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Today on Shift Key: @jessedjenkins.com and I chat about why the power grid’s performance in winter, and *not* summer, is now its most important test — and we debrief how the Northeastern US grid just did during a relentlessly frigid few weeks. heatmap.news/podcast/shif...
The Power Grid Just Passed Its Biggest Test in Years
Rob and Jesse talk about the big Northeastern freeze.
heatmap.news
February 13, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Today on Shift Key: @jessedjenkins.com and I chat about why the power grid’s performance in winter, and *not* summer, is now its most important test — and we debrief how the Northeastern US grid just did during a relentlessly frigid few weeks. heatmap.news/podcast/shif...
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The hottest thing in Congress are bipartisan geothermal bills: Jake Auchincloss and Mark Amodei have a superhot rocks bill with milestone-based grants, workforce development, and permitting reform heatmap.news/politics/amo...
A New Bipartisan Geothermal Bill Is About to Heat Up the House
Representatives Jake Auchincloss and Mark Amodei want to boost “superhot” exploration.
heatmap.news
February 13, 2026 at 3:08 PM
The hottest thing in Congress are bipartisan geothermal bills: Jake Auchincloss and Mark Amodei have a superhot rocks bill with milestone-based grants, workforce development, and permitting reform heatmap.news/politics/amo...
SCOOP:
@repauchincloss.bsky.social and Representative Mark Amodei just introduced a hot, hot, hot new geothermal bill in the House.
@zeitlin.bsky.social has the details:
heatmap.news/politics/amo...
@repauchincloss.bsky.social and Representative Mark Amodei just introduced a hot, hot, hot new geothermal bill in the House.
@zeitlin.bsky.social has the details:
heatmap.news/politics/amo...
A New Bipartisan Geothermal Bill Is About to Heat Up the House
Representatives Jake Auchincloss and Mark Amodei want to boost “superhot” exploration.
heatmap.news
February 13, 2026 at 3:31 PM
SCOOP:
@repauchincloss.bsky.social and Representative Mark Amodei just introduced a hot, hot, hot new geothermal bill in the House.
@zeitlin.bsky.social has the details:
heatmap.news/politics/amo...
@repauchincloss.bsky.social and Representative Mark Amodei just introduced a hot, hot, hot new geothermal bill in the House.
@zeitlin.bsky.social has the details:
heatmap.news/politics/amo...
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And important point here from @heatmap.news about the endangerment finding:
"The EPA has not yet published the legal documents formalizing the repeal."
So we don't know yet how, exactly, they plan on legally justifying this (aside from "we want to," which I don't think holds up in court.)
"The EPA has not yet published the legal documents formalizing the repeal."
So we don't know yet how, exactly, they plan on legally justifying this (aside from "we want to," which I don't think holds up in court.)
What We Know About Trump’s Endangerment Finding Repeal
The administration has yet to publish formal documentation of its decision, leaving several big questions unanswered.
heatmap.news
February 13, 2026 at 2:46 PM
And important point here from @heatmap.news about the endangerment finding:
"The EPA has not yet published the legal documents formalizing the repeal."
So we don't know yet how, exactly, they plan on legally justifying this (aside from "we want to," which I don't think holds up in court.)
"The EPA has not yet published the legal documents formalizing the repeal."
So we don't know yet how, exactly, they plan on legally justifying this (aside from "we want to," which I don't think holds up in court.)
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Have to hand it to @heatmap.news . Their AM newsletter routinely scares the crap out of me and gives me hope in about 5 minutes. Today's stories:
February 13, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Have to hand it to @heatmap.news . Their AM newsletter routinely scares the crap out of me and gives me hope in about 5 minutes. Today's stories:
BREAKING:
The EPA’s endangerment finding for greenhouse gases is officially dead, yet questions still remain.
Here are @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social and @emilypont.bsky.social on what we know — and don’t know — about the Trump administration’s move:
heatmap.news/climate/enda...
The EPA’s endangerment finding for greenhouse gases is officially dead, yet questions still remain.
