Devon Swezey

Senior Manager, Global Energy and Climate @Google. @SAIShopkins and @Stanford grad. @firstsolar and @thebti alum. Views my own.

[Devon Swezey @DevonSwezey]

I’m thrilled to share a new paper by the Google energy and climate team about why and how corporate clean energy buyers should support advanced clean electricity technologies needed to accelerate electricity grid decarbonization: https://t.co/bZnGkp4RnQ 🧵1/

[Dashboard American @NiyerEnergy]

1/ New paper out on Granular Certificates from Google! Over the past year I supported work on this paper, and want to walk through the core ideas and why they matter for clean electricity procurement.

Views my own, as always.

[Devon Swezey @DevonSwezey]

Hey all - after more 14 years, I am leaving Twitter. It's been real...f*ing terrible lately. You can find me on Bluesky under my full name (Devon Swezey) or at the link below. Hope to continue interacting with many of you good people over there! https://t.co/NxtqxEW3JE

[Devon Swezey @DevonSwezey]

Great interview on how nuclear and other firm clean energy technologies can help achieve 24/7 carbon-free power even as we rapidly scale solar, wind, and storage.

[Michael Terrell @michael_terrell]

Great speaking with @BloombergTV about our advanced nuclear deal with @KairosPower and the critical role that new technologies will play in enabling the transition to 24/7 carbon-free electricity grids

[Ted Nordhaus @TedNordhaus]

Huge move from @Google. It’s one thing to reopen old plants, quite another to commit to new build of advanced non-LWR SMR. A big boost to the future of nuclear. https://t.co/2CymkaTgN2

[Jesse D. Jenkins @JesseJenkins]

@Google continues to use its purchasing power to create early market pull to help commercialize advanced clean firm power technologies. Google has agreed to buy 500 MW from @KairosPower, helping Kairos finance not just their first demo but the first 6-8 reactors. This follows similar contracts with enhanced geothermal pioneer @fervoenergy, including offtake for their 3.5 MW first-of-a-kind demo AND another 115 MWs of commercial projects. This kind of purchasing is catalytic & has outsized impact! Bravo.

[Michael Terrell @michael_terrell]

1/ Today, @Google signed the world’s first corporate agreement to purchase clean nuclear energy from a series of small modular reactors (SMRs), to be developed by @KairosPower - our first-ever advanced nuclear deal. ⚛ Our blog: https://t.co/spRgc078ie

[Devon Swezey @DevonSwezey]

Today, @Google signed the world’s first corporate agreement to purchase nuclear energy from a series of small modular reactors, to be developed by @KairosPower. Learn how this will help bring new 24/7 clean power to the US electricity system. Read more from my colleague Michael⬇️

[Michael Terrell @michael_terrell]

1/ Today, @Google signed the world’s first corporate agreement to purchase clean nuclear energy from a series of small modular reactors (SMRs), to be developed by @KairosPower - our first-ever advanced nuclear deal. ⚛ Our blog: https://t.co/spRgc078ie

[Dave Jones @CleanPowerDave]

Love this from the @ClimateGroup, launched yesterday.. https://t.co/WhgVzM4RAg

[Devon Swezey @DevonSwezey]

Excited to be partnering with @AstraZeneca, @VodafoneUK, @IronMountain , @airtrunk, and @shreecementltd on this pilot phase as well as many more companies in the future to chart a path toward 24/7 CFE for everyone.

[Devon Swezey @DevonSwezey]

Excited to see the new 24/7 Carbon-free Coalition launched by @ClimateGroup at #NYCW, with @Google as a founding partner. This new coalition of electricity consumers will focus on accelerating demand for 24/7 CFE across the globe. Visit https://t.co/ucBcO43gwx to learn more.

[Devon Swezey @DevonSwezey]

@JesseJenkins Not so obscure I suppose, but very useful...

[Devon Swezey @DevonSwezey]

@JesseJenkins Rule of 72: t = 72 / r

[Brian Deese @BrianCDeese]

This is great news. A clear example of AI demand spurring additional clean energy capacity.

We need a national framework to reward and encourage this kind of investment at scale.

https://t.co/JWBUsWvws9

[Devon Swezey @DevonSwezey]

This is amazing. Kudos @Microsoft and @ConstellationEG ! 👏👏👏

[Jesse D. Jenkins @JesseJenkins]

Now, THIS is additional clean supply. Bravo. It is remarkable to see a handful of nuclear reactors shuttered in the last decade due to poor revenues contemplating restart now. Palisades, now TMI. Who is next? Maybe it was unwise to let these plants close in the fist place eh? 🤔

[Devon Swezey @DevonSwezey]

It was a privilege to join the @IEA and @EPRINews week at their annual electricity #decarbonization workshop. I shared some thoughts about 24/7 carbon-free energy as a new paradigm for reliable clean #electricity transitions. My article here has more: https://t.co/8fxkPxhnRU

[Devon Swezey @DevonSwezey]

Excellent piece.

[Robinson Meyer @robinsonmeyer]

Excited to have Brian Deese and Lisa Hansmann on Heatmap today, arguing that AI hyperscalers should strive to bring on *additional* clean energy supply: https://t.co/4b9Ov9hpt0

[Devon Swezey @DevonSwezey]

Excited to share @Google’s new deal to purchase carbon removal credits from @holoceneclimate, at the lowest price on record for direct air capture (DAC). Learn more 👇
https://t.co/KfNDJbKTWf

[Tim Latimer @TimMLatimer]

Me when the press release says a company is going “100% renewable energy” but it’s just unbundled RECs.

[Adam Forni @xternality]

My team @Google leads long-term modeling for our 24/7 carbon-free energy and related goals, and the team is growing. Folks with experience in modeling & technoeconomics in the energy sector, check it out! https://t.co/ph745iwjcB

[Jesse D. Jenkins @JesseJenkins]

“The basic fact is you can be solar powered all night long with today’s accounting, and that’s absurd"
-A superbly well reported piece by FT on the grand debate amongst the biggest tech companies on how to account for electricity purchases & emissions ⤵️ https://t.co/I3ejSLeP7R