Justin Gerdes

Some personal news: I'm very excited to share that I'm launching a newsletter called Quitting Carbon, focused on the projects, people, and policies advancing the energy transition. Read more about what I'll be up to and subscribe! www.quittingcarbonmedia.com/welcome-to-q...

"The corruption and misconduct across the administration is so wide, deep, and broad that it’s almost impossible to capture in total," writes @vermontgmg.bsky.social: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/trump-s-ty...

"A trio of aging fossil fuel plants have provided California’s electricity grid with a safety net for when power demand gets too high. The state’s about to let that security go," reports @noahbaustin.bsky.social: www.politico.com/newsletters/... 🔌💡

"While several larger and generally sunnier states top the list for installed storage capacity — California boasts a whopping 23 GW — Massachusetts’ ambition and policies put it at the forefront of the push to get more batteries on the grid." www.canarymedia.com/articles/bat... by Sarah Shemkus 🔌💡

ICYMI: Lawmakers in Washington state and California recently passed legislation aiming to accelerate the construction of new transmission lines needed to decarbonize their grids: www.quittingcarbonmedia.com/these-states... by me at @quittingcarbon.bsky.social 🔌💡

States with ambitious clean energy and climate targets are not waiting on Congress to build new transmission lines. I report on recently passed legislation that aims to expand the grids in Washington and California: www.quittingcarbonmedia.com/these-states... via @quittingcarbon.bsky.social 🔌💡

"The Jackdaw gas field may be relatively small, but without a coherent and credible plan to accelerate decarbonisation efforts and build out carbon removal capacity it threatens to have an outsized impact on the UK's credibility," argues @james-bg.bsky.social: www.businessgreen.com/blog-post/45...

"A recent @eprinews.bsky.social report plots global failures of commercial and grid-scale batteries ... and shows that the annual rate of failure has fallen precipitously as installations have grown exponentially," reports Julian Spector: www.canarymedia.com/articles/bat... 🔌💡

States with ambitious clean energy and climate targets are not waiting on Congress to build new transmission lines. I report on recently passed legislation that aims to expand the grids in Washington and California: www.quittingcarbonmedia.com/these-states... via @quittingcarbon.bsky.social 🔌💡

"In total, since taking office again, Mr. Trump exempted 202 facilities in 39 states and Puerto Rico from clean-air regulations that were going into effect," report @ericlipton.nytimes.com and @maxinejoselow.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/c...

Nicely done by @sammyroth.bsky.social on the permitting bill, with insights from @leahstokes.bsky.social and Kobe Bryant. I found myself repeatedly nodding in agreement with this one: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/permitting...

Great observations here by @justingerdes.bsky.social about states stepping up to accelerate transmission build-out, in addition to the Senate's federal permitting reform bill.

My latest at @quittingcarbon.bsky.social: Lawmakers in Washington state and California recently passed legislation aiming to accelerate the construction of new transmission lines needed to decarbonize their grids: www.quittingcarbonmedia.com/these-states... 🔌💡

After many years of slow market penetration, EVs are finally hitting their stride in 2026 thanks to soaring oil prices, a more robust selection of affordable options, and favorable policies, reports @chrisnelder.bsky.social: www.transitiontimes.net/tt-18-evs-ar... via @transitiontimes.bsky.social 🔌💡

"A surge in wholesale costs driven by expensive gas is responsible for nearly 90% of the rise in UK household electricity bills since 2020," finds new analysis by @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org: www.carbonbrief.org/revealed-exp... via @carbonbrief.org 🔌💡

My latest at @quittingcarbon.bsky.social: Lawmakers in Washington state and California recently passed legislation aiming to accelerate the construction of new transmission lines needed to decarbonize their grids: www.quittingcarbonmedia.com/these-states... 🔌💡

"For the first time, new-energy vehicles made up 67% of new car sales in China in September, according to the latest data from the China Passenger Car Association." www.carbonbrief.org/chart-a-reco... via @carbonbrief.org's Lekai Liu

"The world’s largest battery-electric ship, a 130-metre vessel made in Australian by Incat Tasmania, has officially started ferrying passengers – including cars and buses – between Argentina and Uruguay in South America." thedriven.io/2026/10/23/w... via Sophie Vorrath

"Balcony solar legislation has finally arrived on Capitol Hill. On Monday, U.S. Rep. Rob Menendez, Democrat of New Jersey, introduced the first federal bill aimed at legalizing solar panels that simply plug into an outlet." www.canarymedia.com/articles/bal... via @alisontakemura.bsky.social 🔌💡

"New analysis from the Solar Energy Industries Association found that solar and storage saved Texans approximately $3.55 billion and Californians approximately $2.5 billion from June through August 2026, compared with the same period in 2021." seia.org/research-res... 🔌💡

"Chinese electric semi truck sales jumped almost 80% in the first half of 2026 compared to 2025, and are on pace to account for over 30% of all heavy trucks sold this year – and that pace is accelerating."

