Ben Paulos
@paulosanalysis.com
Consulting on energy policy, technology and trends at http://PaulosAnalysis.com. Affiliated with the Incentive Finder (govcentives.com), Ava Community Energy, Clean Energy States Alliance, and @solarunitedneighbors.org but posts are my own.
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Our next Ava Bike Electric drawing is tomorrow! 🚲⚡️💸
Apply by 11:59 PM tonight to be in this month's drawing for a chance to receive an instant rebate of $400 to $1,500 off a new e-bike.
Drawings take place every month through 09/26. Visit AvaEnergy.org/bike-electric or the link in our bio to apply!
Apply by 11:59 PM tonight to be in this month's drawing for a chance to receive an instant rebate of $400 to $1,500 off a new e-bike.
Drawings take place every month through 09/26. Visit AvaEnergy.org/bike-electric or the link in our bio to apply!
November 24, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Our next Ava Bike Electric drawing is tomorrow! 🚲⚡️💸
Apply by 11:59 PM tonight to be in this month's drawing for a chance to receive an instant rebate of $400 to $1,500 off a new e-bike.
Drawings take place every month through 09/26. Visit AvaEnergy.org/bike-electric or the link in our bio to apply!
Apply by 11:59 PM tonight to be in this month's drawing for a chance to receive an instant rebate of $400 to $1,500 off a new e-bike.
Drawings take place every month through 09/26. Visit AvaEnergy.org/bike-electric or the link in our bio to apply!
It’s time for Pakistan to buy lots of batteries, build their own battery factories, and enable vehicle-to-X for cars and scooters.
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November 23, 2025 at 3:15 PM
It’s time for Pakistan to buy lots of batteries, build their own battery factories, and enable vehicle-to-X for cars and scooters.
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UW–Madison boasts more than 500 courses that cover environmental topics, ranging from Climate Crisis Literature in the Department of English to Green and Sustainable Development in the Department of Real Estate & Urban Land Economics.
UW sustainability courses range across many fields of study
The University of Wisconsin–Madison in 2025 boasts more than 500 courses that cover environmental topics within their curriculum. Students can explore sustainability-focused courses that intersect wit...
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November 21, 2025 at 9:36 PM
UW–Madison boasts more than 500 courses that cover environmental topics, ranging from Climate Crisis Literature in the Department of English to Green and Sustainable Development in the Department of Real Estate & Urban Land Economics.
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How it started: RFS backed @sueanderbois.bsky.social in 2022 for Providence City Council.
How it’s going: she’s running for Lt. Governor in Rhode Island.
She’s all about bold vision, real follow-through, and collaboration over fear.
https://bit.ly/44hRnYr
How it’s going: she’s running for Lt. Governor in Rhode Island.
She’s all about bold vision, real follow-through, and collaboration over fear.
https://bit.ly/44hRnYr
November 21, 2025 at 7:15 PM
How it started: RFS backed @sueanderbois.bsky.social in 2022 for Providence City Council.
How it’s going: she’s running for Lt. Governor in Rhode Island.
She’s all about bold vision, real follow-through, and collaboration over fear.
https://bit.ly/44hRnYr
How it’s going: she’s running for Lt. Governor in Rhode Island.
She’s all about bold vision, real follow-through, and collaboration over fear.
https://bit.ly/44hRnYr
Real conservatives seem to have fallen off the Trump train.
A surgical rip from @reason.com.
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A surgical rip from @reason.com.
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The 'emergency' that demanded huge tariffs on Swiss imports is now over. So what was the emergency?
Trump ordered a whopping 39 percent tariff on all imports from Switzerland earlier this year by claiming there was a national emergency.
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November 18, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Real conservatives seem to have fallen off the Trump train.
