Sean Garren seangarren.bsky.social

Now here: evangelist for @VoteSolar. Also affinity for politics, food, music, sports + outdoors. Opinions mine, not org. He/Him 🌈

[Sean Garren seangarren.bsky.social @SeanGarren]

Can't quit my Tesla, so I'll be moving to here: https://t.co/Kh7cZGC1DB

[Jeff St. John @jeffsaintjohn]

California regulators have used the 'cost shift' argument to slash the value of rooftop solar. But a new study finds that a state agency's $8.5B cost-shift calculation for 2024 is WAY off. In fact, rooftop solar actually saved Californians $2.3B this year: https://t.co/VuRbqVsV83

[Vote Solar @votesolar]

🧵Following last week’s election, one thing is clear: Vote Solar’s work to drive state-level solutions to our climate crisis is more important than ever.

[Sean Garren seangarren.bsky.social @SeanGarren]

Step 3b - fix California, where @GavinNewsom thinks the solution to an expensive, failing + dangerous electric utility system is further insulating monopoly utilities from any competition or accountability. We need renewed legislative leadership to counterbalance utility power.

[Sean Garren seangarren.bsky.social @SeanGarren]

Some thoughts on a clean energy path from here - local solar can scale fast, sit physically within communities, and deliver kitchen-table benefits to a wide array of folks, bolstering the constituency for climate and clean energy. A few immediate steps for @votesolar:

[Sean Garren seangarren.bsky.social @SeanGarren]

Step 3 - take the next leap ahead through bold legislation in leading states (IL, MA, NY...) by unlocking the full suite of benefits from local solar solutions (solar+) for all communities + further accelerating deployment.

[Sean Garren seangarren.bsky.social @SeanGarren]

*takes a deep breath, wipes eyes and rolls up sleeves* Ready, @votesolar?

[Jeff St. John @jeffsaintjohn]

States took up the climate change fight during the first Trump administration. Now they must “hold the line" — and more — against a second Trump administration's pro-fossil-fuel agenda to keep U.S. clean energy and carbon targets on track, advocates say: https://t.co/rKsuCLLGtD

[Jeff St. John @jeffsaintjohn]

States took up the climate change fight during the first Trump administration. Now they must “hold the line" — and more — against a second Trump administration's pro-fossil-fuel agenda to keep U.S. clean energy and carbon targets on track, advocates say: https://t.co/rKsuCLLGtD

[Simone Biles @Simone_Biles]

Mr Biden,
I need you to stand up, straighten your back and make some things shake before your departure

xoxo the women in america 💙

[Sean Garren seangarren.bsky.social @SeanGarren]

@JoshuaBasseches Grateful for your thought leadership, and for all those doing the less heralded work of shining a light on local and state politics

[Sean Garren seangarren.bsky.social @SeanGarren]

Another shred of purpose: local solar solutions deliver tangible benefits to families that cut through the partisan divide and build the constituency for clean energy. Bill savings, local jobs, resilience/reliability, clean air... Solar is a technical and a political solution.

[Sean Garren seangarren.bsky.social @SeanGarren]

The truth is, on clean energy the states have always been the primary drivers of progress. While @votesolar was already laser focused on state policy and regulation, we are ready to double down + accelerate the pace of transition to a clean, equitable energy system. But...

[Sean Garren seangarren.bsky.social @SeanGarren]

Tomorrow. Today we grapple with the realities of a president-elect who has promised to oppose economic growth if it doesn't actively make our environment and public health worse.

[Sean Garren seangarren.bsky.social @SeanGarren]

The truth is, on clean energy the states have always been the primary drivers of progress. While @votesolar was already laser focused on state policy and regulation, we are ready to double down + accelerate the pace of transition to a clean, equitable energy system. But...

[Sean Garren seangarren.bsky.social @SeanGarren]

In 2001, I boycotted the MCAS to raise awareness of inequitable outcomes + how ineffective an ed reform tool it was. 23 years later + we finally won on the ballot! "The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice." Holding onto that tiny light today.

[Sean Garren seangarren.bsky.social @SeanGarren]

I dare them to come to my neighborhood and take the solar panels off my roof. It's very high up there and my neighbors will knife their tires if they park on the street...

[Gabrielle Giffords @GabbyGiffords]

After I was shot, I had to relearn how to talk one word at a time.

Today, I still struggle to speak but I have not lost my voice—and I’m using it to urge all Americans to vote for @KamalaHarris and @Tim_Walz tomorrow.

[Sesame Street @sesamestreet]

We all face moments when things feel overwhelming, and that’s okay. Remember, you are not alone.

[Elena Weissmann @ElenaWeissmann]

Great story from @WBUR @mbebinger on how solar can help address the intersection of energy burden and health

https://t.co/CHyFG3kppa