Chris Nelder 🤘

Creator and Host of Energy Transition Show (npub1ass…xqkk), Transition Times (npub1dgg…mf8f) and the Nelder Notes newsletter and podcast.
Energy futurist/analyst/writer/speaker. Peripatetic podcaster.
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2026-05-07 23:04:12 UTC

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Thanks. The article is correct. The toot was not. Nothing was "seized" and the DOI did not demand that they invest in FF projects instead. As the article notes, Ocean Winds entered into the agreement voluntarily, for a payoff.

2026-05-07 22:48:09 UTC

RE: https://mountains.social/@Raffnsoe/116535430076566353
Excellent and accurate thread here!
And if you want to explore the data it references, see @npub1ass…xqkk Ep. 274: https://xenetwork.org/ets/episodes/episode-274-global-electricity-review-2026/
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2026-05-07 22:45:42 UTC

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I don't have a subscription to that publication but I haven't found any evidence that the administration “seized” CPP Investments’ assets, nor that CPP Investments itself was specifically ordered to invest in fossil fuels. Do you have supporting evidence for those claims?

2026-05-07 17:20:51 UTC

RE: https://mstdn.social/@coloradosun/116534390370909788
I mean, good on the Colorado Sun for including this note at the bottom of the article, but I can't help but despair that it's even necessary. This used to be assumed as a fundamental tenet of journalism. But in the brave new world of hallucinating AIs, I guess it's now necessary.
"Type of Story: News
Based on facts, either observed and verified directly by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources."
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2026-05-06 16:45:16 UTC

RE: https://mastodon.energy/@TransitionShow/116528622327147092
By 350.org's count, the war in Iran has already cost ordinary households more than $150 billion, which goes to oil and gas companies opposing the #energytransition. The energy transition is the only way out of the fossil fuel trap, esp. for importers of oil & gas.
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2026-05-01 16:47:08 UTC

RE: https://mastodon.energy/@drsimevans/116498949106541181
In which @npub12q9…02ke does the math and finds that opponents of phasing out standard dryers are all wet.
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2026-04-28 16:15:49 UTC

RE: https://c.im/@cdarwin/116479704797697865
To err is human; to really screw things up, you need a computer.
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2026-04-25 03:34:49 UTC

Haven't bought any computer hardware in awhile, so imagine my surprise to discover that the external SSD I bought two years ago has DOUBLED in price since then. Thank you, Ai craze! 🤬

2026-04-24 02:06:45 UTC

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I am aware of that ONE reactor for use by the DoD only. You should know that I have been studying energy and debating nuke nuts on social media for 20 years before you send me anything else. I have heard EVERY argument you might make. You can also listen to our shows that go into GREAT detail about the history of nuclear and explain why it will not grow significantly: Ep. 209, 219, 237. https://xenetwork.org/ets/episodes/?view=guest_list&orderby=air_date&order=desc&display=list

2026-04-24 01:28:33 UTC

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We went through ALL the data in the new @npub1ass…xqkk Ep. 274
https://xenetwork.org/ets/episodes/episode-274-global-electricity-review-2026/
Nuclear generation increased by 35 TWh hours in 2025 solar increased by 636 TWh. So solar is growing about 20 times faster than nuclear. Nuclear's share of global electricity generation has been flat for decades while solar & wind are gaining share rapidly.

2026-04-24 01:23:55 UTC

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That post is here https://mastodon.energy/@chrisnelder/116455978182762433 and it's exports only
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2026-04-23 20:46:46 UTC

Per new analysis by @npub15zc…aksj China's solar exports in March were a whopping 68 GW, DOUBLE the previous month, and equivalent to Spain’s entire solar capacity, surpassing the previous record set in August 2025 by 49%. Yow!
https://ember-energy.org/latest-updates/chinese-solar-exports-double-in-a-month-to-hit-record-high-amid-energy-crisis/
https://sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/cdn.mastodon.energy/media_attachments/files/116/455/976/139/370/028/original/4b34ab15678fc75d.png

2026-04-23 00:55:59 UTC

Gil Scott-Heron was so correct. The revolution really is not being televised.

