October 27, 2026 at 8:54 PM
October 28, 2026 at 1:57 PM
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A Detroit pastor reflects on rising energy costs, stewardship, and the responsibility to care for our neighbors. Read the full essay: https://planetdetroit.org/2026/10/voices-cost-of-keeping-the-lights-on-in-detroit/ #climate #affordability
October 27, 2026 at 7:58 PM
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Good morning with good news: "Analysis: Lula presidency saved at least 20,000km2 of Brazilian Amazon since 2022!"
That's equal to New Jersey.
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-lul...
Deforestation fell 36% in 2026, compared to 2025, to lowest level in records.
oc.eco.br/en/amazon-de...
#energysky
That's equal to New Jersey.
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-lul...
Deforestation fell 36% in 2026, compared to 2025, to lowest level in records.
oc.eco.br/en/amazon-de...
#energysky
October 28, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Good morning with good news: "Analysis: Lula presidency saved at least 20,000km2 of Brazilian Amazon since 2022!"
That's equal to New Jersey.
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-lul...
Deforestation fell 36% in 2026, compared to 2025, to lowest level in records.
oc.eco.br/en/amazon-de...
#energysky
That's equal to New Jersey.
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-lul...
Deforestation fell 36% in 2026, compared to 2025, to lowest level in records.
oc.eco.br/en/amazon-de...
#energysky
Good morning with good news: Solar & batteries cut 2026 summer wholesale prices by 51% in California & by 42% in Texas, compared to 2021!
CA saved $2.5 Billion & TX saved $3.55B.
Retail generation cost within total retail bill fell by 10% in CA & 4% in TX.
seia.org/media/18501/... #energysky
CA saved $2.5 Billion & TX saved $3.55B.
Retail generation cost within total retail bill fell by 10% in CA & 4% in TX.
seia.org/media/18501/... #energysky
October 26, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Good morning with good news: Solar & batteries cut 2026 summer wholesale prices by 51% in California & by 42% in Texas, compared to 2021!
CA saved $2.5 Billion & TX saved $3.55B.
Retail generation cost within total retail bill fell by 10% in CA & 4% in TX.
seia.org/media/18501/... #energysky
CA saved $2.5 Billion & TX saved $3.55B.
Retail generation cost within total retail bill fell by 10% in CA & 4% in TX.
seia.org/media/18501/... #energysky
Happy Heat Pump Water Heater Week! #HeatPump #EnergySky #ClimateSky #CleanHeat #GreenSky #BuildingDecarbonization #BuildingDecarb
A heat pump water heater can provide all the hot water you need with a fraction of the energy. Join us in celebrating Heat Pump Water Heater Week through Oct. 29, and check out this week’s events hosted by New Business Institutes: bit.ly/4sqDimx #EnergySky #HPWHWeek
October 27, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Happy Heat Pump Water Heater Week! #HeatPump #EnergySky #ClimateSky #CleanHeat #GreenSky #BuildingDecarbonization #BuildingDecarb
Good morning with good news: Australia has 11.7 GW of utility-scale RE & 12.6 GW of battery under construction or financed.
That 24.3 GW costs only $32.5 billion! Wow!
Wholesale power costs fell 47% in Q2 2026, as RE & batteries cut gas & coal usage!
reneweconomy.com.au/australia-en... #energysky
That 24.3 GW costs only $32.5 billion! Wow!
Wholesale power costs fell 47% in Q2 2026, as RE & batteries cut gas & coal usage!
reneweconomy.com.au/australia-en... #energysky
October 27, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Good morning with good news: Australia has 11.7 GW of utility-scale RE & 12.6 GW of battery under construction or financed.
That 24.3 GW costs only $32.5 billion! Wow!
Wholesale power costs fell 47% in Q2 2026, as RE & batteries cut gas & coal usage!
reneweconomy.com.au/australia-en... #energysky
That 24.3 GW costs only $32.5 billion! Wow!
