Eric Wesoff
@ericwesoff.bsky.social
Climate reporter and media exec
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"Far from a peak, China's gasoline demand is estimated to have fallen 9% in October on the year to 12.5 million tons, with average daily use roughly flat with September..."
China's oil demand is entering structural decline.
China's oil demand is entering structural decline.
EVs put an end to China's usual holiday surge in gasoline use
Tianyu Jiang took a 2,000-km (1,200-mile) road trip this month during China's national holiday week, driving in his electric vehicle from the southwestern Sichuan basin to Beijing for the first time.
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November 9, 2025 at 8:18 PM
"Far from a peak, China's gasoline demand is estimated to have fallen 9% in October on the year to 12.5 million tons, with average daily use roughly flat with September..."
China's oil demand is entering structural decline.
China's oil demand is entering structural decline.
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Canary media correct that MA elec rate is way above MC, bc much of price pays for infrastructure that is not constrained except at peak hour, so high price distorts customer behavior. So true for heat pumps. Also for excessive incentive to install rooftop solar.
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Massachusetts heat-pump owners are about to get cheaper electricity
The state’s innovative winter heat-pump rates go into effect this weekend and should make the tech more accessible. Deeper discounts could come next year.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Canary media correct that MA elec rate is way above MC, bc much of price pays for infrastructure that is not constrained except at peak hour, so high price distorts customer behavior. So true for heat pumps. Also for excessive incentive to install rooftop solar.
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Now this should be good. One of the things that I've always appreciated about @ericwesoff.bsky.social is not just that he says the sometimes difficult and unpopular things that need to be said in the #solar industry, but that he manages to do so with humor.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Now this should be good. One of the things that I've always appreciated about @ericwesoff.bsky.social is not just that he says the sometimes difficult and unpopular things that need to be said in the #solar industry, but that he manages to do so with humor.
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It is!
WHOA. Via @decisiondeskhq.bsky.social, it looks like Democrats just flipped BOTH *statewide* Public Service Commissioner seats in Georgia.
That seems...significant.
That seems...significant.
November 5, 2025 at 12:58 AM
It is!
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The transition to renewable energy relies on batteries — and the U.S. is poised to build a lot of them in the next few years.
Chart: Batteries are set to surge onto the US grid
The transition to renewable energy — particularly solar — relies on energy storage. A ton more batteries are about to come online.
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November 2, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The transition to renewable energy relies on batteries — and the U.S. is poised to build a lot of them in the next few years.
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The coal mine where Matt Cooper works is closing this year. So he started a geothermal drilling business, with a goal of hiring more displaced miners.
Meet the coal miner who just started a geothermal drilling business
A Colorado entrepreneur is going all in on a renewable energy source that will keep him digging — and could be a model for other miners looking beyond…
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November 2, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The coal mine where Matt Cooper works is closing this year. So he started a geothermal drilling business, with a goal of hiring more displaced miners.
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Maine and Connecticut both want to achieve 100% clean power by 2040 — so they’re exploring a collaboration to get the job done faster.
Connecticut and Maine team up to fast-track renewables
The two states will jointly consider clean-energy projects, a model that could help more installations qualify for federal incentives before they expire.
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November 3, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Maine and Connecticut both want to achieve 100% clean power by 2040 — so they’re exploring a collaboration to get the job done faster.
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Virtual power plants, battery storage, and geothermal are all getting a boost thanks to Illinois’ newly passed energy bill.
Illinois lawmakers just passed another big clean-energy bill
Batteries are the centerpiece of the state’s third major piece of energy legislation in a decade. The governor has pledged to sign the bill.
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November 3, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Virtual power plants, battery storage, and geothermal are all getting a boost thanks to Illinois’ newly passed energy bill.
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Halloween Shocker: Trump axes work to learn whether offshore wind farms harm bats.
The project was among 351 federal awards recently slated for termination by the Energy Department.
From our friends at @canarymedia.com:
The project was among 351 federal awards recently slated for termination by the Energy Department.