2026-04-22 17:19:07 UTC

RE: https://mastodon.energy/@TransitionShow/116449492490462412
So much great news in this new report. The #energytransition is growing in strength minute by minute!
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2026-04-20 21:30:44 UTC

RE: https://mastodon.energy/@drsimevans/116435268758034850
So much great news in this latest IEA report, helpfully summarized by @npub12q9…02ke as usual!
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2026-04-19 17:50:50 UTC

Today in Shrödinger's Strait, according to the Sunday shows:
The strait is open.
The strait is closed.
There will be new peace talks in Islamabad. JD Vance will be presiding. JD Vance will not be participating. Or he might.
Also there will not be new peace talks.

2026-04-19 01:45:28 UTC

I can’t resist adding a few thoughts to the vigorous dialogue about the new NYT exposé on the SCOTUS decision https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/us/politics/supreme-court-shadow-docket.html?unlocked_article_code=1.b1A.VSsu.XkXEgpy8WAY9&smid=nytcore-ios-share that halted Obama’s Clean Power Plan. (long thread warning!)
The authors say “In the end, the legacy of those five days was more about the transformation of the court than it was about the fate of the Obama effort to confront climate change” but I disagree.
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2026-04-10 19:14:57 UTC

RE: https://mastodon.social/@nworbmot/116370671629605712
It can't be said often enough, so I'll say it again:
Solar and batteries can power the world! It's cheaper than gas (esp. at today's prices) and a lot more reliable.
By 2030, solar and batteries could supply 90% of electricity to 80% of the world's population for < €80/MWh (including backup).
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2026-04-08 18:40:08 UTC

Proposed rename: Schrodinger's Strait

2026-04-03 16:58:23 UTC

My latest content filter is to ignore/delete anything with "maxxing" in it, and to mute/block any writers who use it, because you know for sure they are lazy-ass clickbait merchants. 🙄

2026-04-02 03:09:28 UTC

So I guess the Strait of Hormuz isn't going to open itself, and the US isn't just going to walk away, and a lot more damage will be done to energy infrastructure all around the Gulf, and the chatter of the past 48 hours was just that... talking down the markets. Buckle up, this could get interesting. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/02/oil-prices-today-wti-brent-trump-speech-iran-war-.html

2026-03-30 22:25:03 UTC

TIL that in the first ~2 weeks of the war, gasoline prices in Texas rose by over 25%--*more* than the price increases in oil-importing countries like the UK and France. via @npub15zc…aksj: https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/the-energy-security-fall-out-from-fossil-fuel-fragility-to-electric-independence/

2026-03-27 21:05:51 UTC

🤔 ‘Little Ice Age’ caused by death of 55-million Indigenous people after colonization: study
https://globalnews.ca/news/4924534/little-ice-age-death-55-million-indigenous-people-colonization-study/

2026-03-27 00:07:09 UTC

QOTD: "It’s getting predictable enough to trade it: every time the 10-year approaches 4.45%, a 'ceasefire breakthrough” materialises out of thin air. The best gauge of the war is the yield curve."

2026-03-26 16:32:01 UTC

RE: https://mastodon.energy/@TransitionShow/116290798322955589
Major media coverage of the enormous damage that's been done to the Gulf oil & gas infrastructure is still way behind the reality, ever distracted by Trump's efforts to jawbone the price of oil down.
But you can be informed and ready for the pain to come. Listen in to this FREE episode!
#note1nzh…kzy6

2026-03-25 16:40:44 UTC

RE: https://mastodon.energy/@TransitionShow/116290798322955589
Want to understand how much damage has been done to the global oil & gas system and how it will affect you? Then check out our deep dive in this FREE episode!
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2026-03-23 19:12:27 UTC

