Josh Smith
@smithtjosh
Powering Spaceship Earth at @abundanceinst Because prosperous people are energy-intensive.
Three key points: 1) Grid governance should move further towards energy-only systems. 2) The right governance for the grid is tech-neutral. 3) Capacity markets are cures worse than the disease.
Utah is built for this moment: With energy demand rising & China dominating critical minerals, it’s time to lead. Proud to announce the launch @UnleashUtah — a coalition to secure America’s energy future from the ground up 🌲 ⛏️ 🏔️ ☀️ 🏗️ 🔗 deseret.com/opinion/2025/0…
Price caps will prevent these places from building abundance (energy or otherwise). It feels like an empathetic step to take, but it just creates shortages. This is only the beginning.
Why do people bother writing threads when half of it inevitably gets stuck in this kind of purgatory?
