Andy Barnes
@andybarnes.bsky.social
Dir. of Policy & Comms for Clean Energy Business Network - Posts are my own - #CleanEnergy - 🌍
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$15B in projects cancelled, listed one by one in the link here; 12K jobs gone. The impacts of this administration and budget process are very real and hugely impactful to the US economy / grid. Call your senator, urge common sense adjustments to the tax credit treatment in the bill. #energysky
As the Senate prepares to vote on OB3, businesses canceled another $1.4B in factories & energy projects in May– including battery, EV & solar factories in WV, NY, AL, AZ and WA – meaning $15.5B in projects have been cancelled since 1/1. Eliminating nearly 12,000 new jobs. e2.org/releases/may...
Businesses Cancel $1.4 Billion In New Factories, Energy Projects in May as Congress Pushes Forward on Tax Increases | E2
Cancellations now total $15.5 billion since January; nearly 12,000 jobs lost GOP districts see $9 billion in investments; 10,000 jobs disappear due to cancelled or delayed projects so far $444 million...
e2.org
June 26, 2025 at 10:53 PM
$15B in projects cancelled, listed one by one in the link here; 12K jobs gone. The impacts of this administration and budget process are very real and hugely impactful to the US economy / grid. Call your senator, urge common sense adjustments to the tax credit treatment in the bill. #energysky
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In just 5 months, twice as many clean energy projects have been scrapped as in all of 2024.
This totals $15.5B in lost investments—7x higher than last year’s total.
Red states like Arizona, Georgia, and Oklahoma were the hardest hit.
www.eenews.net/articles/cle...
This totals $15.5B in lost investments—7x higher than last year’s total.
Red states like Arizona, Georgia, and Oklahoma were the hardest hit.
www.eenews.net/articles/cle...
Clean energy project cancellations surged to $1.4B in May
The industry has lost $15.5 billion in investments since January — seven times greater than losses at this point in 2024, according to a new analysis.
www.eenews.net
June 25, 2025 at 7:41 AM
In just 5 months, twice as many clean energy projects have been scrapped as in all of 2024.
This totals $15.5B in lost investments—7x higher than last year’s total.
Red states like Arizona, Georgia, and Oklahoma were the hardest hit.
www.eenews.net/articles/cle...
This totals $15.5B in lost investments—7x higher than last year’s total.
Red states like Arizona, Georgia, and Oklahoma were the hardest hit.
www.eenews.net/articles/cle...
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We simply cannot get other energy generation sources operating fast enough.
If we're going to meet rising energy demand, we're going to need solar and storage.
If we're going to meet rising energy demand, we're going to need solar and storage.
June 3, 2025 at 2:36 PM
We simply cannot get other energy generation sources operating fast enough.
If we're going to meet rising energy demand, we're going to need solar and storage.
If we're going to meet rising energy demand, we're going to need solar and storage.
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BREAKING: The House's reconciliation bill would dismantle the most successful industrial onshoring effort in U.S. history, SEIA analysis find.
❌287 factories
❌292,000 jobs
❌145 TWh of generation
Read SEIA's new analysis:
underthreat.seia.org/threat/
❌287 factories
❌292,000 jobs
❌145 TWh of generation
Read SEIA's new analysis:
underthreat.seia.org/threat/
May 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
BREAKING: The House's reconciliation bill would dismantle the most successful industrial onshoring effort in U.S. history, SEIA analysis find.
❌287 factories
❌292,000 jobs
❌145 TWh of generation
Read SEIA's new analysis:
underthreat.seia.org/threat/
❌287 factories
❌292,000 jobs
❌145 TWh of generation
Read SEIA's new analysis:
underthreat.seia.org/threat/
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Congress should ensure long term market certainty & not raise taxes on clean energy businesses that are unleashing US-made energy and manufacturing.
That's why E2 joined 270+ businesses in signing on to
@bcsecleanenergy.bsky.social and Clean Energy Biz Network's letter: bcse.org/270-business...
That's why E2 joined 270+ businesses in signing on to
@bcsecleanenergy.bsky.social and Clean Energy Biz Network's letter: bcse.org/270-business...
April 29, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Congress should ensure long term market certainty & not raise taxes on clean energy businesses that are unleashing US-made energy and manufacturing.
That's why E2 joined 270+ businesses in signing on to
@bcsecleanenergy.bsky.social and Clean Energy Biz Network's letter: bcse.org/270-business...
That's why E2 joined 270+ businesses in signing on to
@bcsecleanenergy.bsky.social and Clean Energy Biz Network's letter: bcse.org/270-business...
