Climate, Energy & Electricity Policy. Support competitive markets & climate action. Former PA PUC Commissioner, PA DEP Secretary, Policy Secretary. Penn Law '84
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Solar Is Electrifying Zambia
Zambia has ~1.3 GW of solar operating and another 1.6 GW of solar under construction.
That compares to Zambia's TOTAL electricity generating capacity of ~4 GW at the end of 2024.
Solar in Africa is transformational!
pv-magazine.com/2026/10/21/z…
Good morning with good news: "First Cars, Now Trains: Batteries Are Coming For Everything."
UK pays $1.3 billion for 29 battery trains to replace diesel ones. UK train system is only 40% electric.
Battery trains also arrive in Ireland & other nations;
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Battery-powered trains are replacing diesel ones in the UK, Ireland and other countries.
UK just signed $1.3 billion contract for 29 battery powered trains and details are in this story:
railuk.com/rolling-stock/als…
People Moving North to Escape Heat
"...Europe is the world's fastest warming continent.
"Large areas of Europe saw scorching temperatures this summer, with widespread wildfires, and at least 35,000 excess deaths thought to have been linked to the heat."
npr.org/2026/10/21/nx-s1-597…
"Is Trump Trying to Blow Up the Permitting Deal," asked Robinson Meyer 7 days ago, when Trump DOJ attacked Revolution Wind.
Today, with yet another Trump attack on a fourth offshore wind project, the answer is clear.
Meyer rightly said Trump was BAAJA's biggest threat.
SCOOP: Senate permitting deal on the rocks after Trump administration targets a fourth offshore wind project, New England Wind.
@SenWhitehouse tells my colleague @kelseytam “This is how you blow up a permitting deal.”
Petrostates always enrich corrupt elites.
This dirty deal does so once again.
propublica.org/article/trump…
Asian LNG prices TRIPLE!
They are at levels that punish importing nations and consumers.
But this is the first oil and gas crisis when cheaper, better alternatives exist.
So, Asian nations rapidly deploy solar, wind & batteries.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Good morning with good news: China's September 2026 solar & wind (211 TWh) surged 204% since 9/2021 (70 TWh).
S&W rose 20% since 9/2025.
S&W were 23.8% of China's 2026 power thru September.
They were 11.5% in 2021 & 5% in 2016.
Coal lost 15 points of share, as S&W boom.
John Raymond Hanger retweeted
New: People have expected monopoly utility companies to try to undermine the transmission reforms in BAAJA, based on their track record.
Here’s some of the first concrete evidence of those attempts, from Oklahoma Gas & Electric, as obtained by @EnergyandPolicy (link to follow).
Anyone surprised?
Breaking: Elon Musk ordered the Starlink slowdown that blindsided Ukraine on.wsj.com/4sgcpBv
"Monopoly utilities are likely to try to kill transmission reform."
"Here's how, and why, they've done it in the past."
Utilities gave $150,000 to the Republican chair of the key House committee, and he wants changes in the "grid" parts of BAAJA.
utilitywatch.substack.com/p/…
"There are several reasons American automakers pulled back from an earlier determination to enter the electric era...And for their customers to be left to scrounge when energy prices revived demand. But the biggest reason is Donald Trump."
eks.creators.com/read/froma-…
Alberta votes 76% against secession, despite Musk, Putin and Trump pushing for it.
The secessionists did a lot better in places where the oil and gas industry is substantial.
Canada now has another security reason to support clean energy. #energysky
yahoo.com/news/politics/arti…
Good morning with good news: China's coal & gas generation fell for 3rd month in a row in September, down 1.4%. Credit @laurimyllyvirta.
Solar rose ~20%, wind 11% & nuclear 22%!
Coal fell to 53.4% of China's power in 9/2026.
It was 54.9% in 9/2025 & 68.8% in 9/2016.
John Raymond Hanger retweeted
The question of regulatory misbehavior against clean energy does need to be resolved before Democrats will vote for this bill. This misbehavior sends all the wrong signals.
washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
PHEVs Get Longer Electric Range
US plug-in hybrid standard electric range will soon be 50 miles.
"...the top performers, including two models just unveiled by Volvo Car AB, will travel about 50% farther than that before the gas engine kicks on."
bloomberg.com/news/newslette…
Good morning with good news: US is on track to install record amounts of solar, wind & batteries in 2026 and 2027!
US will install 89 GW of wind, solar & batteries in 2026 and more in 2027, says BNEF!
Trump's attacks slow but can't stop clean power.
bloomberg.com/news/newslette…
John Raymond Hanger retweeted
A massive TEXAS refinery shut down last year, taking 95,000 barrels a day of diesel capacity offline.
But Senator Lankford blames CALIFORNIA???
California didn’t CLOSE anything. Two private companies made business decisions that probably look like bad bets now, given soaring refinery profits.
Those refineries represented less than 2% of U.S. refining capacity — and only a FRACTION of that fraction was diesel.
Trump’s war in Iran has rocked global oil markets.
Stop playing games with the American people.
I’m a big believer in producing more American energy. California has closed two diesel refineries in the past year, affecting diesel prices and supply across the country. We need more domestic production, not fewer refineries. @POTUS is working to increase diesel availability and bring prices down.