DeeApr 23
mhoye

Holy shit, look at this.

New renewables, installed in just the last year, met _all_ new demand for electricity globally. Battery costs dropped 20% in 2024 and another 45% in 2025. Fossil generation is dropping in China and India and that drop is not slowing down at all.

My god, look at these fucking graphs. Look at them.

We are still in this game.

https://ember-energy.org/app/uploads/2026/04/Global-Electricity-Review-2026.pdf

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Show threadǝʌɐpApr 22

@mhoye I was a grid battery naysayer, and I fully own that I was wrong about that. By the numbers it really looks like it is happening.

On top of that some grid batteries use cells repurposed from old EV packs. There's actually some material lifecycle stuff going on there. It's so so good.

Show threadFrutigerApr 22
@mhoye Finally some amazing news!!!🤠 🤠 🤠 🤠 🤠 🤠👏👏👏 Now is eu's turn!
Show threadMike Conley (:mconley) ⚙️Apr 22
@mhoye LFG!
Show threadMarcos DioneApr 22
@mhoye fossil generation is dropping, period. That's awesome.
Show threadChris Nelder 🤘Apr 22
@mhoye Yes, look at them! And then listen to our podcast that reviews all the data in that report: https://mastodon.energy/@TransitionShow/116449492490462412
Show threaddeutrinoApr 23
@mhoye next we need the cost of sodium ion cells to go into free-fall while a dizzying variety of them become available 
Show threadIrenaApr 23

@mhoye Thanks for this! I was having a moment of existential angst as I read news of upcoming G7 meeting. You've renewed my hope in, and respect for, the scientists and engineers who work to protect our planet.

#climate #green #renewables

Show threadManc AvGeek - See new accountApr 23
@mhoye For years, the Tories in the UK and the GOP in the US have been crying "China and India are pouring pollution into the air, we have to keep doing it if we don't want them to overtake us!"
And now, those countries have cheaper power because they invested heavily in renewable, while the UK is opening new oilfields, and the US is binning new renewable projects.
Show threadAlter KakerApr 23
@mhoye I'm getting an unreachable error on the link
Show threadmhoyeApr 23

@alter_kaker Pops up instantly for me. Try the main page?

https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/global-electricity-review-2026/

Global Electricity Review 2026 | Ember

Solar surge halts fossil generation rise as clean power meets all demand growth and renewables overtake coal

Ember
Show threadAlter KakerApr 23
@mhoye hmph. They are blocking my VPN.
Show threaddaveApr 23
@mhoye worth bearing in mind that this is only half the story! A huge amount of energy usage is not electrical, areas of industry where fossil fuels are ingrained. To win this, we need to focus on industrial electrification as well as renewables roll-out
Show threadCavyherdApr 25

@davetortoise @mhoye

I suspect the increase in petroleum prices may sweeten that prospect.

Show threadBruno NicolettiApr 26
@davetortoise @mhoye Cheaper electricity will help with that.
Show threadjulietteApr 23
@mhoye first time that degrowth of fossil fuel electricity generation is not driven by an economic crisis.
A rare positive tipping point!
Show threadSBartsch ✅Apr 23
@mhoye looks like #PeakFossil (finally) 🥳
Show thread四Apr 23

@mhoye Having energy (electricity I guess) production be an inside the national thing I think would really help global politics and tension.

Having a few oil states put so much pressure on the rest of the world has not been a good thing at all.

Show threadsuzanneApr 24
@mhoye @gnomon
❤️
Show threadJiří Fiala Total LandscapingApr 24
@mhoye and most of it just offsets AI slop generation
Show threadGraeme HiltonApr 25
@stooovie @mhoye This is the worrying part. We're generating more energy than ever, despite pushing energy efficiency at every turn.
Show threadDavidApr 26
@fishter_uk @stooovie @mhoye This is just the Jevons "Paradox" https://www.greenchoices.org/news/blog-posts/the-jevons-paradox-when-efficiency-leads-to-increased-consumption
The Jevons Paradox: When Efficiency Leads to Increased Consumption – Green Choices

In today's world, pursuing efficiency has become a primary goal in various fields, including energy consumption, technology, and resource management. We constan

Green Choices
Show threadrobloblawApr 25
@stooovie @mhoye
That might be true in the US, but lower income countries are now replacing fossil generation with solar and batteries. And at scale.
Show threadWinchell Chung ⚛🚀Apr 24

@mhoye

I would assume that the fossil fuel industry is screaming their blasted heads off?

Show threadCavyherdApr 25

@nyrath @mhoye

No, they're just subsidizing politicians who do shit like permit data centers & randomly attack strategically-placed Middle Eastern countries....

Show threadrobloblawApr 25
@cavyherd @nyrath @mhoye
Don't forget the sophisticated, massive disinfo campaigns.
Show threadCavyherdApr 25

@robloblaw @nyrath @mhoye

Ah yes. Likely a bigger factor than anything else.

Can you say, "Carbon footprint"?

Show threadPhosphenesApr 25

@nyrath @mhoye

I yearn for a world where oil is obsolete.

Some of the worse people alive would lose sooo much money.

Show threadNinad PundalikApr 24
@mhoye there were a couple of years of central government subsidy that nudged many upper middle class folks (those who have Indian equivalent of independent homes and the discretionary income to support it) to switch to solar power systems, mostly on grid. Im keeping my usage mostly under the monthly generated electricity now, except for peak monsoons.
Show threadlemgandiApr 25
@mhoye Also cf: https://pluralistic.net/2026/04/20/praxis/
Pluralistic: Comrade Trump (20 Apr 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

Show threaddragonfrogApr 25
@mhoye *and* the reason the generating share of renewables didn't account for even more, is the shift from internal combustion to EVs is happening at the same time - so those fossil fuels that are still being burnt to generate electricity are being used much more efficiently than the ones that used to be burnt in cars.
Show threadDeterioratedStuccoApr 26
@mhoye
Which is excellent news.
But we would be wise to consider some of the knockons.
For instance, the Gulf states are now looking down the barrel of economic irrelevancy. Which is not exactly a stabilising factor.