Jeff St John
@jeffstjohn.bsky.social
Chief reporter at Canary Media, energy transition believer, holder of faith in truth, justice, and the inherent goodness of my fellow human beings. Parent of Lily the Corgi.
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December 25, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Want to lower 'soft costs' of home solar, battery and EV charging? Meter socket adapters like Tesla's Backup Switch and ConnectDER's IslandDER can save big on labor and equipment. Now, the trick is getting more utilities to let installers to use them:
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A path to fast, cheap home solar and batteries: go through the meter
New digital meter socket adapters from Tesla and others make home solar, battery, and EV charging installs a snap. But only if utilities let homes use…
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December 22, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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December 21, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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December 20, 2025
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December 20, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Tapper: This is one of the documents the DOJ released. It’s 100 pages. It’s all black. That’s the transparency we’re getting.
December 19, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Tapper: This is one of the documents the DOJ released. It’s 100 pages. It’s all black. That’s the transparency we’re getting.
Capacity prices hit new record highs in PJM, the country’s biggest power market, as data center growth and inadequate generation interconnection combine to drive costs — and rising political backlash — for 65 million people from Virginia to Chicago:
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PJM’s capacity costs hit record as grid falls short on supply
Data center construction and clogged-up generation queues are driving costs — and political backlash — in the country’s biggest power market.
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December 18, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Capacity prices hit new record highs in PJM, the country’s biggest power market, as data center growth and inadequate generation interconnection combine to drive costs — and rising political backlash — for 65 million people from Virginia to Chicago:
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TransAlta’s Centralia coal-fired Unit 2 was meant to close at month’s end and convert to burn gas by 2028. DOE’s must-run order — the latest in the Trump admin's campaign to force dirty, costly fossil fueled generators online — complicates that plan.
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Trump admin orders Washington state coal plant to stay running
TransAlta’s Centralia power plant was meant to close at month’s end and be converted to burn gas by 2028. DOE’s must-run order complicates that plan.
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December 18, 2025 at 3:10 PM
TransAlta’s Centralia coal-fired Unit 2 was meant to close at month’s end and convert to burn gas by 2028. DOE’s must-run order — the latest in the Trump admin's campaign to force dirty, costly fossil fueled generators online — complicates that plan.
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Relentless sociopathy can make you rich. But it can't get you into heaven.
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Scams, Schemes, Ruthless Cons: The Untold Story of How Jeffrey Epstein Got Rich
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December 18, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Relentless sociopathy can make you rich. But it can't get you into heaven.
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NSF is about to dismantle NCAR at Russell Vought's direction to protect the fossil fuel industry. It's hard to communicate just how much NCAR does, so let's take a look: I've never worked at NCAR, and I've worked with NCAR researchers once ever. What scientific discoveries has NCAR made possible? 👇
December 17, 2025 at 4:14 AM
NSF is about to dismantle NCAR at Russell Vought's direction to protect the fossil fuel industry. It's hard to communicate just how much NCAR does, so let's take a look: I've never worked at NCAR, and I've worked with NCAR researchers once ever. What scientific discoveries has NCAR made possible? 👇
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73% of ICE detainees have no criminal convictions, according to govt data.
Don’t fall for Trump’s lies about targeting the “worst of the worst.”
As ICE terrorizes cities to fill up detention centers, remember that some of Trump's major donors are private prison corporations.
Don’t fall for Trump’s lies about targeting the “worst of the worst.”
As ICE terrorizes cities to fill up detention centers, remember that some of Trump's major donors are private prison corporations.
December 18, 2025 at 2:05 AM
73% of ICE detainees have no criminal convictions, according to govt data.
Don’t fall for Trump’s lies about targeting the “worst of the worst.”
As ICE terrorizes cities to fill up detention centers, remember that some of Trump's major donors are private prison corporations.
Don’t fall for Trump’s lies about targeting the “worst of the worst.”
As ICE terrorizes cities to fill up detention centers, remember that some of Trump's major donors are private prison corporations.
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December 17, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Great story by @alisontakemura.bsky.social of @canarymedia.com about a coal town building a #thermalenergynetwork that will use #geothermal energy to deliver clean heat and cooling to new office park. #EnergySky #cleanenergyeconomy www.canarymedia.com/articles/geo...
Why this Colorado coal town is digging geothermal
Hayden, CO, is tapping renewable thermal energy to affordably heat and cool its new business park — and entice companies looking to reduce energy costs.
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December 15, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Great story by @alisontakemura.bsky.social of @canarymedia.com about a coal town building a #thermalenergynetwork that will use #geothermal energy to deliver clean heat and cooling to new office park. #EnergySky #cleanenergyeconomy www.canarymedia.com/articles/geo...
