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Attorney General William Tong@agwilliamtong.bsky.social

Trump wants to mothball billions of dollars in investment and cancel one of the best new sources of American-made, renewable energy. Trump and his enablers will own the resulting cost increases for ratepayers. We are evaluating all legal options to protect Connecticut’s interests.

nytimes.comTrump Administration Orders Work Halted on Wind Farm That Is Nearly Built

David Roberts@volts.wtf

According to a new report: "The U.S. Department of Energy’s efforts to prevent large fossil-fuel power plants from retiring could cost ratepayers about $3.1 billion a year in 2028."

utilitydive.com$3.1B annual cost estimated for fossil fuel plants DOE won’t allow to retireOne coal plant owner told the SEC it spent $29 million in the first 38 days of an Energy Department order to keep it online.

Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈@josephpolitano.bsky.social

Official data is in today, and America set a new record-high for solar power in July, with generation up 30% compared to last year!

George Pearkes@peark.es

great story, this chart RULES

Georg Weizsäcker@georgweizsaecker.bsky.social

Some things make a difference for pretty much everything

David Roberts@volts.wtf

Here's a giant energy company that's heavily investing in electricity. Why? As a hedge against the volatile prices of oil & gas! Gosh I wonder if there's any larger lesson to be learned from this?

Center for American Progress@americanprogress.bsky.social

Trump’s focus on fossil fuel is setting America up to lose the industries of the future—even jeopardizing our national security. CAP's Leo Banks & Kalina Gibson explain: https://dcjournal.com/trump-hands-china-clean-manufacturing-dominance-on-a-silver-platter/

dcjournal.comTrump Hands China Clean Manufacturing Dominance on a Silver Platter – DC Journal - InsideSourcesWhen President Trump sat down with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit last week, the

Colin Camerer@cfcamerer.bsky.social

“If you gave me a piece of paper and asked me to think about the most creative way, the most effective way, to raise electricity prices in the United States, it would look a lot like what they’ve done,”

Timothy McBride@mcbridetd.bsky.social

‘Incredibly reckless’: Trump’s wind halt stuns even some allies www.politico.com/news/2025/12...

politico.com‘Incredibly reckless’: Trump’s wind halt stuns even some alliesRepublican worries about energy affordability didn’t deter the administration from halting five major projects that had already begun construction.

Greg Burke@gregoryburke.bsky.social

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theconversation.comEven with Trump’s support, coal power remains expensive – and dangerousThe Trump administration has made several efforts to support the coal industry, but even if coal were free, the economics aren’t in its favor.

Bloomberg News@bloomberg.com

Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year, even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back from the business

bloom.bgBanks Notch Higher Fees From Green Bonds Than Fossil Fuel DebtWall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year, even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back from the business.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.gov

69-22, Americans feel utility costs going up. They are. Believe your own eyes. Trump keeps inexpensive clean energy off the grid to pay off his big fossil fuel donors. It’s on purpose; a deliberate scam to make you pay more so his corrupt fossil fuel donors make more.

Aaron Sojourner@aaronsojourner.org

The administration is literally formally and practically saying: - all it cares about is business owners' profits and - the amount it cares about Americans' lives is ZERO.

Jay Turner@jayturner.bsky.social

In year one, Trump’s policies have SLOWED - closed, delayed, etc. - 70 clean energy manufacturing projects worth $74B and 68,958 jobs. 109 projects have still ADVANCED - moving toward construction or operation - worth $61B and 61,107 jobs. www.the-big-green-machine.com/post-trump-s... 🔌💡

Justin Gerdes@justingerdes.bsky.social

"The Department of Energy on Thursday confirmed the cancellation of a $1.8-billion clean energy loan commitment to Arizona Public Service, the largest investor-owned utility in that state." www.utilitydive.com/news/doe-nix... via @dianadigangi.bsky.social 🔌💡

utilitydive.comDOE nixes $1.8B loan to Arizona Public Service for transmission, renewables and storage“Additional de-obligations are in process but cannot be publicly disclosed until finalized,” said Olivia Tinari, deputy press secretary for DOE’s Office of Public Affairs.

Ohio Capital Journal@ohiocapitaljournal.com

The U.S. government will pay a French energy firm nearly $1 billion to cancel its plans to build a pair of wind farms off the East Coast, the Trump administration announced Monday in its latest move to stymie offshore wind ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/26/r...

ohiocapitaljournal.comTrump administration will pay $1B to block 2 offshore wind farms • Ohio Capital JournalThe U.S. government will pay a French energy firm nearly $1 billion to cancel its plans to build a pair of wind farms off the East Coast, the Trump administration announced Monday in its latest move…

Aaron Sojourner@aaronsojourner.org

The Biden administration led the U.S. auto industry towards strategies centered on EV innovation and competition. The Trump administration led them to unwind those & pivot back to gas. Then, admin policies caused gas prices to inflate. Now, demand for EV autos is 🔥 🔥🔥 and China is reaping $$$

Timothy McBride@mcbridetd.bsky.social

Trump Administration Will Pay to Cancel More Wind Farms www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/c...

nytimes.comTrump Administration Will Pay More Energy Firms to Cancel Wind Farms

NBER@nber.org

Combining geolocated data on turbines from the US Wind Turbine Database with data on over 120,000 households and consumer purchasing records to assess whether proximity to wind turbines affects mental and physical health from Niklas Rott, Douglas Almond, and Osea Giuntella www.nber.org/papers/w35131

Bloomberg News@bloomberg.com

The EU is developing plans to cut taxes on renewable energy and make electricity systems more flexible as high costs continue to weigh on the region’s economy

bloom.bgEU Plans Lower Taxes on Clean Energy in Drive to Cut Power BillsThe European Union is developing plans to cut taxes on renewable energy and make electricity systems more flexible as high costs continue to weigh on the region’s economy.