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US electricity demand surged in 2025 – solar handled 61% of it
US electricity demand surged in 2025 – solar handled 61% of it
Solar didn’t just show up in 2025 – it carried the grid. A new analysis from global energy think tank Ember shows that solar power accounted for 61% of the growth in US electricity demand last year, highlighting how central solar has become as power demand accelerates.
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electrek.co
January 17, 2026 at 12:34 AM
US electricity demand surged in 2025 – solar handled 61% of it
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Good morning with good news: Global EV sales rose 20% in 2025 to 20.7 million!
Sales rose 3.6 million in 2025, after rising 3.5 million in 2024 & 3.2 million in 2023.
Sales fell 4% in North America, but were up 33% in Europe, 17% in China & 48% in ROW!
rhomotion.com/news/global-... #energysky
Sales rose 3.6 million in 2025, after rising 3.5 million in 2024 & 3.2 million in 2023.
Sales fell 4% in North America, but were up 33% in Europe, 17% in China & 48% in ROW!
rhomotion.com/news/global-... #energysky
January 14, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Good morning with good news: Global EV sales rose 20% in 2025 to 20.7 million!
Sales rose 3.6 million in 2025, after rising 3.5 million in 2024 & 3.2 million in 2023.
Sales fell 4% in North America, but were up 33% in Europe, 17% in China & 48% in ROW!
rhomotion.com/news/global-... #energysky
Sales rose 3.6 million in 2025, after rising 3.5 million in 2024 & 3.2 million in 2023.
Sales fell 4% in North America, but were up 33% in Europe, 17% in China & 48% in ROW!
rhomotion.com/news/global-... #energysky
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Oil markets suffer from the same blind spot electricity markets once did: they rarely treat efficiency as a competing resource.
China is now taking their domestic success on peak oil demand to 50+ Emerging Markets.
China is now taking their domestic success on peak oil demand to 50+ Emerging Markets.
How China Is Taking its Fight Against Oil Demand on the Road
Most discussions of global oil markets fixate on supply: where the next barrel comes from, how much it costs to extract, and which producer sets the marginal price. That lens is in full force with the...
www.linkedin.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Oil markets suffer from the same blind spot electricity markets once did: they rarely treat efficiency as a competing resource.
China is now taking their domestic success on peak oil demand to 50+ Emerging Markets.
China is now taking their domestic success on peak oil demand to 50+ Emerging Markets.
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.@CaliforniaISO now has 14.7 GW/55.2 GWh of batteries.
Enough to meet 61.7% of avg power demand and 33.5% of max demand in 2025 for 3.8 h.
Can be seen in yesterday's record-setting 50.43 GWh battery discharge onto grid
As a result, gas down 68% v '23
Enough to meet 61.7% of avg power demand and 33.5% of max demand in 2025 for 3.8 h.
Can be seen in yesterday's record-setting 50.43 GWh battery discharge onto grid
As a result, gas down 68% v '23
January 13, 2026 at 10:20 PM
.@CaliforniaISO now has 14.7 GW/55.2 GWh of batteries.
Enough to meet 61.7% of avg power demand and 33.5% of max demand in 2025 for 3.8 h.
Can be seen in yesterday's record-setting 50.43 GWh battery discharge onto grid
As a result, gas down 68% v '23
Enough to meet 61.7% of avg power demand and 33.5% of max demand in 2025 for 3.8 h.
Can be seen in yesterday's record-setting 50.43 GWh battery discharge onto grid
As a result, gas down 68% v '23
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Good morning with good news: Renewables produced a record high 50.86% of Australia's electricity in December 2025.
Solar was 30.5%! Wind 15.4%.
RE Dec. Share
2025: 50.86%
2024: 45.22%
2019: 25.63%
2014: 12.36%
RE gains 5.6 points in 12/2025!
Solar surges 11x from 2.85% in 12/2014!
#energysky
Solar was 30.5%! Wind 15.4%.
RE Dec. Share
2025: 50.86%
2024: 45.22%
2019: 25.63%
2014: 12.36%
RE gains 5.6 points in 12/2025!
Solar surges 11x from 2.85% in 12/2014!
#energysky
January 13, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Good morning with good news: Renewables produced a record high 50.86% of Australia's electricity in December 2025.
