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Renewable energy professional who believes the environment is not partisan. Dogs & beer are good; kids sometimes. Tweets are mine.

Indianapolis, IN
Joined November 2013
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Curt Cignetti just released the following video. This is awesome. Everything about his takeover of the program and their rise to becoming one of the nation’s best is awesome. Too early to say they should start working on a statue in Bloomington???
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Only 4 types of power plants can realistically get built in the next 5–10 years: gas, solar, wind, and batteries. But as states attack renewables and rush to gas, turbine backlogs are now 7–8 years. If we want power soon, we need renewables in the mix. Fast.
An interesting comment from a Former $META employee. ENERGY is the biggest bottleneck right now. Even if $META wants to spend $100-$150B on CapEx for AI infrastructure, they can't. It is not just $NVDA. Transformers, power equipment, cooling equipment, and the availability of power it is all limited right now. Schneider Electric is completely booked until 2030. Even if you have the money, you can't spend it.
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Per league sources, WR Terry McLaurin has agreed to a multi-year, max-value deal with the Indianapolis Colts. The Washington standout is headed home. Contract details expected soon.
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✅And ERCOT is finding that solar + storage is offers several key advantages including improved grid reliability, reduced reliance on fossil fuels, and potential cost savings for consumers.
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But like I said, the first sentence was accurate. 😀 And a strong enough reason to support more #wind, #solar, and #energystorage on our grid!
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Make America Great Again?? 🤔 As my father-in-law used to say, “You can’t fix stupid.” #MakeAmericaGreenAgain #MAGA nytimes.com/2025/07/03/opini…
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Our bright ☀️ American future hangs in the balance - as the Senate gets ready to vote on the reconciliation bill. If they choose to rollback the clean energy tax credits in a partisan manner, we will all lose. We, as Americans, will all lose. Period. npr.org/2025/06/27/nx-s1-544…
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The US is falling behind the curve on solar power – a key energy source of the 21st century. We are losing our edge to China on the technology that we originally invented. Now Senate republicans want to take out our solar industry at the knees in their "Big Beautiful Bill":
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The Senate is about to vote on a bill that would raise electricity prices in every single state. It would cut off America's fastest growing sources of new electricity at a time when we need it most. Some states would see their bills go up by 20%+ as a result of this bill.
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If the Senate passes this bill, the biggest winner will be Chinese AI companies. Training AI models takes an enormous amount of electricity. This bill would cut off the fastest-growing sources of new electricity supply. Utilities will be forced to turn away new data centers.
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