Eric Gimon

Ex-physicist working in climate and energy issues through policy advice.

[Eric Gimon @EricGimon]

@JessePeltan @SparkplugPower Great post. I would take issue with one thing. I think high fixed costs is the Achilles heel for nuclear, and not so much capex, especially for existing nuclear were capex is a sunk cost.

[Canary Media @CanaryMediaInc]

Read guest author @jeffrissman's opinion piece on five practical policies that policymakers should adopt to accelerate clean industry in the United States: https://t.co/ldp4PcuNCc

[Your mom’s ecological takes (He/Him) @kaLauntra]

I helped write this (my final RMI) piece on cutting emissions from high heat chemical reactions with thermal batteries - take a look! https://t.co/rwDQ8QMHfM

[Eric Gimon @EricGimon]

@colinmeehan @duncancampbell It’s a lot like NEM in many ways, fascinating how the issues mirror (or don’t)

[Eric Gimon @EricGimon]

@drvolts You should talk to the folks at the Clean Coalition (https://t.co/LoyOHc12cg). They’ve been banging on that drum a long time.

[Eric Gimon @EricGimon]

@AukeHoekstra @JesseJenkins Because it depends on how much you cycle it.

[Eric Gimon @EricGimon]

@duncancampbell While in theory the negative gen status of batteries as loads is a huge bonus, in MISO it has been used to really penalize them in the interconnection process. I read that MISO has <1 GW of storage, but that >16 GW have already dropped from Qs because of onerous charging reqs

[Eric Gimon @EricGimon]

@duncancampbell In agree, I think we need to develop uniform tariffs for flexible bottom feeding loads. The argument usually made is that the battery returns its power (less round trip) to the grid. But happens when the battery storage medium is tradeable, like hydrogen?

[Chris Jablonski @cjablonski]

@IST_org @CLTCBerkeley @UCBerkeley @ONCD @googlecloud @EricGimon @EnergyInnovLLC @ENERGY Great session today at @UCBerkeley about #cybersecurity and #cleanenergy, a fascinating intersection with massive opportunities and challenges ahead!

[Eric Gimon @EricGimon]

@dcpetterson @GreatDismal All credit to Mary Shelley for an important classic and an unarguable place in the sci-fi pantheon but probably the first science fiction novel was Cyrano de Bergerac’s Voyage to the Moon form 1656

[Claire Wayner @ClaireWayner]

New @NRDC analysis from @NrdcTomr and @claireranglee of the latest @pjminterconnect capacity market auction: if 30% of the queue (~7 GW, almost all clean) had been operational instead of stuck in the queue, clearing prices would have been 63% (!) lower 😮https://t.co/goO283UDiI

[Eric Gimon @EricGimon]

@SylvainRGignac @brendanpierpont Can you say more? Where could we find out about the Quebec setup?

[sonia aggarwal @cleantechsonia]

My colleagues ran the numbers to examine the difference between Project 2025's climate and energy provisions and a scenario that meets America's stated 2030 climate goals. The results are stark. (1/5) https://t.co/fGgpYJKS3v

[Robbie Orvis @robbieorvis]

NEW RESEARCH from us at @EnergyInnovLLC: What two different pathways - #Project2025 vs. Continued Climate Leadership - mean for U.S. GHG emissions, the economy, and public health. A summary of findings in this thread. Full report available at: https://t.co/AokmYzY72x

[Julian Spector @JulianSpector]

What's it mean to get a major solar factory in your backyard?

For Dalton, GA, it means that young people can stay in town and start a high-tech career, instead of having to move away after high school. That's great for families, and a bustling downtown https://t.co/m6SxpRqqMz

[Eric Gimon @EricGimon]

@drvolts What is the kw/kwh size of the battery? Most utility scale bats in Texas only have 2hs? But customers tend to want more duration. Is the idea to over size power for customers then? 30kW is a lot! Like 125A at 240V. A lot of homes only have 100A connections.

[Eric Gimon @EricGimon]

@drvolts I share your opinion excitement! Wish them all the luck in the world!

[Dr. Angela Rasmussen @angie_rasmussen]

People asking why this is factually incorrect…I’m at a conference today so am pressed for time but I’ll quickly address each of the 5 “key points.”

Bottom line: You can dress up unsupported horseshit in as much polished data viz as you want, but it still stinks.

[Eric Gimon @EricGimon]

@AukeHoekstra Nice thread @aukeHoekstra but I think you are missing (understressing) one part. To deal with inter annual variations, we will need sector coupling. Basically processes that consume more or less electricity at large scales based on price and convert it to tradeable commodities

[Jesse D. Jenkins @JesseJenkins]

This is one of the biggest red flags in our path to decarbonize America: the poor performance of the US wind sector. We need wind to pick up the slack...