Michael Thomas
@curious_founder
Founder of @CleanviewEnergy and Distilled. I make and post a lot of charts about clean energy trends and technology. Subscribe to my newsletters below:
The Trump administration continues to do everything it can to increase the risk of electric grid blackouts. And GOP Senators are just going along with it.
FYI re: the likely next FERC chair — LaCerte has no direct experience in the energy industry or power markets (to my knowledge). If he is indeed confirmed by the Senate, he’ll be following a chair who had previously been a long-tenured and supremely knowledgeable state utility…
Another day, another example of the Trump administration breaking the law. Congress has the right to oversight (without notice) for a reason. It’s to prevent abuses of power like the ones we’re seeing from this agency.
Unfortunately, the Congresswoman did not give sufficient notice to facilitate a visit, which is essential to keep staff and detainees safe. For visits to detention facilities, requests should be made with sufficient time to prevent interference with the President’s Article II…
This is just flat out illegal flouting of Congressional appropriations. Congress has the power of the purse. Trump can't just decide what to spend money on or not.
Another day, another illegal move by the Trump administration that aims to hurt clean energy. This time, it's the DOE targeting advanced research budgets for solar, wind, EVs, and other technologies. 🧵