Reporter, NYT Climate. email: brad.plumer@nytimes.com signal: bradplumer.54https://bsky.app/profile/bradplumer.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/bradplumer.bsky.social/post/3lqfpbvcjqs2dDOE cancels $3.7 billion in demonstration projects aimed at cutting emissions — a couple big carbon capture demos, but also cement, glass, iron, chemicals projects. Calpine and Exxon Mobil were hit, as were startups like Sublime and Brimstone. (Full list in story.) https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/climate/energy-dept-climate-tech-awards-cut.html30 May 2025 16:57 +0000at://did:plc:xhrtlzravw7teluu2dpph5xk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqfpbvcjqs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/bradplumer.bsky.social/post/3lppxnjuqyc2pLatest House GOP bill has faster phaseout of IRA clean electricity credits—need to start building wind/solar/battery/geothermal before 60 days after law passes and finish by end 2028, or no credit. Nuclear gets an exception—a new reactor can get the credit if it starts construction by end 2028. https://amendments-rules.house.gov/amendments/RCP_119-3_Managers_xml%20(002)250521201648156.pdf22 May 2025 01:28 +0000at://did:plc:xhrtlzravw7teluu2dpph5xk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lppxnjuqyc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/bradplumer.bsky.social/post/3lp2ka4gsas2vSince the IRA passed, companies have made plans to invest over $843 billion in clean energy projects. But just one-third of that has actually been invested, new data shows. Much of the rest is now at risk. On the new House Republican plan to dismantle the IRA, with @harrystevens.bsky.social https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/climate/ira-repubican-tax-bill-clean-energy.html13 May 2025 13:02 +0000at://did:plc:xhrtlzravw7teluu2dpph5xk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp2ka4gsas2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/bradplumer.bsky.social/post/3li6jbnvjis25More than 300 workers at the National Nuclear Security Administration were told they were fired on Thursday. Now many of them are getting contacted and told to come back to their jobs: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/us/politics/energy-department-layoffs.html15 Feb 2025 00:59 +0000at://did:plc:xhrtlzravw7teluu2dpph5xk/app.bsky.feed.post/3li6jbnvjis25https://bsky.app/profile/bradplumer.bsky.social/post/3lhwfbl3snc2kNew York Times is hiring for two climate reporter jobs — descriptions/how to apply at the links: 1) Climate policy reporter: https://nytimes.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/NYT/details/Climate-Policy-Reporter_REQ-017720-1 2) Climate adaptation reporter: https://nytimes.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/NYT/details/Climate-Adaptation-Correspondent_REQ-017751-111 Feb 2025 19:27 +0000at://did:plc:xhrtlzravw7teluu2dpph5xk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhwfbl3snc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/bradplumer.bsky.social/post/3lgvlmtko322rI've seen stories about how DeepSeek is upending expectations of rising demand but is that what the market's saying? Maybe things evolve further, but right now most of these stocks are back to… early January levels. A correction, sure, but doesn't seem like the big picture has hugely changed. No?29 Jan 2025 18:22 +0000at://did:plc:xhrtlzravw7teluu2dpph5xk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgvlmtko322rhttps://bsky.app/profile/bradplumer.bsky.social/post/3lgivesaihk2rNew Interior memo orders a 60-day pause on new approvals for all renewable energy development on federal land—not just wind, this one also affects solar. https://www.doi.gov/document-library/secretary-order/3415-temporary-suspension-delegated-authority (Very similar to an early Biden DOI memo ordering a 60-day freeze on new fossil fuel authorizations on public lands.)24 Jan 2025 17:12 +0000at://did:plc:xhrtlzravw7teluu2dpph5xk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgivesaihk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/bradplumer.bsky.social/post/3lgdppbr2ks2gCould the big VC Summer nuclear project in South Carolina come back from the dead? Santee Cooper is looking to sell the unfinished plant to buyers who might be interested in building two AP-1000s: https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/ai-nuclear-power-south-carolina-57b7ad2a22 Jan 2025 15:47 +0000at://did:plc:xhrtlzravw7teluu2dpph5xk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgdppbr2ks2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/bradplumer.bsky.social/post/3lgdogh2k4c2gDesalination for drinking water is surprisingly affordable. Desalination for agriculture probably doesn't make a ton of economic sense apart from some high-value crops. Really interesting post by @hannahritchie.bsky.social https://www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/how-much-energy-does-desalinisation22 Jan 2025 15:25 +0000at://did:plc:xhrtlzravw7teluu2dpph5xk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgdogh2k4c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/bradplumer.bsky.social/post/3lgbkjcrrus26A few early things jump out on Trump's crackdown on wind power: — may affect wind projects on private lands, since many still need federal permits. — several approved offshore projects face lawsuits, Trump could decline to defend  — possibly puts chill on investment even past the next four years. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/climate/wind-power-executive-order-trump.html21 Jan 2025 19:09 +0000at://did:plc:xhrtlzravw7teluu2dpph5xk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgbkjcrrus26https://bsky.app/profile/bradplumer.bsky.social/post/3lfpvmfztac2dPretty big blow for efforts to make low-carbon steel in the U.S. (Also a strong possibility that $500 million won't be repurposed under Trump's DOE and will go unspent, though I guess we'll see...) https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/green-steel/ssab-quietly-pulls-out-of-500m-green-steel-award-negotiations14 Jan 2025 18:40 +0000at://did:plc:xhrtlzravw7teluu2dpph5xk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfpvmfztac2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/bradplumer.bsky.social/post/3lflcthlcds2iNice brief history of prescribed burning (and why we don’t do more of it to reduce wildfire risk): https://jabberwocking.com/why-dont-we-do-more-prescribed-burning-an-explainer/ by @kdrum.bsky.social12 Jan 2025 22:53 +0000at://did:plc:xhrtlzravw7teluu2dpph5xk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lflcthlcds2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/bradplumer.bsky.social/post/3lfidix7zss2wWhat are the arguments that utility wildfire prevention measures (which have broad societal benefits) should be funded by ratepayers and higher electricity rates instead of out of general budgets? It seems like an odd system with some downsides but maybe there are good reasons for it.11 Jan 2025 18:27 +0000at://did:plc:xhrtlzravw7teluu2dpph5xk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfidix7zss2whttps://bsky.app/profile/bradplumer.bsky.social/post/3lfi6ofqnws2w“We’ve forecast peak coal at least three times,” said Rory Simington, a coal analyst with Wood Mackenzie, a natural-resources analytics company. “We keep getting surprised.” https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/coal-industry-decline-east-west-divide-980c68c811 Jan 2025 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:xhrtlzravw7teluu2dpph5xk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfi6ofqnws2whttps://bsky.app/profile/bradplumer.bsky.social/post/3lfhxdtvrhs2rReally great thread. A key part: “But I also know that you can rebuild and manage the land so that next time the houses won't burn down. I've seen it work.” [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Jan 2025 14:50 +0000at://did:plc:xhrtlzravw7teluu2dpph5xk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfhxdtvrhs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/bradplumer.bsky.social/post/3lffznhgxjk2wThis is pretty interesting. An attempt to electrify an entire home without needing to upgrade the electrical panels (which can cost $3,000 or more). [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Jan 2025 20:25 +0000at://did:plc:xhrtlzravw7teluu2dpph5xk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lffznhgxjk2w