From our friends at @canarymedia.com:
Halloween shocker: Trump axes research to determine whether offshore wind farms harm bats
The project was among 351 federal awards recently slated for termination by the Energy Department.
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November 1, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Halloween Shocker: Trump axes work to learn whether offshore wind farms harm bats.
The project was among 351 federal awards recently slated for termination by the Energy Department.
From our friends at @canarymedia.com:
The project was among 351 federal awards recently slated for termination by the Energy Department.
From our friends at @canarymedia.com:
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As Virginia voters pick a new governor, high power prices are on everyone’s mind. This report suggests ways state officials can tackle them.
Virginia legislators have a new road map for reining in electric bills
Containing rising power rates is easier said than done for candidates campaigning on the issue. A recent study details how to do it once they’re elected.
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November 3, 2025 at 4:09 PM
As Virginia voters pick a new governor, high power prices are on everyone’s mind. This report suggests ways state officials can tackle them.
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Republicans' "One Big Beautiful Bill" is killing off homeowner heat pump tax credits. But it kept tax credits for commercially leased geothermal and thermal storage systems—and companies are already gearing up to use them to keep clean heat growing:
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#energysky
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#energysky
The loophole that could give clean heat a boost under Trump
The OBBBA killed tax credits for heat pumps, but kept them for commercially leased geothermal and thermal storage systems — a path to keep home clean heat…
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November 3, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Republicans' "One Big Beautiful Bill" is killing off homeowner heat pump tax credits. But it kept tax credits for commercially leased geothermal and thermal storage systems—and companies are already gearing up to use them to keep clean heat growing:
www.canarymedia.com/articles/hea...
#energysky
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#energysky
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I got a bat scoop just for Halloween 🦇
Earlier this month, a mysterious DOE 'hit list' was leaked to the press that put $24B in federal clean-energy funding on the chopping block.
I just discovered that critical research studying bats in future wind farm areas has officially been axed. 🪓
Earlier this month, a mysterious DOE 'hit list' was leaked to the press that put $24B in federal clean-energy funding on the chopping block.
I just discovered that critical research studying bats in future wind farm areas has officially been axed. 🪓
Do offshore wind farms kill bats? Trump cut research into the…
Scientists were making remarkable discoveries about bat activity in the ocean waters where California plans to build turbines. Now their $1.6M grant is…
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October 31, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I got a bat scoop just for Halloween 🦇
Earlier this month, a mysterious DOE 'hit list' was leaked to the press that put $24B in federal clean-energy funding on the chopping block.
I just discovered that critical research studying bats in future wind farm areas has officially been axed. 🪓
Earlier this month, a mysterious DOE 'hit list' was leaked to the press that put $24B in federal clean-energy funding on the chopping block.
I just discovered that critical research studying bats in future wind farm areas has officially been axed. 🪓
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This is such a nice contrast to Mike Johnson's unctuous ignorance act.
October 31, 2025 at 3:06 PM
This is such a nice contrast to Mike Johnson's unctuous ignorance act.
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Looking to do an old fashioned barn raising with neighbors before winter, only we’re going to help one another install rooftop solar before the tax credits expire. Companies are so overwhelmed they can’t promise installation before end of year.
October 30, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Looking to do an old fashioned barn raising with neighbors before winter, only we’re going to help one another install rooftop solar before the tax credits expire. Companies are so overwhelmed they can’t promise installation before end of year.
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None of this is correct. Good thing we have a steady hand on "nuclear"
October 30, 2025 at 1:17 AM
None of this is correct. Good thing we have a steady hand on "nuclear"
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This is flat out false.
Kristi Noem: "No American citizens have been arrested or detained. We focus on those who are here illegally. And anything you would hear or report that would be different than that is simply not true and false reporting."
October 30, 2025 at 5:05 PM
This is flat out false.
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IMO democracy becomes impossible in the absence of any social or political norms against lying.
Kristi Noem: "No American citizens have been arrested or detained. We focus on those who are here illegally. And anything you would hear or report that would be different than that is simply not true and false reporting."
October 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
IMO democracy becomes impossible in the absence of any social or political norms against lying.