A surgical rip from @reason.com.
flip.it/JQhs9b
A surgical rip from @reason.com.
flip.it/JQhs9b
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Our latest newsletter is out:
➡️ How Ava is responding to changing federal priorities
➡️ Early insights from our e-bike rebate program
➡️ Fremont chooses 100% renewable energy
➡️ Board Chair Betsy Andersen's vision for accessible, affordable decarbonization
Read more: https://lnks.gd/2/35LZ-MM
➡️ How Ava is responding to changing federal priorities
➡️ Early insights from our e-bike rebate program
➡️ Fremont chooses 100% renewable energy
➡️ Board Chair Betsy Andersen's vision for accessible, affordable decarbonization
Read more: https://lnks.gd/2/35LZ-MM
November 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Our latest newsletter is out:
➡️ How Ava is responding to changing federal priorities
➡️ Early insights from our e-bike rebate program
➡️ Fremont chooses 100% renewable energy
➡️ Board Chair Betsy Andersen's vision for accessible, affordable decarbonization
Read more: https://lnks.gd/2/35LZ-MM
➡️ How Ava is responding to changing federal priorities
➡️ Early insights from our e-bike rebate program
➡️ Fremont chooses 100% renewable energy
➡️ Board Chair Betsy Andersen's vision for accessible, affordable decarbonization
Read more: https://lnks.gd/2/35LZ-MM
A really excellent ad for @joshturek4iowa.bsky.social, running for US House from Iowa.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCD3...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCD3...
Josh Turek - Underdog
YouTube video by Josh Turek
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November 17, 2025 at 4:54 PM
A really excellent ad for @joshturek4iowa.bsky.social, running for US House from Iowa.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCD3...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCD3...
Join me for a free webinar with the National Community Action Partnership (NCAP).
"Solar for CAPs 201: Navigating the Changing Solar Landscape" will show how to connect solar with energy assistance programs to maximize savings.
Register here: communityactionpartnership.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
"Solar for CAPs 201: Navigating the Changing Solar Landscape" will show how to connect solar with energy assistance programs to maximize savings.
Register here: communityactionpartnership.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
November 17, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Join me for a free webinar with the National Community Action Partnership (NCAP).
"Solar for CAPs 201: Navigating the Changing Solar Landscape" will show how to connect solar with energy assistance programs to maximize savings.
Register here: communityactionpartnership.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
"Solar for CAPs 201: Navigating the Changing Solar Landscape" will show how to connect solar with energy assistance programs to maximize savings.
Register here: communityactionpartnership.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
And if you trade in an old car you can get $7,500 for e-bikes and transit from the @airdistrict.bsky.social.
To find out if you are eligible for these and more incentives, based on income and location, use the @avaenergy.org Incentive Finder: avaenergy.org/go-electric/...
To find out if you are eligible for these and more incentives, based on income and location, use the @avaenergy.org Incentive Finder: avaenergy.org/go-electric/...
November 14, 2025 at 7:47 PM
And if you trade in an old car you can get $7,500 for e-bikes and transit from the @airdistrict.bsky.social.
To find out if you are eligible for these and more incentives, based on income and location, use the @avaenergy.org Incentive Finder: avaenergy.org/go-electric/...
To find out if you are eligible for these and more incentives, based on income and location, use the @avaenergy.org Incentive Finder: avaenergy.org/go-electric/...
Electricity prices are high in Europe due to high sales taxes. Taxes are 22% of residential bills on average, with a high of 49% in Denmark. Amsterdam is trying negative electricity prices to encourage electrification and a shift away from gas heating and appliances.
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Energy bills across Europe: What share of the cost is made up of tax?
European countries apply different tax policies to consumer energy prices. This leads to significant differences in the share of energy taxes and VAT in electricity and gas bills.
www.euronews.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Electricity prices are high in Europe due to high sales taxes. Taxes are 22% of residential bills on average, with a high of 49% in Denmark. Amsterdam is trying negative electricity prices to encourage electrification and a shift away from gas heating and appliances.
www.euronews.com/business/202...
www.euronews.com/business/202...
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...
#energysky
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#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 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. 💡🔌
Since the new @iea.org modeling is being talked about, I thought I’d post the paper I wrote with @charlesxhua.bsky.social on “how energy modeling works.”
Enjoy the aphorisms, like “if you torture your model long enough, it will confess to anything.”
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Enjoy the aphorisms, like “if you torture your model long enough, it will confess to anything.”
www.cesa.org/resource-lib...
How Energy Modeling Works: The Uses and Limitations of Energy Modeling for Decarbonization Planning - Clean Energy States Alliance
Energy modeling—using computer software and mathematical equations to simulate the operation and growth of energy systems—can be a powerful tool for state decarbonization planning. But because modelin...
