@patrickbryant.page
Recovering particle physicist, professional clean energy nerd working at the PJM Interconnection.
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It's Friday, and apparently bluesky is ready for this fun revelation:
Dinosaurs lived on the other side the Galaxy.
Dinosaurs lived on the other side the Galaxy.
November 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
It's Friday, and apparently bluesky is ready for this fun revelation:
Dinosaurs lived on the other side the Galaxy.
Dinosaurs lived on the other side the Galaxy.
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Good thread from Dave about the new IEA "Current Policies Scenario" making a lot of the headlines.
Here is a very quick mock-up I made of what this scenario assumes for solar PV additions through to 2035, with historical context.
I'll let you decide whether this seems likely.
Here is a very quick mock-up I made of what this scenario assumes for solar PV additions through to 2035, with historical context.
I'll let you decide whether this seems likely.
November 12, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Good thread from Dave about the new IEA "Current Policies Scenario" making a lot of the headlines.
Here is a very quick mock-up I made of what this scenario assumes for solar PV additions through to 2035, with historical context.
I'll let you decide whether this seems likely.
Here is a very quick mock-up I made of what this scenario assumes for solar PV additions through to 2035, with historical context.
I'll let you decide whether this seems likely.
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I don't know what the Senate is going to do. But if they do in fact fold in exchange for nothing, they will be living up to past performance. To expect the Senate to carry out the will of the American people is to misunderstand why it was created in the first place.
November 9, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I don't know what the Senate is going to do. But if they do in fact fold in exchange for nothing, they will be living up to past performance. To expect the Senate to carry out the will of the American people is to misunderstand why it was created in the first place.
You Winsome, you lose some
November 5, 2025 at 1:34 AM
You Winsome, you lose some
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Huge deal!
Democrats—with strong climate credentials—edge toward control of Georgia’s giant energy system
Democrats—with strong climate credentials—edge toward control of Georgia’s giant energy system
OH MY GOD, DDHQ CALLS IT AND DEMS FLIP BOTH STATEWIDE ELECTIONS IN GEORGIA
November 5, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Huge deal!
Democrats—with strong climate credentials—edge toward control of Georgia’s giant energy system
Democrats—with strong climate credentials—edge toward control of Georgia’s giant energy system
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C. N. Yang was a towering figure in physics. And not, for the most part, for his Nobel-winning work.
C. N. Yang, Dead at 103
I don't usually do obituaries here, but sometimes I have something worth saying. Chen Ning Yang, a towering figure in particle physics, died last week. Picture from 1957, when he received his Nobel I never met him. By the time I started my PhD at Stony Brook, Yang was long-retired, and hadn't visited the Yang Institute for Theoretical Physics…
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October 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
C. N. Yang was a towering figure in physics. And not, for the most part, for his Nobel-winning work.
“Senator Rand Paul, a Kentucky Republican … has called it ‘despicable and thoughtless’ to glorify killing people accused of crimes without trials…”
That’s right. This was obviously illegal and extremely disturbing that he may get away with extrajudicial murder.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/u...
That’s right. This was obviously illegal and extremely disturbing that he may get away with extrajudicial murder.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/u...
Boat Suspected of Smuggling Drugs Is Said to Have Turned Before U.S. Attacked It
www.nytimes.com
September 10, 2025 at 8:39 PM
“Senator Rand Paul, a Kentucky Republican … has called it ‘despicable and thoughtless’ to glorify killing people accused of crimes without trials…”
That’s right. This was obviously illegal and extremely disturbing that he may get away with extrajudicial murder.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/u...
That’s right. This was obviously illegal and extremely disturbing that he may get away with extrajudicial murder.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/u...
I recently accepted a job at PJM and this is how I find out there is a PJM app
🚨 New SHIFT KEY Summer School just dropped 🚨
@robinsonmeyer.bsky.social and @jessedjenkins.com sit down with California Independent System Operator's chief operating officer Mark Rothleder to chat about what it's like to run a power grid.
Listen below, or wherever you get your podcasts.
@robinsonmeyer.bsky.social and @jessedjenkins.com sit down with California Independent System Operator's chief operating officer Mark Rothleder to chat about what it's like to run a power grid.
Listen below, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Shift Key Summer School: What’s It Like to Run a Power Grid?