2026 will be another record-breaking year for global energy storage deployment, with BloombergNEF forecasting 45% year-on-year growth and 188GW/535GWh of deployments: www.energy-storage.news/global-energ... via @energystorage-news.bsky.social's Andy Colthorpe

"Germany installed 91% more new battery storage capacity in the first nine months of 2026 than in the same period a year earlier, according to the German Solar Association (BSW-Solar)." www.cleanenergywire.org/news/battery... via @cleanenergywire.bsky.social 🔌💡

"Indeed, China’s double whammy—forcing fast EV adoption at home while flooding the global market with affordable EVs at the same time—is probably the biggest climate story of the current moment," writes @gregor.us: www.coldeye.earth/p/election-h... 🔌💡

"A world with very boring energy prices would be one in which inflation is significantly more divorced from geopolitics," writes @timmcdonnell.bsky.social: www.semafor.com/newsletter/1... 🔌💡

@zeitlin.bsky.social reports on some of the biggest climate races beyond the U.S. House and Senate: heatmap.news/politics/202... 🔌💡

"Fast-expanding electric car fleets have saved oil-importing countries $20bn in crude oil costs in the six months since the start of the Iran war, according to new @ember-energy.org analysis published today." www.businessgreen.com/news/4537247... via Amber Rolt 🔌💡

"Sales of new electric vehicles (EVs) may be subtly beginning to rebound in the U.S. Americans bought more EVs in the third quarter than in the second, restarting the growth that had characterized the EV market until a chaotic 2025." www.kbb.com/car-news/ev-...

ICYMI: My latest biweekly roundup at @quittingcarbon.bsky.social: Surging electric truck sales, France's clean tech social leasing success, and global energy transition tracker: www.quittingcarbonmedia.com/what-im-read... 🔌💡

Before replacing gas service lines, utilities will need to offer customers a financial incentive to electrify instead, thanks to a new California law. Other states are looking to emulate California with bills of their own: www.canarymedia.com/articles/ele... by @alisontakemura.bsky.social 🔌💡

Great roundup of global EV news in the latest from @justingerdes.bsky.social. Especially France's new "social leasing" program that allows low-income households to lease an EV for less than €200 a month over three years, without a deposit! www.quittingcarbonmedia.com/what-im-read...

ICYMI: My latest biweekly roundup at @quittingcarbon.bsky.social: Surging electric truck sales, France's clean tech social leasing success, and global energy transition tracker: www.quittingcarbonmedia.com/what-im-read... 🔌💡

More context on this from @james-bg.bsky.social: bsky.app/profile/jame... 🔌💡

"It'd be remarkably short-sighted to try to enhance our defence by cutting our path to security," @octopus.energy Founder and CEO Greg Jackson: www.businessgreen.com/news/4537122... via @james-bg.bsky.social 🔌💡

"According to Brown University’s Iran War Energy Cost Tracker, increased fuel costs for U.S. consumers since the beginning of the Iran war now exceed $130 bn, equivalent to more than $1,000 on average per household." energyathaas.wordpress.com/2026/10/12/p... via @ucenergyinstitute.bsky.social 🔌💡

Great conversation with my friend @cleanenergywire.bsky.social's Sven Egenter and @foresight-ce.bsky.social's Kasper Thejll-Karstensen on their outlets' approaches to - and the importance of - energy transition journalism: foresightmedia.com/story/soifhp... hosted by @smorgan.bsky.social 🔌💡

Great conversation with my friend @cleanenergywire.bsky.social's Sven Egenter and @foresight-ce.bsky.social's Kasper Thejll-Karstensen on their outlets' approaches to - and the importance of - energy transition journalism: foresightmedia.com/story/soifhp... hosted by @smorgan.bsky.social 🔌💡

Weekend reading: Come for the roundup of energy transition developments you might have missed, stay for photos of my recent visits to Bend and Crater Lake, Oregon: www.quittingcarbonmedia.com/what-im-read... via @quittingcarbon.bsky.social 🔌💡

Weekend reading: Come for the roundup of energy transition developments you might have missed, stay for photos of my recent visits to Bend and Crater Lake, Oregon: www.quittingcarbonmedia.com/what-im-read... via @quittingcarbon.bsky.social 🔌💡

"Groupwork and Webb Yates have been on a mission to prove that this most ancient of materials has a surprising new role to play in the future of construction. Stone, they insist, could help decarbonize some of our biggest and most emissions-intensive buildings." www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

"Some Pacific countries spend 25% of their GDP on diesel. That’s terrible for emissions. It’s terrible for respiratory health, and it’s terrible for the economy, and it’s terrible for supply chain certainty,” Australia's Energy Minister @chrisbowenmp.bsky.social: www.politico.com/newsletters/... 🔌💡

"Shipments of heat pumps stayed strong in the first half of 2026, and the tech is on track to match or exceed its best year, according to a recent report from @buildingdecarb.org." www.canarymedia.com/articles/hea... via @ysabellekempe.bsky.social 🔌💡

My latest bi-weekly roundup at @quittingcarbon.bsky.social: Surging electric truck sales, France's clean tech social leasing success, and global energy transition tracker: www.quittingcarbonmedia.com/what-im-read... 🔌💡

@mark-carney.bsky.social just announced a $2 billion investment to deliver 1 million home retrofits across Canada. The plan includes a new National Heat Pump Rebate to help up to 820,000 households make the switch to electric heat pumps: www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/news... h/t @alexckaufman.bsky.social 🔌💡

My latest bi-weekly roundup at @quittingcarbon.bsky.social: Surging electric truck sales, France's clean tech social leasing success, and global energy transition tracker: www.quittingcarbonmedia.com/what-im-read... 🔌💡

"Even if your sole goal were to reduce the carbon emissions produced by the American energy system — even if you set aside the problems with cost, conventional pollution, or monopoly control — the current system sucks," writes @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social: heatmap.news/daily/permit... 🔌💡

"The project is considered crucial to boost the security and reliability of the NEM, help South Australia reach 100% 'net' renewables, and support new generation essential to allow NSW to phase out the last of its coal fired generators." reneweconomy.com.au/australias-f... via Sophie Vorrath 🔌💡