John Raymond Hanger
@johnrhanger
Climate, Energy & Electricity Policy. Support competitive markets & climate action. Former PA PUC Commissioner, PA DEP Secretary, Policy Secretary. Penn Law '84
Global additions of capacity in 2025 698 GW of solar (BNEF) 138 GW of wind (GWEC) Wind and solar will add about 838 GW of capacity in 2025. What about gas? About 45-60 GW of gas may be added. With gas retirements, the net additions will be much less! Credit @ShanuMathew93
Wind & solar generated 40.2% of ERCOT's electricity in the first 6 months of 2025! ERCOT is 90% of Texas. Wind, solar & nuclear generated 49.3% of ERCOT's electricity from January-June 2025! Wind & solar are vital to Texas! They're also vital to USA & the world!
Renewables are on track to generate 66% of EU's electricity by 2030, up from 47% in 2024 & 34% in 2019, says Ember! RE plus nuclear could be 90% of EU electricity by 2030! How? Solar skyrockets from 338 GW to 670 GW & wind reaches 450 GW. Fossil fuels down to ~10% by 2030!
Manufacturing job openings are down 100,000 since January 2025. Manufacturing hiring has collapsed to Pandemic levels. Tariffs like moronic copper tariff raise input costs and put exports at risk. Attacking RE generation also raises electricity price. cnn.com/2025/07/11/bus…
Arizona's solar generation skyrocketed 49% in April 2025 to 2002 GWh, up from 1342 GWh in April 2024. AZ April Solar Share 2025: 25.1% 2024: 16.6% 2023: 13.5% 2021: 11.1% 2019: 9.6% 2015: 6.4% Fossil fuel industries panic and run to MAGA politicos.