Wholesale power costs fell 47% in Q2 2026, as RE & batteries cut gas & coal usage!
reneweconomy.com.au/australia-en... #energysky
100% RE Steel Mill
"...combination of a renewable power supply and 100% recycled Australian scrap are expected to make the mill one of the lowest emissions steel mills in the world."
272 kg CO2e/ton, three times lower than the global average.
reneweconomy.com.au/first-new-st... #energysky
"...combination of a renewable power supply and 100% recycled Australian scrap are expected to make the mill one of the lowest emissions steel mills in the world."
272 kg CO2e/ton, three times lower than the global average.
reneweconomy.com.au/first-new-st... #energysky
October 26, 2026 at 12:47 PM
100% RE Steel Mill
"...combination of a renewable power supply and 100% recycled Australian scrap are expected to make the mill one of the lowest emissions steel mills in the world."
272 kg CO2e/ton, three times lower than the global average.
reneweconomy.com.au/first-new-st... #energysky
"...combination of a renewable power supply and 100% recycled Australian scrap are expected to make the mill one of the lowest emissions steel mills in the world."
272 kg CO2e/ton, three times lower than the global average.
reneweconomy.com.au/first-new-st... #energysky
Rooftop Solar Booms in India
"Rooftop solar capacity grew three-fold to 30.7 GW, taking its share in India’s total solar capacity of 165 GW to
nearly 19%," from 2024 to July 2026!
India has 637 GW of rooftop solar potential!
Much more will be built.
ember-energy.org/latest-insig... #energysky
"Rooftop solar capacity grew three-fold to 30.7 GW, taking its share in India’s total solar capacity of 165 GW to
nearly 19%," from 2024 to July 2026!
India has 637 GW of rooftop solar potential!
Much more will be built.
ember-energy.org/latest-insig... #energysky
October 28, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Rooftop Solar Booms in India
"Rooftop solar capacity grew three-fold to 30.7 GW, taking its share in India’s total solar capacity of 165 GW to
nearly 19%," from 2024 to July 2026!
India has 637 GW of rooftop solar potential!
Much more will be built.
ember-energy.org/latest-insig... #energysky
"Rooftop solar capacity grew three-fold to 30.7 GW, taking its share in India’s total solar capacity of 165 GW to
nearly 19%," from 2024 to July 2026!
India has 637 GW of rooftop solar potential!
Much more will be built.
ember-energy.org/latest-insig... #energysky
EIA: Renewables could overtake natural gas output in 2027 #energysky -- via Solar Power World:
EIA: Renewables could overtake natural gas output in 2027
Renewable energy is still outpacing fossil fuels as the leading new sources of electricity on the U.S. grid. Electrical generation from renewable energy
www.solarpowerworldonline.com
October 27, 2026 at 7:21 PM
EIA: Renewables could overtake natural gas output in 2027 #energysky -- via Solar Power World:
Brazil’s Lula, a Champion Against Deforestation, Wins Historic Fourth Term #energysky -- via Heatmap News heatmap.news/am/lula...
October 26, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Brazil’s Lula, a Champion Against Deforestation, Wins Historic Fourth Term #energysky -- via Heatmap News heatmap.news/am/lula...
Instead of using their votes, they wrote and signed performative letters to Republican leadership.
They wanted political cover.
They were unwilling to stand up to Republican leadership's attacks.
Now, caving to their leaders means they now have no political cover.
#energysky
They wanted political cover.
They were unwilling to stand up to Republican leadership's attacks.
Now, caving to their leaders means they now have no political cover.
#energysky
October 27, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Instead of using their votes, they wrote and signed performative letters to Republican leadership.
They wanted political cover.
They were unwilling to stand up to Republican leadership's attacks.
Now, caving to their leaders means they now have no political cover.
#energysky
They wanted political cover.
They were unwilling to stand up to Republican leadership's attacks.
Now, caving to their leaders means they now have no political cover.
