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https://bsky.app/profile/michael-thomas.bsky.social/post/3lptynriiis22
Published: May 23, 2025 15:57
In the coming weeks, the Senate will decide the fate of clean energy in America.
So I decided to crunch some numbers and see how much solar, wind, and storage capacity has been built in each Senators' state.
https://bsky.app/profile/michael-thomas.bsky.social/post/3lp5cuu24ys24
Published: May 14, 2025 15:29
This week, Republicans released their budget bill that aims to repeal the Inflation Reduction Act.
I analyzed every clean energy project that has been built since the IRA passed—3,570 in all.
The proposed budget bill would hurt Republican districts the…
https://bsky.app/profile/michael-thomas.bsky.social/post/3lmaixhpwq22u
Published: April 7, 2025 17:40
How are tariffs going to impact the solar market in the US?
At Cleanview we just published a new dataset and dashboard to help folks understand the potential impact of the latest tariffs.
Here are a few takeaways from the data:
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https://bsky.app/profile/michael-thomas.bsky.social/post/3lltvqfqaqc2a
Published: April 2, 2025 17:24
🌎 Climate tech job alert 🌎
I'm hiring a Data Engineer at @CleanviewEnergy
to build data pipelines that will power our clean energy intelligence platform.
If you know anyone who loves working with clean energy data, please send them my way.
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https://bsky.app/profile/michael-thomas.bsky.social/post/3ljpqwe3ayc25
Published: March 6, 2025 14:57
Texas will add more battery storage capacity in 2025 than any other state.
Developers plan to build 7 GW of new capacity—as much as the entire US built in 2023.
https://bsky.app/profile/michael-thomas.bsky.social/post/3ljnifgencc23
Published: March 5, 2025 17:19
One of the most overlooked energy stories of 2024:
Battery storage grew 65% last year, with the U.S. adding 10.9 GW of new capacity. And growth is accelerating—we're on track for 18.1 GW in 2025, a 68% increase.
Just 5 years ago, this technology was…
https://bsky.app/profile/michael-thomas.bsky.social/post/3lik6vh7ktc2i
Published: February 19, 2025 16:26
One of the most promising clean energy trends over the last year has been the growth of solar in Republican states in the South.
- AR added 943 MW of capacity (99% vs. 2023).
- MS added 794 MW of capacity (647% vs. 2023).
- LA added 726 MW of capacity…
https://bsky.app/profile/michael-thomas.bsky.social/post/3lif5srp53222
Published: February 17, 2025 16:23
Texas is going to build a massive amount of solar this year.
It's worth noting that 80% of the capacity (~9 GW) in the chart below is already under construction and therefore protected against Trump's recent orders.
https://bsky.app/profile/michael-thomas.bsky.social/post/3lhykowft5c2n
Published: February 12, 2025 16:09
Over the last few months, I've been analyzing data on clean energy trends in America.
Today I published a report with ~50 trends that I found in my research.
One major takeaway: The U.S. added 47% more clean energy in 2024 than the year before.
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https://bsky.app/profile/michael-thomas.bsky.social/post/3lfxwfxxtnk2r
Published: January 17, 2025 23:15
Moss Landing, the largest battery in the US caught fire yesterday.
A journalist just asked me, "Are batteries safe?"
I told him the fossil fuel plants batteries replace kill 1,000s of people in the US / year.
Batteries aren't perfect. But they're way…