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Justin Gerdes

@JustinGerdes

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I publish the Quitting Carbon newsletter: https://t.co/s0T5Qb37AC. Former Managing Editor, @EnergyMonitorAI. https://t.co/lkzalDMm7a

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Justin Gerdes
9 months
Some personal news: I'm very excited to share that I'm launching a newsletter called Quitting Carbon, focused on the projects, people, and policies advancing the energy transition. Read more about what I'll be up to and subscribe!
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Reporting and analysis on the projects, people, and policies advancing the energy transition. Welcome to Quitting Carbon, a newsletter that will chronicle the most important story of our lives:...
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Sunday reading: Sacramento's utility has remade the site of a shuttered nuclear reactor into a clean energy park. With power demand growing, the model could be replicated at retired or underutilized thermal power plants across the US. via Quitting Carbon.
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The Sacramento Municipal Utility District has remade the site of a shuttered nuclear reactor into a clean energy park. With power demand growing, the model could be replicated at retired or underut...
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Justin Gerdes
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Sacramento's utility has remade the site of a shuttered nuclear reactor into a clean energy park. With power demand growing, the model could be replicated at retired or underutilized thermal power plants across the U.S. by me for Quitting Carbon.
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The Sacramento Municipal Utility District has remade the site of a shuttered nuclear reactor into a clean energy park. With power demand growing, the model could be replicated at retired or underut...
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Justin Gerdes
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My latest at Quitting Carbon: @SMUDUpdates has remade the site of a shuttered nuclear reactor into a clean energy park. With power demand growing, the model could be replicated at retired or underutilized thermal power plants across the US.
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The Sacramento Municipal Utility District has remade the site of a shuttered nuclear reactor into a clean energy park. With power demand growing, the model could be replicated at retired or underut...
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Justin Gerdes
9 days
Receive deep dives like this, and everything else that I publish at Quitting Carbon, by signing up for my newsletter. A paid subscription makes it possible for me to continue to bring you these stories.
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With the installation of an induction cooktop, I was able to shut off the fossil gas supplied to my 17-year-old home in Northern California. Here's how I did it.
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Justin Gerdes
9 days
ICYMI: Scotland approves massive offshore wind farm, U.S. offshore wind under assault, wave energy in Spain, and more highlights from what I've been reading. via Quitting Carbon.
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Quitting Carbon is a 100% subscriber-funded publication. To support my work, please consider becoming a paid subscriber or making a one-time donation. In case you missed it, on Monday I published a...
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Justin Gerdes
11 days
Weekend reading: Get caught up on my latest at Quitting Carbon: a deep dive into how I turned my house into an all-electric home: and a roundup of highlights from what I've been reading:
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Quitting Carbon is a 100% subscriber-funded publication. To support my work, please consider becoming a paid subscriber or making a one-time donation. In case you missed it, on Monday I published a...
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Justin Gerdes
12 days
My latest at Quitting Carbon: Scotland approves massive offshore wind farm, U.S. offshore wind under assault, wave energy in Spain, and more highlights from what I've been reading.
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Quitting Carbon is a 100% subscriber-funded publication. To support my work, please consider becoming a paid subscriber or making a one-time donation. In case you missed it, on Monday I published a...
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Justin Gerdes
13 days
Thanks @nycskylight for including my story on my journey to an all-electric home in your latest newsletter. Folks should absolutely sign up to receive your news about New York's clean energy transition:
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Justin Gerdes
16 days
I wouldn't be publishing a newsletter worthy of the name "Quitting Carbon" if I wasn't willing to take action to get off fossil fuels and reduce emissions in my own life. I recently had the fossil gas shut off at my home. Here's how I did it.
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With the installation of an induction cooktop, I was able to shut off the fossil gas supplied to my 17-year-old home in Northern California. Here's how I did it.
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Justin Gerdes
17 days
My latest at Quitting Carbon: With the installation of an induction cooktop, I was able to shut off the fossil gas supplied to my 17-year-old home in Northern California. Here's how I did it.
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With the installation of an induction cooktop, I was able to shut off the fossil gas supplied to my 17-year-old home in Northern California. Here's how I did it.
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Justin Gerdes
23 days
My latest at Quitting Carbon: California's cleaner grid, UK and Poland energy transitions, research roundup, and more highlights from what I've been reading.
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Quitting Carbon is a 100% subscriber-funded publication. To support my work, please consider becoming a paid subscriber or making a one-time donation. It’s wonderful to have so many new readers...
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Justin Gerdes
29 days
I love that so many of you are so excited about my Q&A with Meghan Wood on her solar startup. Don't miss future stories by signing up for Quitting Carbon. A paid subscription makes it possible for me to continue bringing you these stories. Thank you!
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In a conversation with Quitting Carbon, Meghan Wood, co-founder of startup Raya Power, says modular solar power systems will revolutionize energy access.
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Justin Gerdes
1 month
ICYMI: You've likely heard about the boom in so-called balcony solar in Germany. I spoke with Meghan Wood, co-founder of Raya Power, a startup working to bring small modular solar to market in the U.S. by me at Quitting Carbon.
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In a conversation with Quitting Carbon, Meghan Wood, co-founder of startup Raya Power, says modular solar power systems will revolutionize energy access.
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Justin Gerdes
1 month
My latest at Quitting Carbon: You've likely heard about the boom in so-called balcony solar in Germany. I recently spoke with Meghan Wood, co-founder of Raya Power, a startup working to bring small modular solar to market here in the U.S.
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In a conversation with Quitting Carbon, Meghan Wood, co-founder of startup Raya Power, says modular solar power systems will revolutionize energy access.
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Justin Gerdes
1 month
ICYMI: My latest at Quitting Carbon: Trump targets DOE's national labs, heat pumps can replace your AC, LNG exports and your utility bill, and more highlights from what I've been reading.
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Quitting Carbon is a 100% subscriber-funded publication. To support my work, please consider becoming a paid subscriber or making a one-time donation. For those of you who recently subscribed,...
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Justin Gerdes
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My latest at Quitting Carbon: Trump targets DOE's national labs, heat pumps can replace your AC, LNG exports and your utility bill, and more highlights from what I've been reading. Plus, a bonus: a great longread from my friend @OllieGordon88.
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Quitting Carbon is a 100% subscriber-funded publication. To support my work, please consider becoming a paid subscriber or making a one-time donation. For those of you who recently subscribed,...
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Justin Gerdes
1 month
My latest at Quitting Carbon: Trump targets DOE's national labs, heat pumps can replace your AC, LNG exports and your utility bill, and more highlights from what I've been reading.
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Quitting Carbon is a 100% subscriber-funded publication. To support my work, please consider becoming a paid subscriber or making a one-time donation. For those of you who recently subscribed,...
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Justin Gerdes
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ICYMI: I spoke with one of the most knowledgeable experts I know in the sector, @neepenergy's Dave Lis, about what it will take to get heat pumps into the millions of U.S. buildings that need them. via Quitting Carbon.
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In a conversation with Quitting Carbon, Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships’ Dave Lis describes what it will take to get heat pumps into the millions of U.S. buildings that need them.
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