"Wholesale electricity prices in the United States and Europe have risen by 30–40 percent in the past year alone, largely due to higher gas prices." Increased demand is also an issue, with data centers one major cause of increase.
rmi.org/three-priori...

Gas prices (nat gas/methane) are making electricity more expensive in the U.S. There is broad agreement among analysts that as US LNG export capacity doubles in the next 4 years that US gas prices will go much higher. And thus so will domestic electricity prices.

I'm behind on my reading, but this is a big deal, a crucial reframing, and very disturbing.

Also want to highlight the great set of secondary conclusions, incl. that other countries should take an extra conservative approach to evaluating the climate impact of US LNG

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“I just want to know what happened to Saniyah. That was my only daughter, she didn’t deserve this,” Thomasina Cheatham said at a press conference on Monday outside the police station where authorities said her daughter was found unresponsive.

‘The Nuclear Mirage: Why Small Modular Reactors Won’t Save Nuclear Power’ www.theenergymix.com/the-nuclear-...

See also ‘Why small modular reactors do not exist - history gives the answer’ davidtoke.substack.com/p/why-small-...

Anyone who blames the failure and success of nuclear power in the U.S. to just one issue (cost, build time, NRC,...) ignores the fact that nuclear power faces many other issues worldwide (mining, enrichment, refueling, waste storage, meltdowns, proliferation,...).
www.oneearth.org/the-7-reason...

@profbobhowarth.bsky.social hi Bob! I think you need to follow me back so I can message you. That was surely a cringey Gen X thing to say.

While Gov Hochul says NY needs to go slow on climate goals & should use an "all of the above" energy approach with a lot of new nuclear, I counter that nuclear is too expensive & too slow, and renewables can do the job, with no slow down on climate.
www.wgrz.com/article/tech...

Children exposed to high levels of air pollution in early childhood have worse health outcomes by the time they're teenagers than those who lived in less polluted areas during a crucial period between the ages of 3 & 6 years old, study finds.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

California breaks another record: 56 straight 100% Wind-Water-Solar days (previous record 55 in 2024).

97 of 129 days (75%) in 2025 achieved 100% WWS versus 57 of 129 days in '24

Average of 4.4 h/day >100% in '25 v 2.6 h/day '24

Gas down 44% v '23; 23% v '24
Batteries up 204% v '23; 69% v '24

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Our latest report asks a simple question: What if, instead of spending billions replacing aging gas pipes, utilities helped nearby homes switch to electric heating? The data shows this would often cost less, lower utility bills, AND cut pollution.Full report: switch.box/lpp Let's break it down: 1/6

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