Congrats to @jasonkowalski.bsky.social and the @publicrenewables.org for getting off the ground (and, sooner or later, getting onto a rooftop near you!).

9/ Launching a new nonprofit is a leap and a joy. I’m heartened by the growing cadre of talented people across orgs stepping up to hold complementary pieces of this work. If you’re a journalist, funder, organizer, or public finance practitioner, let’s connect. Onward!

8/ I am so grateful for the brilliant crew of strategists and advisors coming together to move the Public Renewables campaigns forward! 🌞⚡️ Hebah Kassem, @isabelestevez.bsky.social, @ben-beachy.bsky.social & Gerardo Bonilla Chavez. 🙏

7/ My sincere thanks to the many allies who offered input along the way: @jbozuwa.bsky.social, @batul.bsky.social @jordanhaedtler.bsky.social, @advaitarun.bsky.social, @buddyyakov.bsky.social, @bennettkb.bsky.social, @isabelestevez.bsky.social, @chelseawatson.bsky.social, @ctulocal1.bsky.social,

6/ Huge thanks to my intrepid coauthors @liskar.bsky.social and Tish Tablan @generation180.bsky.social for your comradeship in telling this important story!

5 - As a public developer, the Connecticut Green Bank moved projects forward that the traditional for-profit development model could not, resulting in more renewable energy, and a powerful coalition of local stakeholders (teachers, schools, solar workers) who materially benefited from the projects.

4 - Public projects advanced where private projects stalled, because the public projects were still viable at lower financial returns. By planning for comprehensive decarbonization rather than profit maximization, the public developer expanded scale and tackled systemic bottlenecks head on.

3/ We’re kicking things off with a new report: Public Option Solar for K-12 Schools. With partners @climaterealityproject.org and @generation180.bsky.social we found that Connecticut publicly developed 27% of the state’s K-12 solar (2015–2023) making CT #1 in the contiguous U.S. for solar schools.

2/ Using the tools of public finance to build public-serving infrastructure is a tried and true concept with 50-state levels of supermajority support. Applying those same tools to decarbonization is a promising way to move clean energy forward amidst federal rollbacks.