Hey America, your President just spent $1 billion of your money in order to NOT get more energy from offshore wind.
TotalEnergies accepts $1B offshore wind buyout, pivots to oil and gas in US 😠 https://www.utilitydive.com/news/trump-administration-plans-buyout-offshore-wind-leases/814944/

2026-03-20 16:05:54 UTC

IEA calls for working from home, driving slower and flying less to tackle energy crisis https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg4540d0g4o

2026-03-19 23:08:54 UTC

RE: https://universeodon.com/@georgetakei/116257504848873017
In the energy space, nuclear plants are the biggest grift of all.
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2026-03-17 19:28:30 UTC

Idly wondering if this time, the media will clearly identify "fossilflation" as the reason for higher prices for everything as we discussed with @npub13xz…qgua back in Ep. 221 in 2024 https://xenetwork.org/ets/episodes/episode-221-fossilflation/ or if the talking heads on CNBC will blithely carry on as if it's all about Fed policy.

2026-03-13 02:10:16 UTC

I had an experience recently that this one https://mastodon.energy/deck/@npub1skz…zlsu/116219051247040119 reminded me of, in which an purported recruiter for a private equity firm working in AI wanted to have a conversation with me to gauge my expertise in energy. It was full of kind, thoughtful praise for my work. They wanted the URL of my videoconferencing platform to set up a meeting (RED FLAG). I gave it to them (like an idiot) and never heard from them again. Folks, BE SUSPICIOUS of cold outreach on email and socials!

2026-03-11 03:14:35 UTC

Best roundup of the effects of Trump's war on Iran on the global energy system so far is from Carbon Brief (no surprise there): https://www.carbonbrief.org/qa-what-does-the-iran-war-mean-for-the-energy-transition-and-climate-action/
Per FT: “granular urea prices in the Middle East have risen by about $130 to around $575-650 a tonne” 😬 https://www.ft.com/content/7efe2060-8112-47aa-ad33-628ed2eb80ed

2026-03-02 22:01:46 UTC

Given the amount of damage and disruption to the flow of ME oil, it's pretty remarkable that Brent is still below $80 and within it's 52-wk range. A stark difference from the 2008 days.

2026-02-26 18:45:52 UTC

This has been a "Year Without Winter in the West" with more snow in Coastal North Carolina than Denver, and more snow in parts of Florida than Salt Lake City. Many records broken. And the battle over allocating the Colorado River's water is only going to intensify now. https://bouldercast.com/a-complete-failure-of-winter-across-the-west-and-what-it-means-for-the-rest-of-2026/

2026-02-25 02:18:42 UTC

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That's madrone.

2026-02-17 22:19:57 UTC

RE: https://fediscience.org/@MichaelEMann/116088232083801675
The risks of AI being used as a propaganda weapon against climate action and the energy transition (and many other things) is something we ignore at our peril.
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2026-02-11 18:10:33 UTC

RE: https://mastodon.energy/@TransitionShow/116053335446335742
I hadn't found a comprehensive(ish) roundup of Trump's attacks on the energy transition, so I decided to do an episode about it.
#note1g4l…zdcn

2026-02-05 18:46:41 UTC

I’ve often said that the most valuable part of my education—the part that has been most helpful in understanding the world and especially politics—was learning Shakespeare. Sir Ian demonstrated why on Colbert last night. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2l2RqzVG4ag&t=1331s

2026-01-31 01:19:41 UTC

Gotta appreciate the economy of this portion of the latest legal challenge to the DOE's attempt to force the Craig, CO coal power plant to remain open after everyone agreed to close it, and still want it closed! https://coloradosun.com/2026/01/30/craig-tri-state-petition-coal-closure/). Source: https://earthjustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-28-order-202-25-14-pios-filing-1.pdf

2026-01-22 02:42:59 UTC

Carney's speech at Davos yesterday is an entire graduate class in geopolitics. This should be required study for everyone in leadership in every country right now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uStuQ-TbL9k

