Not in the current version. The goal here is to illustrate the wholesale price volatility of fossil dependent grids. We want to dive deeper into the uncertainty effects on retail prices at the state level, but it requires more specific institutional details about uitlities and RTOs/ISOs. One day!

Also includes analysis of OBBBA and OBBBA + CPS repeal impacts on household electricity expenditures. We also incorporate more recent electricity demand projections that EPA excluded from their analysis.

I think one mental model of renewables was that the government had anywhere from neutral to positive association with them. I think this is the first time we’re seeing direct opposition to this technology in the US in such open ways. We don’t really know what comes of that

the 2028 phaseout is under commence construction instead of placed in service like the house bill. Big deal!

Read the full paper here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adt5665

Or the two-page summary: restservice.epri.com/publicattach...

Or the tl;dr thread: bsky.app/profile/bist...

@aafawcett.bsky.social @jessedjenkins.com @nicholasroy.me @aliciaszhao.bsky.social

I think "baffling" rhetoric is what he is muddying more so than the politics (of course there is some of that too). It is a risky experiment that could be justified if there is meaningful policy progress. I share your skepticism but am optimistic that meaningful outcomes could materialize.

This was a great breakdown of the political economy in California. Another element to this is the national stage of Newsom v. Trump creating a "your with us or against us" vibe to California legislating. Second order to what you describe, but courageous leadership (from either side) could elevate it