Stephen M. Collins
@smcollins.bsky.social
Strategy and Innovation @ Edison | Climatetech investor | CELI fellow | husband, dad and plant-based cyclist
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Stephen M. Collins
@smcollins.bsky.social
· Nov 11
Watt's Next: Exploring Climatetech and Utility Innovation
open.spotify.com
This week I launched a podcast called "Watt's Next" to break down complex Climatetech and Utility innovation whitepapers. I'm doing it all with GenAI! Would love feedback here on bluesky from those in this niche 🔌💡. First up is PG&E's R&D strategy:
open.spotify.com/show/2VGpbM2...
open.spotify.com/show/2VGpbM2...
This lyric turns 30 years old this week, but it's as relevant as ever:
"You think the only people who are people
Are the people who look and think like you
But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger
You'll learn things you never knew you never knew"
Who remembers what song this is from?
"You think the only people who are people
Are the people who look and think like you
But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger
You'll learn things you never knew you never knew"
Who remembers what song this is from?
June 15, 2025 at 9:36 PM
This lyric turns 30 years old this week, but it's as relevant as ever:
"You think the only people who are people
Are the people who look and think like you
But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger
You'll learn things you never knew you never knew"
Who remembers what song this is from?
"You think the only people who are people
Are the people who look and think like you
But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger
You'll learn things you never knew you never knew"
Who remembers what song this is from?
Reposted by Stephen M. Collins
For the first time, fossil fuels provided less than half of U.S. electricity generation for a full month (March 2025). One more milestone in the energy transition. oilprice.com/Energy/Energ... #Upshift
U.S. Electricity From Fossils Fuels Dips Below 50% for the First Time Ever | OilPrice.com
For the first time in history, fossil fuels supplied less than half of the United States' electricity generation for an entire month, marking a significant shift in the nation's energy mix.
oilprice.com
May 6, 2025 at 2:15 AM
For the first time, fossil fuels provided less than half of U.S. electricity generation for a full month (March 2025). One more milestone in the energy transition. oilprice.com/Energy/Energ... #Upshift
Almost $25 for 62 miles of range at a half empty supercharger at 8pm on a Monday night. Feels like prices for fast charging have inflated faster than anything else I buy...
January 28, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Almost $25 for 62 miles of range at a half empty supercharger at 8pm on a Monday night. Feels like prices for fast charging have inflated faster than anything else I buy...
Reposted by Stephen M. Collins
Incredible precision by the helicopter crew dropping water on the LA firea 🎯
January 9, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Incredible precision by the helicopter crew dropping water on the LA firea 🎯
I have a small podcast using AI to synthesize dense #EnergySky reports. This week I’m doing the DOE Pathways to Commercial Liftoff reports, aligned with #Deploy24!
Today I posted the podcast for the Grid report and it’s the best podcast yet:
open.spotify.com/episode/7DnH...
Today I posted the podcast for the Grid report and it’s the best podcast yet:
open.spotify.com/episode/7DnH...
S2E5 - Innovative Grid Deployment Commercial Liftoff
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December 5, 2024 at 1:07 AM
I have a small podcast using AI to synthesize dense #EnergySky reports. This week I’m doing the DOE Pathways to Commercial Liftoff reports, aligned with #Deploy24!
Today I posted the podcast for the Grid report and it’s the best podcast yet:
open.spotify.com/episode/7DnH...
Today I posted the podcast for the Grid report and it’s the best podcast yet:
open.spotify.com/episode/7DnH...
We've had an EV for 5 years and now drive only EVs.
I had a slight worry before going full EV that I might find it constraining. That's never happened.
I haven't once considered going back. 300+ mile range is a game changer.
EVs are far from perfect but they're a more appealing total package.
I had a slight worry before going full EV that I might find it constraining. That's never happened.
I haven't once considered going back. 300+ mile range is a game changer.
EVs are far from perfect but they're a more appealing total package.
*taps mic*
Each year, I hear about all the reasons that EVs will fail, and each year sales keep going up.
On track for just under 17 million in 2024, in line with BNEF forecast's from the start of the year
about.bnef.com/blog/are-glo...
Each year, I hear about all the reasons that EVs will fail, and each year sales keep going up.
On track for just under 17 million in 2024, in line with BNEF forecast's from the start of the year
about.bnef.com/blog/are-glo...
November 20, 2024 at 6:33 AM
We've had an EV for 5 years and now drive only EVs.
I had a slight worry before going full EV that I might find it constraining. That's never happened.