Solar was 30.5%! Wind 15.4%.
RE Dec. Share
2025: 50.86%
2024: 45.22%
2019: 25.63%
2014: 12.36%
RE gains 5.6 points in 12/2025!
Solar surges 11x from 2.85% in 12/2014!
#energysky
Solar was 30.5%! Wind 15.4%.
RE Dec. Share
2025: 50.86%
2024: 45.22%
2019: 25.63%
2014: 12.36%
RE gains 5.6 points in 12/2025!
Solar surges 11x from 2.85% in 12/2014!
#energysky
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NEW: Coal-fired power generation fell in both China and India in 2025, for the first time since 1973. The drop came after record clean energy additions in both countries, and was the first time that clean energy was a major driver of falling coal power use.
January 13, 2026 at 4:56 AM
NEW: Coal-fired power generation fell in both China and India in 2025, for the first time since 1973. The drop came after record clean energy additions in both countries, and was the first time that clean energy was a major driver of falling coal power use.
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Global deaths from cancer have increased, but the world has made progress against it—
January 13, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Global deaths from cancer have increased, but the world has made progress against it—
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One year later and it’s *still* the Wild West out there after the LA fires when it comes to making sure homes are safe. I’m stunned by some of the reports I see from firms doing testing…
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Insurers Said They Could Return Home. Our Tests Found Neurotoxins in Their Bodies.
A Times investigation has found that insurers are driving families into homes contaminated by smoke. Lab results show how one family was exposed to neurotoxins and carcinogens.
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 1:47 AM
One year later and it’s *still* the Wild West out there after the LA fires when it comes to making sure homes are safe. I’m stunned by some of the reports I see from firms doing testing…
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Battery pack storage costs for WindWaterSolar are dropping so low that they eliminate the argument for using fossil fuels or nuclear moving forward.
Battery pack prices for stationary storage now down to $70/kWh in 2025, a 45% decrease in just one year.
www.ess-news.com/2025/12/09/b...
Battery pack prices for stationary storage now down to $70/kWh in 2025, a 45% decrease in just one year.
www.ess-news.com/2025/12/09/b...
BNEF: Lithium-ion battery pack prices fall to $108/kWh, stationary storage becomes lowest price segment - Energy Storage
According to BNEF, battery pack prices for stationary storage fell to $70/kWh in 2025, a 45% decrease from 2024. This represents the steepest decline among all lithium-ion battery use cases and and ma...
www.ess-news.com
December 29, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Battery pack storage costs for WindWaterSolar are dropping so low that they eliminate the argument for using fossil fuels or nuclear moving forward.
Battery pack prices for stationary storage now down to $70/kWh in 2025, a 45% decrease in just one year.
www.ess-news.com/2025/12/09/b...
Battery pack prices for stationary storage now down to $70/kWh in 2025, a 45% decrease in just one year.
www.ess-news.com/2025/12/09/b...
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California continues to run up the numbers:
Parts of 221 days and 14% of all hours during 2025 with WWS meeting >100% of demand
2024: 7.7% of all hours
2023: 2.6%
Gas is down 38% v '23
Solar up 39% v '23
Batteries up 180% v '23
CA will be 100% WWS 24/7/365 by 2039.
Parts of 221 days and 14% of all hours during 2025 with WWS meeting >100% of demand
2024: 7.7% of all hours
2023: 2.6%
Gas is down 38% v '23
Solar up 39% v '23
Batteries up 180% v '23
CA will be 100% WWS 24/7/365 by 2039.
December 29, 2025 at 5:03 PM
California continues to run up the numbers:
Parts of 221 days and 14% of all hours during 2025 with WWS meeting >100% of demand
2024: 7.7% of all hours
2023: 2.6%
Gas is down 38% v '23
Solar up 39% v '23
Batteries up 180% v '23
CA will be 100% WWS 24/7/365 by 2039.
Parts of 221 days and 14% of all hours during 2025 with WWS meeting >100% of demand
2024: 7.7% of all hours
2023: 2.6%
Gas is down 38% v '23
Solar up 39% v '23
Batteries up 180% v '23
CA will be 100% WWS 24/7/365 by 2039.
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One of the most incredible shots I've ever gotten, in Yellowstone. This coyote walked over a ridge in the blowing snow and posed for me, with a small grin on its face, the snowfalkes like stars in the background.
