Ivan Urlaub
@ivanurlaub.bsky.social
Energy, carbon tech strategist, analyst, ideation, systems; regulation, policy, economics, investment, conservative gov transitions; energy equity solutions; nuclear, data centers; consultant, baseball coach, live my values, family.
Pinned
Ivan Urlaub
@ivanurlaub.bsky.social
· Nov 13
I learned a lot from the National Academy of Sciences "Implications of AI-Related Data Center Electricity Use and Emissions" workshop this week. Here's some observations and an attempt to describe the challenge for regulators & policymakers to power AI's future. What do folks think? please add/argue
Powering & cooling #AI #datacenters remains too inefficient. Water demand for projected cooling needs is starting to exceed supply in more locations. Should #EPA fund #EnergyStar and apply its successful approach to data center energy and water use to save $Billions and achieve global AI leadership?
July 16, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Powering & cooling #AI #datacenters remains too inefficient. Water demand for projected cooling needs is starting to exceed supply in more locations. Should #EPA fund #EnergyStar and apply its successful approach to data center energy and water use to save $Billions and achieve global AI leadership?
Four EOs for nuclear call for 400 GWs new nuclear capacity by 2050, doubling the 200 GWs in the Nov 2024 U.S. Nuclear Deployment Framework issued by the White House. At same time, Trump Admin has been hamstringing new nuclear. If RE+BESS+gas is going to bridge to SMR, consistency is sorely needed.
May 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Four EOs for nuclear call for 400 GWs new nuclear capacity by 2050, doubling the 200 GWs in the Nov 2024 U.S. Nuclear Deployment Framework issued by the White House. At same time, Trump Admin has been hamstringing new nuclear. If RE+BESS+gas is going to bridge to SMR, consistency is sorely needed.
I can only think of beneficial economic reasons to maintain the EPA Energy Star program. Not the least of which is making the cost of appliance ownership more transparent and lower.
So, logically, I should have guessed Energy Star will be going up on the chopping block.
So, logically, I should have guessed Energy Star will be going up on the chopping block.
May 6, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I can only think of beneficial economic reasons to maintain the EPA Energy Star program. Not the least of which is making the cost of appliance ownership more transparent and lower.
So, logically, I should have guessed Energy Star will be going up on the chopping block.
So, logically, I should have guessed Energy Star will be going up on the chopping block.
Read or heard some version of this five times today in business media and NY Times as pros try to say quotable things for their paycheck:
‘We may have reached peak policy/investment uncertainty’
I have a suspicion we haven’t experienced uncertainty yet.
‘We may have reached peak policy/investment uncertainty’
I have a suspicion we haven’t experienced uncertainty yet.
May 2, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Read or heard some version of this five times today in business media and NY Times as pros try to say quotable things for their paycheck:
‘We may have reached peak policy/investment uncertainty’
I have a suspicion we haven’t experienced uncertainty yet.
‘We may have reached peak policy/investment uncertainty’
I have a suspicion we haven’t experienced uncertainty yet.
This might be the fastest a President has ever burned through their honeymoon period of high approval ratings. Let’s see what happens when in the same day people get laid off / defunded, they can’t get Medical coverage, and their kid(s) comes home hungry due to no school lunch.
January 28, 2025 at 9:47 PM
This might be the fastest a President has ever burned through their honeymoon period of high approval ratings. Let’s see what happens when in the same day people get laid off / defunded, they can’t get Medical coverage, and their kid(s) comes home hungry due to no school lunch.
Reposted by Ivan Urlaub
here is a link to the list of all programs impacted by the federal funding freeze, first reported by budget rockstar @jennifershutt.bsky.social and the folks at @statesnewsroom.com
www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
govdoc20250128-263582
www.documentcloud.org
January 28, 2025 at 9:04 PM
here is a link to the list of all programs impacted by the federal funding freeze, first reported by budget rockstar @jennifershutt.bsky.social and the folks at @statesnewsroom.com
www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
Reposted by Ivan Urlaub
Pew -- Percentage of State Revenue by Source, FY 2022
www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-...
www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-...