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Fossil-fuel extraction massively outweighs critical mineral mining needs (quite literally)
– We dig up tens of billions of tonnes of stuff every year to produce coal, oil & gas
– Raw-material extraction for critical minerals would be a fraction of that, even under net-zero
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– We dig up tens of billions of tonnes of stuff every year to produce coal, oil & gas
– Raw-material extraction for critical minerals would be a fraction of that, even under net-zero
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December 15, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Fossil-fuel extraction massively outweighs critical mineral mining needs (quite literally)
– We dig up tens of billions of tonnes of stuff every year to produce coal, oil & gas
– Raw-material extraction for critical minerals would be a fraction of that, even under net-zero
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– We dig up tens of billions of tonnes of stuff every year to produce coal, oil & gas
– Raw-material extraction for critical minerals would be a fraction of that, even under net-zero
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December 15, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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December 15, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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For more background on Raya Power and its portable solar + storage system, read my Q&A with co-founder Meghan Wood from earlier this year: www.quittingcarbonmedia.com/bringing-sma... 🔌💡
Bringing small modular solar to the masses
In a conversation with Quitting Carbon, Meghan Wood, co-founder of startup Raya Power, says modular solar power systems will revolutionize energy access.
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December 13, 2025 at 7:39 PM
For more background on Raya Power and its portable solar + storage system, read my Q&A with co-founder Meghan Wood from earlier this year: www.quittingcarbonmedia.com/bringing-sma... 🔌💡
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A recap of building decarbonization market and policy developments in 2025 from @buildingdecarb.org and @sunstonestrategies.bsky.social: buildingdecarb.org/2025-wrapped... 🔌💡
2025 Wrapped: Building Decarb Edition
Building Decarbonization Coalition's annual look back at the milestones, momentum, and accomplishments of the nationwide movement in 2025.
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December 13, 2025 at 10:19 PM
A recap of building decarbonization market and policy developments in 2025 from @buildingdecarb.org and @sunstonestrategies.bsky.social: buildingdecarb.org/2025-wrapped... 🔌💡
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"A January 2025 study by a Brown University research group placed Stevenson at the center of the network of activists and political operators driving America’s anti–offshore wind movement." www.canarymedia.com/articles/off... by @fieseler.bsky.social 🔌💡
The man behind the fall of offshore wind
David Stevenson has solar on his roof and drives a hybrid. How did he become the leader of the movement that helped Trump crush offshore wind farms?
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December 13, 2025 at 10:47 PM
"A January 2025 study by a Brown University research group placed Stevenson at the center of the network of activists and political operators driving America’s anti–offshore wind movement." www.canarymedia.com/articles/off... by @fieseler.bsky.social 🔌💡
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As a major source of new jobs, the clean energy industry represents an innovative and vital sector of the U.S. workforce whose growth is outpacing overall employment growth despite overall economic slowdown and recessionary conditions in parts of the U.S.
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5 Key Insights on the State of US Clean Energy Jobs
Clean energy jobs play a major role in the U.S. workforce, not only outpacing fossil-fuel job growth, but outperforming the rest of the labor market.
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December 14, 2025 at 4:03 PM
As a major source of new jobs, the clean energy industry represents an innovative and vital sector of the U.S. workforce whose growth is outpacing overall employment growth despite overall economic slowdown and recessionary conditions in parts of the U.S.
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Looking for a compact solar-battery combo system that connects directly to key home appliances and cuts out costly and time-consuming permits? Startup Raya Power says its system, now being tested in Puerto Rico and California, could fit the bill:
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Raya Power makes a solar-battery system you can put in your backyard
The startup built a compact solar-battery combo that connects directly to key household appliances, is easy to plug in, and requires no special permits.
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December 12, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Looking for a compact solar-battery combo system that connects directly to key home appliances and cuts out costly and time-consuming permits? Startup Raya Power says its system, now being tested in Puerto Rico and California, could fit the bill:
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Wow - @fieseler.bsky.social's magnum opus on this offshore wind foe's evolution into a central player in the falsehood-fueled movement undermining a key source of reliable clean energy is a must-read! (It's also a great beach read... ;-) www.canarymedia.com/articles/off...
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The man behind the fall of offshore wind
David Stevenson has solar on his roof and drives a hybrid. How did he become the leader of the movement that helped Trump crush offshore wind farms?
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December 11, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Wow - @fieseler.bsky.social's magnum opus on this offshore wind foe's evolution into a central player in the falsehood-fueled movement undermining a key source of reliable clean energy is a must-read! (It's also a great beach read... ;-) www.canarymedia.com/articles/off...
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December 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Speaking as a guy who spent 20 years building industrial cogeneration… plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose. Behind the fence clean energy ain’t new, nor are the utility objections. www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
Georgia hashes out plan to let data centers build their own clean…
The long-sought program could ease cost and climate risks — especially if it lets renewable energy secured by tech giants avert a big buildout of gas…
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December 8, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Speaking as a guy who spent 20 years building industrial cogeneration… plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose. Behind the fence clean energy ain’t new, nor are the utility objections. www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...