Caroline Spears
@c_r_spears
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You can support climate champions at https://t.co/5M8FWyz7aa & @Climate_AF. Personal account.
Joined June 2019
The U.S. is on track for another record year for clean electricity in 2025: 59 GW additions, which is 92% of new builds. Solar leads again, and storage nearly doubles. The grid is changing fast.
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News: Pennsylvania has a budget, four months late, after lawmakers passed a $50.1 billion deal that continues to fund public schools, creates a tax credit for working families, reforms permitting, and pulls the state out of a plan to cap carbon emissions from power plants.
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Inbox: The state Senate is meeting for "the purpose of voting committee meetings" and session starting at 5:30, Senate GOP spokesperson Kate Flessner says.
Per multiple sources: Both House Democrats and Senate Republicans have closed door meetings at 4 p.m. today as the Pennsylvania state budget hits 134 days late. Details of what will be discussed therein is still unclear.
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Today in AI tests:🤖 I sent ChatGPT and Claude the same set of 10 blurry photos of RSVP's to our Climate + Affordability policy launch this Thursday. I asked them both to create a .csv of registrants. 💥ChatGPT got 5 registrants. Claude got.... 156 💥 Anyone know why?
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A draft plan calls for Texas to step up its public transit, including rail between the state's major metros.
kxan.com
The state agency in charge of building Texas’ massive highways says Texans need more ways to get around if the state’s going to continue to grow — a stunning acknowledgment in car-dominant Te…
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Relevant to the affordability conversation. Most households now spend over $1,000/month on transportation.
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I'd add "fast" to this list. Solar and storage tick all boxes. https://t.co/6MBQC5Xnyd
forbes.com
This week’s newsletter also looks at the magical thinking behind Elon Musk’s $1 trillion pay package and cutting home heating costs with a “lukewarm” geothermal system
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Today on Volts: as you may have heard, there were some elections last week. How did they go for climate world? To find out, I did my annual check-in with @c_r_spears of @climatecabinet. I don't want to spoil anything, but folks ... they went well. Really well.
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Last week’s election: from Georgia to Allegheny County, @drvolts and I broke it down. 3 big themes: 📊 Turnout: who showed up & who didn't 💸 Affordability (how solving climate drives down bills) 🍃Tea Leaves: What this means for 2026 Listen here ⤵️ https://t.co/kx2LlPqPsJ
transcripts.volts.wtf
A conversation with Caroline Spears of Climate Cabinet.
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And not just CA, TX, and IL. Add TN/AL/KY/MS etc. to the list! LFG! https://t.co/GNUyYJfzxE
Not just CA and TX. Illinois to add 3 GW of batteries, saving consumers $12 billion over 20 years
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Luzerne County, PA: 16 hazardous waste sites, 13 abandoned mines, 6 superfund sites. 2 competitive State House seats nested. Follow @vitoforpa.
ANOTHER PENNSYLVANIA FLIP: Democrats will control Luzerne County Council, a Trump stronghold
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Get it together, PJM! @SpanbergerForVA, check this out -->
Texas is moving so fast, EIA can't keep up. According to S&P, at the end of Q2, ERCOT had 14,000 megawatts of batteries. According to ERCOT, we're now at 15,712 megawatts. Texas has added more batteries in the last quarter than PJM has added in its entire history.
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This is huge!! We supported the first slate of Luzerne County in 2023, and they are clearly building on their success. The previous county government failed to fund any clean air or clean water priorities - even toxic remediation. Congrats 🎉
ANOTHER PENNSYLVANIA FLIP: Democrats will control Luzerne County Council, a Trump stronghold
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John won by *checks notes* 0.48% last night.
🏆 @McAuliff4VA just clinched the win! He’s ready to fight like hell for lower bills and a stronger, more sustainable economy.
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ME: Dems hope gov wins in Va/NJ show they can tie rising power prices to Trump’s blocking of renewables in midterms. “If you look at the broad brush, you’re going to see there's a strong sentiment in the public closing down wind & solar doesn’t make sense,” @Hickenlooper told me
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Looking forward to getting to Richmond and working on solutions that solve the affordability crisis that affects every Virginian!
🏆 @McAuliff4VA just clinched the win! He’s ready to fight like hell for lower bills and a stronger, more sustainable economy.
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Not the most important datapoint of the night, given how low-turnout these races are, but the Democrats are on track to win the Georgia Public Service Commission seat by ~20. I have never seen (nor could anyone even imagine) anything like this.
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