Shane Londagin
@slondagin.bsky.social
Build, baby, build. Former substation & transmission PM in CA, now climate & energy policy in DC. Vamos Los Doyers.
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Feels like a good time to reshare this legendary tweet, that has only become more true over the years
February 4, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Feels like a good time to reshare this legendary tweet, that has only become more true over the years
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Everyone seems to be framing Trump's freeze on federal grants as a Constitutional fight over powers of the purse & whether presidents can disregard Congressional appropriations. It is that. But also at stake is the fundamental validity of government contracts! I see much less discussion on this... 🧵
January 31, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Everyone seems to be framing Trump's freeze on federal grants as a Constitutional fight over powers of the purse & whether presidents can disregard Congressional appropriations. It is that. But also at stake is the fundamental validity of government contracts! I see much less discussion on this... 🧵
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As we've said on @strictscrutiny.bsky.social, limits on executive authority are only for Democrats.
January 29, 2025 at 2:42 PM
As we've said on @strictscrutiny.bsky.social, limits on executive authority are only for Democrats.
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I don't know if people who haven't worked in the public sector are aware that the category "things substantially funded by federal grant money" includes more or less everything
January 28, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I don't know if people who haven't worked in the public sector are aware that the category "things substantially funded by federal grant money" includes more or less everything
Something! Anything! Ffs mount some kind of defense! An ounce of resistance at least!
Democrats should boycott any further proceedings with Cabinet nominees until the fundamental assault on Congressional authorities is overturned. Trump can't fire inspector generals like that. Trump can't retroactively decide on appropriations after Congress has spoken.
January 28, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Something! Anything! Ffs mount some kind of defense! An ounce of resistance at least!
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This matters. Not because I think Trump is capable of mercy or empathy towards these vulnerable groups. But because it is a public act of defiance.
Contrast that with all these other powerful people in this country signaling nothing but appeasement and obedience.
Contrast that with all these other powerful people in this country signaling nothing but appeasement and obedience.
Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"
January 22, 2025 at 1:24 AM
This matters. Not because I think Trump is capable of mercy or empathy towards these vulnerable groups. But because it is a public act of defiance.
Contrast that with all these other powerful people in this country signaling nothing but appeasement and obedience.
Contrast that with all these other powerful people in this country signaling nothing but appeasement and obedience.
Hey look at that! He found some evidence! 🙃
January 2, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Hey look at that! He found some evidence! 🙃
Happy Holidays, folks! The IRA is the gift that keeps on giving!
A new report on the Inflation Reduction Act — issued as the IRA faces a potentially existential threat — finds that it could boost U.S. GDP by $1.9 trillion over the next decade. #energysky🔌💡
See Full Story: ow.ly/k76W50Uwmjk
Writer: John Cropley
See Full Story: ow.ly/k76W50Uwmjk
Writer: John Cropley
December 24, 2024 at 7:26 PM
Happy Holidays, folks! The IRA is the gift that keeps on giving!
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Republicans are about to learn that governing is really fucking hard as @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social details in @heatmap.news on why they’ll regret both the death of permitting reform and the broader govt funding imbroglio. heatmap.news/politics/rep...
Republicans Will Regret Killing Permitting Reform
They might not be worried now, but Democrats made the same mistake earlier this year.
heatmap.news
December 20, 2024 at 1:12 AM
Republicans are about to learn that governing is really fucking hard as @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social details in @heatmap.news on why they’ll regret both the death of permitting reform and the broader govt funding imbroglio. heatmap.news/politics/rep...
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This is probably the most important story of year in the energy transition. ~600 gigawatts of new solar added to world grids today. That will produce ~1,000 terawatt-hours of clean electricity, or ~25% of all US electricity use or 2/3 of India's. In one year! Simply massive & it's accelerating. 🔌💡
Good morning with good news: The world is on track to install nearly 600 GW of solar in 2024.
To put that solar tsunami in context, the world had installed a total of 760 GW of solar by 2020.
Global solar deployment will be up 29% in 2024 over 2023. Wow!
www.vox.com/climate/3728...
#energysky
To put that solar tsunami in context, the world had installed a total of 760 GW of solar by 2020.
Global solar deployment will be up 29% in 2024 over 2023. Wow!
www.vox.com/climate/3728...
