Jeff St John
@jeffstjohn.bsky.social
Chief reporter at Canary Media, energy transition believer, holder of faith in truth, justice, and the inherent goodness of my fellow human beings. Parent of Lily the Corgi.
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If people want to tie Trump / Republicans to the rising cost of energy, you can't get much more explicit than these federal must-run orders. 💡🔌
The Trump admin seems set to force two Colorado coal plants to stay open past their planned closure this year, even as the costs of keeping an aging, unnecessary Michigan coal plant running through the summer top $80M. Are more must-run orders coming?
www.canarymedia.com/articles/fos...
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Trump’s DOE may soon force more coal plants to stay open
Colorado coal plants are likely to face DOE orders to keep running past planned closure dates, even as the costs of keeping an old Michigan plant open…
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November 12, 2025 at 11:34 PM
If people want to tie Trump / Republicans to the rising cost of energy, you can't get much more explicit than these federal must-run orders. 💡🔌
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Literally pollution for the hell of it. Costs more, utilities and regulators don't want it, more people will die early deaths and get asthma.
The Trump admin seems set to force two Colorado coal plants to stay open past their planned closure this year, even as the costs of keeping an aging, unnecessary Michigan coal plant running through the summer top $80M. Are more must-run orders coming?
www.canarymedia.com/articles/fos...
#energysky
www.canarymedia.com/articles/fos...
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Trump’s DOE may soon force more coal plants to stay open
Colorado coal plants are likely to face DOE orders to keep running past planned closure dates, even as the costs of keeping an old Michigan plant open…
www.canarymedia.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Literally pollution for the hell of it. Costs more, utilities and regulators don't want it, more people will die early deaths and get asthma.
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Im old enough to remember when capitalism was a thing in America.
The Trump admin seems set to force two Colorado coal plants to stay open past their planned closure this year, even as the costs of keeping an aging, unnecessary Michigan coal plant running through the summer top $80M. Are more must-run orders coming?
www.canarymedia.com/articles/fos...
#energysky
www.canarymedia.com/articles/fos...
#energysky
Trump’s DOE may soon force more coal plants to stay open
Colorado coal plants are likely to face DOE orders to keep running past planned closure dates, even as the costs of keeping an old Michigan plant open…
www.canarymedia.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Im old enough to remember when capitalism was a thing in America.
The Trump admin seems set to force two Colorado coal plants to stay open past their planned closure this year, even as the costs of keeping an aging, unnecessary Michigan coal plant running through the summer top $80M. Are more must-run orders coming?
www.canarymedia.com/articles/fos...
#energysky
www.canarymedia.com/articles/fos...
#energysky
Trump’s DOE may soon force more coal plants to stay open
Colorado coal plants are likely to face DOE orders to keep running past planned closure dates, even as the costs of keeping an old Michigan plant open…
www.canarymedia.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:28 PM
The Trump admin seems set to force two Colorado coal plants to stay open past their planned closure this year, even as the costs of keeping an aging, unnecessary Michigan coal plant running through the summer top $80M. Are more must-run orders coming?
www.canarymedia.com/articles/fos...
#energysky
www.canarymedia.com/articles/fos...
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Canary Media is returning to the Bay Area! We invite you to watch the event live TONIGHT starting at 6:00 p.m. PT. Great conversations with Mark Toney of TURN, CEC Chair David Hochschild, and @drvolt.bsky.social and Kim-Mai Cutler of Initialized Capital...
www.youtube.com/live/KYt7wXq...
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Canary Live Bay Area 2025
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November 6, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Canary Media is returning to the Bay Area! We invite you to watch the event live TONIGHT starting at 6:00 p.m. PT. Great conversations with Mark Toney of TURN, CEC Chair David Hochschild, and @drvolt.bsky.social and Kim-Mai Cutler of Initialized Capital...
www.youtube.com/live/KYt7wXq...
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www.youtube.com/live/KYt7wXq...