Here are @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social and @emilypont.bsky.social on what we know — and don’t know — about the Trump administration’s move:
heatmap.news/climate/enda...
What We Know About Trump’s Endangerment Finding Repeal
The administration has yet to publish formal documentation of its decision, leaving several big questions unanswered.
heatmap.news
February 12, 2026 at 9:04 PM
BREAKING:
The EPA’s endangerment finding for greenhouse gases is officially dead, yet questions still remain.
Here are @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social and @emilypont.bsky.social on what we know — and don’t know — about the Trump administration’s move:
heatmap.news/climate/enda...
The EPA’s endangerment finding for greenhouse gases is officially dead, yet questions still remain.
Here are @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social and @emilypont.bsky.social on what we know — and don’t know — about the Trump administration’s move:
heatmap.news/climate/enda...
Wind turbines have been more or less the same for 50 years. But startups Airloom and Radia are thinking outside the nacelle (so to speak) and coming up with new designs that aim to solve some old problems.
Read the whole story from @kbrigham.bsky.social:
heatmap.news/climate-tech...
Read the whole story from @kbrigham.bsky.social:
heatmap.news/climate-tech...
There’s More Than One Way to Build a Wind Turbine
Startups Airloom and Radia looked at the same set of problems and came up with very different solutions.
heatmap.news
February 12, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Wind turbines have been more or less the same for 50 years. But startups Airloom and Radia are thinking outside the nacelle (so to speak) and coming up with new designs that aim to solve some old problems.
Read the whole story from @kbrigham.bsky.social:
heatmap.news/climate-tech...
Read the whole story from @kbrigham.bsky.social:
heatmap.news/climate-tech...
The new battery-powered Toyota Highlander signals that the Prius-maker is finally ready to go all-electric — just as the rest of the industry is retreating.
Here's @andrewmoseman.bsky.social on the move:
heatmap.news/electric-veh...
Here's @andrewmoseman.bsky.social on the move:
heatmap.news/electric-veh...
Why the Electric Toyota Highlander Matters
The maker of the Prius is finally embracing batteries — just as the rest of the industry retreats.
heatmap.news
February 11, 2026 at 7:35 PM
The new battery-powered Toyota Highlander signals that the Prius-maker is finally ready to go all-electric — just as the rest of the industry is retreating.
Here's @andrewmoseman.bsky.social on the move:
heatmap.news/electric-veh...
Here's @andrewmoseman.bsky.social on the move:
heatmap.news/electric-veh...
In its latest report, @thirdwayenergy.bsky.social argues that Democrats should embrace “cleaner” liquified natural gas exports.
Here’s @zeitlin.bsky.social with the exclusive:
heatmap.news/energy/clean...
Here’s @zeitlin.bsky.social with the exclusive:
heatmap.news/energy/clean...
Democrats Should Embrace ‘Cleaner’ LNG, This Think Tank Says
Third Way’s latest memo argues that climate politics must accept a harsh reality: natural gas isn’t going away anytime soon.
heatmap.news
February 11, 2026 at 4:49 PM
In its latest report, @thirdwayenergy.bsky.social argues that Democrats should embrace “cleaner” liquified natural gas exports.
Here’s @zeitlin.bsky.social with the exclusive:
heatmap.news/energy/clean...
Here’s @zeitlin.bsky.social with the exclusive:
heatmap.news/energy/clean...
Heatmap AM’s top stories:
☢️ Bipartisan bill proposes nuclear reactor backstop
🚙 Demand accelerates for hybrid vehicles as EVs stall
🇦🇺 Orsted pushes to build Australian offshore wind farm
Jump into the latest from @alexckaufman.bsky.social:
heatmap.news/am/trump-nuc...
☢️ Bipartisan bill proposes nuclear reactor backstop
🚙 Demand accelerates for hybrid vehicles as EVs stall
🇦🇺 Orsted pushes to build Australian offshore wind farm
Jump into the latest from @alexckaufman.bsky.social:
heatmap.news/am/trump-nuc...
