Molly Christian

Writer @NRECANews. Former energy reporter, editor @SPGlobal and @ArgusMedia. Retweets ≠ endorsements. Views are mine. Find me:

[Molly Christian @mollyknc]

The Senate has passed legislation that could hasten the US power sector’s decarbonization efforts, sending the bill to the House.

I recently joined S&P Global’s Energy Evolution podcast to discuss what’s in the bill and what it could do for emissions.

[Taylor Kuykendall @taykuy]

Dems' Inflation Reduction Act is moving quickly. Energy Evolution chatted with a few S&P Global Commodity Insights about impacts on energy sector as a whole as well as oil, gas and metals and mining: https://t.co/6IhVrtht5h w/ @mollyknc @holland015 and @CamelliaMoors

[Rural Development @usdaRD]

USDA Rural Development is featured in @NRECANews, highlighting another big year ahead for rural electrification! Our commitment to supporting reliable, affordable power in rural communities remains strong. Read more about the impact and future of rural energy programs: https://t.co/kAAQquMIKA
#RuralRevival #RuralElectrification #PoweringRuralAmerica

[NRECA @NRECANews]

🔈 🔉 🔊 #AlongThoseLines: Electric Co-ops Mount Multipronged Campaign to Improve @FEMA

👂 ➡️ https://t.co/HQBjoFXTVv

[NRECA @NRECANews]

Co-ops Win Big in New $2 Billion Round of DOE Grid Funding Program

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https://t.co/Ji8hF9DcmT

[Heather Long @byHeatherLong]

The Next President Inherits a Remarkable Economy

@greg_ip writes in the WSJ:
"With another solid performance in Q3, the US has grown 2.7% over the past year. It is outrunning every other major developed economy, not to mention its own historical growth rate.

More impressive than the rate of growth is its quality. This growth didn’t come solely from using up finite supplies of labor and other resources, which could fuel inflation. Instead, it came from making people and businesses more productive."

[NRECA @NRECANews]

Electric Co-ops Win $7.3 Billion in New ERA Funding for Clean Energy

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https://t.co/CPXtL7anxy

[NRECA @NRECANews]

Co-op Energy Storage Projects Get Boost From New PACE Awards

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https://t.co/4IXr1iFcUQ

[Anish Kumar Sinha 🚢 @a_niche_guy]

US continues to add fast charging stations in record numbers, moving from the coasts to between the coasts.

Just in Q2, 700 new stations were opened, taking the national total to 9,000.

At this rate, fast chargers will surpass gas stations in 8 years.
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[NRECA @NRECANews]

Attendance Hits Record High at NRECA Broadband Summit as Co-ops Eye Billions in Aid

Read more ⬇️ #NRECABroadband24
https://t.co/faDXqZcFEZ

[NRECA @NRECANews]

13,000 Navajo Nation families are still off the grid. Working with Light Up Navajo, an initiative to electrify the Navajo Nation, @TricoElectricAZ and @gcseca sent volunteers to bring power to one of the poorest regions in the US.

Read more from @CNN ⬇️
https://t.co/oORo1lGqEy

[NRECA @NRECANews]

Welcome back to the afternoon session of NRECA’s Legislative Conference. We’ll hear from @ENERGY’s Deputy Secretary, David M. Turk and @USDA’s Deputy Secretary, @DepSecXoch. 🧵 Follow along for updates⬇️ #CoopsOnTheHill

[Kenneth Roth @KenRoth]

"Starvation is getting worse in north Gaza where 31% of children under the age of 2 are suffering from acute malnutrition, a percentage which has doubled since January." https://t.co/fGKkvgUn5f

[Ashley Schapitl @AshleySchapitl]

NEW data out from @USTreasury today:

➡️ 500 companies have registered more than 45,500 clean energy projects with the IRS.

The Inflation Reduction Act’s financing mechanisms are working.

https://t.co/AGWyhGX7ep

[Natural Gas by S&P Global Energy @SPGEnergyGas]

Did you catch the first day of #CERAWeek by S&P Global in #Houston? 🤔

We heard from top executives and officials across the energy and political spheres. Here's a rundown of the top headlines from the event. A thread 🧵
https://t.co/hrPVhANsln

@CERAWeek @SPGlobal #CERAWeek2024

[Molly Christian @mollyknc]

Solar helps US clean power additions smash record despite wind slowdown – report | S&P Global Market Intelligence https://t.co/4L06WyYE0I

[Farnoush Amiri @FarnoushAmiri]

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops fired on crowd of Palestinians waiting for aid in Gaza City on Thursday, witnesses said. More than 100 people were killed, bringing death toll since start of Israel-Hamas war to more than 30,000, health officials say https://t.co/Z1fk3kIY7D

[Molly Christian @mollyknc]

US power sector awaits guidance on technology-neutral tax credits | S&P Global Market Intelligence https://t.co/ezEGyTHC1A

[Molly Christian @mollyknc]

Skyrocketing electricity prices test California's energy transition | S&P Global Market Intelligence
by @garrett_hering

https://t.co/uS89MMiHsA

[Brian Allnutt @AllnuttBrian]

A ballot initiative aims to overturn Michigan's renewable energy siting law. But while supporters frame this as a grassroots effort, a report found several connections between ballot initiative leaders and the fossil fuel industry. @PlanetDetroit
https://t.co/japBuD6Y6f

[Heather Long @byHeatherLong]

JUST IN: The US economy added a blockbuster 353,000 jobs in January, far exceeding expectations of 180,000. This is a really healthy economy. (December jobs revised up to 333,000)

Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Wage growth: 4.5% in past year —>far ahead of 3.4% inflation
#jobs

[Electric Power by S&P Global Energy @SPGEnergyPower]

The latest US BATTERY STORAGE feature:

Total US #battery storage capacity jumped 53.3% year on year to 14.689 GW by the end of Q3, although only about half of the expected new facilities actually came online.

#BatteryMetals #lithium #power

https://t.co/nSu2grkCZi