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Rob Gramlich
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#Transmission and power markets for low cost decarbonization. #EnergySky
The macro grid is the natural end-state so why wait? Former PJM CEO Phil Harris : thehill.com/opinion/ener...
thehill.com
July 27, 2025 at 6:56 PM
What happened with the blackout in Spain? Michael Goggin and Herman Trabish explain. usea.org/podcasts/use...
USEA Power Sector Podcast
The USEA Power Sector Podcast is bringing new voices and new ideas to key energy system conversations in 15-minute interviews targeting urgently needed solutions. Topics will range from when, where, a...
usea.org
July 1, 2025 at 6:25 PM
If you try and don’t quit, sometimes you get to know that you tried and didn’t quit! Kudos to Grid Strategies’ Nathan Shreve for #3 in age group. I got pulled out of the 4.4mile Cheaspeake Bay Swim along with 25% of field after 3.75mi fighting headwinds and waves. Next time.
June 9, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Resource adequacy is a challenge and inter-regional transmission can help! New report, read on! gridstrategiesllc.com/wp-content/u...
June 2, 2025 at 9:17 PM
See you in Boston June 12!
May 19, 2025 at 3:19 AM
I wonder what % of homeowners with rooftop solar know this. Any surveys?
ICYMI from the weekend: @lauramillan.bsky.social and I looked at why most of Spain's rooftop solar owners weren't shielded from the effects of the blackout - and why most Europeans have panels that don't work when the power is off. Gift link:
Why Spain’s Rooftop Solar Owners Weren’t Spared From the Blackout
The power outage across the nation this week shows that installing rooftop solar doesn't automatically guarantee owners energy independence.
www.bloomberg.com
May 6, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Spoke on NPR about the coal orders. www.npr.org/2025/04/16/n... . The orders ignore the role of gas in coal's demise.
Trump orders coal revival, but market favors natural gas
The president signed four executive orders to reverse the trend away from coal-fired electricity in the U.S., but there's little economic incentive for utilities to bring it back when natural gas is s...
www.npr.org
April 19, 2025 at 10:59 PM
President’s Executive Orders fail to recognize that natural gas killed coal and if they aren’t banning fracking, none of this accomplishes much. 1/9
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Presidential Actions Archives
www.whitehouse.gov
April 8, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I’m a buy, hold, and ignore guy but Friday I was on a flight and wifi didn’t work so all I could do was sit there and stare at the market drop and keep falling in real time. I do not recommend it. Back to ignoring as much as possible!
April 6, 2025 at 2:39 AM
On Matter of Fact, Soledad O’Brien’s tv show, about data centers and impacts. Some of the data center companies are showing great leadership in providing net benefits to other customer classes. But the issues are new to many states and there are risks to manage. www.matteroffact.tv/more-data-ce...
More Data Centers Spark Concerns for Virginia Residents - Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien
More data centers are popping up across the country as the need for facilities to store digital data increases. Between 2023 and 2024, the number of megawatts of storage under construction in primary ...
www.matteroffact.tv
April 2, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Records are meant to be broken. Congrats @booker.senate.gov for stepping up and standing up for the American people.

Blazing your own path for the W

👏👏👏👏👏
April 1, 2025 at 11:15 PM
"In coming years, energy security will mean electricity," writes Capital Account columnist Greg Ip. Comments and data from us at Grid Strategies! www.wsj.com/business/ene... via @WSJ .
Economic Growth Now Depends on Electricity, Not Oil
Surging demand for electricity presents huge new investment needs as well as regulatory challenges.
www.wsj.com
March 28, 2025 at 11:51 AM
On Baltimore and DC TV through the weekend on Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project and the controversies on transmission siting. At 1:15. There are great needs and legit complaints. Maryland and PJM should integrate grid planning with land use planning. www.youtube.com/live/GshAB9E...
Town Hall on Maryland's Energy Crisis
YouTube video by WBFF FOX45 Baltimore
www.youtube.com
March 27, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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NEBRASKA CROWD: “TAX THE RICH! TAX THE RICH!”

@USRepMikeFlood: “So your proposal to solve (the debt) is tax the rich?”

NEBRASKA CROWD: *CHEERS WILDLY*

(not sure this went quite as he planned 😬)
March 18, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Whenever you think about the remarkable progress of geothermal, remember that this has been the level of public funding supporting the sector. In coming years I expect support to catch up with technologies like hydrogen and CCS and it will be transformational. carnegieendowment.orgundefined?lang=en
March 13, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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Did you know solar is unstoppable even facing federal headwinds? @marketplace.org on 2024's record solar year, featuring @robgramlichdc.bsky.social @solarindustry.bsky.social and yours truly. #energysky www.marketplace.org/2025/03/12/s...
US solar power boomed in 2024 despite Trump's threats - Marketplace
Even as President Donald Trump threatens clean energy tax credits, solar power has become too cheap for consumers and utilities to ignore.
www.marketplace.org
March 12, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Join us in 15 minutes! 3-4:30pm ET. www.esig.energy/event/webina...
Webinar: Electricity Market Visions to Support a Reliable and Affordable Electric Grid under Electricity Decarbonization
Webinar: Electricity Market Visions to Support a Reliable and Affordable Electric Grid under Electricity Decarbonization - ESIG
Featured Speakers: Rob Gramlich, President, Grid Strategies; Kelli Joseph, Senior Fellow, Electricity Market Design and Clean Energy Transition, World Resources Institute; Jacob Mays, Assistant Profes...
www.esig.energy
March 12, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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@sammyroth.bsky.social says the fighting over rooftop solar is a colossal waste of time. I disagree. If we are going to decarbonize California, we want people to adopt heat pumps and EV's - and they won't do that if rates continue to skyrocket. A 🧵

#EnergySky

www.latimes.com/environment/...
Commentary: California's rooftop solar infighting is a colossal waste of time
This would be a great time for Gov. Gavin Newsom to meet the moment.
www.latimes.com
March 12, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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Epic idea
March 11, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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MIT's @briancdeese.bsky.social & Grid Strategies' @robgramlichdc.bsky.social lay out a quick, cheap way to expand the US grid, without building new transmission lines.

It's the closest thing to "a $20 bill sitting on the sidewalk as policymakers may ever encounter."
The cheapest way to supercharge America’s power grid
Advanced transmission technologies could sidestep permitting challenges and clear the bottleneck holding up hundreds of gigawatts’ worth of renewable-energy projects.
www.technologyreview.com
March 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Thrilled to partner with @briancdeese.bsky.social and to work with utilities and their regulators to integrate these great transmission technologies!
New op-ed on the potential for Advanced Transmission Technologies by the former Director of the White House National Economic Council!

"Laws or regulations that facilitate the use of ATTs can quickly expand the grid and save consumers money. They should be an easy yes on both sides of the aisle."
Opinion: Advanced transmission technologies could sidestep permitting challenges and clear the bottleneck holding up hundreds of gigawatts’ worth of renewable-energy projects.
March 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Responsible vs reckless change. Pass it on. @slotkin.senate.gov PS Go Michigan.
March 9, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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This is such a great chart from @wilson-energy.bsky.social, @robgramlichdc.bsky.social and team. Let's remember where we came from so we can navigate the future. We have dealt with load growth before, and it's a good thing. Flat load wasn't great for customer bills.

#EnergySky
March 9, 2025 at 4:33 AM