2026-01-19 19:33:02 UTC

One of those news days that will confuse some people: China's coal "output" (mining) grew 1.2% y/y to a record high in 2025, but "output at coal plants" (burning it in power plants) fell 1%, so stockpiles grew and prices fell. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-19/china-s-coal-output-hits-record-in-2025-even-as-it-burns-less?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc2ODg1MTA3NCwiZXhwIjoxNzY5NDU1ODc0LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUOFhRS1hUOU5KTFQwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJGM0VENDU5NTZFRjA0QjY5QTI0NTVBNTYxRDkyNkY5NiJ9.Kuotabz9oubXnYon0iNIO5iliHzVVt3rkBMNpY16dqM
Power demand hit a new peak but all of the growth was met by renewables. https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/renewables-push-chinas-fossilfuelled-power-into-first-annual-drop-10-years-2026-01-19/

2026-01-19 18:54:38 UTC

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Suspicion? China has been filling its SPR for 20 years. Just a couple more years to go before it's full.

2026-01-05 00:18:40 UTC

RE: https://mastodon.energy/@TransitionShow/115815560664880088
ICYMI - Don't! Start your year off right and enjoy this deep dive into all the data that matters on the global energy transition in its entirety, free to all (no subscription required)!
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2026-01-04 04:40:42 UTC

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All correct points!

2026-01-04 03:52:07 UTC

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Which is a big part of why the oil industry hasn’t been jumping at the opportunity https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/17/trump-oil-venezuela-return-00695292
TFG thinks he can bully markets into doing what he wants (see: coal, oil prices, tariffs, interest rates, etc.) but they don’t work that way.
3/3

2026-01-04 03:50:56 UTC

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Put it all together and (thank you ChatGPT) you get:
Producer
Typical all-in cost/bbl
Saudi Arabia (light/medium) ~$10–20
US shale (Permian) ~$35–55
Venezuela (extra-heavy) ~$40–60
Canadian oil sands (mining) ~$50–70
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2026-01-04 03:50:31 UTC

The thing nearly all media commentators have missed (because nobody knows nothin’ about energy in media) is that Venezuela has a lot of oil alright, but it’s heavy sour, hard to produce, hard to refine, and hard to transport, requiring:
• Conventional drilling + artificial lift
• Diluent blending (to move viscous heavy crude)
• Upgraders and partial refining for export markets
• Enhanced recovery techniques where feasible
• Specialized infrastructure to handle sour, high-viscosity crude
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2026-01-03 20:14:18 UTC

What world am I in?
https://sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/cdn.mastodon.energy/media_attachments/files/115/832/973/567/899/883/original/c828ebce22517379.jpeg
https://sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/cdn.mastodon.energy/media_attachments/files/115/832/990/793/026/518/original/f541a2d0fbe9426b.jpeg

2026-01-02 21:49:55 UTC

BYD is now the world's top seller of EVs, selling ~38% more units in 2025 than Tesla did. https://electrek.co/2026/01/02/byd-crushes-tesla-all-electric-sales-for-2025-secures-global-bev-crown/
BYD's P/E ratio: 17-25x, depending on timing and source
TSLA's P/E ratio: 294–310x

2025-11-12 12:24:04 UTC

Nice to see Gov. Newsom speaking fluently about climate at #COP30 and representing the continuing state/city climate action in the *real* US, while the Trump team didn't even show up as it tries to deny and ignore reality to please its fossil fuel owners. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9CwNptBpp8

2025-11-08 12:43:47 UTC

Brilliant new ad campaign I just spotted at the Southwark tube station in London.
https://sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/cdn.mastodon.energy/media_attachments/files/115/514/134/114/909/764/original/ed4a0be6310fd9ff.jpeg
https://sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/cdn.mastodon.energy/media_attachments/files/115/514/134/502/990/522/original/6126f21a41f96b61.jpeg
https://sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/cdn.mastodon.energy/media_attachments/files/115/514/134/842/496/815/original/34fd10f3964ad0bc.jpeg
https://sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/cdn.mastodon.energy/media_attachments/files/115/514/135/269/309/140/original/3c5e8756cf0798d2.jpeg