Yesterday a quick rain shower washed over my neighborhood in Washington, DC. It was still sunny out, and I caught these two mourning doves taking advantage of the rain to wash their wings. Has anyone seen this behavior before? #birds #birding cc: @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social @daryllmarie.bsky.social
April 1, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Yesterday a quick rain shower washed over my neighborhood in Washington, DC. It was still sunny out, and I caught these two mourning doves taking advantage of the rain to wash their wings. Has anyone seen this behavior before? #birds #birding cc: @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social @daryllmarie.bsky.social
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Red states have received about 80% of the manufacturing investments spurred by new clean energy tax breaks.
They also have the most to lose from a freeze on new clean energy grants and loans. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/c... via @bradplumer.bsky.social
They also have the most to lose from a freeze on new clean energy grants and loans. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/c... via @bradplumer.bsky.social
Trump Is Freezing Money for Clean Energy. Republican States Have the Most to Lose.
About 80 percent of manufacturing investments spurred by a Biden-era climate law have flowed to Republican districts. Efforts to stop federal payments are already causing pain.
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Red states have received about 80% of the manufacturing investments spurred by new clean energy tax breaks.
They also have the most to lose from a freeze on new clean energy grants and loans. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/c... via @bradplumer.bsky.social
They also have the most to lose from a freeze on new clean energy grants and loans. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/c... via @bradplumer.bsky.social
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Whenever you hear someone sneer about scientific research that seems useless to them — “they’re studying the spit of lizards?!” — remind them that’s exactly how we got Ozempic.
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
How a Canadian scientist and a venomous lizard helped pave the way for Ozempic - National | Globalnews.ca
In 1984, Dr. Daniel Drucker, an endocrinologist from the University of Toronto, discovered a hormone that helped pave the way for popular diabetes drugs such as Ozempic.
globalnews.ca
February 9, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Whenever you hear someone sneer about scientific research that seems useless to them — “they’re studying the spit of lizards?!” — remind them that’s exactly how we got Ozempic.
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
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THIS WEEK: Biz leaders from @E2org joined industry leaders from across the US to call on Congress to preserve energy tax credits creating American jobs.
W/ these credits, the US can preserve $130B+ in new investments, 100K+ jobs.
READ our letter: drive.google.com/file/d/1ESim...
W/ these credits, the US can preserve $130B+ in new investments, 100K+ jobs.
READ our letter: drive.google.com/file/d/1ESim...
Business Letter In Support of Clean Energy Incentives-2.pdf
drive.google.com
February 6, 2025 at 5:46 PM
THIS WEEK: Biz leaders from @E2org joined industry leaders from across the US to call on Congress to preserve energy tax credits creating American jobs.
W/ these credits, the US can preserve $130B+ in new investments, 100K+ jobs.
READ our letter: drive.google.com/file/d/1ESim...
W/ these credits, the US can preserve $130B+ in new investments, 100K+ jobs.
READ our letter: drive.google.com/file/d/1ESim...
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🔌 Some states are pushing their utilities to consider technologies that allow existing power lines to carry much more electricity.
These grid-enhancing technologies can help to lower utility bills and improve grid resilience, @brown_alex_ reports.
stateline.org/2024/03/08/all…
These grid-enhancing technologies can help to lower utility bills and improve grid resilience, @brown_alex_ reports.
stateline.org/2024/03/08/all…
December 17, 2024 at 3:19 PM
🔌 Some states are pushing their utilities to consider technologies that allow existing power lines to carry much more electricity.
These grid-enhancing technologies can help to lower utility bills and improve grid resilience, @brown_alex_ reports.
stateline.org/2024/03/08/all…
These grid-enhancing technologies can help to lower utility bills and improve grid resilience, @brown_alex_ reports.
stateline.org/2024/03/08/all…
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Thanks to GOP House members who realize the NON-PARTISAN economic benefits clean energy tax credits are creating. Data shows they're right!
In just 2 years, companies have invested hundreds of billions in major new energy projects, creating 100K+ jobs. e2.org/announcements/
In just 2 years, companies have invested hundreds of billions in major new energy projects, creating 100K+ jobs. e2.org/announcements/
Clean Economy Works | Tracking New Clean Energy Projects Across U.S.
Tracking new clean economy projects, expansions, and production announced across America since the Inflation Reduction Act
e2.org
January 24, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Thanks to GOP House members who realize the NON-PARTISAN economic benefits clean energy tax credits are creating. Data shows they're right!
