Matt Henry
@menrywy.bsky.social
Working on a just energy transition for Gridworks
Formerly: NREL, University of Wyoming
Currently: Facilitator and policy strategist
Enviro Humanities PhD
Book on water justice
Based in MT
https://www.matthenryphd.com/
Formerly: NREL, University of Wyoming
Currently: Facilitator and policy strategist
Enviro Humanities PhD
Book on water justice
Based in MT
https://www.matthenryphd.com/
MTG talked shit and now she’s bouncing. I don’t trust any of it.
November 22, 2025 at 2:47 AM
MTG talked shit and now she’s bouncing. I don’t trust any of it.
Reposted by Matt Henry
huge news: a key house committee just advanced a major bipartisan permitting deal that would block future presidents from rescinding permits for political reasons
good for anyone who wants to build renewables, bad for anyone who wants to block pipelines
via @heatmap.news
good for anyone who wants to build renewables, bad for anyone who wants to block pipelines
via @heatmap.news
House Permitting Bill Would Block Trump From Pulling Permits
It was approved by the House Natural Resources Committee on Thursday by a vote of 25 to 18.
heatmap.news
November 20, 2025 at 9:32 PM
huge news: a key house committee just advanced a major bipartisan permitting deal that would block future presidents from rescinding permits for political reasons
good for anyone who wants to build renewables, bad for anyone who wants to block pipelines
via @heatmap.news
good for anyone who wants to build renewables, bad for anyone who wants to block pipelines
via @heatmap.news
Reposted by Matt Henry
"DOE has been using its powers to keep dispatchable plants from retiring under President Trump. Those efforts could cost ratepayers about $3.1 billion a year in 2028 ..." This isn't the "energy dominance" anyone signed up for ...
www.utilitydive.com/news/xcel-co...
www.utilitydive.com/news/xcel-co...
Xcel, Colorado agencies propose extending life of Comanche 2 coal unit
Xcel’s 750-MW, coal-fired Comanche 3 is offline until at least June, and Colorado peak demand forecasts are rising quickly.
www.utilitydive.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:16 PM
"DOE has been using its powers to keep dispatchable plants from retiring under President Trump. Those efforts could cost ratepayers about $3.1 billion a year in 2028 ..." This isn't the "energy dominance" anyone signed up for ...
www.utilitydive.com/news/xcel-co...
www.utilitydive.com/news/xcel-co...
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Hi all! I’m opening up speaking slots for 2026, especially for universities, conferences, and orgs interested in just energy transitions, public institutions under pressure, and career pathways at the intersection of humanities/social sciences and energy policy. /1
November 19, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Hi all! I’m opening up speaking slots for 2026, especially for universities, conferences, and orgs interested in just energy transitions, public institutions under pressure, and career pathways at the intersection of humanities/social sciences and energy policy. /1
Hi all! I’m opening up speaking slots for 2026, especially for universities, conferences, and orgs interested in just energy transitions, public institutions under pressure, and career pathways at the intersection of humanities/social sciences and energy policy. /1
November 19, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Hi all! I’m opening up speaking slots for 2026, especially for universities, conferences, and orgs interested in just energy transitions, public institutions under pressure, and career pathways at the intersection of humanities/social sciences and energy policy. /1
The greatest part about remote work is sitting in a chair with my feet on the ottoman sending emails in front of the fireplace after two days of getting rained/snowed on in the backcountry.
November 18, 2025 at 11:12 PM
The greatest part about remote work is sitting in a chair with my feet on the ottoman sending emails in front of the fireplace after two days of getting rained/snowed on in the backcountry.
Just gave a talk about my career trajectory from humanities academia to state and regional energy policy with a focus on my time at NREL during DOGE/Trump cuts and man, it felt cathartic/a trauma dump, I hope it wasn't weird. It's been a wild two years.
