@SamTRicketts

Seattleite in DC area. Dad. Energy transition glue guy. Co-founder, S2 Strategies. Former @JayInslee @WAStateGov @SEEC @EvergreenAction @CAPenergypolicy

 Washington, DC
s2strategies.org/
Joined May 2009
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Entirely too much violence and fascism on this site now.
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Meta took down the No Kings organizing page today - the biggest day of protest this fall. They provided zero explanation. It stayed down for the entire afternoon until most of the protests were done. Outrageous. Put this on the January investigation list.
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Jesse Lee@JesseCharlesLeeOct 14
Trump’s core 2024 promise was bringing down costs by being the energy president — “when you bring down energy costs, everything else falls.” The story of 2026 is that his energy policy, killing clean energy to make us dependent on oil, gas, and coal, has been a massive failure.
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Shakshuka is a top 5 food name
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Trump is raising electricity costs by blocking low-cost clean energy, forcing grids to meet demand with high-cost fossil fuel units. Sucks for you; but Trump’s corrupt big fossil fuel donors make a bundle.
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Today’s sky tour of American clean energy (IAD✈️SEA) Solar in Virginia Wind in South Dakota Hydro in Washington
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Why yes I did cause my little 9yo self was there. Gar is god
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Edgar Martinez's heroics in 1995 ALDS Game 5 went down in history. But did you know he set the stage in Game 4 with a game-winning grand slam?
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good god
Rob Friedman
@PitchingNinjaOct 7
Yoshinobu Yamamoto, 87mph Slider and 91mph Splitter, Overlay.
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This is cool
Talkin' Baseball
@TalkinBaseball_Oct 6
Chris Sale and Yoshinobu Yamamoto show each other respect before facing off
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Sam Newton@SamNewtonOct 6
Very important message for @ZachLahn before the Iowa gov debate from where else but Kansas 👇
Laura Kelly
@LauraKellyKSOct 6
I care deeply about all of my constituents, even those running for office two states away. My message to Kansan Zach Lahn:
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need a moratorium on my computer tbh
Sam Ricketts@SamTRickettsSep 14
Breaking: some are calling on big tech execs to address the latest AI crisis stopping me from staying up late arguing with Claude about policy design, again
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This is why I think baseball is the most exciting sport there is. That double crowd pop is so unique to it. No other sport has the buildup & subsequent release of tension that baseball does. There's nothing else like it, it simply can't be beat.
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@Jolly_OliveOct 5
Jackson Chourio provides one of the best moments in Brewers history, crowd noise only
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Michael McLean
@cornoisseurOct 4
When Illinois saved its nuclear plants it was characterized as a “bailout”. Since passage, the “bailout” has returned $2.7 billion to ratepayers. ipa.illinois.gov/carbon-miti…
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Zack Bornstein@ZackBornsteinOct 3
i coulda told you that if your slow ass could catch up to me
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Grayson Flood@grayson_floodOct 2
This modeling from Greenline Insights shows that by 2035, passing transmission reform would: 💸Lower bills by $1.1B 📉Reduce nat gas from 45% to 39% of fuel mix 📈Increase battery deployment by 65%, solar by 22%, and wind by 14% 🍃Cut emissions by 9% greenlineinsights.com/interc…

Grid and Economic Impacts of Interconnection and Transmission Reform — Greenline Insights

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The times got the perfect photo to accompany this article
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Jane Flegal@JaneAFlegalOct 1
Want lower power bills? This bill makes data centers pay MORE than the costs they cause, and the surplus brings everyone else's rates down. It also lets states bring in FERC to oversee local spending and cut utility profits and levy fines when its' going wrong. It's good!
Jane Flegal@JaneAFlegalOct 1
The data center language in the permitting deal is the best yet & isn't getting enough attention. As I've argued for, it goes beyond "fair share" & forces data centers to pay full costs they cause AND their share of the existing grid. That's *billions of $/year* for ratepayers.
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This permitting bill is very good and Congress should pass it Thanks to @SenatorHeinrich @SenWhitehouse @SenMikeLee @SenCapito for their leadership Shout out to the @heatmap_news crew for their good summary here ⬇️
Robinson Meyer
@robinsonmeyerSep 30
Heatmap has spent all day digging into the bipartisan permitting deal. Here’s our guide: heatmap.news/politics/bipart…

The Senate’s Big Bipartisan Permitting Deal, Explained

The Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act would remove longstanding roadblocks to expanding the power grid and developing new energy infrastructure. Here’s our guide.

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McNeil
@REFLOG18Oct 1
The last time Cleveland played the White Sox in the playoffs
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Jesse Lee@JesseCharlesLeeOct 1
Trump’s signature cost-of-living promise on the campaign trail was that he’d cut energy prices in half — now his “oil & gas only” energy policy is his single biggest failure, the biggest reason Republicans are losing. 3 of the 4 top pain points for people are energy costs.
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Noam Blum
@neontasterSep 26
Younger Gen X/Elder Millennials remain undefeated on being the right age when new technologies are implemented. The internet, phones, and now AI all hitting when we were old enough to not have our brains rotted by them, but young enough to skillfully adopt.
Nate Silver
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AI is a big W for 40-somethings. Old enough to have learned how to do things the right way, young enough to learn some new tricks.
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