In just 2 years, companies have invested hundreds of billions in major new energy projects, creating 100K+ jobs. e2.org/announcements/
In just 2 years, companies have invested hundreds of billions in major new energy projects, creating 100K+ jobs. e2.org/announcements/
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Panasonic's $4B battery plant in De Soto, Kansas will start cranking out batteries for EVs as soon as March. Building the plant employed 3800 construction workers & its operation will employ 2000. No wonder it's seeing bipartisan support from state officials
lawrencekstimes.com/2025/01/17/p... 🔌💡 🔌🚗
lawrencekstimes.com/2025/01/17/p... 🔌💡 🔌🚗
The first EV batteries will come out of De Soto’s massive Panasonic plant this spring
One of the largest economic development projects in Kansas history will start churning out lithium-ion batteries as soon as March, Panasonic announced on Friday.
lawrencekstimes.com
January 19, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Panasonic's $4B battery plant in De Soto, Kansas will start cranking out batteries for EVs as soon as March. Building the plant employed 3800 construction workers & its operation will employ 2000. No wonder it's seeing bipartisan support from state officials
lawrencekstimes.com/2025/01/17/p... 🔌💡 🔌🚗
lawrencekstimes.com/2025/01/17/p... 🔌💡 🔌🚗
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A new report on the Inflation Reduction Act — issued as the IRA faces a potentially existential threat — finds that it could boost U.S. GDP by $1.9 trillion over the next decade. #energysky🔌💡
See Full Story: ow.ly/k76W50Uwmjk
Writer: John Cropley
See Full Story: ow.ly/k76W50Uwmjk
Writer: John Cropley
December 24, 2024 at 7:00 PM
A new report on the Inflation Reduction Act — issued as the IRA faces a potentially existential threat — finds that it could boost U.S. GDP by $1.9 trillion over the next decade. #energysky🔌💡
See Full Story: ow.ly/k76W50Uwmjk
Writer: John Cropley
See Full Story: ow.ly/k76W50Uwmjk
Writer: John Cropley
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Good morning with good news: Nevada's solar generation skyrocketed 162% from 592 GWh in August 2019 to 1549 GWh in August 2024.
Solar's share of NV's electricity jumped:
Aug 2024 32%
Aug 2022 21%
Aug 2019 13%
Nevada's monthly solar share record was set in May 2024 at 41.5%! #energysky
Solar's share of NV's electricity jumped:
Aug 2024 32%
Aug 2022 21%
Aug 2019 13%
Nevada's monthly solar share record was set in May 2024 at 41.5%! #energysky
December 22, 2024 at 1:21 PM
Good morning with good news: Nevada's solar generation skyrocketed 162% from 592 GWh in August 2019 to 1549 GWh in August 2024.
Solar's share of NV's electricity jumped:
Aug 2024 32%
Aug 2022 21%
Aug 2019 13%
Nevada's monthly solar share record was set in May 2024 at 41.5%! #energysky
Solar's share of NV's electricity jumped:
Aug 2024 32%
Aug 2022 21%
Aug 2019 13%
Nevada's monthly solar share record was set in May 2024 at 41.5%! #energysky
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People sometimes make fun of science that sounds stupid and random.
Meanwhile, a study of lizard saliva turned into a peptide medication, which was turned into a diabetes medication, which was turned into a GLP1 weight loss drug, that just became the first therapy every approved for … sleep apnea
Meanwhile, a study of lizard saliva turned into a peptide medication, which was turned into a diabetes medication, which was turned into a GLP1 weight loss drug, that just became the first therapy every approved for … sleep apnea
Breaking News: The FDA approved use of the weight loss drug Zepbound for a common form of sleep apnea. It is the first drug authorized to treat the disorder.
F.D.A. Approves Weight-Loss Drug to Treat Sleep Apnea
Zepbound is the first prescription drug approved specifically to treat the common condition.
www.nytimes.com
December 21, 2024 at 12:41 AM
People sometimes make fun of science that sounds stupid and random.
Meanwhile, a study of lizard saliva turned into a peptide medication, which was turned into a diabetes medication, which was turned into a GLP1 weight loss drug, that just became the first therapy every approved for … sleep apnea
Meanwhile, a study of lizard saliva turned into a peptide medication, which was turned into a diabetes medication, which was turned into a GLP1 weight loss drug, that just became the first therapy every approved for … sleep apnea
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Announcing our 2nd deal building utility scale #solar/#batteries in #PuertoRico!
