Ben Feshbach
@benfeshbach.bsky.social
Associate at RMI working on economic development and cleantech manufacturing. The usual caveats apply. Here for the #EnergySky.
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This has such uncomfortable Holocaust vibes, and they should be ashamed of it. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Asylum seekers’ jewellery could be seized to pay for processing costs, says Home Office minister
Idea borrowed from Denmark is latest attempt to reduce number of people seeking asylum in UK
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:55 PM
This has such uncomfortable Holocaust vibes, and they should be ashamed of it. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
So much of what I read these days is slop devoid of soul. This @michael-thomas.bsky.social piece is a crisp, refreshing reprieve. Thanks @volts.wtf for amplifying it. I’m glad it hit my feed.
Here's a really great, clear explanation from @michael-thomas.bsky.social of what we know about why US electricity prices are rising. (No, it's not data centers, except in some very specific local areas.)
Why Are Electricity Prices Rising?
Probably not for the reasons that you think
www.distilled.earth
October 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM
So much of what I read these days is slop devoid of soul. This @michael-thomas.bsky.social piece is a crisp, refreshing reprieve. Thanks @volts.wtf for amplifying it. I’m glad it hit my feed.
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Good news out of Pennsylvania with Eos Energy announcing an expansion of their battery manufacturing and creation of 735 new jobs. #energysky www.pa.gov/governor/new...
ICYMI: Governor Shapiro Announces $352.9 Million Eos Energy Investment
ICYMI: Governor Shapiro Announces $352.9 Million Eos Energy Investment
www.pa.gov
October 21, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Good news out of Pennsylvania with Eos Energy announcing an expansion of their battery manufacturing and creation of 735 new jobs. #energysky www.pa.gov/governor/new...
This is wild.
30. Decarbonizing aviation is really hard. The CEO of Lufthansa said in 2023 that running its fleet on sustainable aviation fuel made from electricity would take half Germany’s current electricity demand. BNEF thinks this an underestimate.
October 20, 2025 at 12:49 PM
This is wild.
I guess Neal Caffrey really is in Paris! www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/w...
Louvre Closed After Thieves Steal ‘Priceless’ Jewels in Brazen Daylight Robbery
www.nytimes.com
October 19, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I guess Neal Caffrey really is in Paris! www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/w...
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Possibly the day’s best sign
October 18, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Possibly the day’s best sign
I’m so glad nothing happened in the Yankees-Red Sox game until after Yom Kippur ended. It was relieving to just turn on my phone and tune into 0-0.
October 3, 2025 at 1:54 AM
I’m so glad nothing happened in the Yankees-Red Sox game until after Yom Kippur ended. It was relieving to just turn on my phone and tune into 0-0.
New @rockymtninst.bsky.social article with my colleagues Ellie Garland and Meredith Cowart: What's next for advanced energy manufacturing in the United States in the wake of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)?
It's undeniable that the law creates new challenges for many manufacturers.
It's undeniable that the law creates new challenges for many manufacturers.
September 19, 2025 at 6:06 PM
New @rockymtninst.bsky.social article with my colleagues Ellie Garland and Meredith Cowart: What's next for advanced energy manufacturing in the United States in the wake of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)?
It's undeniable that the law creates new challenges for many manufacturers.
It's undeniable that the law creates new challenges for many manufacturers.
One thought on this entire year: It's sad if not totally shocking to see that for many folks in public life, their principles are—at best—merely preferences.
September 10, 2025 at 1:39 AM
One thought on this entire year: It's sad if not totally shocking to see that for many folks in public life, their principles are—at best—merely preferences.
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enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits
September 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits
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It has been the honor of my life to serve as Commissioner of BLS alongside the many dedicated civil servants tasked with measuring a vast and dynamic economy. It is vital and important work and I thank them for their service to this nation.
August 2, 2025 at 2:18 AM
It has been the honor of my life to serve as Commissioner of BLS alongside the many dedicated civil servants tasked with measuring a vast and dynamic economy. It is vital and important work and I thank them for their service to this nation.
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Motherfucking wind farms…
July 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Motherfucking wind farms…
Analysis by @jayturner.bsky.social and his team at The Big Green Machine shows roughly the same thing as what I found around a month ago with Clean Economy Tracker data, but his team's sum is even larger: $31.3 billion.
We've surpassed $20 billion in cancelled cleantech manufacturing investment this year. Really sad stuff.
July 29, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Analysis by @jayturner.bsky.social and his team at The Big Green Machine shows roughly the same thing as what I found around a month ago with Clean Economy Tracker data, but his team's sum is even larger: $31.3 billion.
Montgomery County will always feel like home to me, and more people should be able to afford to live in this wonderful community. I wish Marc Elrich felt the same way. wtop.com/montgomery-c...
Montgomery Co. executive slams council over zoning change to allow multi-unit housing along transit corridors - WTOP News
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich is blasting the county council and planning board over a zoning text amendment that was approved Tuesday.
wtop.com
July 26, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Montgomery County will always feel like home to me, and more people should be able to afford to live in this wonderful community. I wish Marc Elrich felt the same way. wtop.com/montgomery-c...