#energysky
December 20, 2024 at 1:04 PM
This is probably the most important story of year in the energy transition. ~600 gigawatts of new solar added to world grids today. That will produce ~1,000 terawatt-hours of clean electricity, or ~25% of all US electricity use or 2/3 of India's. In one year! Simply massive & it's accelerating. 🔌💡
+1. And backlogged interconnection queues fundamentally come down to a lack of T&D capacity.
If we want a more reliable energy system, we simply need a lot more transmission!
If we want a more reliable energy system, we simply need a lot more transmission!
There are a lot of drivers of reliability risk but fundamentally it comes down to backlogged interconnection queues.
**NERC's Long-Term Reliability Assessment is Out. Remain Calm.**
There's a lot of *risk*. Which means there's a lot of *opportunity*! ⚡
Update your models accordingly
Key takeaways Below:
#EnergyInfrastructure #BESS #DataCenters #NERC
There's a lot of *risk*. Which means there's a lot of *opportunity*! ⚡
Update your models accordingly
Key takeaways Below:
#EnergyInfrastructure #BESS #DataCenters #NERC
December 19, 2024 at 6:16 PM
+1. And backlogged interconnection queues fundamentally come down to a lack of T&D capacity.
If we want a more reliable energy system, we simply need a lot more transmission!
If we want a more reliable energy system, we simply need a lot more transmission!
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Musk entered this year with the second- biggest fortune in the world, at $195 billion, behind Bernard Arnault at $233 billion. He is currently worth $454.5 billion, largely as a result of $TSLA going from $220/ share in mid- October to $466/ share today, based on... nothing.
December 19, 2024 at 3:06 AM
Musk entered this year with the second- biggest fortune in the world, at $195 billion, behind Bernard Arnault at $233 billion. He is currently worth $454.5 billion, largely as a result of $TSLA going from $220/ share in mid- October to $466/ share today, based on... nothing.
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New Ranking members list dropped
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Agriculture
Sen. Patty Murray, Appropriations
Sen. Jack Reed, Armed Services
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Banking
Sen. Maria Cantwell, Commerce
Sen. Martin Heinrich, Energy
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, Environments and Public Works
Sen. Ron Wyden, Finance
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Agriculture
Sen. Patty Murray, Appropriations
Sen. Jack Reed, Armed Services
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Banking
Sen. Maria Cantwell, Commerce
Sen. Martin Heinrich, Energy
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, Environments and Public Works
Sen. Ron Wyden, Finance
December 18, 2024 at 7:53 PM
New Ranking members list dropped
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Agriculture
Sen. Patty Murray, Appropriations
Sen. Jack Reed, Armed Services
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Banking
Sen. Maria Cantwell, Commerce
Sen. Martin Heinrich, Energy
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, Environments and Public Works
Sen. Ron Wyden, Finance
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Agriculture
Sen. Patty Murray, Appropriations
Sen. Jack Reed, Armed Services
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Banking
Sen. Maria Cantwell, Commerce
Sen. Martin Heinrich, Energy
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, Environments and Public Works
Sen. Ron Wyden, Finance
Man what a bummer. But the fact that we even got this close is a testament to the INCREDIBLE effort of so so many brilliant and tenacious folks. Too many to list here but wow, what an honor it was to work alongside you all! We didn’t get it done this time but we will be back.
December 16, 2024 at 10:55 PM
Man what a bummer. But the fact that we even got this close is a testament to the INCREDIBLE effort of so so many brilliant and tenacious folks. Too many to list here but wow, what an honor it was to work alongside you all! We didn’t get it done this time but we will be back.
🔌💡 Happy EPRA day to all who celebrate! Let’s make this happen folks!
It has been a BUSY week in permitting reform land. The good news: from industry to progressives to Trump, everyone agrees we gotta do something NOW. Good thing we have a bipartisan, bicameral negotiated bill ready to go!
Today is the day for EPRA folks! Get those phones out and make some calls!
Today is the day for EPRA folks! Get those phones out and make some calls!
December 13, 2024 at 1:42 PM
🔌💡 Happy EPRA day to all who celebrate! Let’s make this happen folks!
It has been a BUSY week in permitting reform land. The good news: from industry to progressives to Trump, everyone agrees we gotta do something NOW. Good thing we have a bipartisan, bicameral negotiated bill ready to go!
Today is the day for EPRA folks! Get those phones out and make some calls!
Today is the day for EPRA folks! Get those phones out and make some calls!
December 13, 2024 at 1:41 PM
It has been a BUSY week in permitting reform land. The good news: from industry to progressives to Trump, everyone agrees we gotta do something NOW. Good thing we have a bipartisan, bicameral negotiated bill ready to go!
