@calenergy.bsky.social: "During the second quarter of 2026, Californians purchased 86,857 new zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs). This represents 19.1% of new car sales, an increase of 3.3 percentage points compared to the first quarter of 2026." www.energy.ca.gov/news/2026-07...

"It’s good to be in the utility-scale solar business, even in the United States. Despite tariffs and shifting tax credit policies, business is booming," reports @dangearino.bsky.social: insideclimatenews.org/news/0907202... graphic by @paulhornographic.bsky.social 🔌💡

@irena-official.bsky.social: "In total, installed renewables helped avoid an estimated USD 480 billion in fossil-fuel costs in 2025, turning renewables into a geopolitical shock absorber against fossil-volatile systems in energy crisis." www.irena.org/News/pressre... 🔌💡

Have something you want to share about the energy transition? Send it to Chris: www.transitiontimes.net 🔌💡

Beautiful! I hiked through the North Grove in March.

"We support California’s efforts to investigate and challenge these latest attempts by the Trump Administration to delay needed U.S. offshore wind power." - Offshore Wind California Executive Director Adam Stern: www.offshorewindca.org/s/OWC-Statem... 🔌💡

A trusted voice on the clean energy transition is certainly what you get at @quittingcarbon.bsky.social. Readers' willingness to pay for it is the challenge - as I put it recently: www.quittingcarbonmedia.com/mid-year-spe... 🔌💡

Keir Starmer (like Joe Biden here in the US, I would add) was unable to effectively promote his government's clean energy achievements, writes @james-bg.bsky.social: www.businessgreen.com/news/4531543... 🔌💡

Thank you, @billmckibben.bsky.social, for sharing the column I published this week at @quittingcarbon.bsky.social in your energy and climate news roundup! www.quittingcarbonmedia.com/clean-energy... 🔌💡

"As of now, with the Iran debacle receding and El Niño looming, we can say a few things with certainty," writes @billmckibben.bsky.social: billmckibben.substack.com/p/now-where 🔌💡

EIA: "In CAISO, utility-scale solar generated more electricity than natural gas on a daily basis on 82% of days in the first five months of 2026, up from 21% in 2024 and 2025." www.eia.gov/todayinenerg... 🔌💡

@ember-energy.org: "The share of gas in the global power mix declined for the fifth consecutive year in 2025, despite a small rise in absolute gas generation." ember-energy.org/latest-insig... 🔌💡

Denmark's new “Four-leaf clover government” aims to be "the greenest government yet." stateofgreen-25585037.hs-sites-eu1.com/the-greenest... via State of Green 🔌💡

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EIA: "In our most recent Short-Term Energy Outlook, we forecast that annual electric power generation from utility-scale solar will surpass that from coal for the first time in 2026 within the electricity grid that covers most of Texas." www.eia.gov/todayinenerg... 🔌💡

An update from @emilypont.bsky.social regarding my earlier question re: whether California @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov could challenge an Interior offshore wind lease cancellation deal: heatmap.news/energy/trump... 🔌💡

Some fascinating details in this Sam Parkinson dispatch from the Beijing Auto Show on autonomous heavy-duty trucks in China: thedriven.io/2026/04/25/e... via @thedriven.io 🔌💡

A rainbow on display in my neighborhood in Concord, California, last night ... #EarthDay

Good news: It's now much easier to share stories at sites and newsletters like @quittingcarbon.bsky.social that are hosted by @ghost.org: www.quittingcarbonmedia.com/trumps-iran-...

EIA: "During 2025, the U.S. electric power sector retired 2.6 gigawatts of coal-fired generating capacity at four power plants, the least since 2010." www.eia.gov/todayinenerg...

@solarpowereu.bsky.social: "The EU’s existing solar fleet is offsetting more than €110 million of gas imports per day from March 1-17 alone. In the same period, solar has reduced the overall gas import bill by 32%." www.solarpowereurope.org/press-releas... 🔌💡

EIA: "Rooftop solar generating capacity in Puerto Rico totaled 1,456 megawatts at the end of 2025, 20% of the overall capacity mix. ... Between 2016 and 2025 rooftop solar installations accounted for 81% of the new generating capacity in Puerto Rico." www.eia.gov/todayinenerg... 🔌💡

"2025 saw total renewable power capacity reach 5149 gigawatts (GW) after the addition of 692 GW, or a 15.5% of annual increase," according to a new @irena-official.bsky.social report: www.irena.org/News/pressre... 🔌💡

Context on yesterday's U.S. offshore wind milestones from Ben Storrow, who has been reporting on the industry from its early days: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... 🔌💡

In her newsletter this morning, @canarymedia.com's Sarah Shemkus highlights three stories about how states are attempting to lower energy costs at the expense of clean energy and energy efficiency programs: hello.canarymedia.com/affordabilit... 🔌💡

New from @energyandpolicy.org: "Using publicly reported financial data, this report provides the first systematic look at how much of each dollar spent on electricity ultimately goes to investors." energyandpolicy.org/utility-prof... 🔌💡

@rhg.com on "Why Are Chinese EVs So Cheap?": "The two largest drivers are vertical integration and significantly lower overheads, which together account for at least three-quarters of the cost advantage for all three OEMs." rhg.com/research/why...

"As of mid-February, more than 50 bills related to plug-in solar were under consideration in 29 states and DC." www.dsireinsight.com/blog/2026/2/... via @nccleantech.bsky.social 🔌💡

"China’s high-speed rail network doubled in size in just eight years between 2016 and 2024, while the number of passengers carried and the total number of passenger-miles increased even faster, boosting internal connectivity." jkempenergy.com/2026/02/17/b... via @jkempenergy.bsky.social

An update on the construction of @dominionenergy.bsky.social's Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project: coastalreview.org/2026/02/with... by Catherine Kozak 🔌💡