New Bipartisan Bill Takes Aim at Nuclear’s Biggest Bottleneck
On Equinor’s CCS squeamishness, Indian solar, and Orsted in Oz
heatmap.news
February 11, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Heatmap AM’s top stories:
☢️ Bipartisan bill proposes nuclear reactor backstop
🚙 Demand accelerates for hybrid vehicles as EVs stall
🇦🇺 Orsted pushes to build Australian offshore wind farm
Jump into the latest from @alexckaufman.bsky.social:
heatmap.news/am/trump-nuc...
☢️ Bipartisan bill proposes nuclear reactor backstop
🚙 Demand accelerates for hybrid vehicles as EVs stall
🇦🇺 Orsted pushes to build Australian offshore wind farm
Jump into the latest from @alexckaufman.bsky.social:
heatmap.news/am/trump-nuc...
Climate risk modeling is notoriously fraught, but @carbonplan.org is trying anyway — and showing its work.
Here's @emilypont.bsky.social with the story:
heatmap.news/adaptation/c...
Here's @emilypont.bsky.social with the story:
heatmap.news/adaptation/c...
This New Wildfire Risk Model Has No Secrets
CarbonPlan has a new tool to measure climate risk that comes with full transparency.
heatmap.news
February 10, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Climate risk modeling is notoriously fraught, but @carbonplan.org is trying anyway — and showing its work.
Here's @emilypont.bsky.social with the story:
heatmap.news/adaptation/c...
Here's @emilypont.bsky.social with the story:
heatmap.news/adaptation/c...
NEW in Heatmap AM:
↩️ EPA to repeal “endangerment finding” this week
🇨🇳 BYD sues Trump admin over 100% tariffs on EVs
♨️ Fervo drills its hottest well to date
Stay informed with @alexckaufman.bsky.social:
heatmap.news/am/trump-end...
↩️ EPA to repeal “endangerment finding” this week
🇨🇳 BYD sues Trump admin over 100% tariffs on EVs
♨️ Fervo drills its hottest well to date
Stay informed with @alexckaufman.bsky.social:
heatmap.news/am/trump-end...
Trump Goes for the Climate Killshot
On BYD’s lawsuit, Fervo’s hottest well, and China’s geologic hydrogen
heatmap.news
February 10, 2026 at 4:29 PM
NEW in Heatmap AM:
↩️ EPA to repeal “endangerment finding” this week
🇨🇳 BYD sues Trump admin over 100% tariffs on EVs
♨️ Fervo drills its hottest well to date
Stay informed with @alexckaufman.bsky.social:
heatmap.news/am/trump-end...
↩️ EPA to repeal “endangerment finding” this week
🇨🇳 BYD sues Trump admin over 100% tariffs on EVs
♨️ Fervo drills its hottest well to date
Stay informed with @alexckaufman.bsky.social:
heatmap.news/am/trump-end...
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The Treasury's guidance for 45z, the Clean Fuel tax credit, indicates its moving forward with allowing biofuels producers to account for "climate smart agriculture" — which could ultimately just make the credit an even bigger subsidy for ethanol heatmap.news/politics/45z...
The Climate-Smart Program Trump Didn’t Kill (Yet)
New guidelines for the clean fuel tax credit reward sustainable agriculture practices — but could lead to greater emissions anyway.
heatmap.news
February 9, 2026 at 8:21 PM
The Treasury's guidance for 45z, the Clean Fuel tax credit, indicates its moving forward with allowing biofuels producers to account for "climate smart agriculture" — which could ultimately just make the credit an even bigger subsidy for ethanol heatmap.news/politics/45z...
On the latest SHIFT KEY:
@heinrich.senate.gov talks with @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social about permitting reform and the state of U.S. clean energy policy.
Listen here (or wherever you get your podcasts):
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
@heinrich.senate.gov talks with @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social about permitting reform and the state of U.S. clean energy policy.
Listen here (or wherever you get your podcasts):
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
What Senator Martin Heinrich Needs to See in a Permitting Deal
Podcast Episode · Shift Key with Robinson Meyer and Jesse Jenkins · 02/09/2026 · 33m
podcasts.apple.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:17 PM
On the latest SHIFT KEY:
@heinrich.senate.gov talks with @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social about permitting reform and the state of U.S. clean energy policy.
