I cover the energy transition for Inside Climate News. Based in Ohio. Born in Iowa. Go MN Twins! https://insideclimatenews.org/profile/dan-gearino/https://bsky.app/profile/dangearino.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/dangearino.bsky.social/post/3mkuyyx67uc24I asked a bunch of analysts, "Does the 9.2 GW gas plant proposed for Ohio make sense?" Every single person, across areas of expertise, gave answers that could be summed up as, "Probably not." And they gave the reasons, one by one. https://insideclimatenews.org/news/02052026/massive-ohio-gas-power-plant-energy-risks/ #energysky02 May 2026 15:56 +0000at://did:plc:l27n5qiumclemimi7oglbpbh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkuyyx67uc24https://bsky.app/profile/dangearino.bsky.social/post/3mkv6w7xecc26https://insideclimatenews.org/news/02052026/massive-ohio-gas-power-plant-energy-risks/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 May 2026 17:42 +0000at://did:plc:l27n5qiumclemimi7oglbpbh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkv6w7xecc26https://bsky.app/profile/dangearino.bsky.social/post/3mkuyyx67uc24I asked a bunch of analysts, "Does the 9.2 GW gas plant proposed for Ohio make sense?" Every single person, across areas of expertise, gave answers that could be summed up as, "Probably not." And they gave the reasons, one by one. https://insideclimatenews.org/news/02052026/massive-ohio-gas-power-plant-energy-risks/ #energysky02 May 2026 15:56 +0000at://did:plc:l27n5qiumclemimi7oglbpbh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkuyyx67uc24https://bsky.app/profile/dangearino.bsky.social/post/3mksnll5plc27The leaders in utilizing the federal EV charging program are not the ones you may expect, including my home, the land of the Buckeyes: https://insideclimatenews.org/news/30042026/inside-clean-energy-national-ev-charging-program/01 May 2026 17:26 +0000at://did:plc:l27n5qiumclemimi7oglbpbh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksnll5plc27https://bsky.app/profile/dangearino.bsky.social/post/3mksnll5plc27The leaders in utilizing the federal EV charging program are not the ones you may expect, including my home, the land of the Buckeyes: https://insideclimatenews.org/news/30042026/inside-clean-energy-national-ev-charging-program/01 May 2026 17:26 +0000at://did:plc:l27n5qiumclemimi7oglbpbh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksnll5plc27https://bsky.app/profile/dangearino.bsky.social/post/3mkpx6vadc22eWhat's the current status of the NEVI program for EV charging? Still going, and going pretty strong, according to a new report. https://insideclimatenews.org/news/30042026/inside-clean-energy-national-ev-charging-program/30 Apr 2026 15:40 +0000at://did:plc:l27n5qiumclemimi7oglbpbh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpx6vadc22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/dangearino.bsky.social/post/3mkpx6vadc22eWhat's the current status of the NEVI program for EV charging? Still going, and going pretty strong, according to a new report. https://insideclimatenews.org/news/30042026/inside-clean-energy-national-ev-charging-program/30 Apr 2026 15:40 +0000at://did:plc:l27n5qiumclemimi7oglbpbh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpx6vadc22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/dangearino.bsky.social/post/3mkasxaikvk2vThe grid of the future is going to run largely on solar power, according to just about any reputable forecast. And Ohio is notable for its hostility to solar development, according to new research: https://insideclimatenews.org/news/23042026/inside-clean-energy-ohio-permit-rejections/24 Apr 2026 15:14 +0000at://did:plc:l27n5qiumclemimi7oglbpbh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkasxaikvk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/dangearino.bsky.social/post/3mkasxaikvk2vThe grid of the future is going to run largely on solar power, according to just about any reputable forecast. And Ohio is notable for its hostility to solar development, according to new research: https://insideclimatenews.org/news/23042026/inside-clean-energy-ohio-permit-rejections/24 Apr 2026 15:14 +0000at://did:plc:l27n5qiumclemimi7oglbpbh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkasxaikvk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/dangearino.bsky.social/post/3mk65oa76zk2pWhen a leading renewable energy developer says it's like "Russian roulette" to do business in your state, that's probably not good. Here's a look at new research into state permitting processes: https://insideclimatenews.org/news/23042026/inside-clean-energy-ohio-permit-rejections/23 Apr 2026 13:48 +0000at://did:plc:l27n5qiumclemimi7oglbpbh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk65oa76zk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/dangearino.bsky.social/post/3mk3zekmu4s2zAn extremely anti-consumer business model just got nuked by the Ohio Supreme Court: https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/politics/2026/04/22/ohio-supreme-court-rules-state-can-regulate-submetering-companies/89731219007/22 Apr 2026 17:26 +0000at://did:plc:l27n5qiumclemimi7oglbpbh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3zekmu4s2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/dangearino.bsky.social/post/3mjniwpzdzs2aIt’s a cleaner, less expensive kind of dance, with lower stranded asset risk16 Apr 2026 22:55 +0000at://did:plc:l27n5qiumclemimi7oglbpbh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjniwpzdzs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/dangearino.bsky.social/post/3mjniwpzdzs2aIt’s a cleaner, less expensive kind of dance, with lower stranded asset risk16 Apr 2026 22:55 +0000at://did:plc:l27n5qiumclemimi7oglbpbh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjniwpzdzs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/dangearino.bsky.social/post/3mjmun5l4p22iCould high gasoline prices lead to an EV sales surge? The reaction is likely to be muted because of recent policy changes and a lack of budget-friendly options, as I write here: https://insideclimatenews.org/news/16042026/inside-clean-energy-gas-prices-evs/16 Apr 2026 16:51 +0000at://did:plc:l27n5qiumclemimi7oglbpbh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmun5l4p22i