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November 12, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Since the new @iea.org modeling is being talked about, I thought I’d post the paper I wrote with @charlesxhua.bsky.social on “how energy modeling works.”
Enjoy the aphorisms, like “if you torture your model long enough, it will confess to anything.”
www.cesa.org/resource-lib...
Enjoy the aphorisms, like “if you torture your model long enough, it will confess to anything.”
www.cesa.org/resource-lib...
Long time energy, climate, and food advocate @sueanderbois.bsky.social is running for lieutenant governor of Rhode Island, stepping up from the Providence city Council. Let’s keep moving Climate Warriors up the ladder.
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Sue AnderBois for Lieutenant Governor
YouTube video by Sue AnderBois
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November 12, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Long time energy, climate, and food advocate @sueanderbois.bsky.social is running for lieutenant governor of Rhode Island, stepping up from the Providence city Council. Let’s keep moving Climate Warriors up the ladder.
🔌💡
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJX1...
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJX1...
THREAD: Community solar tax credits are phasing out, but states require more low-income subscribers. Working with community action agencies (CAPs) can lower customer acquisition costs and accelerate timelines. Read our guest piece in PV Magazine USA. pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/11/10/c... 🧵
CAP agencies make good partners for community solar
Community solar marketers can turn state mandates to serve low-income households into a lifeline by partnering with established anti-poverty infrastructure like Community Action Partnerships (CAPs). T...
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November 11, 2025 at 10:46 PM
THREAD: Community solar tax credits are phasing out, but states require more low-income subscribers. Working with community action agencies (CAPs) can lower customer acquisition costs and accelerate timelines. Read our guest piece in PV Magazine USA. pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/11/10/c... 🧵
Want to learn about research on electric-vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technology? Join this webinar with @cleanenergygroup.bsky.social and the @masscec.bsky.social, tomorrow.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Want to learn about research on electric-vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technology? Join this webinar with @cleanenergygroup.bsky.social and the @masscec.bsky.social, tomorrow.
zoom.us/webinar/regi...
zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Yet another reminder that solar power has more value than just zero emissions and saving money.
“Resiliency is becoming even more important than lowering your bill.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/c...
“Resiliency is becoming even more important than lowering your bill.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/c...
Jamaicans Have Been Turning to Solar Power. It Paid Off After the Storm.
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November 8, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Yet another reminder that solar power has more value than just zero emissions and saving money.
“Resiliency is becoming even more important than lowering your bill.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/c...
“Resiliency is becoming even more important than lowering your bill.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/c...
I’ll see you tonight at The Freight in Berkeley.
TONIGHT AT 6 PT: Watch live as Canary Media heads to the Bay Area for a night with TURN's Mark Toney, the California Energy Commission's David Hochschild, and a live podcast with @volts.wtf and Kim-Mai Cutler.
Canary Live Bay Area 2025
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November 6, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I’ll see you tonight at The Freight in Berkeley.
The Georgia election showed that pro-consumer commissioners can be elected in the Deep South, over the opposition of Southern Company. Now let’s do Mississippi and Alabama.
This reminds me of the joke Senator Bingaman told me in 2007: Q "How much does it cost to buy an Alabama utility regulator?" A "I dont know. Southern isn't selling." insideclimatenews.org/news/0311202...
How Alabama Power Kept Bills Up and Opposition Out to Become One of the Most Powerful Utilities in the Country - Inside Climate News
In one of the poorest states in America, the local utility earns massive profits producing dirty energy with almost no pushback from state regulators.
insideclimatenews.org
November 5, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The Georgia election showed that pro-consumer commissioners can be elected in the Deep South, over the opposition of Southern Company. Now let’s do Mississippi and Alabama.
A note to nuclear fanboys — when your product costs $32 billion and triggers multiple rate increases, there are consequences. 🔌💡
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In an Upset, Democrats Oust Two Republicans on Georgia’s Utility Board
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November 5, 2025 at 6:55 AM
A note to nuclear fanboys — when your product costs $32 billion and triggers multiple rate increases, there are consequences. 🔌💡
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/u...
Good accurate coverage of the new @berkeleylabemp.bsky.social and Brattle Group report on rising electricity prices in the NYT.
(Here’s a new drinking game: drink every time you see “spike” and “skyrocket.”)