I haven't once considered going back. 300+ mile range is a game changer.
EVs are far from perfect but they're a more appealing total package.
I had a slight worry before going full EV that I might find it constraining. That's never happened.
I haven't once considered going back. 300+ mile range is a game changer.
EVs are far from perfect but they're a more appealing total package.
This is "precision" patio heater is brilliant, all electric, and a great looking product. Reminds me of stage lights - a very smart intersection of electrification and AI (computer vision) megatrends. 🔌💡
www.gsb.stanford.edu/experience/n...
www.gsb.stanford.edu/experience/n...
Raj Tilwa, MBA ’24: Targeted Heating Systems to Help Cool the Planet
www.gsb.stanford.edu
November 20, 2024 at 2:20 AM
This is "precision" patio heater is brilliant, all electric, and a great looking product. Reminds me of stage lights - a very smart intersection of electrification and AI (computer vision) megatrends. 🔌💡
www.gsb.stanford.edu/experience/n...
www.gsb.stanford.edu/experience/n...
Tbh a light cosmetic workup on the Radiant Nuclear Kaleidos microreactor vessel and you can have this. About the same size!
Congrats to them on their $100M raise! 🔌💡
ignition-news.com/radiant-rais...
Congrats to them on their $100M raise! 🔌💡
ignition-news.com/radiant-rais...
November 19, 2024 at 6:53 AM
Tbh a light cosmetic workup on the Radiant Nuclear Kaleidos microreactor vessel and you can have this. About the same size!
Congrats to them on their $100M raise! 🔌💡
ignition-news.com/radiant-rais...
Congrats to them on their $100M raise! 🔌💡
ignition-news.com/radiant-rais...
Resurfacing this Climate VC starter pack for the new folks in #energysky
Created a Climate VC starter pack, but need more climate investors. Please join and help me populate it go.bsky.app/DEX9nW9
November 17, 2024 at 5:02 PM
Resurfacing this Climate VC starter pack for the new folks in #energysky
Post a picture you took (no description) to bring some zen to the timeline
November 17, 2024 at 1:17 AM
Post a picture you took (no description) to bring some zen to the timeline
There is so much activity on here and no ads (that I've seen). Also it's completely free? What am I missing? Who's paying to run bluesky?
November 14, 2024 at 5:18 AM
There is so much activity on here and no ads (that I've seen). Also it's completely free? What am I missing? Who's paying to run bluesky?
🧵 PG&E’s Innovation Summit is massive and packed as it kicks off in San Jose with Mayor Matt Mahan. Anyone else here? I’ll post updates throughout the day.
#EnergySky
#EnergySky
November 13, 2024 at 5:14 PM
🧵 PG&E’s Innovation Summit is massive and packed as it kicks off in San Jose with Mayor Matt Mahan. Anyone else here? I’ll post updates throughout the day.
#EnergySky
#EnergySky
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The U.S. released targets for deploying new nuclear energy today at #COP29
🔵35 GW by 2035
🔵200 GW by 2050
🔵ramping the supply chain to 15 GW per year capacity by 2040
To address energy security, environmental impact, affordability, and more, we must deploy 🔌💡
🔵35 GW by 2035
🔵200 GW by 2050
🔵ramping the supply chain to 15 GW per year capacity by 2040
To address energy security, environmental impact, affordability, and more, we must deploy 🔌💡
November 12, 2024 at 2:52 PM
The U.S. released targets for deploying new nuclear energy today at #COP29
🔵35 GW by 2035
🔵200 GW by 2050
🔵ramping the supply chain to 15 GW per year capacity by 2040
To address energy security, environmental impact, affordability, and more, we must deploy 🔌💡
🔵35 GW by 2035
🔵200 GW by 2050
🔵ramping the supply chain to 15 GW per year capacity by 2040
To address energy security, environmental impact, affordability, and more, we must deploy 🔌💡
The youth climate movement around and following Biden's election re-energized my own commitment and enthusiasm to the space.
Reading these stats and quote compiled by @InsideClimate.flipboard.com.ap.brid.gy is a real eye opener for me. Looks like some huge gaps relative to just 4 years ago.
Reading these stats and quote compiled by @InsideClimate.flipboard.com.ap.brid.gy is a real eye opener for me. Looks like some huge gaps relative to just 4 years ago.
November 12, 2024 at 2:51 PM
The youth climate movement around and following Biden's election re-energized my own commitment and enthusiasm to the space.