Listen here (or wherever you get your podcasts):
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
@heinrich.senate.gov talks with @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social about permitting reform and the state of U.S. clean energy policy.
Listen here (or wherever you get your podcasts):
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
In Heatmap AM today:
🌬️ Orsted’s offshore wind projects back on schedule
🌞 Tesla launches recruitment for solar manufacturing push
🇵🇷 Bad Bunny’s halftime show referenced Puerto Rico’s grid woes
Kick off your week with the latest from @alexckaufman.bsky.social:
heatmap.news/am/trump-rev...
🌬️ Orsted’s offshore wind projects back on schedule
🌞 Tesla launches recruitment for solar manufacturing push
🇵🇷 Bad Bunny’s halftime show referenced Puerto Rico’s grid woes
Kick off your week with the latest from @alexckaufman.bsky.social:
heatmap.news/am/trump-rev...
Orsted’s Offshore Wind Projects Are Back on Track
On Tesla’s sunny picture, Chinese nuclear, and Bad Bunny’s electric halftime show
heatmap.news
February 9, 2026 at 4:58 PM
In Heatmap AM today:
🌬️ Orsted’s offshore wind projects back on schedule
🌞 Tesla launches recruitment for solar manufacturing push
🇵🇷 Bad Bunny’s halftime show referenced Puerto Rico’s grid woes
Kick off your week with the latest from @alexckaufman.bsky.social:
heatmap.news/am/trump-rev...
🌬️ Orsted’s offshore wind projects back on schedule
🌞 Tesla launches recruitment for solar manufacturing push
🇵🇷 Bad Bunny’s halftime show referenced Puerto Rico’s grid woes
Kick off your week with the latest from @alexckaufman.bsky.social:
heatmap.news/am/trump-rev...
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Many Americans dislike data centers because they use land, water, and electricity without creating many permanent jobs.
There’s just one wrinkle: Modern factories increasingly fit the same description.
I wrote about it for @heatmap.news: heatmap.news/energy/facto...
There’s just one wrinkle: Modern factories increasingly fit the same description.
I wrote about it for @heatmap.news: heatmap.news/energy/facto...
Factories Are Becoming More Like Data Centers
Large electricity users that employ few workers are not what America’s reindustrialization dreams are made on.
heatmap.news
February 6, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Many Americans dislike data centers because they use land, water, and electricity without creating many permanent jobs.
There’s just one wrinkle: Modern factories increasingly fit the same description.
I wrote about it for @heatmap.news: heatmap.news/energy/facto...
There’s just one wrinkle: Modern factories increasingly fit the same description.
I wrote about it for @heatmap.news: heatmap.news/energy/facto...
As earnings season picks up, @zeitlin.bsky.social writes about why now is a very good time to be selling energy to data centers:
heatmap.news/energy/ai-en...
heatmap.news/energy/ai-en...
Energy Companies Are Dancing in the Data Center Money Fountain
With investment in AI booming, any business that can promise quick generation is looking pretty good right now.
heatmap.news
February 6, 2026 at 9:14 PM
As earnings season picks up, @zeitlin.bsky.social writes about why now is a very good time to be selling energy to data centers:
heatmap.news/energy/ai-en...
heatmap.news/energy/ai-en...
Former White House National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy argues that Trump’s policy moves to prop up coal plants aren’t just stalling the fight against climate change — they’re costing us money.
Read the full story:
heatmap.news/ideas/trump-...
Read the full story:
heatmap.news/ideas/trump-...
Trump’s Energy Policy Isn’t Just Dirty. It’s Expensive.
And it’s blocking America’s economic growth, argues a former White House climate advisor.
heatmap.news
February 6, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Former White House National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy argues that Trump’s policy moves to prop up coal plants aren’t just stalling the fight against climate change — they’re costing us money.
Read the full story:
heatmap.news/ideas/trump-...