January 28, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Pew -- Percentage of State Revenue by Source, FY 2022
www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-...
www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-...
www.mlb.com/video/tony-g... great memories, my two favorite players growing up playing little league. I pushed the envelope stealing bases trying to run like Rickey and trying to hit with the discipline of Tony. Grateful to have been in the stands for many of their milestones. May they rest in peace
Gwynn’s farewell, Rickey’s 3,000th | 12/22/2024
Relive Tony Gwynn's final game in the big leagues, as the stars aligned with another magical moment in MLB history, Rickey Henderson's 3,000th hit
www.mlb.com
December 22, 2024 at 4:27 AM
www.mlb.com/video/tony-g... great memories, my two favorite players growing up playing little league. I pushed the envelope stealing bases trying to run like Rickey and trying to hit with the discipline of Tony. Grateful to have been in the stands for many of their milestones. May they rest in peace
Reposted by Ivan Urlaub
Electric vehicles aren’t just for getting around—they can power our future. Our latest blog explores Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) technology and its potential to stabilize the grid, cut costs, and reduce emissions. Read more about the challenges and solutions shaping this exciting innovation bit.ly/4g2be1Z
December 9, 2024 at 5:09 PM
Electric vehicles aren’t just for getting around—they can power our future. Our latest blog explores Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) technology and its potential to stabilize the grid, cut costs, and reduce emissions. Read more about the challenges and solutions shaping this exciting innovation bit.ly/4g2be1Z
Reposted by Ivan Urlaub
Fun starter pack for Building Electrification people by @shreyassudhakar.com. Featuring people like @costasamaras.com @energymorgan.bsky.social @cleanenergyworks.bsky.social and others.
go.bsky.app/B5U2AgS
go.bsky.app/B5U2AgS
December 6, 2024 at 6:57 PM
Fun starter pack for Building Electrification people by @shreyassudhakar.com. Featuring people like @costasamaras.com @energymorgan.bsky.social @cleanenergyworks.bsky.social and others.
go.bsky.app/B5U2AgS
go.bsky.app/B5U2AgS
Anyone know how local policy commonly addresses excessively loud cars on public roads? There are 2 sometimes 3 different cars that drive by my house most nights between 11p to 1am, wake up my son, and then he comes into our room to sleep. They’ve been waking him up for the past 3 years.
December 13, 2024 at 4:02 AM
Anyone know how local policy commonly addresses excessively loud cars on public roads? There are 2 sometimes 3 different cars that drive by my house most nights between 11p to 1am, wake up my son, and then he comes into our room to sleep. They’ve been waking him up for the past 3 years.
Great College Cup championship game so far! Thomas’ shot was fire
December 10, 2024 at 1:46 AM
Great College Cup championship game so far! Thomas’ shot was fire
Reposted by Ivan Urlaub
Started this starter pack with energy justice & climate justice folks. Let me know who I should add to it. go.bsky.app/HXiuKJ5
(P.S. yes this is my way of finding my friends that migrated to bluer skies)
@costasamaras.com @menrywy.bsky.social @leahstokes.bsky.social @sidersadapts.bsky.social
(P.S. yes this is my way of finding my friends that migrated to bluer skies)
@costasamaras.com @menrywy.bsky.social @leahstokes.bsky.social @sidersadapts.bsky.social
November 22, 2024 at 4:04 AM
Started this starter pack with energy justice & climate justice folks. Let me know who I should add to it. go.bsky.app/HXiuKJ5
(P.S. yes this is my way of finding my friends that migrated to bluer skies)
@costasamaras.com @menrywy.bsky.social @leahstokes.bsky.social @sidersadapts.bsky.social
(P.S. yes this is my way of finding my friends that migrated to bluer skies)
@costasamaras.com @menrywy.bsky.social @leahstokes.bsky.social @sidersadapts.bsky.social
Reposted by Ivan Urlaub
Reminder that DOE has a map of the status of applications for their Home Energy rebates. Might want to nudge some folks. www.energy.gov/save/rebates
November 12, 2024 at 5:46 PM
Reminder that DOE has a map of the status of applications for their Home Energy rebates. Might want to nudge some folks. www.energy.gov/save/rebates
FYI - I learned from my first thread on bsky that if you are long-winded like me and write the maximum thread length, the last 3 posts in your thread will not appear to a user unless they click on the 4th to last post in the thread. So don't bury the lead!
November 16, 2024 at 10:59 PM
FYI - I learned from my first thread on bsky that if you are long-winded like me and write the maximum thread length, the last 3 posts in your thread will not appear to a user unless they click on the 4th to last post in the thread. So don't bury the lead!
I’m in the market for an induction range. Consumer Reports says “80 percent of the induction ranges currently in our ratings perform well enough for us to recommend them compared with less than half of the gas ranges we’ve evaluated.” What induction range would you recommend and why?
