Matthew Rex Holland

Energy policy @BlancoCenter. Big fan of bikes (@bike_lft), cities, and tennis.

[Matthew Rex Holland @mattxrex]

@WarhorseDiv Because you're cherry-picking by comparing a subgroup to a full population. The "average new car" is only part of a wider group of *all* cars sold. Include used cars (>70% of total car sales) and the story is quite different.

[Matthew Rex Holland @mattxrex]

@SeanCasten Is the per capita spend calculated using spending on residential electricity only? If not, it would be misleading. In Louisiana the majority of power is sold to industrial and commercial users.

[Jane Flegal @JaneAFlegal]

We should treat electricity as a growth platform (like highways, broadband) rather than a commodity to be tightly balanced at least cost. The federal agenda would then shift from “optimize around forecast demand” to “build abundant capacity and let growth come to it.”

[Matthew Rex Holland @mattxrex]

@curious_founder Amazing work by you and your team, Michael. I love this sort of sleuthing, especially when it results in a useful public resource like yours.

[Javier Blas @JavierBlas]

Back in the day (say 4 years ago) the hyped energy narrative was “Bitcoin uses more electricity than many countries…” Today’s equivalent is AI.

As with every financial narrative, the story of Bitcoin/AI and electricity demand had/has a grain of truth — and ample BS. Beware.

[Matthew Rex Holland @mattxrex]

@clawrence Ah of course! Thanks for clarifying.

[Matthew Rex Holland @mattxrex]

I’m pretty new to looking at MISO data, so maybe @SimonMahan will flag if I’m wrong here

[Matthew Rex Holland @mattxrex]

I’m currently working on a project that involves forecasting solar deployment in LA. I just looked at MISO’s interconnection queue data and 43 solar projects have pulled their apps since OBBBA passed. That’s 7,655 MW and 40% of the pre-OBBBA planned solar capacity 😮‍💨

[Simon Mahan @SimonMahan]

New $1.2 billion 500kV transmission project in Louisiana from Entergy, right around where the new Meta facility will be constructed in Richland Parish. Anticipated online by Dec. 2026. This is warp speed for transmission! Cargas 500 kV-Smalling 500-230 kV https://t.co/orcVDYaWa8

[Matthew Rex Holland @mattxrex]

@heatmap_news @MattZeitlin @cleanaircatf @KSpokas Glad to see this getting some attention. I’m reading The Price is Wrong by Brett Christophers and much of the book decries the clean energy movement’s obsession with LCOE despite it having much less bearing on profitability than you would think!

[Matthew Rex Holland @mattxrex]

@Jack_Raskal @AnnMile71721158 @josemorgado Jack, this is only the second match he’s played after RG. Your prediction is based on two data points 😆

[Matthew Rex Holland @mattxrex]

@urbanmyths @l0cksk @josemorgado Sinner literally just had a 3 month rest period though. And is defending champ at Halle… he’s definitely motivated to keep that title.

[Matthew Rex Holland @mattxrex]

@bencahillenergy Thanks for sharing. This was a quick read but quite informative!

[Matthew Rex Holland @mattxrex]

@2024dion @Eric_Erins Unfortunately, this is the correct answer.

[Simon Mahan @SimonMahan]

Such great news for Louisiana!
https://t.co/hVdxlsXCEB

[Blanco Center @BlancoCenter]

Dolphins with pneumonia. Turtles stranded in oil-contaminated water. The Deepwater Horizon spill left a lasting mark on Gulf Coast wildlife. On our final day of the Blanco Center ggclub visualizations trace the spill’s hidden toll on Gulf Coast wildlife. 🐬🐢📊🛢️

[Matthew Rex Holland @mattxrex]

Wow this is tragic. A complete own goal from Texas leg

[Doug Lewin @douglewinenergy]

The House Committee on State Affairs will likely vote on HB 3356 in a few minutes. This is a major threat, not just to renewable energy, but to the Texas economy. @txbiz study by @AuroraER_Oxford says it will result in a $6 million increase for industrial customers. #txlege 1/🧵

[Matthew Rex Holland @mattxrex]

Big props to the Blanco Center’s ggqueen Claudia Laurenzano who made it her mission to help our staff advance their visualization skills in R. These vizzes look great!

[Blanco Center @BlancoCenter]

How do you visualize an environmental disaster with public policy implications? Blanco Center ggclub spent Mar/Apr analyzing sat imagery, contamination data, and wildlife mortality records to create powerful #DataVizzes on the impact of the #DeepwaterHorizon disaster at 15. 🧵1/5

[Sam Karlin @samkarlin]

ICYMI: For years, advocates have been working to set up an energy efficiency program in Louisiana, whose residents pay high electric bills because they use more power than any state in the US.

After finally setting it up last year, regulators abruptly killed it this week