November 13, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Just gave a talk about my career trajectory from humanities academia to state and regional energy policy with a focus on my time at NREL during DOGE/Trump cuts and man, it felt cathartic/a trauma dump, I hope it wasn't weird. It's been a wild two years.
Thinking a lot about how so many big name senior academics I’ve encountered also tend to email this way 👀
emailing in a semi-literate manner isn’t a sign of stupidity, it’s another form of rich asshole arrogance because you don’t think you owe anyone coherent thoughts
November 13, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Thinking a lot about how so many big name senior academics I’ve encountered also tend to email this way 👀
Epstein stuff moving fast but this isn’t our first rodeo, not gonna be all giddy about this being the cause of his spectacular downfall.
November 13, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Epstein stuff moving fast but this isn’t our first rodeo, not gonna be all giddy about this being the cause of his spectacular downfall.
"I'm sorry there were consequences for my actions that negatively impacted my personal aspirations"
‘We Should’ve Done More’: Kamala Harris Slams Biden Admin Over Netanyahu Support and Praises Pro-Palestine Protesters
‘We Should’ve Done More’: Kamala Harris Slams Biden Admin Over Netanyahu Support and Praises Pro-Palestine Protesters
Kamala Harris criticized Joe Biden's Administration, saying they should have been more willing to publicly criticize Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu over Gaza
The post ‘We Should’ve Done More’: Kamala Harris Slams Biden Admin Over Netanyahu Support and Praises Pro-Palestine Protesters first appeared on Mediaite.
dlvr.it
November 12, 2025 at 7:54 PM
"I'm sorry there were consequences for my actions that negatively impacted my personal aspirations"
Opened my dissertation with a quote from Larry Summers arguing that the Global North should just offshore all industrial waste dumping to Africa. Yes he is and always has been a piece of shit, weird that he's been taken seriously only until his name has been attached to Epst*in.
November 12, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Opened my dissertation with a quote from Larry Summers arguing that the Global North should just offshore all industrial waste dumping to Africa. Yes he is and always has been a piece of shit, weird that he's been taken seriously only until his name has been attached to Epst*in.
Spent 12 hours in the mountains today, then got treated to the Northern Lights tonight. Not bad.
November 12, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Spent 12 hours in the mountains today, then got treated to the Northern Lights tonight. Not bad.
NGL, still grappling with the post-academia identity crisis.
November 10, 2025 at 11:16 PM
NGL, still grappling with the post-academia identity crisis.
I want to live in NYC now
November 5, 2025 at 3:44 AM
I want to live in NYC now
Headed to Boise tomorrow to teach state legislators from four red states in the west about transmission. Fourth work trip in five weeks and fifth trip overall since late September (Seattle, Portland, Santa Fe, Denver). I am tired af and just want to play cozy video games and drink tea.
November 5, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Headed to Boise tomorrow to teach state legislators from four red states in the west about transmission. Fourth work trip in five weeks and fifth trip overall since late September (Seattle, Portland, Santa Fe, Denver). I am tired af and just want to play cozy video games and drink tea.
It’s like, there’s fascism here but also there are places like New Mexico that exist.
October 24, 2025 at 11:03 PM
It’s like, there’s fascism here but also there are places like New Mexico that exist.
Rooftop solar guy's sales pitch yesterday: act now and get some panels up so when the data centers drive your rates up you'll be able to mitigate the impact by selling power back to the grid.
First time I've been pitched DERs as a defense against large industrial users.
First time I've been pitched DERs as a defense against large industrial users.
October 21, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Rooftop solar guy's sales pitch yesterday: act now and get some panels up so when the data centers drive your rates up you'll be able to mitigate the impact by selling power back to the grid.
First time I've been pitched DERs as a defense against large industrial users.
First time I've been pitched DERs as a defense against large industrial users.
The narrative that hope/joy = cringe and is a reflection of undeveloped and naive politics is stupid and harmful. The dichotomy of hope = unserious and cynicism = radical/committed needs to die.