Read the full story:
heatmap.news/ideas/trump-...
Heatmap AM’s top stories today:
📉 $34 billion of U.S. clean energy projects rolled back in 2025
👩⚖️ Texas judge strikes down state law penalizing anti-fossil fuel firms
☀️ Amazon outbids utility for large solar farm
Cap your week with @alexckaufman.bsky.social:
heatmap.news/am/clean-ene...
📉 $34 billion of U.S. clean energy projects rolled back in 2025
👩⚖️ Texas judge strikes down state law penalizing anti-fossil fuel firms
☀️ Amazon outbids utility for large solar farm
Cap your week with @alexckaufman.bsky.social:
heatmap.news/am/clean-ene...
The U.S. Has Lost $34 Billion in Clean Energy Projects
On Texas’ free speech violation, nuclear recycling, and deadly smoke
heatmap.news
February 6, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Heatmap AM’s top stories today:
📉 $34 billion of U.S. clean energy projects rolled back in 2025
👩⚖️ Texas judge strikes down state law penalizing anti-fossil fuel firms
☀️ Amazon outbids utility for large solar farm
Cap your week with @alexckaufman.bsky.social:
heatmap.news/am/clean-ene...
📉 $34 billion of U.S. clean energy projects rolled back in 2025
👩⚖️ Texas judge strikes down state law penalizing anti-fossil fuel firms
☀️ Amazon outbids utility for large solar farm
Cap your week with @alexckaufman.bsky.social:
heatmap.news/am/clean-ene...
“Data centers more closely resemble modern factories and other industrial facilities than they do the vast, job-intensive projects of last century,” @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social writes.
That spells trouble for American reindustrialization.
Read the whole story here:
heatmap.news/energy/facto...
That spells trouble for American reindustrialization.
Read the whole story here:
heatmap.news/energy/facto...
Factories Are Becoming More Like Data Centers
Large electricity-users that employ few workers are not what America’s reindustrialization dreams are made on.
heatmap.news
February 5, 2026 at 10:51 PM
“Data centers more closely resemble modern factories and other industrial facilities than they do the vast, job-intensive projects of last century,” @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social writes.
That spells trouble for American reindustrialization.
Read the whole story here:
heatmap.news/energy/facto...
That spells trouble for American reindustrialization.
Read the whole story here:
heatmap.news/energy/facto...
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New scoop in @heatmap.news:
A top nuclear enrichment company inked a deal with a startup to ramp up output of TRISO, a special type of reactor fuel that's essentially meltdown-proof. I went into the history, what China is doing, and the debates around its usefulness.
heatmap.news/energy/antar...
A top nuclear enrichment company inked a deal with a startup to ramp up output of TRISO, a special type of reactor fuel that's essentially meltdown-proof. I went into the history, what China is doing, and the debates around its usefulness.
heatmap.news/energy/antar...
February 5, 2026 at 12:54 PM
New scoop in @heatmap.news:
A top nuclear enrichment company inked a deal with a startup to ramp up output of TRISO, a special type of reactor fuel that's essentially meltdown-proof. I went into the history, what China is doing, and the debates around its usefulness.
heatmap.news/energy/antar...
A top nuclear enrichment company inked a deal with a startup to ramp up output of TRISO, a special type of reactor fuel that's essentially meltdown-proof. I went into the history, what China is doing, and the debates around its usefulness.
heatmap.news/energy/antar...
NEW in Heatmap AM:
🪨 White House kicks off critical minerals summit
✂️ Low-income energy assistance program escapes funding cuts
🇨🇱 Copper price boom could help Chile’s far-right president
@alexckaufman.bsky.social has your daily dose of climate news:
heatmap.news/am/trump-min...
🪨 White House kicks off critical minerals summit
✂️ Low-income energy assistance program escapes funding cuts
🇨🇱 Copper price boom could help Chile’s far-right president
@alexckaufman.bsky.social has your daily dose of climate news:
heatmap.news/am/trump-min...
