Peter Cattaneo
@pacattaneo.bsky.social
Turning technology into products.
Mostly working on energy systems and CBDC.
Mostly working on energy systems and CBDC.
You can't evaluate bad-faith claims that are promoting a specific outcome, in this case: more consumption is better; conservation is bad and hurts poor people.
All models, and standard business experience is that reduced demand lowers costs for everyone. Less infrastructure is required.
All models, and standard business experience is that reduced demand lowers costs for everyone. Less infrastructure is required.
December 5, 2025 at 8:50 PM
You can't evaluate bad-faith claims that are promoting a specific outcome, in this case: more consumption is better; conservation is bad and hurts poor people.
All models, and standard business experience is that reduced demand lowers costs for everyone. Less infrastructure is required.
All models, and standard business experience is that reduced demand lowers costs for everyone. Less infrastructure is required.
This is an important point. The purpose of the grid is to deliver electric energy to points where it is used. It will follow the laws of physics.
Hijacking the grid to enrich people is distorting outcomes in terrible ways.
Hijacking the grid to enrich people is distorting outcomes in terrible ways.
December 5, 2025 at 8:45 PM
This is an important point. The purpose of the grid is to deliver electric energy to points where it is used. It will follow the laws of physics.
Hijacking the grid to enrich people is distorting outcomes in terrible ways.
Hijacking the grid to enrich people is distorting outcomes in terrible ways.
They have no concept of people actually doing work.
It's just a fight over the spoils.
It's just a fight over the spoils.
December 5, 2025 at 5:02 PM
They have no concept of people actually doing work.
It's just a fight over the spoils.
It's just a fight over the spoils.
Curious if we've moved on from Fat Leonard.
December 4, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Curious if we've moved on from Fat Leonard.
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“Benson writes in his order that the state law is unconstitutional because it allows government-authorized taking of property without an avenue for just compensation determined by a jury. In this case, the property is pore space-cavities in underground rock formations where emissions can be trapped”
December 3, 2025 at 8:18 PM
“Benson writes in his order that the state law is unconstitutional because it allows government-authorized taking of property without an avenue for just compensation determined by a jury. In this case, the property is pore space-cavities in underground rock formations where emissions can be trapped”
Have you looked at the existing models? They ingest lots of data and then use a variety of clever processing techniques to forecast the weather.
Do you think that none of them have ever thought to use ML?
Do you think that none of them have ever thought to use ML?
December 3, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Have you looked at the existing models? They ingest lots of data and then use a variety of clever processing techniques to forecast the weather.
Do you think that none of them have ever thought to use ML?
Do you think that none of them have ever thought to use ML?
No, it's not. A scientific revolution is when something is proven and changes things. This is one data point.
There are multiple models used for forecasting. On any one day, each model will be more or less accurate. Being more accurate for one season or on one type of forecast is just a start.
There are multiple models used for forecasting. On any one day, each model will be more or less accurate. Being more accurate for one season or on one type of forecast is just a start.
December 3, 2025 at 4:34 PM
No, it's not. A scientific revolution is when something is proven and changes things. This is one data point.
There are multiple models used for forecasting. On any one day, each model will be more or less accurate. Being more accurate for one season or on one type of forecast is just a start.
There are multiple models used for forecasting. On any one day, each model will be more or less accurate. Being more accurate for one season or on one type of forecast is just a start.
Or they're getting paid to believe...
CCS is one that Juice Media covered in 2021. It's amazing their technical accuracy beats big corporations and governments.
CCS is one that Juice Media covered in 2021. It's amazing their technical accuracy beats big corporations and governments.
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December 3, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Or they're getting paid to believe...
CCS is one that Juice Media covered in 2021. It's amazing their technical accuracy beats big corporations and governments.
CCS is one that Juice Media covered in 2021. It's amazing their technical accuracy beats big corporations and governments.
In 2023 they put 20% as a limit in "The Limits to Green Energy".
www.cato.org/regulation/w...
Cato uses EIA data. Somewhere in that decade, they moved from 1% to 5% and then 20%. As prices dropped, they shifted away from cost. "Grid instability" is often used as in this 2023 doc.
www.cato.org/regulation/w...
Cato uses EIA data. Somewhere in that decade, they moved from 1% to 5% and then 20%. As prices dropped, they shifted away from cost. "Grid instability" is often used as in this 2023 doc.
The Limits to Green Energy
A renewable grid faces severe obstacles.
www.cato.org
December 3, 2025 at 5:26 AM
In 2023 they put 20% as a limit in "The Limits to Green Energy".
www.cato.org/regulation/w...
Cato uses EIA data. Somewhere in that decade, they moved from 1% to 5% and then 20%. As prices dropped, they shifted away from cost. "Grid instability" is often used as in this 2023 doc.
www.cato.org/regulation/w...
Cato uses EIA data. Somewhere in that decade, they moved from 1% to 5% and then 20%. As prices dropped, they shifted away from cost. "Grid instability" is often used as in this 2023 doc.
In 2011 it was "The False Promise of Green Energy".
Solar is projected to reach less than 1% penetration by 2030. They have a litany of reasons, mostly cost and variability. You'd have to read more than I care to if you want to find specifics on stability.
archive.org/details/fals...
Solar is projected to reach less than 1% penetration by 2030. They have a litany of reasons, mostly cost and variability. You'd have to read more than I care to if you want to find specifics on stability.
archive.org/details/fals...
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December 3, 2025 at 5:14 AM
In 2011 it was "The False Promise of Green Energy".
Solar is projected to reach less than 1% penetration by 2030. They have a litany of reasons, mostly cost and variability. You'd have to read more than I care to if you want to find specifics on stability.
archive.org/details/fals...