#energysky
The PAC taking out clean energy opponents #energysky -- via Volts/David Roberts: www.volts.wtf/p/the-...
October 28, 2026 at 5:25 PM
The PAC taking out clean energy opponents #energysky -- via Volts/David Roberts: www.volts.wtf/p/the-...
Booming solar and battery deployment saved billions in power costs!
"From 2021 to 2026, solar generation increased 421% in Texas and 90% in California, while battery storage capacity grew more than 26-fold in Texas and nearly sevenfold in California."
#energysky seia.org/media/18501/...
"From 2021 to 2026, solar generation increased 421% in Texas and 90% in California, while battery storage capacity grew more than 26-fold in Texas and nearly sevenfold in California."
#energysky seia.org/media/18501/...
October 26, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Booming solar and battery deployment saved billions in power costs!
"From 2021 to 2026, solar generation increased 421% in Texas and 90% in California, while battery storage capacity grew more than 26-fold in Texas and nearly sevenfold in California."
#energysky seia.org/media/18501/...
"From 2021 to 2026, solar generation increased 421% in Texas and 90% in California, while battery storage capacity grew more than 26-fold in Texas and nearly sevenfold in California."
#energysky seia.org/media/18501/...
John Podesta Says Permitting Deal Hands Trump ‘a Loaded Howitzer’ #energysky -- via Heatmap News heatmap.news/politic...
October 28, 2026 at 2:46 AM
John Podesta Says Permitting Deal Hands Trump ‘a Loaded Howitzer’ #energysky -- via Heatmap News heatmap.news/politic...
October 23, 2026 at 3:11 PM
SwitchedOn podcast: Big savings, big barriers – getting Australian business off gas #energysky -- via Renew Economy: reneweconomy.com.au/...
October 27, 2026 at 7:09 PM
SwitchedOn podcast: Big savings, big barriers – getting Australian business off gas #energysky -- via Renew Economy: reneweconomy.com.au/...
Trump Hasn’t Been Advancing New Wind Farms During Permitting Talks #energysky -- via Heatmap News heatmap.news/plus/th...
October 28, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Trump Hasn’t Been Advancing New Wind Farms During Permitting Talks #energysky -- via Heatmap News heatmap.news/plus/th...
Ford's $28,350 Ford Fathom EV pickup will come with onboard power conversion tech that will slash the cost of setting it up as a home backup battery. Will other automakers join Ford and Tesla in pursuing AC V2H? And will utilities let them plug in?
www.canarymedia.com/articles/ele...
#energysky
www.canarymedia.com/articles/ele...
#energysky
Ford’s new EV pickup will come with more affordable home-power backup
Owners of the Ford Fathom, starting at under $30,000, can power their homes without buying a costly bidirectional charger. Will other automakers follow?
www.canarymedia.com
October 27, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Ford's $28,350 Ford Fathom EV pickup will come with onboard power conversion tech that will slash the cost of setting it up as a home backup battery. Will other automakers join Ford and Tesla in pursuing AC V2H? And will utilities let them plug in?
www.canarymedia.com/articles/ele...
#energysky
www.canarymedia.com/articles/ele...
#energysky
We're excited to be working with this team building the data pipelines that feed into C-NEMS! It's pulling existing data from PUDL (our open energy system data lake) and will also allow us to bring new data sources into PUDL for everyone to use for any purpose. #OpenData #OpenSource #EnergySky
Excited to announce Community NEMS, an open-source effort to develop a next-generation successor to EIA's National Energy Modeling System!
c-nems.org
Why do this? Thread👇 🔌💡
c-nems.org
Why do this? Thread👇 🔌💡
Community NEMS
c-nems.org
October 28, 2026 at 1:42 PM
We're excited to be working with this team building the data pipelines that feed into C-NEMS! It's pulling existing data from PUDL (our open energy system data lake) and will also allow us to bring new data sources into PUDL for everyone to use for any purpose. #OpenData #OpenSource #EnergySky
NEM‑average wholesale spot prices averaged $74/MWh, down $66/MWh (-47%) from Q2 2025.
