Kade B
@kadebrasel.bsky.social
Working in public power—focusing on market design and decarb #energysky • UCL and UTSA grad
The goal is democracy—political, social, and economic
The goal is democracy—political, social, and economic
No more school or finals to celebrate so now we celebrate performance reviews(?) 🍻
April 25, 2025 at 1:54 AM
No more school or finals to celebrate so now we celebrate performance reviews(?) 🍻
If you have time I can’t recommend listening to this enough. Some of the darkest and most consequential days of our history are upon us and the only thing standing in autocracy’s way is the will of decent people. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
The Emergency Is Here
Podcast Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 04/17/2025 · 1h 12m
podcasts.apple.com
April 21, 2025 at 10:44 PM
If you have time I can’t recommend listening to this enough. Some of the darkest and most consequential days of our history are upon us and the only thing standing in autocracy’s way is the will of decent people. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
If you thought a lot of Solar and Wind were being plugged into ERCOT before wait until these lines are built.
The Texas Public Utility Commission’s staff has recommended that the commission approve construction of three 765-kV transmission lines.
#energysky 🔌💡
See Full Story: ow.ly/QZN150VEvEE
Writer: Tom Kleckner
#energysky 🔌💡
See Full Story: ow.ly/QZN150VEvEE
Writer: Tom Kleckner
April 21, 2025 at 9:53 PM
If you thought a lot of Solar and Wind were being plugged into ERCOT before wait until these lines are built.
Hello Bluesky and #energysky! It’s been a while but twitter is fully toxic and so I think I’ll be here more.
To that end here is a fun chart of my personal vehicle’s fuel efficiency. Given budget constraints (EV’s premiums) and lifecycle emissions—PHEVs are a nice technology.
To that end here is a fun chart of my personal vehicle’s fuel efficiency. Given budget constraints (EV’s premiums) and lifecycle emissions—PHEVs are a nice technology.
April 21, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Hello Bluesky and #energysky! It’s been a while but twitter is fully toxic and so I think I’ll be here more.
To that end here is a fun chart of my personal vehicle’s fuel efficiency. Given budget constraints (EV’s premiums) and lifecycle emissions—PHEVs are a nice technology.
To that end here is a fun chart of my personal vehicle’s fuel efficiency. Given budget constraints (EV’s premiums) and lifecycle emissions—PHEVs are a nice technology.
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Really good post from @douglewin.bsky.social about Texas's hypocritical energy policy, featuring my piece on the natural gas turbine shortage! Thanks @kadebrasel.bsky.social for sharing it with me.
www.douglewin.com/p/the-texas-...
www.douglewin.com/p/the-texas-...
April 1, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Really good post from @douglewin.bsky.social about Texas's hypocritical energy policy, featuring my piece on the natural gas turbine shortage! Thanks @kadebrasel.bsky.social for sharing it with me.
www.douglewin.com/p/the-texas-...
www.douglewin.com/p/the-texas-...
just the facts, jack
January 24, 2025 at 9:53 PM
just the facts, jack
Take it to the bank!🤠🔋⚡️
- clean energy accounted for 42% generation in ‘24
- but gas is up 1% from it’s 19yr rolling avg
[credit to the great @joshdr83.bsky.social]
- clean energy accounted for 42% generation in ‘24
- but gas is up 1% from it’s 19yr rolling avg
[credit to the great @joshdr83.bsky.social]
January 24, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Take it to the bank!🤠🔋⚡️
- clean energy accounted for 42% generation in ‘24
- but gas is up 1% from it’s 19yr rolling avg
[credit to the great @joshdr83.bsky.social]
- clean energy accounted for 42% generation in ‘24
- but gas is up 1% from it’s 19yr rolling avg
[credit to the great @joshdr83.bsky.social]
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Physics does not care about our politics, and ultimately the world will continue to warm until we get global emissions of CO2 to (net) zero.
January 22, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Physics does not care about our politics, and ultimately the world will continue to warm until we get global emissions of CO2 to (net) zero.
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New: Updated U.S. Government Emissions Projections
Emissions are expected to decline 29-46% by 2030, 36-57% by 2035, and 34-64% by 2040, compared with 2005 levels. This represents about double the 2030 emissions reductions projected before the passage the IRA & BIL 🔌💡
www.energy.gov/policy/artic...
Emissions are expected to decline 29-46% by 2030, 36-57% by 2035, and 34-64% by 2040, compared with 2005 levels. This represents about double the 2030 emissions reductions projected before the passage the IRA & BIL 🔌💡
www.energy.gov/policy/artic...
U.S. Government Publishes Updated Emissions Projections
According to the U.S. government’s most recent official projections, net U.S. greenhouse gas emissions are expected to decline 29-46% by 2030, 36-57% by 2035, and 34-64% by 2040, compared with 2005 le...
www.energy.gov
January 17, 2025 at 2:05 AM
New: Updated U.S. Government Emissions Projections
Emissions are expected to decline 29-46% by 2030, 36-57% by 2035, and 34-64% by 2040, compared with 2005 levels. This represents about double the 2030 emissions reductions projected before the passage the IRA & BIL 🔌💡
www.energy.gov/policy/artic...
Emissions are expected to decline 29-46% by 2030, 36-57% by 2035, and 34-64% by 2040, compared with 2005 levels. This represents about double the 2030 emissions reductions projected before the passage the IRA & BIL 🔌💡
www.energy.gov/policy/artic...
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If you want the world to take climate change seriously, acknowledging that areas are uninsurable as a result of climate change is a very basic step. You're going to see 'you must offer insurance' mandated largely by *the right* in an attempt to deny climate reality.
