Kavya Balaraman
@kavya.bsky.social
Energy & commodities journalist at Reuters.
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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
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I wrote about a tour de force of a report from @cwayner.bsky.social:
"Utilities Are Spending a Lot for Power Lines We May Not Need, and Spending Less on Ones We Do Need"
insideclimatenews.org/news/2111202...
"Utilities Are Spending a Lot for Power Lines We May Not Need, and Spending Less on Ones We Do Need"
insideclimatenews.org/news/2111202...
Utilities Are Spending a Lot for Power Lines We May Not Need, and Spending Less on Ones We Do Need - Inside Climate News
A new analysis examines a regulatory gap that allows for nearly unchecked spending on local transmission lines.
insideclimatenews.org
November 21, 2024 at 2:26 PM
I wrote about a tour de force of a report from @cwayner.bsky.social:
"Utilities Are Spending a Lot for Power Lines We May Not Need, and Spending Less on Ones We Do Need"
insideclimatenews.org/news/2111202...
"Utilities Are Spending a Lot for Power Lines We May Not Need, and Spending Less on Ones We Do Need"
insideclimatenews.org/news/2111202...
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California energy storage capacity is ten times the 1.325 GW energy storage mandate set by the California Public Utilities Commission in 2013.🔋🔌💡
November 20, 2024 at 5:13 AM
California energy storage capacity is ten times the 1.325 GW energy storage mandate set by the California Public Utilities Commission in 2013.🔋🔌💡
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Here's a starter pack for electric grid & power systems - lmk if you want me to add your account! (Omissions 100% unintentional, still finding folks here :-) 🔌💡
go.bsky.app/RwCBCab
go.bsky.app/RwCBCab
November 9, 2024 at 7:14 PM
Here's a starter pack for electric grid & power systems - lmk if you want me to add your account! (Omissions 100% unintentional, still finding folks here :-) 🔌💡
go.bsky.app/RwCBCab
go.bsky.app/RwCBCab
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I've curated a small but mighty list of people who post about nuclear energy ⚛️🔌💡
go.bsky.app/5EJY58V
go.bsky.app/5EJY58V
November 10, 2024 at 6:26 PM
I've curated a small but mighty list of people who post about nuclear energy ⚛️🔌💡
go.bsky.app/5EJY58V
go.bsky.app/5EJY58V
I’m on maternity leave at the moment and not on top of wildfire coverage, but this was a great briefer on what a second Trump term could mean for the wildfire crisis.
New from me: As Trump solidifies his anti-science agenda the complicated, and escalating, wildfire crisis will be waiting. Here’s what we know about the challenges ahead:
‘It will be much harder to reverse’: how Trump 2.0 might affect the wildfire crisis
November 20, 2024 at 11:06 AM
I’m on maternity leave at the moment and not on top of wildfire coverage, but this was a great briefer on what a second Trump term could mean for the wildfire crisis.
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US clean energy developers are building relationships with equipment manufacturers and looking overseas to avoid delays to their projects because of transformer shortages: www.latitudemedia.com/news/faced-w... by @kavya.bsky.social
Faced with transformer shortages, developers are getting creative | Latitude Media
Renewable and storage developers are building relationships with equipment manufacturers and looking overseas to avoid delays to their projects.
www.latitudemedia.com
January 4, 2024 at 7:12 PM
US clean energy developers are building relationships with equipment manufacturers and looking overseas to avoid delays to their projects because of transformer shortages: www.latitudemedia.com/news/faced-w... by @kavya.bsky.social
California rooftop solar had a tough year following NEM 3.0. Can the industry bounce back?
www.utilitydive.com/news/califor...
www.utilitydive.com/news/califor...
California rooftop solar had a tough year following NEM 3.0. Can the industry bounce back?
NEM 3.0 and broader economic headwinds pose challenges to the industry. But looking ahead, high retail electricity rates could still push customers to install rooftop solar.
www.utilitydive.com
January 8, 2024 at 1:43 PM
California rooftop solar had a tough year following NEM 3.0. Can the industry bounce back?
www.utilitydive.com/news/califor...
www.utilitydive.com/news/califor...
