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Projects The Moonshot 100% clean electricity study: Assessing the tradeoffs among clean portfolios with a PNM case study Although New Mexico is among several states that have set goals to fully decarbonize their power systems, most states have not yet conducted a detailed evaluation of how to achieve these targets. The original moonshot set an
The climate freak-out du jour is, typically, horribly misrepresenting a very technical paper about the AMOC. E.g., if you read this https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/25/gulf-stream-could-collapse-as-early-as-2025-study-suggests?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other you'll get a clear sense that the climate will soon pass a "tipping point" and "The Gulf Stream system could collapse as soon as 2025" or worse - as one person said, "The North Atlantic Conveyor is going to fail over the next decade."
That is not exactly what the paper says.
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@brendanp Thanks for boosting that - Nice work by Jeff, I agree.
I just wish there were some way for communities, not just utilities, to access funds as easily to help them build out their own microgrids, VPPs, etc. But many small communities aren't big enough to even have the capacity to write a successful grant or loan application, let alone navigate the federal programs bureaucracy to even find the opportunities. I have flagged this to @JigarShah but haven't found a viable solution yet...
In Ep. 198, @[email protected] discusses his book "The Coal Trap: How West Virginia Was Left Behind in the Clean Energy Revolution." https://xenetwork.org/ets/episodes/episode-198-the-coal-trap/
If you've ever wondered why Coal Country continued to cling to coal while everyone else got with the #energytransition, this episode is for you! It also offers very helpful insights about the motivations of Sen. Manchin and many others. Must-listen stuff!
Energy Transition Show
Chris Nelder 🤘
Severin Borenstein
