Mark Carras

Environment, economy, energy, governance, consumerism ... I'm here for the sustainability conversation in all its forms. Views my own. RT ≠ endorsement.

[Mark Carras @Mark_Carras]

"At its core, power trading is like any other commodity trading, but with one key difference: electricity cannot easily be stored in large quantities."
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[International Energy Agency @IEA]

Global electricity demand is on the rise

Emerging economies are set to make up 85% of additional power demand to 2027, due to economic growth & higher air conditioning use

Advanced economies are on track to see consumption climb after a 15-year plateau: https://t.co/5lSqDG4qDM

[Canadian Climate Institute @ClimateInstit]

Talking about decarbonization, Michael Sabia, CEO of @hydroquebec says, "In our mind, there isn’t a tradeoff here. It goes together, investing in clean energy and in economic prosperity." #netzero

[Mark Carras @Mark_Carras]

... every dollar spent on transmission saves $1.60 to $1.80 in overall system costs, partly through expanded access to lower cost electricity and resource sharing across regions.

#electricity #transmission #CleanEnergy #CostofNetZero

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DOE transmission planning study identifies ‘high opportunity’ interregional interfaces https://t.co/bllUjSBooh via @UtilityDive

[Mark Carras @Mark_Carras]

The study found that building out interregional transmission can produce major cost savings. By 2050, an AC buildout would save $270 billion, a point-to-point expansion would save $380 billion and an HVDC buildout would save $490 billion.

[Mark Carras @Mark_Carras]

“…We’ve arrived in a place where we’ve over-indexed on the importance of our personal liberty at the cost of the collective responsibility that’s required to enjoy those liberties.” @richroll @RyanHoliday @dailystoic

[Mark Carras @Mark_Carras]

A rapid and meaningful expansion of ‘climate mainstreaming’ is vital for addressing the urgent global climate crisis https://t.co/IenHXJkB8s via @rodjanssen @EnergyDemand

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@PeterMassie @thinkgeoenergy They’re really breaking new ground.

[Mark Carras @Mark_Carras]

“When two ancient traditions reach the same idea independently, you’d be a fool not to apply it to your life.” - @dailystoic

[Peter Massie @PeterMassie]

Reading a great EGS paper by @wilson_ricks, which does something many don't:

If you model an emerging tech, should also consider competing breakthroughs.

Makes the study much more interesting (and meaningful) than, "Tech X from the future is better than what exists today".

[Mark Carras @Mark_Carras]

“The collapse of political norms becomes like a Hatfield and McCoy style feud, where people keep responding to … whatever the last breaking of the mot recent norm was …”
⁃on the collapse of the Roman Empire via @dailystoic ➡️ https://t.co/MgDCLIMO2g

[Mark Carras @Mark_Carras]

Spain’s energy transition: "We need to engage more people and more industries in demand-side management” https://t.co/ksipzLn8q5 via @rodjanssen @EnergyDemand

#DSM solutions can't come soon enough - a key tool in the electrification toolbox.

[Mark Carras @Mark_Carras]

New reports paint a troubling picture of Europe’s readiness to handle the effects of climate change over the coming years https://t.co/1GRnoK1kJ9 via @rodjanssen @EnergyDemand

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[Mark Carras @Mark_Carras]

Platitudes won’t roll back antisemitism https://t.co/cGy6N4X2Bg

[The Figen @TheFigen_]

It's one of the rare moments during the collapse of an iceberg when you can see the dark blue color at its base.

[Mark Carras @Mark_Carras]

"Many of the corridors would also connect different regional grids, a move that would strengthen their ability to withstand winter storms and summer heat waves by making a grid that’s ​“bigger than the weather” in any one region." - @CanaryMediaInc https://t.co/j4eoWeKEvp

[Tor "@SolarFred" Valenza @SolarFred]

via @REWorld DOE announces AI initiatives enabling cleaner power grid https://t.co/GGzTFR2Rm3