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Daniel Wolf retweeted
🎧 On this week's episode of #ColumbiaEnergyExchange, host @JasonBordoff speaks with @DanielPalken, Director of Infrastructure for Energy & Permitting at @Arnold_Ventures, about the core provisions of Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act, and the major objections to it.
Listen now: energypolicy.columbia.edu/da…
Daniel Wolf retweeted
Last week bipartisan Senate negotiators unveiled the most ambitious and serious permitting reform proposal in recent memory.
It was a real pleasure to join @drvolts for a (thorough!) unpacking of what's in bill and why people should care.
open.spotify.com/episode/6t0…
Daniel Wolf retweeted
Today our team at @Breakthrough GRIDS, along with @Googleorg and several other funding partners, is excited to announce the launch of the OpenGrid Foundation (@OpenGridOrg).
To date most funding for grid modeling has focused on studies. Tools and data haven't had that support..
Modern power grids demand open, shared infrastructure.
Today, the Linux Foundation launched OpenGrid to accelerate energy infrastructure deployment worldwide using open source data standards, schemas and APIs.
Contributed by @Breakthrough and announced onstage at Open Source Summit Europe by Vice President of GRIDS, Alice Yake, OpenGrid aims to give every country access to high-quality grid planning tools by 2030 to deliver infrastructure faster.
Get involved: opengrid.org
Check out our latest piece on financing strategic grid assets.
We discuss: a Transmission Trust Fund, federal equity stakes in generation projects, and a hyperscaler-led Grid Infrastructure Compact.
America needs a bigger, stronger electric grid. But how do we pay for it when families are already struggling with electricity bills?
@daniel_wolf1's latest blog explores ways to finance new power lines and power plants while protecting household budgets: cleanecon.org/paying-for-the…
Daniel Wolf retweeted
Okay thank you, @JaneAFlegal. Let's talk BAAJA & geothermal. If you want clean, affordable, baseload power and you want it fast, enhanced geothermal is your technology. If you want to unlock the Geothermal Decade even faster, BAAJA is your bill. 🧵
Excited to share this new report from CleanEcon and Grid Strategies.
Utility bills continue to rise in restructured states.
Our solution: Policymakers should require LSEs to engage in long-term, bilateral contracting, to hedge ratepayers against violatile price swings.
⚡Nobody likes surprises on their electricity bill.
Our latest Frontier explores how long-term power contracts could protect consumers from price swings while helping finance the reliable power America needs.
Read more: tinyurl.com/29hed5mh
Daniel Wolf retweeted
I don't think we would have seen this much bipartisan disregard for utility interests, if not for the considerable public anger/backlash over power prices. A remarkable realignment of interests and power happening in DC that was unthinkable a year ago.
my fav part of the leaked enviro transcript is the guy suggesting Dems kill permitting reform and just do a standalone transmission bill instead 🤪
Daniel Wolf retweeted
Like Baja Blast.
Vital question for #energytwitter: how are people pronouncing BAAJA (Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act)? A hard "J"? Or soft like in Baja, or a third option like Steely Dan's "Aja" but with with a "Bay" on the front? #energy #climate #permitting
Projects will reconductor 1,500+ miles of transmission lines and deploy Grid Enhancing Technologies across 21,000 miles, unlocking over 23 gigawatts of additional electricity capacity.
⚡@ENERGY announces investments for 31 projects to modernize America’s electric grid—lowering energy costs for American households and businesses, supporting high-impact transmission upgrades that increase grid capacity, and strengthening reliability! energy.gov/articles/energy-d…
ALT The image is a promotional graphic from the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Electricity. It features an electricity transmission tower with a sunset backdrop. The text reads: "Unleashing American Energy with SPARK Investments. Lowering energy costs for American households and businesses, expanding grid capacity through high-impact transmission upgrades, and strengthening grid reliability."
Yesterday DOE announced $99M+ for 21 next-gen geothermal projects across the country. Represents the largest award in agency history!
5 projects will conduct enhanced geothermal tests, while 16 projects will conduct exploration drilling.
Congrats to all the selected projects!
See projects here: energy.gov/hgeo/geothermal/p…
Why do some clean firm technologies make it across the commercialization “valley of death” while so many others get stuck?
@Farah_Benahmed and I took a closer look at Fervo Energy and X-energy: two very different companies whose paths reveal a similar pattern.
We explore what that could look like in our newest @CleanEconProj blog, “Three Pools of Capital, One Shot.”
Would love to hear what others working on clean firm finance think!
