Joe Deely
Clean Energy, Tech, Progress, MFG in the US, Economics, Science, and Exponential Trends.
Helping to build out a non-profit at Mission City Research.
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- Reposted by Joe DeelyAnd thats even with a lot of curtailment for mid-day solar. Blows my mind they do that.
- EDF recently reported #nuclear output numbers for France for Q1 - 2025. 102.7 TWh up 6.4% Y-Y. Good results. Nuclear output could surpass 400 TWh in 2025 - for the first time since 2015. #energysky
- Reposted by Joe DeelyFor the first time, fossil fuels provided less than half of U.S. electricity generation for a full month (March 2025). One more milestone in the energy transition. oilprice.com/Energy/Energ... #Upshift
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- Oil prices... How low can they go? #energysky
- I wonder how many under-construction reactors China can handle simultaneously? Build times are currently 5-6 years. That would mean 50-60 reactors under construction. PRIS currently has 28 reactors listed as under-construction in China pris.iaea.org/PRIS/Country...
- China approves construction of 10 new nuclear reactors, the fourth year in a row in which 10 new reactors were initiated. China had 60 GW of nuclear power last year, expects 65 GW by end of this year, and 200 GW by 2040. www.bloomberg.com/news/article... Expected cost per reactor? $2.7 billion. 🔌💡 ⚛️
- 1) The US Energy Secretary wants Poland to reduce its clean energy programs and import more US gas. “We warmly welcome you to join us on Team Energy Freedom and Prosperity for Citizens.” Importing gas = Energy Freedom - are you kidding? www.reuters.com/business/ene...
- A hybrid with 90 miles of battery range - means most folks will rarely use the ICE engine... #energysky electrek.co/2025/04/26/b...
- Check out some great info on the recent ERCOT fact sheet, including over 30GW of installed solar and a solar penetration record of 56.6% in March 2025. #energysky Source: www.ercot.com/files/docs/2...
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- "More than 3,500 staffers are preparing to leave the Energy Department in coming days, gutting offices tasked with doling out billions of dollars tied to the climate and bipartisan infrastructure laws... " @jigarshahdc.bsky.social #energysky www.eenews.net/articles/det...
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- CAISO continues to build out its battery storage. I expect this record will surpass 12,000 MW by Sept/Oct. @californiaiso.bsky.social #energysky One other note: similar to rooftop solar, consumers in CA continue to add battery storage to their homes. This is not included in these stats.
- 1) The California grid - CAISO - hit a new battery discharge record last night - its first of 2025. The new battery discharge record was 9,719 MW, a large increase from previous record = 8,354 MW. @californiaiso.bsky.social #energysky Source: www.gridstatus.io/records/cais...
- Good to see...
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- Reposted by Joe DeelyAnd its on a Friday, a business day, not a Sat/Sun with the 100%
- New record for solar on @californiaiso.bsky.social - CAISO Solar generation goes over 20,000 MW for the first time! New record = 20,818 MW at 10:55 am on April 11th. A big jump from the previous record - 19,624 MW. Note: demand at 10:55 am was 19,217 MW - so solar provided over 100% of load!
- Who will be the first Cabinet member to resign and/or be fired? 1) Bessent? 2) Hegseth? 3) Lutnick? Over/under is June 30th. I am going under. www.rawstory.com/bessent-trum...
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- Interesting... It's not just EV buyers who are looking for #Tesla alternatives. Will this sentiment spread to utility-scale storage as well? For instance, maybe @calcca.bsky.social members like @sonomacleanpower.bsky.social or @mcecleanenergy.org will look for #anythingbutTesla storage products.
- Reposted by Joe DeelyI don’t think “renewables” is a terribly meaningful term, but … in this snapshot, solar + wind + hydro > gas.
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- Dang! Will we have 1,000W by 2030? That would simplify the ordering for utility-scale projects. 😀
- Trinasolar develops 808W solar module using perovskite/silicon tandem cells #energysky -- via pv-tech: www.pv-tech.org/trin...
- Here is an unusual stat that occurred for the first time in March. Looking at US real-time grid numbers: www.eia.gov/electricity/... Solar is now regularly the 2nd highest source of hourly electricity across the US. Units=MW 1) Gas - 137,545 2) Solar - 91,879 3) Nuclear - 80,832 4) Coal - 69,215
- The last #coal plant in Delaware - Indian River Generating Station - closed in January 2025. delawarebusinesstimes.com/news/coal-fi...
- Reposted by Joe DeelyA huge jump in the ERCOT solar peak generation record today at 12:20 pm. New record = 26,321 MW Old record = 25,015 MW - set just 10 days ago. Note: Solar share of total generation was 56.3% when the record was set. Crazy! Source: www.gridstatus.io/records/erco... #energysky
- Reposted by Joe DeelyJust arrived from Berlin to an empty Dulles airport in DC. Assumed because Heathrow outage. “No,” says my WashFlyer cabbie, the past month has been super slow. “Fewer tourists, fewer business people. This is not normal, believe me.” Says he’s looking for a new job because he needs to pay his bills.
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- Are commercial-scale battery systems a no-brainer? - Reduce demand charges - participate in demand response programs what else?
- Atess Power launches 1,500 kW battery for C&I solar #energysky -- via pv magazine global: www.pv-magazine.com/...
- Ouch!! Musk loses $16B in one day.
- Here is an interesting electricity angle to some of the current political shenanigans. Ontario to tax electricity sent to the US. They may shut down electricity exports entirely in April. 🔌💡
- A great resource on the current Ukraine situation is former Ambassador to Russia - Michael McFaul. Worth a follow. bsky.app/profile/mcfa...
- The second got worse! "In the first week of peace negotiations, Trump and his negotiation team gave Putin everything he wanted and got nothing for Ukraine in return. I hope the second week will be better." The Art of a Really Bad Deal open.substack.com/pub/michaelm...
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- Expectations often make a large contribution to recessions. I'm guessing we will see more announcements like the one below this month. www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/s...
- It was a great day for renewables on the ERCOT grid yesterday as they set a new record-high share of generation - 76% at 2:40 pm! If you throw in nuclear share - clean energy provided 87% of TX electricity at that time. 🔌💡
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- Clear explanation... Give former Amb. McFaul a follow - @mcfaulmike.bsky.social
- Irish wind to France and French nuclear/solar to Ireland - a 700 MW connection. Currently - on a Sunday - Irish demand is about 3,500 MW.
- Some 15 months into the construction of the 500km subsea link, the company has released aerial photographs showing the scale of progress. 🔌💡 www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
- Natural gas generation stayed below 1GW on the CAISO grid - @californiaiso.bsky.social for over 7 hours yesterday. California has multiple co-generation gas plants, including some at refineries, making it unlikely that gas generation can be reduced much further. Until these plants are gone. 🔌💡
- London continues its streak of top-notch Tesla advertising. 🔌🚗
- What does this mean for the future of US university-based energy research? @katharinehayhoe.com @jessedjenkins.com @tnorris.bsky.social @dscohan.bsky.social @dustinmulvaney.bsky.social @costasamaras.com @paulijllo.bsky.social 🔌💡 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
- Here is an interesting energy twist on the latest political news. 🔌💡
- Haltbakk Bunkers will cease supplying fuel to U.S. forces in Norway and American ships docking in Norwegian ports, citing dissatisfaction with recent U.S. policy towards Ukraine. ukdefencejournal.org.uk/norwegian-fu...