Convergent’s solar-plus-storage installation in the municipality of Coamo would be a 100-MW solar PV system with a 55.5-MW (64.1-MWh) BESS. More batteries Caguas, Penuelas, and Ponce with 225 MW (900 MWh)
Convergent’s solar-plus-storage installation in the municipality of Coamo would be a 100-MW solar PV system with a 55.5-MW (64.1-MWh) BESS. More batteries Caguas, Penuelas, and Ponce with 225 MW (900 MWh)
LPO Announces Conditional Commitment to Subsidiaries of Convergent Energy and Power Inc. to Build Solar PV and Energy Storage in Puerto Rico to Improve Grid Resilience and Reduce Costs for Ratepayers
Convergent will build and operate utility-scale solar-plus-storage in Puerto Rico, improving grid resilience.
www.energy.gov
December 18, 2024 at 11:55 PM
Announcing our 2nd deal building utility scale #solar/#batteries in #PuertoRico!
Convergent’s solar-plus-storage installation in the municipality of Coamo would be a 100-MW solar PV system with a 55.5-MW (64.1-MWh) BESS. More batteries Caguas, Penuelas, and Ponce with 225 MW (900 MWh)
Convergent’s solar-plus-storage installation in the municipality of Coamo would be a 100-MW solar PV system with a 55.5-MW (64.1-MWh) BESS. More batteries Caguas, Penuelas, and Ponce with 225 MW (900 MWh)
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Another closed Loan.
The joint venture is building battery manufacturing facilities in Kentucky and Tennessee that will enable more than 120 gigawatt hours of U.S. battery production annually.
BlueOval SK said it has invested more than $11 billion to date in Kentucky and Tennessee.
The joint venture is building battery manufacturing facilities in Kentucky and Tennessee that will enable more than 120 gigawatt hours of U.S. battery production annually.
BlueOval SK said it has invested more than $11 billion to date in Kentucky and Tennessee.
US finalizes $9.63 billion loan for Ford, SK On joint battery venture
The U.S. Energy Department on Monday said it has finalized a $9.63 billion loan to a joint venture of Ford Motor and South Korean battery maker SK On to help finance construction of three new battery manufacturing plants in Tennessee and Kentucky.
www.reuters.com
December 16, 2024 at 9:08 PM
Another closed Loan.
The joint venture is building battery manufacturing facilities in Kentucky and Tennessee that will enable more than 120 gigawatt hours of U.S. battery production annually.
BlueOval SK said it has invested more than $11 billion to date in Kentucky and Tennessee.
The joint venture is building battery manufacturing facilities in Kentucky and Tennessee that will enable more than 120 gigawatt hours of U.S. battery production annually.
BlueOval SK said it has invested more than $11 billion to date in Kentucky and Tennessee.
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Battery prices are now just $115 per kWh on average - down from $1436 in 2010. The driving force behind the storage boom and EV adoption, in one chart.
#energysky
www.canarymedia.com/articles/bat...
#energysky
www.canarymedia.com/articles/bat...
December 13, 2024 at 3:26 PM
Battery prices are now just $115 per kWh on average - down from $1436 in 2010. The driving force behind the storage boom and EV adoption, in one chart.
#energysky
www.canarymedia.com/articles/bat...
#energysky
www.canarymedia.com/articles/bat...
This is a great analysis from @christiantfong.bsky.social on the untapped potential of “clean repowering,” leveraging existing assets from retiring or retired fossil fuel plants to more rapidly deploy clean energy. Bravo!
Earlier this year, I co-authored a report on "Clean Repowering"—using interconnection fast-tracks to quickly, cheaply, and reliably build clean energy. Since then, additional research shows how this process can be more effective to prevent unwise investments in fossil assets 🧵
December 13, 2024 at 2:03 AM
This is a great analysis from @christiantfong.bsky.social on the untapped potential of “clean repowering,” leveraging existing assets from retiring or retired fossil fuel plants to more rapidly deploy clean energy. Bravo!
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Today we announced a ~$7B loan to Starplus, a JV between Stellantis and Samsung SDI to produce 67 GWhs of automotive batteries. What a difference 4 years makes! www.energy.gov/lpo/articles...
LPO Announces Conditional Commitment to StarPlus Energy to Construct Lithium-Ion Battery Factories in Indiana
On December 2, 2024, LPO announced a conditional commitment for a loan of up to $7.54 billion to StarPlus Energy LLC to help finance up to two lithium-ion battery cell and module manufacturing plants ...
www.energy.gov
December 3, 2024 at 1:41 AM
Today we announced a ~$7B loan to Starplus, a JV between Stellantis and Samsung SDI to produce 67 GWhs of automotive batteries. What a difference 4 years makes! www.energy.gov/lpo/articles...