Claire Wayner
@ClaireWayner
Markets and Grids @RockyMtnInst | Formerly @WHCEQ @NREL @FERC | Views my own | #energytwitter | also on bsky *at* cwayner
Why does this summarize my entire life experience so accurately…
Pouring one out today for the people who got into climate change because they liked birds and 15 years later are arguing about FERC and permitting reform.
What a pleasure to talk with @ClaireWayner about a sticky barrier to more transmission capacity –– a "regulatory gap" allowing utilities to prioritize small builds for big profits rather than build to meet regional capacity needs. See how we can solve it: vist.ly/3mzk27p
Local transmission spending soars nationwide amid ‘serious absence of cost containment’ utilitydive.com/news/local-tra… via @UtilityDive
I'm joining the wave 🌊 and am going to post progressively less and less on here. Come follow me on the Friendly Skies (same handle as my X profile) 🏃
Controlled experiment: which social site gets more engagement now? Two versions of the same post, here and on the Friendly Skies. Engagement Over There is now better for both posts (as measured in likes, reposts, quote posts)...
#EnergyTwitter check out and register for an upcoming webinar I am hosting/moderating on local transmission and RMI's new Mind the Regulatory Gap paper! Dec 9 at 2pm ET - featuring @kchan55, Gregory Poulos, and Anjali Patel as panelists rmi.org/event/webinar-…
check out my colleague's great reporting on how one coal plant's retirement in Minnesota has ushered in great economic opportunities for the surrounding communities!
In light of load growth concerns that are delaying coal retirements and leading to a new wave of gas plants, I wrote about how one coal plant in Minnesota was able to overcome these challenges and usher in a new clean energy boom: rmi.org/the-sherco-cle…
Pics from the panel I was on at @nasucadc annual meeting earlier this week on local Tx and my new report on the regulatory gap driving it - a great discussion with Greg Poulos, Michele Beck & @dblkr! #EnergyTwitter if you haven't read the report yet: rmi.org/insight/mind-t…