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Vicinity Energy is electrifying Boston and Cambridge's massive steam heat system. Here's the latest on its 'eSteam' plan, incl a giant heat pump that taps the chilly Charles River, and how district energy can beat building-by-building electrification:
www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
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Boston’s century-old steam heat system is getting a low-carbon…
Boston and Cambridge’s decades-old district energy system is being retooled to shift away from gas and toward heat pumps and electric boilers.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Vicinity Energy is electrifying Boston and Cambridge's massive steam heat system. Here's the latest on its 'eSteam' plan, incl a giant heat pump that taps the chilly Charles River, and how district energy can beat building-by-building electrification:
www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
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www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
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The two Democrats who won seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission tonight have pledged to combat rising rates at utility Georgia Power - and to push it to explore cleaner, cheaper options to its current massive fossil gas power plant buildout plan:
www.canarymedia.com/articles/uti...
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Energy bills are rising nationwide. In Georgia, they’re on the ballot.
Critics claim the state's utility regulator is too passive. Two Democratic challengers say they’ll change that — and push for more cheap, clean energy.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:16 AM
The two Democrats who won seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission tonight have pledged to combat rising rates at utility Georgia Power - and to push it to explore cleaner, cheaper options to its current massive fossil gas power plant buildout plan:
www.canarymedia.com/articles/uti...
www.canarymedia.com/articles/uti...
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Could offshore wind farms off the coast of California kill bats? Researchers had been studying this novel and fascinating question — until the Trump administration yanked their funding: www.canarymedia.com/articles/off... via @fieseler.bsky.social
Do offshore wind farms kill bats? Trump cut research into the…
Scientists were making remarkable discoveries about bat activity in the ocean waters where California plans to build turbines. Now their $1.6M grant is…
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November 4, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Could offshore wind farms off the coast of California kill bats? Researchers had been studying this novel and fascinating question — until the Trump administration yanked their funding: www.canarymedia.com/articles/off... via @fieseler.bsky.social
Great story from
@canaryprimary.bsky.social's Kari Lydersen about Puerto Rico residents' ongoing push, backed by a federal judge, to focus grid recovery funds on a more distributed (and resilient) architecture using cheap, reliable solar and batteries: www.canarymedia.com/articles/dis...
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@canaryprimary.bsky.social's Kari Lydersen about Puerto Rico residents' ongoing push, backed by a federal judge, to focus grid recovery funds on a more distributed (and resilient) architecture using cheap, reliable solar and batteries: www.canarymedia.com/articles/dis...
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Puerto Rico’s energy future: distributed solar or centralized grid?
A judge has called for the Trump administration to reevaluate assumptions as it works to redirect rooftop solar funds toward the grid and fossil fuel…
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November 4, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Great story from
@canaryprimary.bsky.social's Kari Lydersen about Puerto Rico residents' ongoing push, backed by a federal judge, to focus grid recovery funds on a more distributed (and resilient) architecture using cheap, reliable solar and batteries: www.canarymedia.com/articles/dis...
#energysky
@canaryprimary.bsky.social's Kari Lydersen about Puerto Rico residents' ongoing push, backed by a federal judge, to focus grid recovery funds on a more distributed (and resilient) architecture using cheap, reliable solar and batteries: www.canarymedia.com/articles/dis...
#energysky
Can Gridcare's software help utilities and data centers find faster, cheaper paths to power? The startup's inaugural attempt found 80MW of flexibility-enabled capacity for 2026 at Portland General Electric's Hillsboro data center hub — a good start:
www.canarymedia.com/articles/dat...
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Oregon utility tries out a faster, cheaper way to power data centers
Portland General Electric used Gridcare’s software to identify extra space on its grid — available to any existing data center willing to be flexible.
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November 4, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Can Gridcare's software help utilities and data centers find faster, cheaper paths to power? The startup's inaugural attempt found 80MW of flexibility-enabled capacity for 2026 at Portland General Electric's Hillsboro data center hub — a good start:
www.canarymedia.com/articles/dat...
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www.canarymedia.com/articles/dat...
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Republicans' "One Big Beautiful Bill" is killing off homeowner heat pump tax credits. But it kept tax credits for commercially leased geothermal and thermal storage systems—and companies are already gearing up to use them to keep clean heat growing:
www.canarymedia.com/articles/hea...
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The loophole that could give clean heat a boost under Trump
The OBBBA killed tax credits for heat pumps, but kept them for commercially leased geothermal and thermal storage systems — a path to keep home clean heat…
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November 3, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Republicans' "One Big Beautiful Bill" is killing off homeowner heat pump tax credits. But it kept tax credits for commercially leased geothermal and thermal storage systems—and companies are already gearing up to use them to keep clean heat growing:
www.canarymedia.com/articles/hea...
