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Sara Baldwin
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Sr. Director, Electrification @EnergyInnovLLC, Host of EectrifyThis! Podcast | Frmr: VP-Regulatory w/ @IRECUSA, Sr. Policy Associate w/
@UtahCleanEnergy
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jeffrissman.bsky.social
🖥️ Today the #Industry team at @energyinnovation.org released the Industrial Transformation Technology and Investment Model, a free and open-source tool that maps out transition pathways for regions to achieve #non-emitting #industrial sectors. Check it out: energyinnovation.org/report/the-i...
The Industrial Transformation Technology And Investment Model • Energy Innovation
The Industrial Transformation Technology and  Investment Model (ITTIM) is a free and open-source tool that maps out transition pathways for regions to achieve non-emitting industrial sectors.
energyinnovation.org
October 30, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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evangillespie.bsky.social
"Firm Fixation" is a nice way to describe the errant obsession with meeting facility load with a single power project. Good work from @ericgimon.bsky.social and @energyinnovation.org.
Dodging The Firm Fixation For Data Centers And The Grid • Energy Innovation
We can meet data center electricity demand and build a more affordable, cleaner grid by utilizing clean energy and flexible solutions instead of relying on fossil fuels.
energyinnovation.org
November 3, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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energyinnovation.org
🔌💡 Renewable #energy manufacturers hit by $24B in project cancellations this year. Our @robbieorvis.bsky.social weighs in on the uncertainty caused by the federal repeals.
www.manufacturingdive.com/news/renewab...
Renewable energy manufacturers hit by $24B in project cancellations this year
Companies involved in electric vehicles, solar, wind, batteries and other technologies have been affected by a slew of federal grant and funding cuts.
www.manufacturingdive.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:10 PM
sarabaldwin.bsky.social
An excellent summary of the past, current, and future prospects for coal in the U.S. from my colleague @michelle-solomon.bsky.social!
energyinnovation.org Energy Innovation @energyinnovation.org · 7d
🔌💡 #Coal power is increasingly unreliable & expensive. After 100 years, coal is no longer the largest source of #electricity. In 2025, coal composed just 15 percent of U.S. electricity generation.

Check out our report on the future of coal in the U.S. 👉 energyinnovation.org/expert-voice...
What Is Coal's Future In The United States? • Energy Innovation
Coal-fired power cannot compete economically with clean energy and continues losing market share across the United States
energyinnovation.org
November 14, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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energyinnovation.org
🔌💡 What does it take to build multi-megawatt charging stations to support #electric fleets?

Our @sarabaldwin.bsky.social & Terawatt's Jason Berry discuss the challenges & approaches to building this infrastructure

Listen to the Electrify This! #podcast
energyinnovation.org/podcast/long...
November 3, 2025 at 4:04 PM
sarabaldwin.bsky.social
📣 Tune in 11/3 to the next episode of Electrify This! #podcast to learn more about what is needed to power electric trucks and keep them charged for the long-haul!
🚚🔌⚡ I speak with long-time friend and colleague Jason Berry of Terawatt Infrastructure about the challenges and innovative approaches!
energyinnovation.org Energy Innovation @energyinnovation.org · 22d
🚨 New episode of the Electrify This #Podcast releases next week!
Our @sarabaldwin.bsky.social is joined by Terawatt Infrastructure's Jason Berry to discuss #electric heavy-duty trucks and long-haul charging ⚡🚚
#energysky
Energy Innovation's Sara Baldwin (Senior Director of Electrification) is hosting Terawatt Infrastructure's Vice President of Energy & Policy, Jason Berry on the next episode of the Electrify This! podcast. Releasing on November 3rd, the two will discuss long-haul charging and heavy-duty truck electrification.
October 30, 2025 at 7:41 PM
sarabaldwin.bsky.social
Excellent write-up on the findings from @energyinnovation.org's modeling and analysis of the U.S. EPA's proposal to repeal GHG tailpipe emission standards from @justcalma.bsky.social with @vox.com and @theverge.com.

