Silvio Marcacci
@silviomarcacci.bsky.social
Senior Director of Communications, @energyinnovation.org. Board Advisor, @theicct.org + @co2bc.bsky.social. Tired dad.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Pinned
Cool, solar added 25.4 GW, 18 GW of batteries, and 5.5 GW of wind. Is that more or less than 4.2 GW?
February 10, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Cool, solar added 25.4 GW, 18 GW of batteries, and 5.5 GW of wind. Is that more or less than 4.2 GW?
Is America's solution to soaring energy demand hiding in plain view at retired coal plants or expensive gas plants that only run a couple hours a year?
Surplus interconnection could plug renewables into the grid without needing to build new transmission lines
youtu.be/CCzHZvjGfxc?...
Surplus interconnection could plug renewables into the grid without needing to build new transmission lines
youtu.be/CCzHZvjGfxc?...
Surplus Interconnection: A fast, cost-effective strategy for bringing more renewable energy online
YouTube video by Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology
youtu.be
February 9, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Is America's solution to soaring energy demand hiding in plain view at retired coal plants or expensive gas plants that only run a couple hours a year?
Surplus interconnection could plug renewables into the grid without needing to build new transmission lines
youtu.be/CCzHZvjGfxc?...
Surplus interconnection could plug renewables into the grid without needing to build new transmission lines
youtu.be/CCzHZvjGfxc?...
I always love the chance to author a byline with @oboylemm.bsky.social - especially when it comes to telling the truth about how much coal harms consumers and threatens grid reliability
a man with long hair and a beard is talking to another man .
ALT: a man with long hair and a beard is talking to another man .
media.tenor.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:48 PM
I always love the chance to author a byline with @oboylemm.bsky.social - especially when it comes to telling the truth about how much coal harms consumers and threatens grid reliability
What if the government said the best way to fix a failing dam was slapping duct tape on its cracks?
That's what the House "Power Plant Reliability Act" would do for America's grid - keep our least reliable generation online instead of fixing the actual problem.
www.utilitydive.com/news/congres...
That's what the House "Power Plant Reliability Act" would do for America's grid - keep our least reliable generation online instead of fixing the actual problem.
www.utilitydive.com/news/congres...
Congressional ‘grid reliability’ bill is like duct tape on a cracked dam
Propping up expensive, dirty power plants threatens consumers with higher prices while punting systemic solutions further into the future, write colleagues from Energy Innovation.
www.utilitydive.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:48 PM
What if the government said the best way to fix a failing dam was slapping duct tape on its cracks?
That's what the House "Power Plant Reliability Act" would do for America's grid - keep our least reliable generation online instead of fixing the actual problem.
www.utilitydive.com/news/congres...
That's what the House "Power Plant Reliability Act" would do for America's grid - keep our least reliable generation online instead of fixing the actual problem.
www.utilitydive.com/news/congres...
More than 99% of the new electricity generation capacity built in America in 2026 will be renewables and storage.
Why? America needs cheap electricity now, and they're the cheapest available and fastest-to-build source of power, not coal or gas or nuclear.
www.semafor.com/article/02/0...
Why? America needs cheap electricity now, and they're the cheapest available and fastest-to-build source of power, not coal or gas or nuclear.
www.semafor.com/article/02/0...
US renewables boom despite Trump attacks
Wind power in particular is soaring even as President Donald Trump disparages it.
www.semafor.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:56 PM
More than 99% of the new electricity generation capacity built in America in 2026 will be renewables and storage.
Why? America needs cheap electricity now, and they're the cheapest available and fastest-to-build source of power, not coal or gas or nuclear.
www.semafor.com/article/02/0...
Why? America needs cheap electricity now, and they're the cheapest available and fastest-to-build source of power, not coal or gas or nuclear.
www.semafor.com/article/02/0...
Sorry to hear that, I've really enjoyed your journalism at Canary. Looking forward to your new gig!
February 3, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Sorry to hear that, I've really enjoyed your journalism at Canary. Looking forward to your new gig!
Truly remarkable news from China - solar power capacity will surpass coal power capacity this year.
The world's largest emitter, and likely where the world's climate fate will be decided, is now driving the global clean energy transition.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The world's largest emitter, and likely where the world's climate fate will be decided, is now driving the global clean energy transition.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
China’s Solar Power Capacity on Course to Surpass Coal This Year
China’s solar generating capacity is expected to surpass coal for the first time this year, according to the country’s top electricity industry group, marking a milestone in the country’s long-standin...
www.bloomberg.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Truly remarkable news from China - solar power capacity will surpass coal power capacity this year.