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Anniversaries are mixed bags. But let's not overlook what we've built together even as we may be struggling mightily to keep the relationship intact...
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10 Years Post-Paris: A decade that defied predictions
The 2015 Paris Agreement changed the course of climate politics. On its 10th anniversary, we look at progress across clean energy, policy, emissions, jobs and more.
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November 2, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Anniversaries are mixed bags. But let's not overlook what we've built together even as we may be struggling mightily to keep the relationship intact...
eciu.net/analysis/rep...
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Yeah, this doesn't sound good at all...
🔌💡 Really disturbing article – especially for those of us who think nuclear can be done safely & well, and could play an important role in a carbon-free grid. Politically-connected, regulator-undermining, safety-shortcutting development makes the whole industry untrustworthy, & could bring disaster.
Do not miss this stunning investigation that reveals how a Koch-funded machine and Silicon Valley's new found interest is behind the dangerous advanced nuclear hype in the US.
🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
November 1, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Yeah, this doesn't sound good at all...
Get your tickets to @CanaryMediaInc 's live event on Nov. 6 in Berkeley! Join energy and climate leaders for live music and energy transition strategizing, featuring CEC Chair David Hochschild, @drvolts, Kim-Mai Cutler of Initialized Capital, and more: www.eventbrite.com/e/canary-liv...
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Canary Live Bay Area
Join the Bay Area's clean energy community for an evening of expert insights, networking, drinks, hors d'oeuvres, and live music.
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November 1, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Get your tickets to @CanaryMediaInc 's live event on Nov. 6 in Berkeley! Join energy and climate leaders for live music and energy transition strategizing, featuring CEC Chair David Hochschild, @drvolts, Kim-Mai Cutler of Initialized Capital, and more: www.eventbrite.com/e/canary-liv...
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Georgia Power's rising utility rates and $15.7B gas-heavy power plant plan are on the ballot next week. Two Democratic challengers to the state's all-Republican Public Service Commission say that solar power, not fossil gas, is the key to lower costs:
www.canarymedia.com/articles/uti...
#energysky
www.canarymedia.com/articles/uti...
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Energy bills are rising nationwide. In Georgia, they’re on the ballot.
Critics claim the state's utility regulator is too passive. Two Democratic challengers say they’ll change that — and push for more cheap, clean energy.
www.canarymedia.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Georgia Power's rising utility rates and $15.7B gas-heavy power plant plan are on the ballot next week. Two Democratic challengers to the state's all-Republican Public Service Commission say that solar power, not fossil gas, is the key to lower costs:
www.canarymedia.com/articles/uti...
#energysky
www.canarymedia.com/articles/uti...
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Canary Live Bay Area is one week away—get your tickets now! I'll interview CEC Chair David Hochschild, @drvolt.bsky.social will do a live podcast with Kim-Mai Cutler of Initialized Capital, and Lunar Energy and Hydrostor will showcase clean grid tech:
www.eventbrite.com/e/canary-liv...
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Canary Live Bay Area
Join the Bay Area's clean energy community for an evening of expert insights, networking, drinks, hors d'oeuvres, and live music.
www.eventbrite.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Canary Live Bay Area is one week away—get your tickets now! I'll interview CEC Chair David Hochschild, @drvolt.bsky.social will do a live podcast with Kim-Mai Cutler of Initialized Capital, and Lunar Energy and Hydrostor will showcase clean grid tech:
www.eventbrite.com/e/canary-liv...
#energysky
www.eventbrite.com/e/canary-liv...
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The president had a MRI but won't say why.
He had bruises on his hands but wouldn't say why.
He just had an 'annual medical' even though he already had his annual medical.
He got shot in the ear but has never released the medical records relating to it.
How is any of this ok?
He had bruises on his hands but wouldn't say why.
He just had an 'annual medical' even though he already had his annual medical.
He got shot in the ear but has never released the medical records relating to it.
How is any of this ok?
October 28, 2025 at 11:47 PM
The president had a MRI but won't say why.
He had bruises on his hands but wouldn't say why.
He just had an 'annual medical' even though he already had his annual medical.
He got shot in the ear but has never released the medical records relating to it.
How is any of this ok?