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This is a good look at how the recently-passed California SB410 stands a chance of changing electric transmission deployment to enable the massive renewables build-out needed to decarbonize transportation and heating in the state.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/tra...
www.canarymedia.com/articles/tra...
California's grid is hindering its climate goals. Can a new law fix…
The state's grid isn't growing fast enough to support a surge of EVs, heat pumps and more. A new law offers a potential path forward — and could be a model for other states.
www.canarymedia.com
November 20, 2023 at 2:59 PM
This is a good look at how the recently-passed California SB410 stands a chance of changing electric transmission deployment to enable the massive renewables build-out needed to decarbonize transportation and heating in the state.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/tra...
www.canarymedia.com/articles/tra...
Electriq Power is expanding into New England with its turnkey solar+battery system program, targeting a region of the country that has very high electricity costs. pv-magazine-usa.com/2023/11/08/e...
Electriq Power expands into New England with solar-plus-battery storage system program
The program will help homeowners in Derby, Connecticut access solar-plus-battery solutions regardless of their socioeconomic status.
pv-magazine-usa.com
November 8, 2023 at 4:55 PM
Electriq Power is expanding into New England with its turnkey solar+battery system program, targeting a region of the country that has very high electricity costs. pv-magazine-usa.com/2023/11/08/e...
Redwood Materials is going to recycle a 4.6 MWh, first-generation battery system at a Hawaii substation: www.utilitydive.com/news/redwood...
Redwood Materials to recycle 4.6 MWh first-generation battery system from Hawaii substation
The successful decommissioning could serve as an industry model for future, gigawatt-scale projects, according to the company.
www.utilitydive.com
November 7, 2023 at 4:34 PM
Redwood Materials is going to recycle a 4.6 MWh, first-generation battery system at a Hawaii substation: www.utilitydive.com/news/redwood...
Are U.S. electricity markets and regulatory systems ready for long-duration energy storage? Dug into the question for Latitude Media:
www.latitudemedia.com/news/ldes-ma...
www.latitudemedia.com/news/ldes-ma...
Electricity markets aren’t ready for long-duration energy storage | Latitude Media
The current market set-up doesn’t always recognize the benefits that emerging and existing storage technologies provide to the grid.
www.latitudemedia.com
November 2, 2023 at 2:40 PM
Are U.S. electricity markets and regulatory systems ready for long-duration energy storage? Dug into the question for Latitude Media:
www.latitudemedia.com/news/ldes-ma...
www.latitudemedia.com/news/ldes-ma...
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Today on Volts: wind & solar power are variable! They come & go w/ the weather. How can we build a reliable, always-on electricity system around variable resources? I discuss the many answers to that question with energy modeler @jessejenkins.bsky.social.
What? The sun isn't always shining?!
Having recently learned that the sun isn't always shining & the wind isn't always blowing, I turned to Princeton professor Jesse Jenkins to help explain how we can build a robust energy system around ...
www.volts.wtf
November 1, 2023 at 5:16 PM
Today on Volts: wind & solar power are variable! They come & go w/ the weather. How can we build a reliable, always-on electricity system around variable resources? I discuss the many answers to that question with energy modeler @jessejenkins.bsky.social.
California's central buyer proposal could provide a significant boost to the nascent Pacific offshore wind industry.
www.utilitydive.com/news/califor...
www.utilitydive.com/news/califor...
California central buyer proposal could boost Pacific offshore wind industry, advocates say
California has adopted preliminary planning goals to install between 2 GW and 5 GW of offshore wind by 2030 and 25 GW by 2045.
www.utilitydive.com
September 8, 2023 at 5:14 PM
California's central buyer proposal could provide a significant boost to the nascent Pacific offshore wind industry.
www.utilitydive.com/news/califor...
www.utilitydive.com/news/califor...
