Joshua D. Rhodes
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Energy | Research Scientist @UTAustin & @ColumbiaUEnergy | CTO @ideasmithsLLC | Electric Commissioner @austintexasgov | husband | dad | views my own
Austin, TX
Joined May 2011
RT @hcanercan: Total U.S. #LNG capacity could surpass 206 MMtpa by early next decade, cementing its global role-@RBNEnergy. @ColumbiaUEnerg….
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If you’re looking to help out the flood victims in Central Texas, here is a good place to donate, I just did:.
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Excited to be giving the kickoff keynote at the Texas Wildlife Association (@texaswildlife) Private Lands Summit next week in San Antonio to talk about demand, renewables, and the Texas grid!.
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RT @JessePeltan: Solar does not have the location or transmission constraints wind did. Solar can go anywhere and everywhere — right where….
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But the summer ain't over yet folks! Pricey gas & a hot summer might lead to more coal, but a hot summer would also mean more solar! And ~2.3 GW of new storage has come online this year, which should be helpful. (h/t a WhatsApp convo w/ @MichaelEWebber).
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ERCOT fuel mix (through May 2025) showing some interesting milestones!. - The ERCOT grid ran on ~50% clean energy for the first 5 months of the year .- Solar caught up with coal generation at ~13% each so far
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RT @tylerhnorris: Some active accounts to start with (not exhaustive whatsoever, omissions not intentional, no particular order!): @JessePe….
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RT @bataille_chris: It’s not well understood that there are communities across the US that have improved local schools, libraries, clinics….
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RT @JamesHewettDC: I think the real energy policy issue we should be discussing rn is the Jones Act. .
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Reminder that renewables and storage are set to pay approximately . $50,000,000,000 . in local taxes and landowner payments, IN TEXAS ALONE, if we don’t mess it all up!.
Hey y'all! Check out our latest @ideasmithsLLC report on the impact of renewables & storage in TX!. tl;dr - The current & expected fleet of renewable & energy storage projects is expected to pay almost $50B in lifetime landowner payments & local taxes! 👇.
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RT @JessePeltan: You have to be willfully ignorant to believe that solar power is useless for serving air conditioning demand. (which is dr….
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Hopefully our work in Texas can help to inform national policy now! We need more cheap energy, not less!.
Another study backs my argument last night that Cruz and Cornyn are voting to raise electricity prices for Texans with their attack on clean energy.
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RT @SenWhitehouse: Another study backs my argument last night that Cruz and Cornyn are voting to raise electricity prices for Texans with t….
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ICYMI, my oped from the end of 2024: . More Energy is More Security. tl;dr - we should double down on renewables at home because that allows us use our other energy sources that are easier to export, like gas, for more global influence.
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RT @douglewinenergy: After this bill, we'll still build renewables but less and at greater cost. That means your light bill is going up. R….
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RT @JosephMajkut: In 2007, the EIA projected that the US would import 4.38 trillion cubic feet of LNG per year by 2025. In 2024, we exporte….
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