November 16, 2024 at 10:53 PM
I’m in the market for an induction range. Consumer Reports says “80 percent of the induction ranges currently in our ratings perform well enough for us to recommend them compared with less than half of the gas ranges we’ve evaluated.” What induction range would you recommend and why?
Reposted by Ivan Urlaub
The 2024 Global Carbon Budget was just released! Unfortunately despite hopes emissions might peak, both fossil CO2 and total CO2 emissions reached new record highs. I cover details w/ Pierre Friedlingstein (@PFriedling) at Carbon Brief: www.carbonbrief.org/...
November 13, 2024 at 12:40 AM
The 2024 Global Carbon Budget was just released! Unfortunately despite hopes emissions might peak, both fossil CO2 and total CO2 emissions reached new record highs. I cover details w/ Pierre Friedlingstein (@PFriedling) at Carbon Brief: www.carbonbrief.org/...
I learned a lot from the National Academy of Sciences "Implications of AI-Related Data Center Electricity Use and Emissions" workshop this week. Here's some observations and an attempt to describe the challenge for regulators & policymakers to power AI's future. What do folks think? please add/argue
November 13, 2024 at 6:30 PM
I learned a lot from the National Academy of Sciences "Implications of AI-Related Data Center Electricity Use and Emissions" workshop this week. Here's some observations and an attempt to describe the challenge for regulators & policymakers to power AI's future. What do folks think? please add/argue
Reposted by Ivan Urlaub
I’ve made a Women in Econ starter pack (s/o @vinisingh.bsky.social for sparking the idea!). Share, follow, and comment below if you’d like to be added! go.bsky.app/LqBPkQZ
November 12, 2024 at 1:11 PM
I’ve made a Women in Econ starter pack (s/o @vinisingh.bsky.social for sparking the idea!). Share, follow, and comment below if you’d like to be added! go.bsky.app/LqBPkQZ
Buckle up or get in the pilots chair! Goldman Sachs predicts computing will be 8% to 11% of U.S. power demand by 2030. Could require 40GW to 240GW of new generation depending on power supply mix, high end is wind + solar only (per Andrew Chen's NAS ppt today).
go.bsky.app/AsSqsfJ
go.bsky.app/AsSqsfJ
November 13, 2024 at 1:05 AM
Buckle up or get in the pilots chair! Goldman Sachs predicts computing will be 8% to 11% of U.S. power demand by 2030. Could require 40GW to 240GW of new generation depending on power supply mix, high end is wind + solar only (per Andrew Chen's NAS ppt today).
go.bsky.app/AsSqsfJ
go.bsky.app/AsSqsfJ
8 energy-climate starter packs:
1)Power bsky.app/starter-pack...
2)Media go.bsky.app/2TNd1Ya
3)Solutions go.bsky.app/Aa1sErQ
4)Legal go.bsky.app/R4ZUdPE
5)Women go.bsky.app/AGCURBf
6)Nuclear go.bsky.app/5EJY58V
7)EVs go.bsky.app/R4ZUdPE
8)Southeast go.bsky.app/AZ6Xw1U
Thx to @tnorris.bsky.social!
1)Power bsky.app/starter-pack...
2)Media go.bsky.app/2TNd1Ya
3)Solutions go.bsky.app/Aa1sErQ
4)Legal go.bsky.app/R4ZUdPE
5)Women go.bsky.app/AGCURBf
6)Nuclear go.bsky.app/5EJY58V
7)EVs go.bsky.app/R4ZUdPE
8)Southeast go.bsky.app/AZ6Xw1U
Thx to @tnorris.bsky.social!
November 13, 2024 at 12:48 AM
8 energy-climate starter packs:
1)Power bsky.app/starter-pack...
2)Media go.bsky.app/2TNd1Ya
3)Solutions go.bsky.app/Aa1sErQ
4)Legal go.bsky.app/R4ZUdPE
5)Women go.bsky.app/AGCURBf
6)Nuclear go.bsky.app/5EJY58V
7)EVs go.bsky.app/R4ZUdPE
8)Southeast go.bsky.app/AZ6Xw1U
Thx to @tnorris.bsky.social!
1)Power bsky.app/starter-pack...
2)Media go.bsky.app/2TNd1Ya
3)Solutions go.bsky.app/Aa1sErQ
4)Legal go.bsky.app/R4ZUdPE
5)Women go.bsky.app/AGCURBf
6)Nuclear go.bsky.app/5EJY58V
7)EVs go.bsky.app/R4ZUdPE
8)Southeast go.bsky.app/AZ6Xw1U
Thx to @tnorris.bsky.social!