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Powerful overview of wildfires, "risk blindness" and Maui (and Colorado and California and Oregon and Greece and and and and and), with outstanding appearances by @zhirji.bsky.social and Mark Chediak
www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/...
www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/...
August 28, 2023 at 4:43 PM
Powerful overview of wildfires, "risk blindness" and Maui (and Colorado and California and Oregon and Greece and and and and and), with outstanding appearances by @zhirji.bsky.social and Mark Chediak
www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/...
www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/...
New Jersey regulators are planning an energy storage incentive program, but there is disagreement on whether it should include utility-owned and operated energy storage devices.
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/utility-owned-storage-becomes-point-of-contention-in-new-jersey-incentive-p/690839/
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/utility-owned-storage-becomes-point-of-contention-in-new-jersey-incentive-p/690839/
Utility-owned storage becomes point of contention in New Jersey incentive program proposal
The straw proposal, released last September, would include only private storage devices, and doesn’t allow for utility-owned and operated ones.
www.utilitydive.com
August 15, 2023 at 5:10 PM
New Jersey regulators are planning an energy storage incentive program, but there is disagreement on whether it should include utility-owned and operated energy storage devices.
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/utility-owned-storage-becomes-point-of-contention-in-new-jersey-incentive-p/690839/
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/utility-owned-storage-becomes-point-of-contention-in-new-jersey-incentive-p/690839/
New York’s governor has set up a safety working group to investigate recent fires at energy storage facilities in the state: https://www.utilitydive.com/news/new-york-investigates-fires-at-battery-energy-storage/689823/
New York governor creates safety group to investigate fires at energy storage facilities
The move comes after multiple fires in recent months. As well as working to prevent fires, the group will help ensure emergency responders have the training to address them.
www.utilitydive.com
August 4, 2023 at 11:37 AM
New York’s governor has set up a safety working group to investigate recent fires at energy storage facilities in the state: https://www.utilitydive.com/news/new-york-investigates-fires-at-battery-energy-storage/689823/
Highlighting a couple of utility earnings stories from last week. First, Southern California Edison’s plans to invest aggressively in upgrading its grid: https://www.utilitydive.com/news/southern-california-edison-substantial-investments-grid-resiliency-reliability-wildfire-prevention/689385/
Southern California Edison eyeing ‘substantial investments’ in grid resilience and reliability, ...
From 2025 through 2028, SCE projects annual capital deployment of around $8 billion — double what it was six years ago — with over 85% of its investments going into the distribution grid.
www.utilitydive.com
August 2, 2023 at 4:51 PM
Highlighting a couple of utility earnings stories from last week. First, Southern California Edison’s plans to invest aggressively in upgrading its grid: https://www.utilitydive.com/news/southern-california-edison-substantial-investments-grid-resiliency-reliability-wildfire-prevention/689385/
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Big news today! For the first time ever, enhanced geothermal has been achieved at commercial scale. 24/7 clean energy, where you want it, when you want it.
Super proud of @timlatimer.bsky.social and the whole Fervo Energy team, and super excited to go scale it up!
Super proud of @timlatimer.bsky.social and the whole Fervo Energy team, and super excited to go scale it up!
Energy Startup Says It Has Achieved Geothermal Tech Breakthrough
An enhanced geothermal system expands the range of sites able to be tapped for geothermal energy, and Fervo’s demo is the first time a company has shown it can be done on this kind of commercial sca...
www.bloomberg.com
July 18, 2023 at 2:14 PM
Big news today! For the first time ever, enhanced geothermal has been achieved at commercial scale. 24/7 clean energy, where you want it, when you want it.
Super proud of @timlatimer.bsky.social and the whole Fervo Energy team, and super excited to go scale it up!
Super proud of @timlatimer.bsky.social and the whole Fervo Energy team, and super excited to go scale it up!
The California ISO reports that it now has 5,600 MW of battery storage capacity on the grid. Three years ago, that number was 500 MW.
