieorvis.bsky.social sheds light on this complex set of challenges. 🎙️🎧 Give it a listen podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
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Today we (@energyinnovation.org) released an analysis of federal clean energy policy impacts of the past 18 months on the economy and health. You can find @ellanilsen.bsky.social's & @cnn.com's coverage here: www.cnn.com/2026/07/07/c... And our analysis here: energyinnovation.org/report/econo...
Trump promised to cut electric bills in half. His energy policy is doing the opposite, new analysis finds | CNN
A sudden electricity crunch in the US is colliding headlong with the Trump administration’s attacks on renewable energy like wind and solar. President Donald Trump presented his anti-renewable stance ...
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🔌💡 Limiting #energy development at a time of high demand will result in Americans paying even more for power. Our @robbieorvis.bsky.social explains these electricity rate spikes + new modeling www.cnn.com/2026/07/07/c...
Trump promised to cut electric bills in half. His energy policy is doing the opposite, new analysis finds | CNN
A sudden electricity crunch in the US is colliding headlong with the Trump administration’s attacks on renewable energy like wind and solar. President Donald Trump presented his anti-renewable stance ...
cnn.com
God it’s so upsetting seeing the old #USMNT emerge here.
From @theathleticfc.bsky.social: Folarin Balogun will be available to play the USMNT’s round of 16 match against Belgium with his one-game red-card ban suspended. Multiple FIFA officials previously said that a team cannot appeal a red card or suspension. nyti.ms/4vJ2Ls7
My god I am exhausted from that unbelievable game. Incredible, gutty performance for #USMNT.
🚨New Report🚨 Modeling shows that meeting forecast #electricity demand growth with fossil fuels will add $29.7 billion annually to customer bills by 2030. But #CleanEnergy can reliably meet load growth and save $5 billion per year. 🔌💡 energyinnovation.org/report/let-t...
I was pleasantly surprised the other day when a contractor friend in a red county said that heat pumps are now simply the industry standard. Apparently they’ve outsold gas furnaces in the US for the past four years and are poised to overtake conventional AC. That’s really good news.
Heat pumps may soon outsell air conditioners in US
For years, heat pumps have outsold gas furnaces in the U.S. — and now the superefficient appliances are coming for conventional ACs, too.
canarymedia.com
Paris, the capital of France, has recorded more days above 40°C this week than during the 147-year period spanning from 1872 to 2019. Historic is an understatement.
Africa is becoming an EV growth story. The FT reports that the energy crisis has supercharged African demand for electric motorbikes and buses. Start-ups rolling out charging infrastructure are raising record sums. The transition isn’t just a Europe, US and China story anymore.