January 9, 2025 at 11:30 PM
If you want the world to take climate change seriously, acknowledging that areas are uninsurable as a result of climate change is a very basic step. You're going to see 'you must offer insurance' mandated largely by *the right* in an attempt to deny climate reality.
Massive ride today! (on a single-speed btw)
January 13, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Massive ride today! (on a single-speed btw)
1) idk, the green new deal seems good 2) ceteris paribus i think it’s good to know which direction, between extremes, we should head and 3) the inability to discern between “extremes” is the point of the op
I’m pretty sure there are superior alternatives to either of these extremes.
Let’s get one thing straight: the cost of the Green New Deal is far less than the cost of losing our planet to the climate crisis.
January 10, 2025 at 1:36 AM
1) idk, the green new deal seems good 2) ceteris paribus i think it’s good to know which direction, between extremes, we should head and 3) the inability to discern between “extremes” is the point of the op
Wild stuff. Need more wires? Maybe batteries? (Of course it’s just windy with moderate temperatures)
January 4, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Wild stuff. Need more wires? Maybe batteries? (Of course it’s just windy with moderate temperatures)
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December 22, 2024 at 12:56 AM
Good people—please don’t give in to and use the phrase, ‘energy expansion’. 1) it’s not accurate, clean energy is DISPLACING ff and 2) it’s intentionally used to obfuscate the main goal of the energy transition/clean energy—to mitigate carbon emissions and address climate change!
December 20, 2024 at 5:17 PM
Good people—please don’t give in to and use the phrase, ‘energy expansion’. 1) it’s not accurate, clean energy is DISPLACING ff and 2) it’s intentionally used to obfuscate the main goal of the energy transition/clean energy—to mitigate carbon emissions and address climate change!
Am I in the weeds studying capacity mechanism/market design—yes. Did the PUCT kill the PCM today—also yes.
December 19, 2024 at 9:50 PM
Am I in the weeds studying capacity mechanism/market design—yes. Did the PUCT kill the PCM today—also yes.
It might be the most frequently used term in Texas energy world.
Ig it means “just a bit of climate change and a bit of sustainability”
Ig it means “just a bit of climate change and a bit of sustainability”
I truly loathe the phrase "all of the above."
December 18, 2024 at 8:18 PM
It might be the most frequently used term in Texas energy world.
Ig it means “just a bit of climate change and a bit of sustainability”
Ig it means “just a bit of climate change and a bit of sustainability”
A wicked challenge in deep decarb of the power—at least cost-effectively—is the abundance of cheap gas. Ironically, exporting LNG could change this(?): by increasing global demand, raising domestic prices, thus making clean firm relatively competitive, it might accelerate decarb in U.S. power
December 13, 2024 at 9:22 PM
A wicked challenge in deep decarb of the power—at least cost-effectively—is the abundance of cheap gas. Ironically, exporting LNG could change this(?): by increasing global demand, raising domestic prices, thus making clean firm relatively competitive, it might accelerate decarb in U.S. power
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A cautionary tale unfolded last week as Denmark failed to attract bids for offshore wind. What can we learn from this?
This is a multi-dimensional problem, but the primary lesson I believe is that Denmark wrongly expected developers to take on market risk. 🧵🔌💡1/9
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
This is a multi-dimensional problem, but the primary lesson I believe is that Denmark wrongly expected developers to take on market risk. 🧵🔌💡1/9
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Failed offshore auction highlights how Denmark missed winds of change
Denmark's failure to attract any bids in an offshore wind power tender this week stems from a rigid auction model, a failure to adapt to a changed economic reality for renewable energy projects and rising competition, analysts said on Friday.
www.reuters.com
December 9, 2024 at 10:21 AM
A cautionary tale unfolded last week as Denmark failed to attract bids for offshore wind. What can we learn from this?
This is a multi-dimensional problem, but the primary lesson I believe is that Denmark wrongly expected developers to take on market risk. 🧵🔌💡1/9
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
This is a multi-dimensional problem, but the primary lesson I believe is that Denmark wrongly expected developers to take on market risk. 🧵🔌💡1/9
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
If you’ll be attending this please let me know! Would be happy to connect with other Texas clean energy and market wonks!
Canary Media is excited to bring our live event series to Houston! We invite you to join us on Thursday, January 30, 2025 from 5:00–9:30 p.m. at Greentown Labs.
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December 11, 2024 at 9:35 PM
If you’ll be attending this please let me know! Would be happy to connect with other Texas clean energy and market wonks!
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The only way we avoid a gas-heavy future is if the negative externalities of gas are properly accounted either via pollution pricing or subsidies to alternatives
December 8, 2024 at 9:46 PM
The only way we avoid a gas-heavy future is if the negative externalities of gas are properly accounted either via pollution pricing or subsidies to alternatives
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The United States has the highest GDP in the world by *ten trillion dollars*. It's not even close. Americans should retire at 60 w/ full pension. We should have free universal healthcare. We should have free PreK-PhD education. This belt-tightening ideology is a neurotoxin limiting our potential.
December 9, 2024 at 2:27 PM
The United States has the highest GDP in the world by *ten trillion dollars*. It's not even close. Americans should retire at 60 w/ full pension. We should have free universal healthcare. We should have free PreK-PhD education. This belt-tightening ideology is a neurotoxin limiting our potential.
many are saying the public sector is where it’s at
December 6, 2024 at 3:12 AM
many are saying the public sector is where it’s at