Energy Innovation

🔌💡 Plastic waste is visible. Plastic #emissions are not.

Roughly 90% of plastic’s lifecycle emissions happen upstream, during the high-heat processes used to turn oil and gas into polymers.

climatetechmap.com/opportunity-...

Why are electricity prices rising in the US and what can be done about it? | Brookings On March 2, Brookings will host an event to understand why electricity prices are rising across the U.S. and what can be done about it.

In 2 hours, I'll be joining a great panel to talk about why electricity prices are rising and what we can do about it. www.brookings.edu/events/why-a...

🔌💡 Tune in soon!
Our @brendan.bsky.social is on the @brookings.edu's panel discussing why electricity prices are rising in the U.S.
Virtual webinar details 👇
www.brookings.edu/events/why-a...

🔌💡 The world produces about 4 billion tons of #cement every year.

Cutting cement #emissions means eliminating process emissions while still delivering the strength, durability & cost that real-world construction requires.

Learn more on the Climate Tech Map 👇
climatetechmap.com/opportunity-...

Opinion: As natural gas prices continue to soar in Colorado, we must get off the fossil fuel roller coaster Regulators need to protect Colorado from volatile gas prices and Xcel Energy’s efforts to profit from pipeline investments.

🔌💡 Energy bills are complex, but there’s a simple reason prices are soaring: natural gas.
Check out the recent piece in @coloradosun.com by our @silviomarcacci.bsky.social & @danespo14.bsky.social 👇
coloradosun.com/2026/02/24/o...

Contributor: Blending hydrogen into gas pipelines would enrich utilities and harm Californians Experiments with natural gas pipelines are only a stalling tactic and profit grab that will prolong pollution. The real solution is to go electric.

My new @latimes.com op-ed explains why gas utilities' proposals to blend hydrogen into pipelines would waste money, worsen health/safety risks, and do nothing for climate. They serve only to justify continued pipeline investments and delay lower-cost electrification.

www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

Over half of food system #emissions come from animal-based foods, in part because cattle production wastes a lot of energy: cattle convert only ~2% of feed calories into beef we eat.

🥩 Learn more at Climate Tech Map
climatetechmap.com/opportunity-... #greensky

Contributor: Blending hydrogen into gas pipelines would enrich utilities and harm Californians Experiments with natural gas pipelines are only a stalling tactic and profit grab that will prolong pollution. The real solution is to go electric.

🔌💡 Gas utilities’ #hydrogen blending proposals intend to keep customers hooked on pipelines.
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor... by @danespo14.bsky.social via @latimes.com

Repealing Federal Tailpipe Emissions Standards Would Raise Household Costs, Harm Public Health, And Damage The Economy • Energy Innovation If the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) eliminates its tailpipe emissions rules as part of repealing the Endangerment Finding, it would cause massive sticker shock-- Americans would be force...

Repealing the endangerment findings would threaten the federal tailpipe #emissions standards. Our research shows that repealing tailpipe #pollution standards would cost Americans $310 billion.

energyinnovation.org/report/repea... #greensky #energysky

The Coal Cost Crossover 3.0 • Energy Innovation 99% of the U.S. coal fleet is now more expensive than replacement by local clean energy, which could generate $589 billion in new investment.

Coal is also expensive, contrary to what the administration says.

If we use data from @energyinnovation.org's Coal Crossover 3.0 report, we can estimate that replacing the generation from these plants with renewables would save $663.9M annually.

energyinnovation.org/report/the-c...

E&E News: The grid could make or break Trump’s coal rescue The president is poised to sign a directive Wednesday directing the Pentagon to up its coal use. Success will hinge on the grid itself.

🔌💡 “They simply wouldn't need that many coal plants to provide all the electricity for DOD,” our @michelle-solomon.bsky.social said.

subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

Reduced Food Waste | Climate Tech Map Explore Reduced Food Waste opportunities in Food, Ag & Nature. Discover breakthrough technologies and innovation paths to accelerate climate solutions.

1.3 billion metric tons of food are discarded each year, producing #methane that traps 80x more heat than CO₂

Solutions must address a meaningful share of wasted calories, not just expensive or fast-spoiling foods

🍽️ climatetechmap.com/opportunity-... #greensky

Congressional ‘grid reliability’ bill is like duct tape on a cracked dam Propping up expensive, dirty power plants threatens consumers with higher prices while punting systemic solutions further into the future, write colleagues from Energy Innovation.

What if the government said the best way to fix a failing dam was slapping duct tape on its cracks?

That's what the House "Power Plant Reliability Act" would do for America's grid - keep our least reliable generation online instead of fixing the actual problem.

www.utilitydive.com/news/congres...

Congressional ‘grid reliability’ bill is like duct tape on a cracked dam Propping up expensive, dirty power plants threatens consumers with higher prices while punting systemic solutions further into the future, write colleagues from Energy Innovation.

🔌💡 "Propping up expensive, dirty power plants threatens consumers with higher prices while punting systemic solutions further into the future" - @oboylemm.bsky.social & @silviomarcacci.bsky.social
👉 www.utilitydive.com/news/congres...

Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) In Clean Industry • Energy Innovation Six uses for CCUS in clean industry, focused on niche applications that cannot be readily electrified today.