Reading these stats and quote compiled by @InsideClimate.flipboard.com.ap.brid.gy is a real eye opener for me. Looks like some huge gaps relative to just 4 years ago.
Reading these stats and quote compiled by @InsideClimate.flipboard.com.ap.brid.gy is a real eye opener for me. Looks like some huge gaps relative to just 4 years ago.
Thank you @tnorris.bsky.social for curating the Bluesky climate community with outreach, starter packs, tips and more!
Nice to see Clean Energy Leadership Institute (CELI) alumns collected here, contact @smcollins.bsky.social to get added!
go.bsky.app/7eG7W1Z
go.bsky.app/7eG7W1Z
November 12, 2024 at 2:22 PM
Thank you @tnorris.bsky.social for curating the Bluesky climate community with outreach, starter packs, tips and more!
Great piece from @billmckibben.bsky.social about the stories we've overlooked 🔌💡
🟢 Solar + Wind = Costco! Not Whole Foods 😂
🟢 We are deploying a nuclear power plant's worth of solar *per day*
🟢 California cut natural gas use for electricity generation by 25% in one year
www.cjr.org/analysis/bil...
🟢 Solar + Wind = Costco! Not Whole Foods 😂
🟢 We are deploying a nuclear power plant's worth of solar *per day*
🟢 California cut natural gas use for electricity generation by 25% in one year
www.cjr.org/analysis/bil...
November 12, 2024 at 2:14 AM
Great piece from @billmckibben.bsky.social about the stories we've overlooked 🔌💡
🟢 Solar + Wind = Costco! Not Whole Foods 😂
🟢 We are deploying a nuclear power plant's worth of solar *per day*
🟢 California cut natural gas use for electricity generation by 25% in one year
www.cjr.org/analysis/bil...
🟢 Solar + Wind = Costco! Not Whole Foods 😂
🟢 We are deploying a nuclear power plant's worth of solar *per day*
🟢 California cut natural gas use for electricity generation by 25% in one year
www.cjr.org/analysis/bil...
Amy just started a climate VC pack!
Created a Climate VC starter pack, but need more climate investors. Please join and help me populate it go.bsky.app/DEX9nW9
November 12, 2024 at 1:51 AM
Amy just started a climate VC pack!
Created the Starter Pack for fellows and alums of the CELI program. Give them a follow and comment here if I should add you!
go.bsky.app/7eG7W1Z
go.bsky.app/7eG7W1Z
November 11, 2024 at 4:17 PM
Created the Starter Pack for fellows and alums of the CELI program. Give them a follow and comment here if I should add you!
go.bsky.app/7eG7W1Z
go.bsky.app/7eG7W1Z
This week I launched a podcast called "Watt's Next" to break down complex Climatetech and Utility innovation whitepapers. I'm doing it all with GenAI! Would love feedback here on bluesky from those in this niche 🔌💡. First up is PG&E's R&D strategy:
open.spotify.com/show/2VGpbM2...
open.spotify.com/show/2VGpbM2...
Watt's Next: Exploring Climatetech and Utility Innovation
open.spotify.com
November 11, 2024 at 12:32 AM
This week I launched a podcast called "Watt's Next" to break down complex Climatetech and Utility innovation whitepapers. I'm doing it all with GenAI! Would love feedback here on bluesky from those in this niche 🔌💡. First up is PG&E's R&D strategy:
open.spotify.com/show/2VGpbM2...
open.spotify.com/show/2VGpbM2...
Hey #EnergySky 🔌💡
I've joined to chat with you all! I'm all-in on deploying solutions for the climate emergency. I'm a clean energy technology scout and investor at a major California utility company and work on getting innovations deployed. CELI fellow and Climate Reality Leader. Let's connect!
I've joined to chat with you all! I'm all-in on deploying solutions for the climate emergency. I'm a clean energy technology scout and investor at a major California utility company and work on getting innovations deployed. CELI fellow and Climate Reality Leader. Let's connect!
November 11, 2024 at 12:18 AM
Hey #EnergySky 🔌💡
I've joined to chat with you all! I'm all-in on deploying solutions for the climate emergency. I'm a clean energy technology scout and investor at a major California utility company and work on getting innovations deployed. CELI fellow and Climate Reality Leader. Let's connect!
I've joined to chat with you all! I'm all-in on deploying solutions for the climate emergency. I'm a clean energy technology scout and investor at a major California utility company and work on getting innovations deployed. CELI fellow and Climate Reality Leader. Let's connect!