The desolation and beauty of life and nature is grounding, and so good for the soul.
The desolation and beauty of life and nature is grounding, and so good for the soul.
December 28, 2025 at 2:03 AM
One of the most incredible shots I've ever gotten, in Yellowstone. This coyote walked over a ridge in the blowing snow and posed for me, with a small grin on its face, the snowfalkes like stars in the background.
The desolation and beauty of life and nature is grounding, and so good for the soul.
The desolation and beauty of life and nature is grounding, and so good for the soul.
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So I have the cover story in next month's TNR.
I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.
They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.
They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
Trump’s Immigration Nightmare: It Is Happening Here
With astonishing speed, the administration has toppled the most cherished pillars of a free society. And the experts agree: It’s all going to get much, much worse.
newrepublic.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
So I have the cover story in next month's TNR.
I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.
They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
I interviewed the heads of police groups; immigration defense attorneys, ex-judges and ex-prosecutors; former DOJ and DHS officials, and the former head of Border Patrol.
They're all horrified at what we've seen, and they all fear what's coming.
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Official data is in today, and US solar continues to grow rapidly, with generation up 21% compared to last year!
December 23, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Official data is in today, and US solar continues to grow rapidly, with generation up 21% compared to last year!
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Brain food on our brain drainage system to help keep you healthy, with @jonykipnis.bsky.social
erictopol.substack.com/p/how-our-br...
erictopol.substack.com/p/how-our-br...
December 23, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Brain food on our brain drainage system to help keep you healthy, with @jonykipnis.bsky.social
erictopol.substack.com/p/how-our-br...
erictopol.substack.com/p/how-our-br...
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Yes, CECOT is a concentration camp in the guise of a prison. The Venezuelans were the first people to *ever* be released from CECOT since Bukele opened the prison in January 2023. Seriously. The first.
These are concentration camps. No other way to describe them. Truly horrific, and none of it surprising in the least.
30 minutes. Some deportees described sexual assault. Detainee describes the guard sexually assaulting most detainees. Lights left on all day. Prisoners not given clean water.
Now the DHS tour. Nobody spoke to the detainees. Noem's video was in a different area of the prison.
Now the DHS tour. Nobody spoke to the detainees. Noem's video was in a different area of the prison.
December 23, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Yes, CECOT is a concentration camp in the guise of a prison. The Venezuelans were the first people to *ever* be released from CECOT since Bukele opened the prison in January 2023. Seriously. The first.
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If refusing to comment is enough to kill a story, then the government now has veto power over journalism.
That’s what CBS normalized last night — and it should scare everyone.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
That’s what CBS normalized last night — and it should scare everyone.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
CBS Pulled a “60 Minutes” Story Because the White House Refused to Comment — That’s a Veto on Journalism
Pulling a finished investigation because the administration refused to comment isn’t journalism. It’s submission.
open.substack.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
If refusing to comment is enough to kill a story, then the government now has veto power over journalism.
That’s what CBS normalized last night — and it should scare everyone.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
That’s what CBS normalized last night — and it should scare everyone.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
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Breakthrough of the year? Renewable energy www.science.org/content/arti...
December 21, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Breakthrough of the year? Renewable energy www.science.org/content/arti...
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Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
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The one validated intervention to slow aging and extend healthspan is not for sale.
It's exercise.
sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
It's exercise.
sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
December 20, 2025 at 6:22 PM
The one validated intervention to slow aging and extend healthspan is not for sale.
It's exercise.
sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
It's exercise.
sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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This is a focus group of Gen Z Republicans in the United States of America. Now.
They get their news only from social media/podcasts, and they express warm sympathy for Adolf Hitler and for (Nazi) Nick Fuentes.
Fascism will destroy their future.
www.city-journal.org/article/manh...
They get their news only from social media/podcasts, and they express warm sympathy for Adolf Hitler and for (Nazi) Nick Fuentes.
Fascism will destroy their future.
www.city-journal.org/article/manh...
December 19, 2025 at 8:30 PM
This is a focus group of Gen Z Republicans in the United States of America. Now.
They get their news only from social media/podcasts, and they express warm sympathy for Adolf Hitler and for (Nazi) Nick Fuentes.
