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Alex Hopkins
@arhop.bsky.social
Director @ Grove Climate Group

Working at the federal-state nexus to help orgs of all shapes and sizes achieve their clean energy and climate goals.

Part-time wilderness canoe guide in the BWCA 🛶

Views my own.
Timely, actionable research from my friends at the Nicholas Institute! For more, check out @tnorris.bsky.social‘s thread and the linked report. And register for their upcoming webinar (Feb. 19th) here: nicholasinstitute.duke.edu/events/rethi...
1/ 🚨New study alert!🚨 🔌💡
My DukeU colleagues and I just released a 1st-of-kind study on how the US grid could integrate up to 100 gigawatts of data centers w/out major new infrastructure, provided modest load flexibility (0.5%/yr). AI load growth can be managed faster, cheaper, & cleaner. 🧵👇
February 11, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Come for a window into my work, and unsolicited career advice; stay for the dorky pics from my other life as wilderness canoe trip guide! Thanks for the opportunity @unc-ie.bsky.social !
Meet @unc-ie.bsky.social's interim director of the Energy Transition Initiative (ETI) @arhop.bsky.social! In his role, Alex engages stakeholders at the federal and state level on the choices that will shape the future of the energy sector in North Carolina.

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Five Questions with Alex Hopkins - UNC Institute for the Environment
Meet interim director of the Energy Transition Initiative (ETI) Alex Hopkins!
ie.unc.edu
January 29, 2025 at 7:23 PM