October 19, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The narrative that hope/joy = cringe and is a reflection of undeveloped and naive politics is stupid and harmful. The dichotomy of hope = unserious and cynicism = radical/committed needs to die.
To put a finer point on it, people on the left who shit on rural communities without ever spending time in them or talking to the people who live there are constantly guilty of this.
I think it’s weird that people complain about the misinformation, disinformation, and propaganda but then are absolutely unwilling to grapple with the fact that there are folks who have been propagandized and fallen for the mis/disinfo and actually those people are worth trying to reach
October 17, 2025 at 3:02 AM
To put a finer point on it, people on the left who shit on rural communities without ever spending time in them or talking to the people who live there are constantly guilty of this.
Learned a good friend, an HB1 holder and refugee, was tackled by ICE outside a grocery store in broad daylight and detained for a few hours in Colorado. They were ultimately released. This friend is brilliant and kind and contributes so much to their research field and community. Feeling rage.
October 16, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Learned a good friend, an HB1 holder and refugee, was tackled by ICE outside a grocery store in broad daylight and detained for a few hours in Colorado. They were ultimately released. This friend is brilliant and kind and contributes so much to their research field and community. Feeling rage.
I miss teaching but also very glad I don't have to answer questions from motivated students about how to fix the many things that are broken because my answers would be way less optimistic than they were just a few years ago.
October 15, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I miss teaching but also very glad I don't have to answer questions from motivated students about how to fix the many things that are broken because my answers would be way less optimistic than they were just a few years ago.
Starting next week I’ll be traveling once/week to Santa Fe, Denver, Boise, and Helena facilitating discussions with state legislators, governors’ staffs, NGOs, etc. on transmission permitting, large loads/data centers, the importance of early community engagement, etc. Hoping to learn a lot.
October 15, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Starting next week I’ll be traveling once/week to Santa Fe, Denver, Boise, and Helena facilitating discussions with state legislators, governors’ staffs, NGOs, etc. on transmission permitting, large loads/data centers, the importance of early community engagement, etc. Hoping to learn a lot.
Mariners! I was emotionally exhausted after the Phillies lost yesterday but super stoked for my PNW friends.
October 11, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Mariners! I was emotionally exhausted after the Phillies lost yesterday but super stoked for my PNW friends.
Reposted by Matt Henry
This story was inspired by a conversation with a fossil fuel exec in Paris a few days after the big outage in Spain. He blamed too much renewable energy as the cause.
Was that really it? Turns out: No.
@npr.org takes you through a new report on what happened + impacts of renewable misinformation.
Was that really it? Turns out: No.
@npr.org takes you through a new report on what happened + impacts of renewable misinformation.
After Spain's blackout, critics blamed renewable energy. It's part of a bigger attack
When millions lost power in Spain and Portugal this spring, some were quick to blame too much solar and wind power. That wasn't the cause, but the misinformation had an impact.
www.npr.org
October 9, 2025 at 3:33 PM
This story was inspired by a conversation with a fossil fuel exec in Paris a few days after the big outage in Spain. He blamed too much renewable energy as the cause.
Was that really it? Turns out: No.
@npr.org takes you through a new report on what happened + impacts of renewable misinformation.
Was that really it? Turns out: No.
@npr.org takes you through a new report on what happened + impacts of renewable misinformation.
Happy to share my new personal website! I'm available for speaking engagements, esp. related to my academic and post-ac career trajectory as a humanities/social science scholar working in national lab and policy spaces, possibly of interest to grad students/ECRs.
Get in touch!
www.matthenryphd.com
Get in touch!
www.matthenryphd.com
October 9, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Happy to share my new personal website! I'm available for speaking engagements, esp. related to my academic and post-ac career trajectory as a humanities/social science scholar working in national lab and policy spaces, possibly of interest to grad students/ECRs.
Get in touch!
www.matthenryphd.com
Get in touch!
www.matthenryphd.com