David R. Baker
LightNews LightNews
davidrbakersf.bsky.social
David R. Baker
@davidrbakersf.bsky.social
1.9K followers 170 following 3 posts
Bloomberg reporter and editor covering hydrogen, batteries and alt energy from San Francisco. Geek. Gardener. Gin snob. Views are my own.
Posts Replies Media Videos
Reposted by David R. Baker
mchediak.bsky.social
California has lagged behind other states when it comes to community solar. Will that change now that it has $250 million for projects.

My story on the latest. 🎁 link

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

#Greensky #Energysky
California Popularized Solar, But It's Behind Other States on Panels for Renters
Solar advocates say state rules passed earlier this year will make it difficult to build more projects designed for renters and low-income residents.
www.bloomberg.com
December 6, 2024 at 3:56 PM
Reposted by David R. Baker
brianreports.bsky.social
Further evidence that the AI-data center boom complicates the energy transition: it’s crowded out at least one direct air capture project that also sought for clean power, @michellema.bsky.social writes in Bloomberg’s Energy Daily newsletter today.
ketanjoshi.co Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · Nov 27
Which sits higher on the ladder of importance in getting access to the power grid: carbon removal or data centres?

www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Artificial intelligence data centers need so much clean energy that nascent industries trying to buy carbon-free power just can't compete. A case in point is direct air capture, a technology that sucks carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. Earlier this year, the company building the largest DAC project in the US scrapped plans for the Wyoming facility, bemoaning the battle to get electricity to run it.. "We've seen growing competition for clean power amongst industries that are emerging much faster than anybody would have ever predicted, Adrian Corless, chief executive officer of CarbonCapture Inc., said at the time. The firm will now try to relocate the project to another state. The company said it had been in talks with PacifiCorp's Rocky Mountain Power for years to secure energy. Only recently did the utility say there was no longer a spot available in its interconnection queue. "I'm not going to totally blame them," Patricia Loria, CarbonCapture's head of business development, said in an interview. Large data centers, known as hypersealers, are better-funded and able to sign long-term agreements, she said. By contrast, CarbonCapture is a startup working on a novel technology with no guarantee of success.
November 27, 2024 at 1:10 PM
davidrbakersf.bsky.social
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Tesla Excluded From EV Buyer Credits in California Proposal
Tesla Inc.’s electric vehicles would be shut out from consumer rebates under a proposal by California Governor Gavin Newsom, pitting the prospective Democratic presidential hopeful against Republican ...
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2024 at 9:08 PM
davidrbakersf.bsky.social
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Kerry Says World Is Going to ‘Blow By’ 1.5C Climate Goal
Former US climate envoy John Kerry said the world is set to blow past a goal of limiting warming to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels, raising doubts about whether even “clawing back” to that target is...
www.bloomberg.com
November 21, 2024 at 10:21 PM
davidrbakersf.bsky.social
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Hydrogen Wildcatters Are Betting Big on Kansas to Strike It Rich
A growing number of startups are searching for geologic hydrogen from the US Midwest to Australia and hoping for a “Spindletop moment.”
www.bloomberg.com
November 18, 2024 at 10:23 PM
Reposted by David R. Baker
weathersullivan.bsky.social
California, Oregon get their first big atmospheric river of the season. Heavy rain, floods and landslides likely. The storm will come in warm, so not a lot of snow pack, said Marc Chenard of the US Weather Prediction Center.
#extremeweather #weather

☂️🌧️
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
California Braces for Flash Floods and Landslides From Powerful Pacific Storm
Torrential rains will pound Northern California and Oregon for days as a powerful storm known as an atmospheric river unwinds a stream of moisture from the Pacific Ocean, threatening to unleash floods...
www.bloomberg.com
November 18, 2024 at 3:16 PM
Reposted by David R. Baker
bloomberg.com
A new breed of prospectors are searching for underground hydrogen. Finding it would be "one of the single most important events in our lifetimes."
Hydrogen Wildcatters Are Betting Big on Kansas to Strike It Rich
A growing number of startups are searching for geologic hydrogen from the US Midwest to Australia and hoping for a “Spindletop moment.”
www.bloomberg.com
November 16, 2024 at 3:44 PM