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ah yes those famously unreliable foreign controlled energy sources the wind and the sun
New: Trump has issued a new executive order targeting the solar and wind industries, instructing the Treasury Department to limit how many renewable energy projects can still claim clean electricity credits under OBBA
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Ending Market Distorting Subsidies for Unreliable, Foreign‑Controlled Energy Sources
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.
www.whitehouse.gov
July 7, 2025 at 11:28 PM
ah yes those famously unreliable foreign controlled energy sources the wind and the sun
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Today, the President will sign the OBBBA into law, repealing and and modifying many clean energy tax credits. Last night we finished updating our analysis of OBBBA at the state-level to see what this bill means for Americans. The results are ugly.
Full dataset here: zenodo.org/records/1580...
Full dataset here: zenodo.org/records/1580...
EI House OBBBA Modeling - State Results
State level EPS model results used in published EI fact sheets: https://energyinnovation.org/report/one-big-beautiful-bill-act/.
zenodo.org
July 4, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Today, the President will sign the OBBBA into law, repealing and and modifying many clean energy tax credits. Last night we finished updating our analysis of OBBBA at the state-level to see what this bill means for Americans. The results are ugly.
Full dataset here: zenodo.org/records/1580...
Full dataset here: zenodo.org/records/1580...
We've surpassed $20 billion in cancelled cleantech manufacturing investment this year. Really sad stuff.
July 3, 2025 at 10:27 PM
We've surpassed $20 billion in cancelled cleantech manufacturing investment this year. Really sad stuff.
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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act is one signature away from becoming law, and now the clean energy industry is asking itself: Where do we go from here?
@zeitlin.bsky.social and @emilypont.bsky.social checked in and found that while the mood is not great, there are still policy solutions to be tried.
@zeitlin.bsky.social and @emilypont.bsky.social checked in and found that while the mood is not great, there are still policy solutions to be tried.
Where Clean Energy Goes From Here
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act is one signature away from becoming law and drastically changing the economics of renewables development in the U.S. That doesn’t mean decarbonization is over, experts t...
heatmap.news
July 3, 2025 at 9:38 PM
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act is one signature away from becoming law, and now the clean energy industry is asking itself: Where do we go from here?
@zeitlin.bsky.social and @emilypont.bsky.social checked in and found that while the mood is not great, there are still policy solutions to be tried.
@zeitlin.bsky.social and @emilypont.bsky.social checked in and found that while the mood is not great, there are still policy solutions to be tried.
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FIRST IN HEATMAP: Republican holdouts on the megabill are asking Trump to “deal” with IRA solar and wind credits beyond what the legislation would do, in exchange for a yes vote
Raising specter of additional Trump action to choke off credits
@heatmap.news
h/t @ericmgarcia.bsky.social
Raising specter of additional Trump action to choke off credits
@heatmap.news
h/t @ericmgarcia.bsky.social
Trump Will ‘Deal’ with Wind and Solar Tax Credits in Megabill, GOP Congressman Says
“We had enough assurance that the president was going to deal with them.”
heatmap.news
July 3, 2025 at 5:21 AM
FIRST IN HEATMAP: Republican holdouts on the megabill are asking Trump to “deal” with IRA solar and wind credits beyond what the legislation would do, in exchange for a yes vote
Raising specter of additional Trump action to choke off credits
@heatmap.news
h/t @ericmgarcia.bsky.social
Raising specter of additional Trump action to choke off credits
@heatmap.news
h/t @ericmgarcia.bsky.social
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Our grid can’t handle this blackout bill.
Also, climate change
Also, climate change
They're* calling it the blackout bill. With new demands from AI, hotter temperatures, and the return of U.S. manufacturing, pulling back on clean energy deployment puts our electricity system at risk.
*ok it's just me but still
*ok it's just me but still
June 29, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Our grid can’t handle this blackout bill.
Also, climate change
Also, climate change
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🎵there is a crack, a crack, in everything. That’s how the posts get in.
“There isn’t going to be a gas fired generator any time soon,” Tillis said. “You can’t get that online and the same time that [renewable] pipeline’s going down.”
First time GOP opposition over this made public in Senate debate on the reconciliation bill.
First time GOP opposition over this made public in Senate debate on the reconciliation bill.
Sen Thom Tillis now on the Senate floor railing against the repeal of the ITC and PTC !!!
June 30, 2025 at 1:57 AM
🎵there is a crack, a crack, in everything. That’s how the posts get in.
Could someone on #EnergySky with the right software please clip that Tillis speech?
June 30, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Could someone on #EnergySky with the right software please clip that Tillis speech?
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“There isn’t going to be a gas fired generator any time soon,” Tillis said. “You can’t get that online and the same time that [renewable] pipeline’s going down.”
First time GOP opposition over this made public in Senate debate on the reconciliation bill.
First time GOP opposition over this made public in Senate debate on the reconciliation bill.
Sen Thom Tillis now on the Senate floor railing against the repeal of the ITC and PTC !!!
June 30, 2025 at 1:50 AM
“There isn’t going to be a gas fired generator any time soon,” Tillis said. “You can’t get that online and the same time that [renewable] pipeline’s going down.”
First time GOP opposition over this made public in Senate debate on the reconciliation bill.
First time GOP opposition over this made public in Senate debate on the reconciliation bill.