Rob and Jesse quiz Mark Rothleder, chief operations officer at the California Independent System Operator.
heatmap.news
August 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I recently accepted a job at PJM and this is how I find out there is a PJM app
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There is no possible justification for limiting e-bikes to 15mph but not cars.
New York Has a New E-Bike Speed Limit—and No Way to Enforce It
New York Has a New E-Bike Speed Limit—and No Way to Enforce It
When the city announced a speed limit in June, haters rejoiced. But the plan had some holes.
www.wsj.com
August 9, 2025 at 3:46 PM
There is no possible justification for limiting e-bikes to 15mph but not cars.
I wrote a quick little blog this week between job interviews about the inevitable future of energy. Coal ain’t it.
Illustration by my friend Mary @gradsgonerogue.bsky.social
sites.google.com/view/grads-g...
Illustration by my friend Mary @gradsgonerogue.bsky.social
sites.google.com/view/grads-g...
August 2, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I wrote a quick little blog this week between job interviews about the inevitable future of energy. Coal ain’t it.
Illustration by my friend Mary @gradsgonerogue.bsky.social
sites.google.com/view/grads-g...
Illustration by my friend Mary @gradsgonerogue.bsky.social
sites.google.com/view/grads-g...
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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is shutting down operations after loss of federal funding:
August 1, 2025 at 5:12 PM
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is shutting down operations after loss of federal funding:
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Motherfucking wind farms…
July 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Motherfucking wind farms…
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July 17, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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Huge: An internal Interior Department memo that I’ve reviewed shows the agency may soon subject *any* activities related to wind and solar to heightened levels of political review.
It threatens to delay renewables projects across the country, including those not on federal lands.
#greensky
It threatens to delay renewables projects across the country, including those not on federal lands.
#greensky
Internal Agency Memo Calls for Political Reviews of Solar, Wind Projects
The widely circulating document lists more than 68 activities newly subject to upper-level review.
heatmap.news
July 17, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Huge: An internal Interior Department memo that I’ve reviewed shows the agency may soon subject *any* activities related to wind and solar to heightened levels of political review.
It threatens to delay renewables projects across the country, including those not on federal lands.
#greensky
It threatens to delay renewables projects across the country, including those not on federal lands.
#greensky
Interior Dept. to Put Wind and Solar Projects Through Stricter Political Review
www.nytimes.com
July 17, 2025 at 9:18 PM
During the Senate hearing last week for the EERE secretary nominee he bragged about his close relationship to a coal lobbyist. He also said we must stop using coal as a dirty word and then proceeded to explain how coal miners are heroes because of how horrific it is in coal mines.
Senator Jim Justice from West Virginia, who owns a coal company and holds upwards of $100 million in other coal company stock, "played a pivotal role in adding a provision to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that delivered a tax win for the coal sector."
Corruption, plain & simple: Rep Senator Justice (WV) successfully pushed for coal subsidy that personally benefits himself & family, while damaging climate goals. And almost every single other Republican in Senate & House voted for this.
www.eenews.net/articles/how...
www.eenews.net/articles/how...
July 12, 2025 at 1:29 PM
During the Senate hearing last week for the EERE secretary nominee he bragged about his close relationship to a coal lobbyist. He also said we must stop using coal as a dirty word and then proceeded to explain how coal miners are heroes because of how horrific it is in coal mines.
Even if this is reversed by the next administration so much damage will have been done. We were finally as a nation gearing up to compete in the obvious future of energy production and consumption. Some of those investments will now move elsewhere, many will be lost entirely.
The House just passed the One Big "Beautiful" Bill. Here's six key takeaways from REPEAT Project's rapid analysis of the bill on what passage means for U.S. energy costs, investment in new electricity supplies, and greenhouse gas emissions. #OBBB 🔌💡
July 3, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Even if this is reversed by the next administration so much damage will have been done. We were finally as a nation gearing up to compete in the obvious future of energy production and consumption. Some of those investments will now move elsewhere, many will be lost entirely.
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This is extremely sad.
Methane is an incredibly potent greenhouse gas, and it's notoriously tricky to track down its sources.
This satellite was a vital weapon in our arsenal. Without it, our defences are seriously compromised.
www.methanesat.org/project-upda...
Methane is an incredibly potent greenhouse gas, and it's notoriously tricky to track down its sources.
This satellite was a vital weapon in our arsenal. Without it, our defences are seriously compromised.
www.methanesat.org/project-upda...