Solar is projected to reach less than 1% penetration by 2030. They have a litany of reasons, mostly cost and variability. You'd have to read more than I care to if you want to find specifics on stability.
archive.org/details/fals...
It's hard to find things these days since Google just returns paying ads and the rest are hardly better. You have to guess who said it and when. I had some fun with Cato, where they have had a platform to dunk on renewables for a long time. I found enough to bracket the question. 2011 & 2023
December 3, 2025 at 5:11 AM
It's hard to find things these days since Google just returns paying ads and the rest are hardly better. You have to guess who said it and when. I had some fun with Cato, where they have had a platform to dunk on renewables for a long time. I found enough to bracket the question. 2011 & 2023
Fukushima
You can find the total kWh produced and then use the cleanup costs, half a trillion or so to date, probably a trillion (USD, not Yen) by the time they're done. There were construction, fuel, and operational costs, but they're probably a rounding error.
You can find the total kWh produced and then use the cleanup costs, half a trillion or so to date, probably a trillion (USD, not Yen) by the time they're done. There were construction, fuel, and operational costs, but they're probably a rounding error.
December 3, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Fukushima
You can find the total kWh produced and then use the cleanup costs, half a trillion or so to date, probably a trillion (USD, not Yen) by the time they're done. There were construction, fuel, and operational costs, but they're probably a rounding error.
You can find the total kWh produced and then use the cleanup costs, half a trillion or so to date, probably a trillion (USD, not Yen) by the time they're done. There were construction, fuel, and operational costs, but they're probably a rounding error.
DR Volts has to communicate in an environment where shills without analysis often dominate the conversation.
December 3, 2025 at 12:06 AM
DR Volts has to communicate in an environment where shills without analysis often dominate the conversation.
This paper is the opposite: What percentage can you get to? By real experts at NREL. But even they started at 15% in 2012.
Among anti-renewable "experts" the number was much lower.
If you're looking for a serious analysis showing 5% I suspect you won't find it. Fossil shills don't do research.
Among anti-renewable "experts" the number was much lower.
If you're looking for a serious analysis showing 5% I suspect you won't find it. Fossil shills don't do research.
December 3, 2025 at 12:04 AM
This paper is the opposite: What percentage can you get to? By real experts at NREL. But even they started at 15% in 2012.
Among anti-renewable "experts" the number was much lower.
If you're looking for a serious analysis showing 5% I suspect you won't find it. Fossil shills don't do research.
Among anti-renewable "experts" the number was much lower.
If you're looking for a serious analysis showing 5% I suspect you won't find it. Fossil shills don't do research.
Older docs are had to find. That era on the internet isn't well indexed. Penetration limits were attack #4 or #5 after cost, mining, area, etc., so you'll have to wade through a lot of other bogus claims about why renewables will fail.
December 2, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Older docs are had to find. That era on the internet isn't well indexed. Penetration limits were attack #4 or #5 after cost, mining, area, etc., so you'll have to wade through a lot of other bogus claims about why renewables will fail.
5% goes back so far, you'll need the Wayback machine. Here's a PRO renewable, from 2012, that starts with the accepted limit of 15% for interconnects without studies.
docs.nrel.gov/docs/fy12ost...
Incumbents claimed this was too high. NREL was working to prove them wrong.
docs.nrel.gov/docs/fy12ost...
Incumbents claimed this was too high. NREL was working to prove them wrong.
docs.nrel.gov
December 2, 2025 at 11:08 PM
5% goes back so far, you'll need the Wayback machine. Here's a PRO renewable, from 2012, that starts with the accepted limit of 15% for interconnects without studies.
docs.nrel.gov/docs/fy12ost...
Incumbents claimed this was too high. NREL was working to prove them wrong.
docs.nrel.gov/docs/fy12ost...
Incumbents claimed this was too high. NREL was working to prove them wrong.
Since you seem to be driven more by ignorance than bad intentions, let me clarify one point and give you a pointer if you want to learn more.
The point is you have crossed over into Sea Lion territory. If you haven't read the literature, just listen to the experts. Dave and Dustin are reliable.
The point is you have crossed over into Sea Lion territory. If you haven't read the literature, just listen to the experts. Dave and Dustin are reliable.
December 2, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Since you seem to be driven more by ignorance than bad intentions, let me clarify one point and give you a pointer if you want to learn more.
The point is you have crossed over into Sea Lion territory. If you haven't read the literature, just listen to the experts. Dave and Dustin are reliable.
The point is you have crossed over into Sea Lion territory. If you haven't read the literature, just listen to the experts. Dave and Dustin are reliable.
Reposted by Peter Cattaneo
Here is a list of permitting reforms that benefit renewable energy and transmission, without having to undermine environmental laws or deregulate fossil fuels. #PermittingReform #SPEEDAct
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re: NEPA and transmission, we already have quite a few policy tools to expedite environmental review of transmission, renewable energy, and critical minerals mining projects.
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It also doesn’t account for other recent policies meant to build transmission faster, like this DOE federal permitting reform rule that “streamlines environmental review and permitting processes for qualifying transmission projects, cutting review timelines..” 🔌💡
www.energy.gov/gdo/articles...
www.energy.gov/gdo/articles...
December 2, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Here is a list of permitting reforms that benefit renewable energy and transmission, without having to undermine environmental laws or deregulate fossil fuels. #PermittingReform #SPEEDAct
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Maybe it’s saying that efficiency gains mean the rate must increase to cover fixed costs?
Because even with their higher rates, their total bills are low.
Because even with their higher rates, their total bills are low.
December 2, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Maybe it’s saying that efficiency gains mean the rate must increase to cover fixed costs?
Because even with their higher rates, their total bills are low.
Because even with their higher rates, their total bills are low.