Fascism will destroy their future.
www.city-journal.org/article/manh...
They get their news only from social media/podcasts, and they express warm sympathy for Adolf Hitler and for (Nazi) Nick Fuentes.
Fascism will destroy their future.
www.city-journal.org/article/manh...
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The real story isn’t “renewables are cheaper” — we already knew that. An 82% renewable grid breaks marginal pricing. Once wind, solar + batteries dominate, fossil generators stop setting peak prices. Scarcity rents collapse. Volatility dies.
That’s the system shock incumbents fear — not ideology. ⚡🔋
That’s the system shock incumbents fear — not ideology. ⚡🔋
Electricity generation costs would be a third lower with 82% renewable grid, CSIRO says
Modelling suggests main electricity market could run almost entirely on renewables without increase in generation cost by 2050
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:04 AM
The real story isn’t “renewables are cheaper” — we already knew that. An 82% renewable grid breaks marginal pricing. Once wind, solar + batteries dominate, fossil generators stop setting peak prices. Scarcity rents collapse. Volatility dies.
That’s the system shock incumbents fear — not ideology. ⚡🔋
That’s the system shock incumbents fear — not ideology. ⚡🔋
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Good morning with good news: US energy storage installations jumped 31% to 5.3 GW in Q3 2025, compared to 2024.
Residential storage surged 70% in Q3 2025, rising for 6 quarters.
Woodmac raises too its 5-year utility-scale storage forecast by 15% to 93 GW!
cleanpower.org/news/us-ener... #energysky
Residential storage surged 70% in Q3 2025, rising for 6 quarters.
Woodmac raises too its 5-year utility-scale storage forecast by 15% to 93 GW!
cleanpower.org/news/us-ener... #energysky
REPORT: US Energy Storage Installations Through Q3 2025 Surpass 2024 Totals | ACP
Utility-scale five-year forecast increases 15% compared to H1 2025 5.3 GW installed in Q3, 31% YOY growth Utility-scale leads with 4.6 GW, 27% YOY growth WASHINGTON, D.C., December 16, 2025 […]
cleanpower.org
December 17, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Good morning with good news: US energy storage installations jumped 31% to 5.3 GW in Q3 2025, compared to 2024.
Residential storage surged 70% in Q3 2025, rising for 6 quarters.
Woodmac raises too its 5-year utility-scale storage forecast by 15% to 93 GW!
cleanpower.org/news/us-ener... #energysky
Residential storage surged 70% in Q3 2025, rising for 6 quarters.
Woodmac raises too its 5-year utility-scale storage forecast by 15% to 93 GW!
cleanpower.org/news/us-ener... #energysky
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2 new studies that show how fasting/caloricrestriction can help vs breast cancer in the experimental model
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Dietary restriction reprograms CD8+ T cell fate to enhance anti-tumour immunity and immunotherapy responses - Nature Metabolism
Dietary restriction promotes the expansion of effector T cells via ketone bodies, which enhances anti-tumour immunity and synergizes with immunotherapy in mice.
www.nature.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
2 new studies that show how fasting/caloricrestriction can help vs breast cancer in the experimental model
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Important new, large (N>28,000 women) randomized clinical trial of breast cancer screening: age-based vs risk-based by polygenic risk score, genomics
"opportunity to modernize screening"
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
"opportunity to modernize screening"
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Risk-Based vs Annual Breast Cancer Screening
This randomized clinical trial examines whether risk-based screening is a safe and effective alternative to annual mammography for detecting breast cancer in women 40 years and older.
jamanetwork.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Important new, large (N>28,000 women) randomized clinical trial of breast cancer screening: age-based vs risk-based by polygenic risk score, genomics
"opportunity to modernize screening"
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
"opportunity to modernize screening"
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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MINNEAPOLIS: “All I did was step outside as a Somali American citizen, and I got chased by a masked person, assaulted, kidnapped. It was inhumane. If this is what’s happening to a 🇺🇸 citizen on camera, imagine what could happen to your loved ones.”
December 11, 2025 at 4:00 AM
MINNEAPOLIS: “All I did was step outside as a Somali American citizen, and I got chased by a masked person, assaulted, kidnapped. It was inhumane. If this is what’s happening to a 🇺🇸 citizen on camera, imagine what could happen to your loved ones.”