MethaneSAT Loses Contact with Satellite
www.methanesat.org
July 1, 2025 at 4:26 PM
This is extremely sad.
Methane is an incredibly potent greenhouse gas, and it's notoriously tricky to track down its sources.
This satellite was a vital weapon in our arsenal. Without it, our defences are seriously compromised.
www.methanesat.org/project-upda...
Methane is an incredibly potent greenhouse gas, and it's notoriously tricky to track down its sources.
This satellite was a vital weapon in our arsenal. Without it, our defences are seriously compromised.
www.methanesat.org/project-upda...
Truly disgusting.
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It looks like they cannot be sent to Iran but SCOTUS has cleared the way to “deport” people to countries other than their own.
bsky.app/profile/lega...
It looks like they cannot be sent to Iran but SCOTUS has cleared the way to “deport” people to countries other than their own.
I’m choked up seeing this—it’s shameful.
Iranian refugees got snatched by “immigration agents” dressed like bounty hunters in West LA’s Sawtelle neighborhood.
We’re really about to send them back to a country we just bombed? A regime known for jailing, torturing, and killing its own people?
Iranian refugees got snatched by “immigration agents” dressed like bounty hunters in West LA’s Sawtelle neighborhood.
We’re really about to send them back to a country we just bombed? A regime known for jailing, torturing, and killing its own people?
June 27, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Truly disgusting.
bsky.app/profile/lega...
It looks like they cannot be sent to Iran but SCOTUS has cleared the way to “deport” people to countries other than their own.
bsky.app/profile/lega...
It looks like they cannot be sent to Iran but SCOTUS has cleared the way to “deport” people to countries other than their own.
Another American hero 🇺🇸
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/n...
‘It Felt Like Kidnapping,’ Khalil Says in First Interview Since Release
www.nytimes.com
June 22, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Another American hero 🇺🇸
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/n...
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Mahmoud Khalil is finally home with his beautiful wife and newborn son.
Each one of the 104 days he spent detained was a grave injustice.
From the moment of his detention, @ccrjustice.org + @aclu.org engaged my office as we worked closely to help secure his release. They did remarkable work here.
Each one of the 104 days he spent detained was a grave injustice.
From the moment of his detention, @ccrjustice.org + @aclu.org engaged my office as we worked closely to help secure his release. They did remarkable work here.
Mahmoud Khalil emerges from airport security with his wife Noor and newborn, legal team and Rep. AOC.
June 21, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Mahmoud Khalil is finally home with his beautiful wife and newborn son.
Each one of the 104 days he spent detained was a grave injustice.
From the moment of his detention, @ccrjustice.org + @aclu.org engaged my office as we worked closely to help secure his release. They did remarkable work here.
Each one of the 104 days he spent detained was a grave injustice.
From the moment of his detention, @ccrjustice.org + @aclu.org engaged my office as we worked closely to help secure his release. They did remarkable work here.
This is an American hero 🇺🇸
I don’t have an inside joke or sardonic quip or anything of the sort.
All I’ve got is a gift link. Please read the story and watch the video.
Thugs ostensibly working for the federal government are arresting elected officials for insisting on due process.
All I’ve got is a gift link. Please read the story and watch the video.
Thugs ostensibly working for the federal government are arresting elected officials for insisting on due process.
Brad Lander Is Arrested by ICE Agents at Immigration Courthouse
www.nytimes.com
June 17, 2025 at 10:39 PM
This is an American hero 🇺🇸
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We have a constitutional obligation to provide oversight. To ASK QUESTIONS. And for our questions to be met with handcuffs is UNACCEPTABLE.
June 12, 2025 at 9:36 PM
We have a constitutional obligation to provide oversight. To ASK QUESTIONS. And for our questions to be met with handcuffs is UNACCEPTABLE.
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I keep being told that Net Zero is responsible for the surge in UK electricity prices. But then how did UK electricity prices drive up gas prices so sharply, because it's pretty clear the two correlate extremely closely. Can anyone help?
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-why...
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-why...
April 25, 2025 at 12:30 AM
I keep being told that Net Zero is responsible for the surge in UK electricity prices. But then how did UK electricity prices drive up gas prices so sharply, because it's pretty clear the two correlate extremely closely. Can anyone help?
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-why...
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-why...