More details here: http://www.caiso.com/Documents/new-storage-milestone-reached-for-the-california-grid-more-than-5000-mw-now-available-for-dispatch.pdf
More details here: http://www.caiso.com/Documents/new-storage-milestone-reached-for-the-california-grid-more-than-5000-mw-now-available-for-dispatch.pdf
www.caiso.com
July 11, 2023 at 6:38 PM
The California ISO reports that it now has 5,600 MW of battery storage capacity on the grid. Three years ago, that number was 500 MW.
More details here: http://www.caiso.com/Documents/new-storage-milestone-reached-for-the-california-grid-more-than-5000-mw-now-available-for-dispatch.pdf
More details here: http://www.caiso.com/Documents/new-storage-milestone-reached-for-the-california-grid-more-than-5000-mw-now-available-for-dispatch.pdf
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for @tnr.bsky.social ‘s climate newsletter this week, i wrote about how the most recent Supreme Court decisions spell very bad news for government efforts to address environmental justice —
How the Supreme Court Could Destroy Environmental Justice Efforts
Last week’s rulings have real ramifications for how the government could help vulnerable communities moving forward.
newrepublic.com
July 7, 2023 at 12:05 PM
for @tnr.bsky.social ‘s climate newsletter this week, i wrote about how the most recent Supreme Court decisions spell very bad news for government efforts to address environmental justice —
ICYMI: California plans to spend nearly $9 billion on energy efficiency efforts through 2031, and regulators want to make sure these investments reach underserved and rural communities in the state.
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/california-puc-energy-efficiency-funding-rural/654390/
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/california-puc-energy-efficiency-funding-rural/654390/
California greenlights $4.3B funding for energy efficiency, targets underserved and rural communitie...
The funding will support energy efficiency efforts from 2024 through 2027. Regulators also approved a forecasted budget of another $4.6 billion from 2028 through 2031.
www.utilitydive.com
July 5, 2023 at 2:21 PM
ICYMI: California plans to spend nearly $9 billion on energy efficiency efforts through 2031, and regulators want to make sure these investments reach underserved and rural communities in the state.
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/california-puc-energy-efficiency-funding-rural/654390/
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/california-puc-energy-efficiency-funding-rural/654390/
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“In the coming months, 62 turbines, each up to 850 feet high (taller than any building in Boston) with blades about 350 feet long, will be planted on a sweep of seabed 15 miles off Martha’s Vineyard…”
A Giant Wind Farm Is Taking Root Off Massachusetts
The offshore energy project will have turbines taller than any building in Boston, but they will be barely visible from Martha’s Vineyard.
www.nytimes.com
June 29, 2023 at 4:27 AM
“In the coming months, 62 turbines, each up to 850 feet high (taller than any building in Boston) with blades about 350 feet long, will be planted on a sweep of seabed 15 miles off Martha’s Vineyard…”
Hawai’i utility regulators want to take a closer look at how the state is siting new energy infrastructure, as part of a broader focus on equity and justice in the power sector.
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/hawaii-puc-equity-siting-energy-infrastructure/654109/
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/hawaii-puc-equity-siting-energy-infrastructure/654109/
Hawai’i looks to tackle equity considerations of siting energy infrastructure as part of new docke...
The state has some of the highest electricity rates in the country, and regulators opened a docket in December focused on ensuring more equity in its energy landscape.
www.utilitydive.com
June 28, 2023 at 7:55 PM
Hawai’i utility regulators want to take a closer look at how the state is siting new energy infrastructure, as part of a broader focus on equity and justice in the power sector.
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/hawaii-puc-equity-siting-energy-infrastructure/654109/
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/hawaii-puc-equity-siting-energy-infrastructure/654109/
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How are regional grids doing at transmission planning? @CleanEnergyGrid has you covered with this in-depth scorecard: https://www.cleanenergygrid.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ACEG_Transmission_Planning_and_Development_Report_Card.pdf
June 28, 2023 at 4:44 PM
How are regional grids doing at transmission planning? @CleanEnergyGrid has you covered with this in-depth scorecard: https://www.cleanenergygrid.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ACEG_Transmission_Planning_and_Development_Report_Card.pdf