Today is the day for EPRA folks! Get those phones out and make some calls!
Today is the day for EPRA folks! Get those phones out and make some calls!
Hey 🔌💡 folks! Remember last year when the good folks at Grid Strategies crunched the numbers and found that load growth had nearly doubled, from ~0.5% to 0.9%? Remember the frenzied flurry of headlines in the NYT, WaPo, etc?
Well uh… the 2024 update is in. CAGR is now up to 3.0% 😅
Well uh… the 2024 update is in. CAGR is now up to 3.0% 😅
December 9, 2024 at 4:51 PM
Hey 🔌💡 folks! Remember last year when the good folks at Grid Strategies crunched the numbers and found that load growth had nearly doubled, from ~0.5% to 0.9%? Remember the frenzied flurry of headlines in the NYT, WaPo, etc?
Well uh… the 2024 update is in. CAGR is now up to 3.0% 😅
Well uh… the 2024 update is in. CAGR is now up to 3.0% 😅
Few folks have as good a grasp on the energy system (and the politics & economics that underpin it) as John.
We have ~2 weeks to make this happen. Leave it all out on the field!
We have ~2 weeks to make this happen. Leave it all out on the field!
We need a reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy system for economic prosperity, quality of life, and tech leadership.
Difficulty in permitting energy infrastructure is harming that effort.
A bipartisan permitting reform bill passed out of committee 15-4.
Get this done.
Difficulty in permitting energy infrastructure is harming that effort.
A bipartisan permitting reform bill passed out of committee 15-4.
Get this done.
December 9, 2024 at 3:57 PM
Few folks have as good a grasp on the energy system (and the politics & economics that underpin it) as John.
We have ~2 weeks to make this happen. Leave it all out on the field!
We have ~2 weeks to make this happen. Leave it all out on the field!
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I don't think you are thinking through the system impacts. Most grid failures of the past 4 years were due to over reliance on NG plants that didn't show up. Utility CEOs don't want to repeat that experience. Further, there isn't enough capacity on our existing NG grid for that much gas generation.
Respectfully, I disagree it's evitable, and if anything we now appear to be barreling toward a gas-heavy US future. Does @arnabdatta.bsky.social think new nuclear is going to get cheaper than gas at $3-4/MMBtu? Enhanced geothermal? CCS? LDES? Highly unlikely. bsky.app/profile/tnor...
If your climate strategy doesn't have a way to offset market penetration of ultra-cheap gas (which is substantially responsible for undermining the US nuclear fleet & will continue crowding out clean firm), it's not very serious. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/08/o...
December 9, 2024 at 12:58 PM
I don't think you are thinking through the system impacts. Most grid failures of the past 4 years were due to over reliance on NG plants that didn't show up. Utility CEOs don't want to repeat that experience. Further, there isn't enough capacity on our existing NG grid for that much gas generation.
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OPEC cuts oil demand forecasts for the 4th time this year. 2025 growth now expected at 1.54 million bpd, down from 1.64 million. The reason? Clean energy adoption in industry and transport is happening faster than expected. The transition is real.
https://buff.ly/3CSjiU7
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December 4, 2024 at 6:34 AM
OPEC cuts oil demand forecasts for the 4th time this year. 2025 growth now expected at 1.54 million bpd, down from 1.64 million. The reason? Clean energy adoption in industry and transport is happening faster than expected. The transition is real.
https://buff.ly/3CSjiU7
https://buff.ly/3CSjiU7
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This is the stupidest Bears finish since the last one.
November 28, 2024 at 8:55 PM
This is the stupidest Bears finish since the last one.
If Eberflus still has a job by the time appetizers are being served I stg
November 28, 2024 at 9:03 PM
If Eberflus still has a job by the time appetizers are being served I stg
Best game in the internet just got better
Introducing Griddle 0.2.0: the American update!
Now featuring an "easy mode" that narrows the pool of possible countries from 176 to 57 recognizable by a majority of Americans. Also new: an early version of a US States gamemode!
Check it out: jmelville.science/griddle/
More updates to come...
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Now featuring an "easy mode" that narrows the pool of possible countries from 176 to 57 recognizable by a majority of Americans. Also new: an early version of a US States gamemode!
Check it out: jmelville.science/griddle/
More updates to come...
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November 24, 2024 at 8:43 PM
Best game in the internet just got better