2025-10-29 09:35:27 UTC

😱 “Rainfall in the central city of Hue reached 1,085 millimeters (42 inches) in 24 hours by late Monday, the highest volume ever recorded in Vietnam”
https://apnews.com/article/vietnam-floods-record-rainfall-3492e2748c8504392943f21b5df5079a

2025-10-05 08:18:28 UTC

Look at this massive parking lot in China, all covered in solar and equipped with EV chargers. Utterly dwarfing anything like it in the US or Europe, AFAIK. https://english.news.cn/20250918/85aadb481c4646d79ec31f4c67653f1a/c.html
https://sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/cdn.mastodon.energy/media_attachments/files/115/320/572/905/687/741/original/78d8999f4262db98.jpg

2025-10-02 07:09:34 UTC

#EnshittificationBacklash
https://beige.party/@maxleibman/114441790730464541

2025-09-24 17:05:59 UTC

I can honestly say this is some of our best work yet. Don’t miss this! https://mastodon.energy/@TransitionShow/115260359686679561

2025-09-24 06:36:33 UTC

Fossil fuel companies and fascism go together like PB&J
https://mastodon.scot/@peterbrown/115257776490062104

2025-09-12 17:09:42 UTC

Soooo bored of "influencers." Seriously. Make it stop. This is not the way. 🥱

2025-09-04 14:26:24 UTC

10 years ago: China is building a new coal plant every 3 days, why should the US make itself less competitive by transitioning to renewables?
Today: One in four emerging economies (led by China) got more of their final energy from electricity than the US...and it's making them more competitive.

2025-09-03 03:11:51 UTC

🤡
https://mas.to/@carnage4life/115137921197776650

2025-08-25 18:26:22 UTC

Liam Denning's excellent update on soaring grid power prices due to AI driving more capacity investment on the PJM https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-08-25/ai-is-booming-so-are-household-electricity-bills?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc1NjE0NjE3MSwiZXhwIjoxNzU2NzUwOTcxLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUMUpMMExHUTdMMTcwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJGM0VENDU5NTZFRjA0QjY5QTI0NTVBNTYxRDkyNkY5NiJ9.z1kGCqw1EBupIFYSIWwMZC49xC_jU0Eua5YNTOGldm8 🎁 🔗 is the Q.E.D. to our @npub1ass…xqkk warning 15 months ago https://xenetwork.org/ets/episodes/episode-226-load-growth-shenanigans/

2025-08-13 08:31:03 UTC

As the Trump administration sets about dismantling the US climate monitoring infrastructure it’s great to see Europe stepping up like this.
https://fediscience.org/@lavergnetho/115020421355661492

2025-07-30 20:21:27 UTC

I've heard many claims by various companies that they can smooth load spikes and moderate AI data center demand to be a beneficial sort of flexible load.
I've seen no evidence that they actually do it. Nor any guarantees that they will.
But if there is empirical evidence, I'd like to see it.

2025-07-19 18:08:11 UTC

This is my shocked face 😑
https://mastodon.energy/@Sustainable2050/114881074921993029

2025-07-07 20:01:55 UTC

Per @npub1zg8…dm4k: "The US has spent nearly $1 trillion on disaster recovery and other climate-related needs over the 12 months ending May 1, according to an analysis released Monday by Bloomberg Intelligence. That’s 3% of GDP that people likely would have spent on goods and services they’d prefer to have, and amounts to “a stealth tariff on consumer spending,” analysts write."
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-17/us-spending-on-climate-damage-nears-1-trillion-per-year?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc1MTkxODQzNSwiZXhwIjoxNzUyNTIzMjM1LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJTWFpUMFdUMEcxS1cwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJGM0VENDU5NTZFRjA0QjY5QTI0NTVBNTYxRDkyNkY5NiJ9.708soaGdnbhWgf2TOrN9NOKQNNlX_0UZ5h0gzItiGLE