White House Pitches Allies on an Anti-China Mineral Trading Bloc
On LIHEAP saved, copper king, and Drax’s ‘betrayal’
heatmap.news
February 5, 2026 at 3:00 PM
NEW in Heatmap AM:
🪨 White House kicks off critical minerals summit
✂️ Low-income energy assistance program escapes funding cuts
🇨🇱 Copper price boom could help Chile’s far-right president
@alexckaufman.bsky.social has your daily dose of climate news:
heatmap.news/am/trump-min...
🪨 White House kicks off critical minerals summit
✂️ Low-income energy assistance program escapes funding cuts
🇨🇱 Copper price boom could help Chile’s far-right president
@alexckaufman.bsky.social has your daily dose of climate news:
heatmap.news/am/trump-min...
In Heatmap AM today:
👩⚖️ Doug Burgum says SCOTUS may step in to kill offshore wind
🗽 New FREEDOM Act permitting bill introduced in House
💨 Siemens Energy investing $1 billion on gas turbine production
Peruse the latest from @alexckaufman.bsky.social:
heatmap.news/am/scotus-of...
👩⚖️ Doug Burgum says SCOTUS may step in to kill offshore wind
🗽 New FREEDOM Act permitting bill introduced in House
💨 Siemens Energy investing $1 billion on gas turbine production
Peruse the latest from @alexckaufman.bsky.social:
heatmap.news/am/scotus-of...
Doug Burgum Suggests the Supreme Court Will Kill Offshore Wind
On the FREEDOM Act, Siemens’ bet, and space data centers
heatmap.news
February 4, 2026 at 3:14 PM
In Heatmap AM today:
👩⚖️ Doug Burgum says SCOTUS may step in to kill offshore wind
🗽 New FREEDOM Act permitting bill introduced in House
💨 Siemens Energy investing $1 billion on gas turbine production
Peruse the latest from @alexckaufman.bsky.social:
heatmap.news/am/scotus-of...
👩⚖️ Doug Burgum says SCOTUS may step in to kill offshore wind
🗽 New FREEDOM Act permitting bill introduced in House
💨 Siemens Energy investing $1 billion on gas turbine production
Peruse the latest from @alexckaufman.bsky.social:
heatmap.news/am/scotus-of...
SCOOP:
@alexckaufman.bsky.social has the exclusive on a new bipartisan permitting reform bill that aims to protect tech neutrality — including offshore wind.
Read the full story:
heatmap.news/politics/fre...
@alexckaufman.bsky.social has the exclusive on a new bipartisan permitting reform bill that aims to protect tech neutrality — including offshore wind.
Read the full story:
heatmap.news/politics/fre...
Scoop: A New Bipartisan Permitting Bill Aims to Protect Tech Neutrality
The FREEDOM Act would guard previously-permitted projects — like, say, offshore wind developments — against political whiplash.
heatmap.news
February 3, 2026 at 2:41 PM
SCOOP:
@alexckaufman.bsky.social has the exclusive on a new bipartisan permitting reform bill that aims to protect tech neutrality — including offshore wind.
Read the full story:
heatmap.news/politics/fre...
@alexckaufman.bsky.social has the exclusive on a new bipartisan permitting reform bill that aims to protect tech neutrality — including offshore wind.
Read the full story:
heatmap.news/politics/fre...
Offshore wind developers: 5
Trump: 0
Here's @jael.bsky.social on Sunrise Wind defeating the last of the administration's stop work orders:
heatmap.news/sparks/sunri...
Trump: 0
Here's @jael.bsky.social on Sunrise Wind defeating the last of the administration's stop work orders:
heatmap.news/sparks/sunri...
Sunrise Wind Got Its Injunction
Offshore wind developers: 5. Trump administration: 0.
heatmap.news
February 2, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Offshore wind developers: 5
Trump: 0
Here's @jael.bsky.social on Sunrise Wind defeating the last of the administration's stop work orders:
heatmap.news/sparks/sunri...
Trump: 0
Here's @jael.bsky.social on Sunrise Wind defeating the last of the administration's stop work orders:
heatmap.news/sparks/sunri...