He had bruises on his hands but wouldn't say why.
He just had an 'annual medical' even though he already had his annual medical.
He got shot in the ear but has never released the medical records relating to it.
How is any of this ok?
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DHS says our new piece is "dishonest, slanted, and fundamentally inaccurate" but won't say why. Here's the story where we show with evidence that DHS spliced together clips spanning years and multiple locations to create its own reality. Gift link wapo.st/4nuDGwf
October 30, 2025 at 3:26 AM
DHS says our new piece is "dishonest, slanted, and fundamentally inaccurate" but won't say why. Here's the story where we show with evidence that DHS spliced together clips spanning years and multiple locations to create its own reality. Gift link wapo.st/4nuDGwf
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"However, the approved plan contains no specifics about where the hydrogen will come from or how it will get to the site. “The green hydrogen that would supply the proposed project has not yet been identified,” the environmental report says."
www.latimes.com/environment/...
www.latimes.com/environment/...
In controversial move, LADWP says it will shift its largest gas power plant to hydrogen
The DWP board approved an $800-million plan to convert two units at the Scattergood Generating Station in Playa del Rey to run on green hydrogen.
www.latimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:16 AM
"However, the approved plan contains no specifics about where the hydrogen will come from or how it will get to the site. “The green hydrogen that would supply the proposed project has not yet been identified,” the environmental report says."
www.latimes.com/environment/...
www.latimes.com/environment/...
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It’s that time of year - Canary Live Bay Area! Come hang out with @volts.wtf @jeffstjohn.bsky.social & more
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Canary Live Bay Area
Eventbrite - Canary Media presents Canary Live Bay Area - Thursday, November 6, 2025 at The Freight, Berkeley, CA. Find event and ticket information.
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October 29, 2025 at 9:49 PM
It’s that time of year - Canary Live Bay Area! Come hang out with @volts.wtf @jeffstjohn.bsky.social & more
www.eventbrite.com/e/canary-liv...
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Time's running out - don't delay! Get your ticket to our Canary Live Bay Area event on Nov. 6 in Berkeley. We'll have live music and energy transition strategizing with energy and climate leaders, activists and entrepreneurs. It's a party with a purpose!
www.eventbrite.com/e/canary-liv...
#energysky
www.eventbrite.com/e/canary-liv...
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Canary Live Bay Area
Join the Bay Area's clean energy community for an evening of expert insights, networking, drinks, hors d'oeuvres, and live music.
www.eventbrite.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Time's running out - don't delay! Get your ticket to our Canary Live Bay Area event on Nov. 6 in Berkeley. We'll have live music and energy transition strategizing with energy and climate leaders, activists and entrepreneurs. It's a party with a purpose!
www.eventbrite.com/e/canary-liv...
#energysky
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a trans girl in vermont was kicked off her swimming team and committed suicide and at the very same time, the discourse in d.c. today is about whether the democratic party should’ve abandoned her sooner in order to win votes
a day in an american life
a day in an american life
October 27, 2025 at 11:27 PM
a trans girl in vermont was kicked off her swimming team and committed suicide and at the very same time, the discourse in d.c. today is about whether the democratic party should’ve abandoned her sooner in order to win votes
a day in an american life
a day in an american life
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Great stuff @sammyroth.bsky.social !
"I’m suggesting that renewable energy companies — which have spent years working to transcend partisan politics — go on the offensive and pitch themselves as better than fossil fuels."
"I’m suggesting that renewable energy companies — which have spent years working to transcend partisan politics — go on the offensive and pitch themselves as better than fossil fuels."
OK, here we go...
I'm excited to launch Climate-Colored Goggles, a newsletter about climate and culture. I'll be writing about climate solutions in pop culture, media & sports. America's most influential storytellers need to get in the game.
Sign up here: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com
I'm excited to launch Climate-Colored Goggles, a newsletter about climate and culture. I'll be writing about climate solutions in pop culture, media & sports. America's most influential storytellers need to get in the game.
Sign up here: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Great stuff @sammyroth.bsky.social !
"I’m suggesting that renewable energy companies — which have spent years working to transcend partisan politics — go on the offensive and pitch themselves as better than fossil fuels."
"I’m suggesting that renewable energy companies — which have spent years working to transcend partisan politics — go on the offensive and pitch themselves as better than fossil fuels."