The world's largest emitter, and likely where the world's climate fate will be decided, is now driving the global clean energy transition.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The world's largest emitter, and likely where the world's climate fate will be decided, is now driving the global clean energy transition.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Just gonna leave this here substack.com/home/post/p-...
Fossil Fuels Failed During Winter Storm Fern
Power plant outages in America's largest grid show we can't depend upon fossil fuels
substack.com
January 29, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Just gonna leave this here substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Obama could be on Lake Street or Central today or any day over the past two months, saying something and making a scene.
He could have done the same in Little Village or anywhere else in Chicago.
But he's not here, wasn't there, and isn't helping.
He could have done the same in Little Village or anywhere else in Chicago.
But he's not here, wasn't there, and isn't helping.
More and more Americans are voicing their outrage at the tactics being deployed by federal agents in Minnesota. But it’s important to understand the broader implications of what this administration is doing, and the threat it poses to the basic freedoms of every American.
January 28, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Obama could be on Lake Street or Central today or any day over the past two months, saying something and making a scene.
He could have done the same in Little Village or anywhere else in Chicago.
But he's not here, wasn't there, and isn't helping.
He could have done the same in Little Village or anywhere else in Chicago.
But he's not here, wasn't there, and isn't helping.
This is unquestionably the best response I've seen, thank you
January 27, 2026 at 7:14 PM
This is unquestionably the best response I've seen, thank you
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Fossil fuels are simply not reliable in winter weather.
Fossil Fuels Failed During Winter Storm Fern
Power plant outages in America's largest grid show we can't depend upon fossil fuels
thepowerline.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Fossil fuels are simply not reliable in winter weather.
Well gas plants burn methane so essentially ass power
January 27, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Well gas plants burn methane so essentially ass power
Much love to @brendan.bsky.social + @michelle-solomon.bsky.social for helping me uncover what happened during the storm, since PJM refuses to publish plant outage details.
January 27, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Much love to @brendan.bsky.social + @michelle-solomon.bsky.social for helping me uncover what happened during the storm, since PJM refuses to publish plant outage details.
Coal + gas fail once again during a winter storm.
20GW of generation went offline in America's largest grid during Winter Storm Fern.
DOE's policies to keep old coal plants running + expand gas dependency make our grid LESS RELIABLE + risk MORE BLACKOUTS
thepowerline.substack.com/p/fossil-fue...
20GW of generation went offline in America's largest grid during Winter Storm Fern.
DOE's policies to keep old coal plants running + expand gas dependency make our grid LESS RELIABLE + risk MORE BLACKOUTS
thepowerline.substack.com/p/fossil-fue...
Fossil Fuels Failed During Winter Storm Fern
Power plant outages in America's largest grid show we can't depend upon fossil fuels
thepowerline.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Coal + gas fail once again during a winter storm.
20GW of generation went offline in America's largest grid during Winter Storm Fern.
DOE's policies to keep old coal plants running + expand gas dependency make our grid LESS RELIABLE + risk MORE BLACKOUTS
thepowerline.substack.com/p/fossil-fue...
20GW of generation went offline in America's largest grid during Winter Storm Fern.
DOE's policies to keep old coal plants running + expand gas dependency make our grid LESS RELIABLE + risk MORE BLACKOUTS
thepowerline.substack.com/p/fossil-fue...
Reposted by Silvio Marcacci
The thing about America today is that if you just describe what is happening objectively and unemotionally you sound hysterical and partisan and what you have to remind people is that the reason for that is not you, it's the people doing the things you are describing
This guy went to work today, put a mask on, kidnapped a 5 year old child, and then used him as bait so both he and his father could be sent behind bars
January 22, 2026 at 2:22 AM
The thing about America today is that if you just describe what is happening objectively and unemotionally you sound hysterical and partisan and what you have to remind people is that the reason for that is not you, it's the people doing the things you are describing
Evergreen reminder the climate crisis is being done to us by fossil fuel corporations. They're literally burning our children's future to make billions. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Half of world’s CO2 emissions come from just 32 fossil fuel firms, study shows
Critics accuse leading firms of sabotaging climate action but say data increasingly being used to hold them to account
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Evergreen reminder the climate crisis is being done to us by fossil fuel corporations. They're literally burning our children's future to make billions. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Trump is lying to us, and his lies are being laundered by complicit media
My latest at Quitting Carbon: Despite extensive evidence to the contrary, the White House wants us to think it cares about energy affordability. Based on the Trump administration's actions over the past year, don’t believe the spin: www.quittingcarbonmedia.com/the-trump-ad... 🔌💡
The Trump administration just laundered its bogus energy affordability talking points through Politico’s White House team
Despite extensive evidence to the contrary, the White House wants us to think it cares about energy affordability. Based on the Trump administration's actions over the past year, don’t believe the spi...