www.theverge.com/news/789136/...
Allowing more tailpipe pollution means higher fuel costs for Americans
The costs of Donald Trump’s climate sabotage
www.theverge.com
October 1, 2025 at 7:34 PM
sarabaldwin.bsky.social
The U.S. EPA is proposing to repeal GHG tailpipe emission standards, which would would (over 25 yrs):
🫰 Force U.S. households to pay $310B more
📉 Cut the GDP by $710 billion
👷‍♀️ Cut an average of 110,000 jobs/year
🏥 Cause 17,000 pollution-related premature deaths
energyinnovation.org/report/repea...
Repealing Federal Tailpipe Emissions Standards Would Raise Household Costs, Harm Public Health, And Damage The Economy • Energy Innovation
If the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) eliminates its tailpipe emissions rules as part of repealing the Endangerment Finding, it would cause massive sticker shock-- Americans would be forced to pay $310 billion more, largely due to higher gasoline prices.
energyinnovation.org
October 1, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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jayturner.bsky.social
David Ferris at @eenews.bsky.social covered our 6-month update on US clean energy manufacturing investments since Trump took office.

Key points: A lot is slowing down, but not everything, and disadvantaged communities are getting hit hardest. #energysky

www.politico.com/newsletters/...
July 30, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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adamwiner.bsky.social
Yeah, the rollbacks are bad – as Harry & @sarahsteinberg.bsky.social explain – but they also ID opportunities for industry growth, and share where they're optimistic about the road ahead.

🎙️ Thank you @sarahbaldwin.bsky.social @energyinnovation.org for having @advancedenergyunited.org on the show!
July 29, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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adamwiner.bsky.social
"Here’s my note of optimism: building electrification and transportation electrification offer *so* much potential. These are new tools in the Swiss army knife that we are pushing electric utilities to build to manage the grid." - @sarahsteinberg.bsky.social. 🔌💡

energyinnovation.org/podcast/cong...
Congress Repealed Federal Clean Energy Incentives! How to Act Before It’s Too Late • Energy Innovation
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act repealed a number of federal clean energy incentives. Here's how Americans can take advantage of them before they're gone.
energyinnovation.org
July 29, 2025 at 6:49 PM
sarabaldwin.bsky.social
Electrify This! podcast is live today! I speak with Harry Godfrey and @sarahsteinberg.bsky.social of @advancedenergyunited.org about the impacts of Congress' HR1 and what people and states can do to benefit from time-limited incentives before they're gone! energyinnovation.org/podcast/cong...
Congress Repealed Federal Clean Energy Incentives! How to Act Before It’s Too Late • Energy Innovation
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act repealed a number of federal clean energy incentives. Here's how Americans can take advantage of them before they're gone.
energyinnovation.org
July 29, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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energyinnovation.org
🔌💡 New episode of the Electrify This! #Podcast.

Next week, host @sarabaldwin.bsky.social is joined by Advanced Energy United's Harry Godfrey and sarahsteinberg.bsky.social for a post-One Big Beautiful Bill debrief.
July 23, 2025 at 3:47 PM
sarabaldwin.bsky.social
Now that the mega bill is law (GROAN), now is THE time to lease or buy a new or used EV and install charging infrastructure (before tax credits expire)! Alison Takemura w/ @canarymedia.com covers the incentives, tools for drivers, why EVs make great cars to drive! www.canarymedia.com/articles/ele...
With EV tax credit gone, now’s the time to buy an electric car
Trump’s megabill ends the consumer tax credits for EVs in September. But until then, shoppers can still use them to lock in lower prices — and great lease…
www.canarymedia.com
July 10, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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brendan.bsky.social
If you thought electricity prices were already rising quickly, congress just decided to throw fuel on the fire. #energysky www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Most Perverse Part of the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’
The Republican megabill could be setting America up for the worst energy-affordability crisis since the 1970s.
www.theatlantic.com
July 3, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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energyinnovation.org
🔌 💡 The newest episode of the Electrify This! #Podcast is out! @sarabaldwin.bsky.social and Mary Nichols discuss the recent federal actions could significantly slow the growth of EVs in the U.S., hurting both the economy and #environment.
🔊 energyinnovation.org/podcast/the-...
#greensky #energysky
June 26, 2025 at 2:19 PM
sarabaldwin.bsky.social
Our team at @energyinnovation.org released a report last week, Overcoming All Barriers to Industrial Electrification, which I highlight in my latest @forbes.com article. Plus a quick 🧵!