2025-06-20 05:06:08 UTC

Hat tip to John Kemp for admitting that he was wrong to blame Spain's blackout on excessive reliance on inverter-based renewables and insufficient inertia, and 👏 for his very decent explainer on what actually happened. https://jkempenergy.com/2025/06/19/spains-blackout-blamed-on-poor-voltage-control/

2025-05-13 16:36:01 UTC

I was curious to see what streaming news media would do today, after three straight weeks of nonstop, utterly pointless coverage of the Pope. Would they finally get back to talking about the ongoing destruction of the American democratic state and the urgent matters piling up?
Naaaaah. Every single network (including, sadly, BBC and Sky News) chose to air the thoroughly disgusting spectacle of TFG and MBS making deals in KSA.
And then: Show trials! Kardashian! Mendezez! Diddy!
For shame. 🤮

2025-05-09 20:15:28 UTC

I don't suppose there is anyone in my network here who's an attorney with ACLU?

2025-05-03 22:26:45 UTC

Very pleased to see that Labor retained control after yesterday's election in Australia. Their ambitious #energytransition program, which we have been discussing in a @npub1ass…xqkk miniseries here https://xenetwork.org/ets/category/australia-2024/?view=episode&order=desc&orderby=air_date&display=list will proceed! And the Liberal-National Coalition's nuclear-based delay strategy failed.
As with the Canadian election, Trump did a fine job of galvanizing the opposition to right-wing policies.

2025-05-03 18:39:13 UTC

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Yah, it’s a very straightforward adaptation to a live electric rock band setting… on the album, it then segues into Murder By Numbers with a hilarious cameo by Sting. Never realized how similar those changes are!

2025-05-02 22:51:27 UTC

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👍🏽 Have you heard Zappa’s version? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Uj9N8ujYSsY

2025-04-28 16:37:22 UTC

We don't know the cause of the grid outage yet (so you can ignore ALL claims about what caused it for now) but it seems to be a rare situation (possibly a voltage variance) arising from a temperature anomaly
https://apnews.com/article/spain-portugal-power-outage-electricity-b0c5fbca49b8422248c4f933e20303b3
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/europe/spain-portugal-power-outage-cut-electricity-live-updates-b2740780.html?page=2#post-2055002

2025-04-25 00:26:15 UTC

The Trump goons are peddling their anti-energy transition, pro-fossil fuel, climate denialist propaganda at an energy security summit in London, but Europe ain't havin' nunna that. 👏 https://www.europesays.com/uk/47891/

2025-04-24 02:27:35 UTC

Scientific path to recouping the costs of climate change
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250423111913.htm
A new study lays out a scientific framework for holding individual fossil fuel companies liable for the costs of climate change by tracing specific damages back to their emissions. …They report that carbon dioxide and methane output from just 111 companies cost the world economy $28 trillion from 1991 to 2020, with the five top-emitting firms linked to $9 trillion of those losses.

2025-04-18 01:30:20 UTC

Longtime listeners to @npub1ass…xqkk know that I've been keenly interested in the FirstEnergy / Larry Householder corruption scandal that rocked Ohio in 2019, leaving a legacy of coal and nuclear plants that should have been retired long ago, utility commission corruption, suicides and ratepayers left holding the bag.
Now, there's an HBO documentary about it: https://energyandpolicy.org/hbo-the-dark-money-game-firstenergy/ (h/t @npub1ya5…pcy3)