That's lowest Q2 average since 2020.
Increased renewable generation, higher grid-scale battery discharge during peak periods, and reduced evening peak demand contributed to lower prices.
#energysky
That's lowest Q2 average since 2020.
Increased renewable generation, higher grid-scale battery discharge during peak periods, and reduced evening peak demand contributed to lower prices.
#energysky
October 27, 2026 at 11:38 AM
NEM‑average wholesale spot prices averaged $74/MWh, down $66/MWh (-47%) from Q2 2025.
That's lowest Q2 average since 2020.
Increased renewable generation, higher grid-scale battery discharge during peak periods, and reduced evening peak demand contributed to lower prices.
#energysky
That's lowest Q2 average since 2020.
Increased renewable generation, higher grid-scale battery discharge during peak periods, and reduced evening peak demand contributed to lower prices.
#energysky
40-Year-Warranty!
Solar bashers still say the panels wear out quickly.
JinkoSolar has introduced a 510 W residential solar module, with efficiency of 25.52%.
And a 40-year product and performance warranty.
www.pv-magazine.com/2026/10/20/j... #energysky
Solar bashers still say the panels wear out quickly.
JinkoSolar has introduced a 510 W residential solar module, with efficiency of 25.52%.
And a 40-year product and performance warranty.
www.pv-magazine.com/2026/10/20/j... #energysky
JinkoSolar unveils 510 W rooftop solar module with 25.5% efficiency, 40-year warranty - pv magazine Global
JinkoSolar has introduced a 510 W all-black residential solar module based on its new TAC cell technology. The dual-glass panel features a reported efficiency of 25.52%, a power density of approximate...
www.pv-magazine.com
October 27, 2026 at 8:25 PM
40-Year-Warranty!
Solar bashers still say the panels wear out quickly.
JinkoSolar has introduced a 510 W residential solar module, with efficiency of 25.52%.
And a 40-year product and performance warranty.
www.pv-magazine.com/2026/10/20/j... #energysky
Solar bashers still say the panels wear out quickly.
JinkoSolar has introduced a 510 W residential solar module, with efficiency of 25.52%.
And a 40-year product and performance warranty.
www.pv-magazine.com/2026/10/20/j... #energysky
Good morning with good news: Australia's main grid Q3 2026 gas power fell 34% to 2000 level.
Why?
Battery supply about tripled, while renewables set new record of 44.3%, up from 41.8%.
Small solar rose enough to match itself the grid's 1.3% growth!
www.bloomberg.com/news/article... #energysky
Why?
Battery supply about tripled, while renewables set new record of 44.3%, up from 41.8%.
Small solar rose enough to match itself the grid's 1.3% growth!
www.bloomberg.com/news/article... #energysky
October 23, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Good morning with good news: Australia's main grid Q3 2026 gas power fell 34% to 2000 level.
Why?
Battery supply about tripled, while renewables set new record of 44.3%, up from 41.8%.
Small solar rose enough to match itself the grid's 1.3% growth!
www.bloomberg.com/news/article... #energysky
Why?
Battery supply about tripled, while renewables set new record of 44.3%, up from 41.8%.
Small solar rose enough to match itself the grid's 1.3% growth!
www.bloomberg.com/news/article... #energysky
The Data Center Boom Is Faltering #energysky -- via Heatmap News heatmap.news/daily/d...
October 24, 2026 at 1:41 AM
The Data Center Boom Is Faltering #energysky -- via Heatmap News heatmap.news/daily/d...
Letting data centres build first, catch up on renewables later could add $40 billion to power bills #energysky -- via Renew Economy: reneweconomy.com.au/...
October 27, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Letting data centres build first, catch up on renewables later could add $40 billion to power bills #energysky -- via Renew Economy: reneweconomy.com.au/...