www.forbes.com/sites/energy...
Industry Energy Demand And Costs Keep Growing. Clean Energy Can Help
Industry is the largest energy consumer in the world, but many companies are embracing electric technologies to create truly cleaner products.
www.forbes.com
June 25, 2025 at 9:31 PM
sarabaldwin.bsky.social
I had the honor to speak with the legendary Mary Nichols on my latest podcast, Electrify This!, discussing the implications of federal actions and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on the U.S. EV market. Tune in tomorrow 6/26 wherever you get your podcasts!
energyinnovation.org Energy Innovation @energyinnovation.org · Jun 24
🔌 💡 This week on the Electrify This! #Podcast, our @sarabaldwin.bsky.social hosts Mary Nichols to discuss how the "One Big Beautiful Bill" and other federal repeals will crash America's #EV market.
#greensky #energysky
June 25, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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energyinnovation.org
🔌💡 Federal policies have attracted more than $13 billion in total announced #cleanenergy and #transportation investments across 74 new projects in #Utah since 2022.

@sarabaldwin.bsky.social discusses the future of Utah's energy 👉 www.heraldextra.com/news/opinion...
Guest opinion: Pragmatism needed in US Senate to protect Utah’s energy future
When my ancestors settled in what is now Beaver County 170 years ago, they carved out a living with few economic options beyond lumber, mining or hard labor. They had even fewer choices for energy — t...
www.heraldextra.com
June 23, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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tommoyerut.bsky.social
The Deseret News Editorial Board agreeing with Senator Curtis that keeping the tax credits is good for Utah’s energy production.
Opinion: Energy tax credits will help Utah compete
Geothermal production is important to the state and our nation's future.
www.deseret.com
June 11, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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dataforprogress.org
NEW DFP Insight: As Congressional Republicans weigh eliminating funding for the Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office, a majority of voters (61%) believe that the DOE should continue providing government-backed loans to invest in new clean energy technologies.
Bar chart of polling data from Data For Progress. Title: A Majority of Voters Want the Department of Energy to Provide Government-Backed Loans for New Clean Energy Technologies. Description: [see crosstabs for full question wording] Response Options: A) The Department of Energy should provide government-backed loans to invest in new clean energy technologies B) Don't know C) The Department of Energy should not provide government-backed loans to invest in new clean energy technologies All likely voters — 61% chose A, 9% chose B, 29% chose C Democrat — 79% chose A, 9% chose B, 12% chose C Independent / Third party — 61% chose A, 10% chose B, 29% chose C Republican — 43% chose A, 10% chose B, 47% chose C May 22–24, 2025 survey of 1,171 U.S. likely voters.
June 11, 2025 at 8:02 PM
sarabaldwin.bsky.social
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act is actually One Big Expensive Bill that, if passed as is, will do major damage to the U.S. economy, harm workers and families, and put the U.S. in the backseat when it comes to global competitiveness. The team at @energyinnovation.org modeled it, here's what we found:
June 11, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Reposted by Sara Baldwin
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Trump’s signature tax bill would blow a $2.4tn hole to America’s national debt over the next decade, according to a congressional budget office analysis.
Trump’s tax bill would add $2.4tn to US debt, says non-partisan analysis
www.theguardian.com
June 4, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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jswatz.bsky.social
“I think people should know that research that they probably would support is being canceled,” said Eden Tanner, a chemist at the University of Mississippi.
“I would like to cure brain cancer,” Dr. Tanner said. “I think that's not particularly controversial.”
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Here Are the Nearly 2,500 Medical Research Grants Canceled or Delayed by Trump
Some cuts have been starkly visible, but the country’s medical grant-making machinery has also radically transformed outside the public eye.
www.nytimes.com
June 4, 2025 at 9:40 PM
sarabaldwin.bsky.social
The Trump-Johnson bill will spike energy costs, worsen the deficit, knee-cap our growing economy, sabotage smart climate solutions, and...oh BTW, jeopardize grid reliability.

One Big Beautiful Bill? Try One Big Blackout Bill!

Props to @brendan.bsky.social for his hot take:
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One Big Blackout Bill? The House Reconciliation Bill Threatens Grid Reliability
Early on May 22, the House of Representatives passed its 2025 budget reconciliation bill, which would abruptly end the technology-neutral clean energy tax credits, making any renewable or storage reso
www.realclearenergy.org
June 4, 2025 at 7:48 PM