🔌💡 Carbon capture, utilization & storage can help #decarbonize some industrial processes that cannot be reduced through #cleanenergy technologies alone.

Check out the report which outlines six uses for CCUS in clean industry

energyinnovation.org/report/carbo...

Trump claims blue states have less-reliable, more expensive electricity. Here’s the reality | CNN In recent months, the Trump administration has framed high energy costs as a problem impacting only blue states. But the truth is electricity prices are rising nationwide and experts say some Trump po...

Great piece from @ellanilsen.bsky.social on the drivers behind rising electricity prices across the country: edition.cnn.com/2026/02/02/c...

Trump claims blue states have less-reliable, more expensive electricity. Here’s the reality | CNN In recent months, the Trump administration has framed high energy costs as a problem impacting only blue states. But the truth is electricity prices are rising nationwide and experts say some Trump po...

🔌💡 #Electricity costs are rising across the country, but not always for the reasons you might suspect.

Our @brendan.bsky.social cites the hidden costs of wildfire prevention as one particular reason for higher #utility costs.

edition.cnn.com/2026/02/02/c...

Protecting Nature | Climate Tech Map Explore Protecting Nature opportunities in Food, Ag & Nature. Discover breakthrough technologies and innovation paths to accelerate climate solutions.

Nature is the climate ally we can't afford to lose. Climate Tech Map has tools to monitor, conserve, and restore forests, soils, wetlands, and oceans at climate-relevant scale.

climatetechmap.com/opportunity-... #greensky #energysky

Winter Storm Fern fuels clean energy vs. fossil fuel debate in Texas The debate over what mix of power sources best ensures reliability during extreme weather in Texas is resurfacing after Winter Storm Fern.While the storm strained grids in several parts of

🔌💡 The recent winter storm strained grids in several parts of the country, but Texas managed to avoid widespread outages. Our @michelle-solomon.bsky.social attributes this improvement to the #wind, #solar, and battery storage.

app.publicnewsservice.org/story/winter...

🔌💡 In 2025, global #transportation accounted for roughly 14% of total global greenhouse gas emissions. By 2050, #emissions are projected to amount to 9.4 gigatons.

Climate Tech Map has launched a new deep-dive opportunity page on #vehicle #electrification
climatetechmap.com/opportunity-...

Fossil Fuels Failed During Winter Storm Fern Power plant outages in America's largest grid show we can't depend upon fossil fuels

"Winter Storm Fern is the latest proof America’s power grid can’t depend upon fossil fuels for reliable power, especially during extreme winter weather," writes @energyinnovation.org's @silviomarcacci.bsky.social: thepowerline.substack.com/p/fossil-fue... 🔌💡

Fossil Fuels Failed During Winter Storm Fern Power plant outages in America's largest grid show we can't depend upon fossil fuels

🔌💡 Winter Storm Fern is the latest proof America’s power grid can’t depend upon fossil fuels for reliable power, especially during extreme winter weather.

thepowerline.substack.com/p/fossil-fue... by @silviomarcacci.bsky.social

Can You Take a Roadtrip in an EV? I recently drove thousands of miles in my electric car just to find out

⚡🚗 Can you take a roadtrip in an #EV?

Yes, and our @ogfiki.bsky.social can tell you about it 👇

thepowerline.substack.com/p/can-you-ta...
#greensky #energysky

What 2026 Really Holds for Power Prices, Data Centers, and the Energy Transition with Energy Policy and Modeling Expert Robbie Orvis Podcast Episode · Path to Zero · 01/08/2026 · 51m

As the U.S. enters a new era of #electricity demand, #affordability has become the defining issue.

Our @robbieorvis.bsky.social joins Tucker Perkins on Path to Zero to cut through the noise and hone in on what 2026 really holds.

🔊 Listen to the podcast here 👇
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

Clean energy is still booming in the U.S. despite Trump's best efforts New wind and solar power is still growing, even in the face of political uncertainty and the ending of federal policies designed to help grow renewables.

🔌💡 "In 2025, nearly all new power added to the grid came from solar, wind, and batteries."

www.fastcompany.com/91474000/cle... by Adele Peters @fastcompany.com

Surplus Interconnection: A fast, cost-effective strategy for bringing more renewable energy online YouTube video by Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology

🔌💡 What’s Surplus Interconnection?
It's a fast, cost-effective strategy for bringing more renewable #energy online.
Check out our video to learn more 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCzH...

Trump admin’s must-run orders put broken-down coal plants in a bind Utilities are already paying to keep aging coal plants open under DOE emergency orders. New demands to revive nonfunctioning units add costs and legal…

Forcing utilities to react to successive 90-day emergency orders amounts to ​“sticking a wrench in the spokes of how utilities and their state regulators have planned their systems."
@brendan.bsky.social with @jeffstjohn.bsky.social
www.canarymedia.com/articles/fos... #greensky #energysky

The graphic shown is from Energy Innovation's Substack, which reads "The cost of operating coal plants rose 28 percent between 2021 and 2024, nearly double the rate of inflation in the same period. That means additional DOE orders to force coal plants to stay online could increase consumer costs $3 to $5 billion annually."

🔌💡 Nationally, aging #coal plants are one of America’s most expensive power sources and keep costing more as their infrastructure deteriorates.
thepowerline.substack.com/p/doe-forces...