🔌💡
Gift link-
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(Here’s a new drinking game: drink every time you see “spike” and “skyrocket.”)
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Why the Price of Electricity Is Spiking Around the Country
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October 30, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Good accurate coverage of the new @berkeleylabemp.bsky.social and Brattle Group report on rising electricity prices in the NYT.
(Here’s a new drinking game: drink every time you see “spike” and “skyrocket.”)
🔌💡
Gift link-
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/c...
(Here’s a new drinking game: drink every time you see “spike” and “skyrocket.”)
🔌💡
Gift link-
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/c...
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Let's go GEORGIA! All Georgia voters have the chance to flip two seats on the Public Service Commission and vote for @ossoff.bsky.social endorsed climate champions Dr. Alicia Johnson and @peterhubbardga.bsky.social by November 4th!
October 29, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Let's go GEORGIA! All Georgia voters have the chance to flip two seats on the Public Service Commission and vote for @ossoff.bsky.social endorsed climate champions Dr. Alicia Johnson and @peterhubbardga.bsky.social by November 4th!
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🚴🚴🚴Berkeleyans can apply online for a monthly lottery to get $400 to $1,500 off the purchase of a new electric bicycle – with larger amounts helping lower income residents.
Apply now for a chance for a subsidy to purchase an electric bike:
Apply now for a chance for a subsidy to purchase an electric bike:
Apply for subsidy to buy an electric bicycle | City of Berkeley
Berkeley residents can enter monthly lottery to win rebate of up to $1,500 to buy an e-bike, making it even easier to bike around Berkeley. Berkeleyans can apply online for a monthly lottery to get $400 to $1,500 off the purchase of a new electric bicycle – with larger amounts helping lower income residents.The rebate will cover part of the cost of your new e-bike. Those selected will receive a personalized rebate code via email to buy an e-bike within 60 days from one of more than two dozen shops countywide – including five in Berkeley.This program is being offered by Ava Community Energy, the local electricity provider for virtually all residential and commercial accounts in Berkeley.
berkeleyca.gov
October 29, 2025 at 2:00 AM
🚴🚴🚴Berkeleyans can apply online for a monthly lottery to get $400 to $1,500 off the purchase of a new electric bicycle – with larger amounts helping lower income residents.
Apply now for a chance for a subsidy to purchase an electric bike:
Apply now for a chance for a subsidy to purchase an electric bike:
The retail price of natural gas was up 13.8% this year, as more LNG export terminals come on line, linking US prices to the global market.
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Competition for Natural Gas Sends U.S. Prices Skyward | OilPrice.com
While surging LNG exports are perfectly in line with the Trump Administration’s “energy dominance” agenda, soaring feedgas demand is putting upward pressure on residential gas prices in the United Sta...
oilprice.com
October 27, 2025 at 3:32 AM
The retail price of natural gas was up 13.8% this year, as more LNG export terminals come on line, linking US prices to the global market.
oilprice.com/Energy/Gas-P...
oilprice.com/Energy/Gas-P...
Congratulations to San Jose for being named the”greenest city” in America. SJ Clean Energy is using our Incentive Finder software to help their customers go green.
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San José Crowned Greenest City Glory in U.S. with Stellar Sustainability Score
San José tops WalletHub's 2025 green city rankings in the U.S. for sustainability efforts and renewable energy initiatives.
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October 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Congratulations to San Jose for being named the”greenest city” in America. SJ Clean Energy is using our Incentive Finder software to help their customers go green.
sjce.govcentives.com
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sjce.govcentives.com
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1. Rising electricity bills are becoming a hotbutton issue, but pundits and politicians often talk about them in ways that are misleading or flat-out wrong. A new paper from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory examines actual data on retail electricity prices.
The results may surprise you. 🧵
The results may surprise you. 🧵
Factors influencing recent trends in retail electricity prices in the United States
This study analyzes the primary drivers of recent state-level trends in U.S. retail electricity prices. We summarize pricing trends, explore descripti…
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October 19, 2025 at 9:29 PM
1. Rising electricity bills are becoming a hotbutton issue, but pundits and politicians often talk about them in ways that are misleading or flat-out wrong. A new paper from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory examines actual data on retail electricity prices.
The results may surprise you. 🧵
The results may surprise you. 🧵