www.quittingcarbonmedia.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Trump is lying to us, and his lies are being laundered by complicit media
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people keep being like “hey sorry for the beef last week/year/decade” and I cannot even describe to you how little you care about or even remember any internet beef when you see 50 cars full of masked paramilitaries roll into your immediate neighborhood every day. all is forgiven, fight with us
January 14, 2026 at 11:09 PM
people keep being like “hey sorry for the beef last week/year/decade” and I cannot even describe to you how little you care about or even remember any internet beef when you see 50 cars full of masked paramilitaries roll into your immediate neighborhood every day. all is forgiven, fight with us
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The heat energy we added to the ocean LAST YEAR is the equivalent of:
- Detonating ten hydrogen bombs every minute
- operating over a hundred large power plants continuously for all of written human history
- Five times all the electricity human beings have ever used
- Detonating ten hydrogen bombs every minute
- operating over a hundred large power plants continuously for all of written human history
- Five times all the electricity human beings have ever used
Ocean heat content increased by 23 billion trillion joules, which was around 39 times greater than global primary energy use this year. This is the largest rise in OHC since 2017; overall OHC has increased by over 500 zettajoules since the 1940s.
January 14, 2026 at 9:05 PM
The heat energy we added to the ocean LAST YEAR is the equivalent of:
- Detonating ten hydrogen bombs every minute
- operating over a hundred large power plants continuously for all of written human history
- Five times all the electricity human beings have ever used
- Detonating ten hydrogen bombs every minute
- operating over a hundred large power plants continuously for all of written human history
- Five times all the electricity human beings have ever used
"Done right, data centers can share in grid costs and actually help lower rates for everyone. Studies show that for every gigawatt of new large-load demand added to the grid, customer rates could fall by 1% to 2%"
www.newsweek.com/data-centers...
www.newsweek.com/data-centers...
January 14, 2026 at 8:07 PM
"Done right, data centers can share in grid costs and actually help lower rates for everyone. Studies show that for every gigawatt of new large-load demand added to the grid, customer rates could fall by 1% to 2%"
www.newsweek.com/data-centers...
www.newsweek.com/data-centers...
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Legislators in New York and Hawaiʻi are considering bills that allow their attorneys general to sue fossil fuel companies if climate-related disasters cause residents’ property insurance premiums to rise.
Aloha.
Aloha.
States consider suing fossil fuel industry over insurance hikes
New York and Hawaii could expand the legal battlefield and seek to hold companies liable for disasters that cause premiums to rise.
www.eenews.net
January 12, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Legislators in New York and Hawaiʻi are considering bills that allow their attorneys general to sue fossil fuel companies if climate-related disasters cause residents’ property insurance premiums to rise.
Aloha.
Aloha.
Reposted by Silvio Marcacci
People will get sicker. More people will have heart attacks and lung disease and other health challenges because of pollution. People’s lives will get worse, and shorter. People you know. Maybe me. Maybe you.
Breaking News: The EPA will stop considering lives saved when setting pollution limits and instead calculate only the cost to businesses.
E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved by Limiting Air Pollution
In a reversal, the agency plans to calculate only the cost to industry when setting pollution limits, and not the monetary value of saving human lives, documents show.
nyti.ms
January 12, 2026 at 7:10 PM
People will get sicker. More people will have heart attacks and lung disease and other health challenges because of pollution. People’s lives will get worse, and shorter. People you know. Maybe me. Maybe you.
Reposted by Silvio Marcacci
“No money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law"
Article I, Section 9.
Article I, Section 9.
January 7, 2026 at 12:33 AM
“No money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law"
Article I, Section 9.
Article I, Section 9.