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In 2024, just 277 miles of new large-scale transmission lines were built. In 2013, it was 4,000. That kind of decline isn’t an engineering problem. It’s a system one. If we want to power the future, we need to execute at a national scale.
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From the PJM governors’ summit to practical action: our new Frontier shows how states can use long-term bilateral power contracts to help stabilize consumer bills. 
A guide for governors and their teams: cleanecon.org/wp-content/upl…
Daniel Wolf@daniel_wolf1Oct 8
Saw my hero today (fellow promoter of Jeppson's Malört)
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Winning a federal award should be a milestone — not the start of another obstacle course. Our Opening the Front Door Blueprint looks at how to make the path from award to first dollar faster, clearer, and more predictable. 🎥 Watch the video ↓
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America needs a bigger, stronger electric grid. But how do we pay for it when families are already struggling with electricity bills? @daniel_wolf1's latest blog explores ways to finance new power lines and power plants while protecting household budgets: cleanecon.org/paying-for-the…
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⚡Nobody likes surprises on their electricity bill. Our latest Frontier explores how long-term power contracts could protect consumers from price swings while helping finance the reliable power America needs. Read more: tinyurl.com/29hed5mh
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The Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 unlocks the transmission and clean generation we need to meet rising energy demand while lowering costs. We urge Congress to swiftly pass this bill.
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Net-zero by 2050 is the right outcome. But is it the wrong goal? Energy Frenemies Ep. 2: @aliyahaq, Rich Powell & Dr. Vijay Swarup on what we should actually measure. Emissions, yes, but also power bills and grid reliability.
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Watch/listen to the latest Energy Frenemies Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas… Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0f7… YouTube: youtu.be/3f6wyXNdX4Q

Is Net-Zero The Wrong Goal?

Podcast Episode · Energy Frenemies · EP2 · 35m · Video

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What a week at #ClimateWeekNYC. 🗽⚡️ CleanEcon brought together leaders across energy, business, and philanthropy to tackle a shared question: How do we build a more reliable, affordable, and clean energy future? A few highlights 👇
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🔌 w/@cleanaircatf and @PubEnterprise we worked to identify opportunities for federal leadership around building interregional transmission. 🌎 And w/@heatmap_news, we hosted a conversation on the future of climate philanthropy.
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Our team was also out in full force, participating in conversations on everything from carbon removal to grid modernization. And, of course, we ended the week with 150 of our friends at karaoke! 🎤 Huge thanks to our partners, speakers, & colleagues. See you next year!
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Congratulations to our friends @fervoenergy on achieving first power at Cape Station!
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Fervo Energy’s Utah project supplied electricity to the regional grid in a first for a utility-scale enhanced geothermal system bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Fervo Achieves ‘First Power’ From Utah Geothermal Installation

Fervo Energy Co.’s Utah project supplied electricity to the regional grid, in a first for a utility-scale enhanced geothermal system.

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Aliya Haq@aliyahaqSep 17
Check out Energy Frenemies: It's our new limited series podcast from @CleanEconProj with three unusual co-hosts: there's me, @aliyahaq the enviro veteran, Vijay Swarup the retired VP of @exxonmobil & @powellrich, CEO of @CEBAPower. On Apple, Spotify, & youtube.com/watch?v=jNuGZhUW…
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Daniel Wolf@daniel_wolf1Sep 18
Why do some clean firm technologies make it across the commercialization “valley of death” while so many others get stuck? @Farah_Benahmed and I took a closer look at Fervo Energy and X-energy: two very different companies whose paths reveal a similar pattern.
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Big ideas need the right capital to scale. ⚡️ CleanEcon's @daniel_wolf1 and Farah Benahmed explore how government, philanthropy, and private finance can each play a role in bringing the next gen of clean firm technologies to market. Read our latest blog: cleanecon.org/three-pools-of…
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📷 Energy Frenemies is here! A veteran environmentalist, a former ExxonMobil executive & a conservative clean energy leader walk into a podcast… They agree on one thing: we need more energy. Reliable. Cheap. Clean. Episode 1 is out now.
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Subscribe to Energy Frenemies. Apple:podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas… Spotify:open.spotify.com/show/25B8t8… Youtube: youtube.com/watch?v=jNuGZhUW…
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Finding and applying for federal funding shouldn’t be harder than the innovation itself. Our new Blueprint, Open the Front Door, offers 5 practical ways to make DOE funding easier for innovators to find, understand, and navigate. Read more: cleanecon.org/wp-content/upl…
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Rising electricity bills are not just a household-budget concern anymore. They are driving a larger fight over utility investment, rate design, and who pays for the grid. Read more in our August update to the Electricity Price Hub (@heatmap_news + @MIT): cleanecon.org/heatmap-news-x…
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Introducing Energy Frenemies, a new podcast series! Hosted by @CleanEcon Pres @aliyahaq, @CEBAPower CEO @powellrich, and fmr ExxonMobil VP Vijay Swarup, the series brings together three very different perspectives to tackle the hardest questions facing America’s energy future.
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Energy Frenemies launches Wednesday, September 16th. Follow Energy Frenemies on Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas… Follow Energy Frenemies on Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/25B8t8…

Energy Frenemies

Technology Podcast · Video · Series · Energy Frenemies is a new podcast from CleanEcon, hosted by Aliya Haq (President, CleanEcon), Vijay Swarup (retired Vice President, ExxonMobil), and Rich Powell...

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