2025-04-14 17:52:36 UTC

Did you know that Australia has been controlling domestic hot water heaters as demand flex assets since...the 1950s?!
And that the main utility in Western Australia manages 200 microgrids, none of which are connected to each other?
So many fascinating things you can learn all about right ⬇️
https://mastodon.energy/@TransitionShow/114309314784886771

2025-04-13 22:02:01 UTC

“Milei claims his brutal cost-cutting inspired Trump and Musk to plan their so-called Department of Government Efficiency.”
https://mastodon.cloud/@corruptian/114332745138620073

2025-04-13 20:57:06 UTC

Isn't it strange that while Musk's dancing about on stage with a chainsaw at CPAC got lots of media coverage, none (that I saw) ever mentioned that the guy who handed him the chainsaw was the hard-right president of Argentina, Javier Milei, who has used a chainsaw as a prop for his own attacks on Argentina's gov't--especially to benefit their oil & gas industry and dismantle their climate change efforts? Is DOGE just a ripoff of hard-right LatAm politics? https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/dec/09/from-horrible-to-merely-bad-will-javier-milei-take-his-chainsaw-to-the-environment-in-argentina

2025-04-02 02:26:07 UTC

@npub1ucv…5a8g https://bird.makeup/users/iea/statuses/1907006276388663298

2025-03-28 20:32:19 UTC

If you're paying attention to Australian politics at all, you're hearing a massive load of anti-transition, far-right propaganda being amplified by a gullible/corrupt media. If you want the real story on what government is doing in its #energytransition and why it's the right strategy, listen to this!
https://mastodon.energy/@TransitionShow/114229792352385543

2025-03-27 16:54:30 UTC

Essential refresher here - *highly* recommended reading.
The Rise of Adolf Hitler: How Democracy Died in Germany and the Eerie Parallels to Today
https://theintellectualist.com/rise-of-adolf-hitler-and-parallels-to-today/

2025-02-21 21:00:38 UTC

TFG is now straight-up overtly threatening a state governor if they "do not comply" with his dictatorial order. We are not in Kansas anymore. https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3lipiixrgfx2r

2025-02-13 01:42:31 UTC

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https://about.bnef.com/electric-vehicle-outlook/

2025-02-07 16:04:20 UTC

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So, same old pro-nuke talking points, no acknowledgement of the cons, no analysis, and no justification of the excessive costs and risks. Same as everywhere.

2025-02-06 22:24:18 UTC

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I get that. But do you have any idea *why*?

2025-02-06 22:04:14 UTC

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So why is the gov't still aiming to build them?

2025-01-31 22:02:23 UTC

Is anyone compiling a Doublespeak dictionary for the Trump era? Seems like we need one. https://abcnews.go.com/US/usda-orders-removal-climate-change-mentions-public-websites/story?id=118312216

2025-01-23 20:20:25 UTC

If anyone has even a shred of a doubt left that Elon Eichmann is a fascist, watch this video produced by Led By Donkeys and projected on the Tesla Gigafactory in Berlin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjWl_RNDMSA

2025-01-10 19:18:15 UTC

Our 2019 conversation with Michael Wara about energy transition as a wildfire adaptation strategy in California is still, sadly, highly relevant and not dated at all (except that insurance companies have largely stopped underwriting there since). https://xenetwork.org/ets/episodes/episode-102-transition-as-wildfire-adaptation-in-california/

2025-01-07 18:02:16 UTC

Interesting visualization plotting the trajectories of various outlooks for the energy system, such as Oxford's
Doyne Farmer and colleagues (see
@npub1ass…xqkk Ep. 159 and 239), as well as degrowthers like Nate Hagens
https://bernardmccarty.substack.com/p/civilization-trajectories-mapping

2024-12-29 22:44:36 UTC

In 1979, President Carter put solar thermal panels on the roof of the White House to set an example of #energytransition methods of the day. https://mastodon.energy/@npub1lxl…s3x9/113738204989171909
Seven years later, President Reagan had them removed under the pretext of "roof repairs" and they were never reinstalled, because the GOP has been a steady ally of the fossil fuel industry and a steady opponent of renewables. https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/02/the-forgotten-story-of-jimmy-carters-white-house-solar-panels/
Bipartisan support for the energy transition has always been extremely rare.

2024-12-28 21:53:21 UTC

[@solar_chase](https://mastodon.green/@solar_chase ) Does this meet your criterion for when it’s finally time to get excited about perovskites? https://www.pv-magazine.com/2024/12/27/sekisui-chemical-invests-in-100-mw-perovskite-solar-production-line/

2024-12-25 02:39:47 UTC

Dayum....
Jesse Welles - "United Health"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_swGiAHhbQ

2024-12-22 19:29:45 UTC

The second hype cycle around hydrogen vehicles appears to be winding down as the vehicle manufacturers die off one by one. https://cleantechnica.com/2024/12/21/another-day-another-hydrogen-transportation-failure-hyzon-edition/ Why? For all the reasons I explained (cough) 17 years ago http://www.getreallist.com/hydrogen-hype.html

2024-12-19 23:56:19 UTC

I can hardly think of a better example of the moral decay that modern health care and unrestrained capitalism are built upon than a Goldman analyst noting that biotech cures for diseases like hepatitis are cool and all, until their success diminishes the business opportunity for pharmaceutical manufacturers. https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/11/goldman-asks-is-curing-patients-a-sustainable-business-model.html

2024-12-09 10:16:41 UTC

Very solid bit of analysis from CSIRO and AEMO in new report, "The question of nuclear in Australia’s electricity sector," finds what we have known (and detailed in @npub1ass…xqkk Ep. 62, 209, 219 & 237) for years: Nuclear is no help in the #energytransition because it's too slow, and it costs too much. It has no advantages, but several disadvantages, compared with cheap & fast renewables. https://www.csiro.au/en/news/All/Articles/2024/December/Nuclear-explainer

2024-12-08 12:27:54 UTC

Remember the Comments? The sections that used to appear below every article & blog post, where all sorts of disinformation agents, cranks and trolls used to do their best to confuse and pollute the dialogue about the article?
I thought they were gone forever (and good riddance) but I just recently discovered they are still around! Now it's called "LinkedIn"

2024-12-07 19:40:57 UTC

Makes sense that TFG would want to prioritize the dumbest, meanest, most counterproductive move imaginable against the US’ progress in its #energytransition. https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/trump-may-cancel-us-postal-service-electric-mail-truck-contract-sources-say-2024-12-06/
But did this have to wait 'til the 11th paragraph? "The USPS is an autonomous federal agency with its own governing board, making severing the contract legally challenging. But Trump's stated policy aims are poised to test the boundaries of executive power on a range of issues, from trade to federal spending."

2024-12-04 11:24:26 UTC

The European Commission and the European Investment Bank announce a new partnership to support the EU’s battery manufacturing sector, including €200mn in loan guarantees and €1bn in grants via a new Innovation Fund...without a word about the ongoing flameout of the EU's leading battery maker, Northvolt. https://www.eib.org/en/press/all/2024-484-european-commission-and-eib-announce-new-partnership-to-support-investments-in-the-european-battery-manufacturing-value-chain

2024-12-02 13:52:01 UTC

Ah yes, it's that magical time of the year when I cancel all of my overpriced subscriptions in order to get a discounted promotional offer to renew at a reasonable rate.
BTW we have never raised our subscription price for @npub1ass…xqkk since we put in the paywall in early 2017. At $60/yr (just $5/mo!) it's a hell of a bargain for anyone working in the energy industry. If you haven't joined us yet, I hope you will reconsider!

2024-12-02 09:27:59 UTC

On my trip across New Zealand in October, I toured this all-electric farm. Brilliant stuff, with so many interesting and exciting advances. Inspiring #energytransition stories abound there. Really smart grid integration for solar & storage as well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcGytiFU8qM