Paul Quinlan

Clean Tech Manager @ScottMadden; Board @SEWindCo | Former @NCCleanEnergy Managing Director | Interests #energytransition, #carbon, & #EVs | Header @NicoleKelner

[PowerOutage.us @PowerOutage_us]

#HurricaneHelene #PowerOutage Summary.
Max customers out at one time: 4.79 million
Total customers Affected: Over 7.4 million
Over 1.69 million customers affected in #Florida
1.59 million in #SouthCarolina
1.28 million in #Georgia
1.18 million in #NorthCarolina
https://t.co/FlQYb4ETU7

[Paul Quinlan @PaulJQuinlan]

.@PowerOutage_us - how does #HurricaneHelene compares to other major grid outage events, such as Winter Storm Elliott or Hurricane Sandy?

[Paul Quinlan @PaulJQuinlan]

These #HurricaneHelene power outage updates from @PowerOutage_us are incredible.

Based on their recent posts: outages peaked at ~4.3M on Friday night. Also, South Carolina may be the hardest hit electric system: SC peaked at ~1.3M outages; FL peaked at ~1.2M outages.

[PowerOutage.us @PowerOutage_us]

1.6 million electric customers remain without power, of the over 7.4 million electric customers effected by #HurricaneHelene.
With 616k still out in #SouthCarolina
460k out in #Georgia
371k out in #NorthCarolina
[2024-10-01 10:12 AM]
https://t.co/8cAFt3zGJe
#PowerOutages

[Paul Quinlan @PaulJQuinlan]

Ford Motor is canceling plans for a large electric sport-utility vehicle and expects to take $1.9 billion in related special charges and write downs https://t.co/3YJmtiiOs6 via @WSJ

[Nat Bullard @NatBullard]

Sun machines.
https://t.co/Vmwz3AmEpq

[Paul Quinlan @PaulJQuinlan]

Siemens Energy announces plans for 21 GW offshore wind turbine. This is a massive machine.

For comparison, GE's legacy onshore turbine - an industry workhorse for over a decade - was just 1.5 MW.

https://t.co/AHLf5eo5cn

[BloombergNEF @BloombergNEF]

The domination of lithium-ion batteries in energy storage may soon be challenged.

In our Long-Duration Energy Storage Cost Survey, we found that while most new tech is still early and costly, some achieve lower costs than lithium-ion for longer durations. https://t.co/oJ5TWsdA3n

[Paul Quinlan @PaulJQuinlan]

Turning point in the EV market.

[Joe Weisenthal @TheStalwart]

You can now buy an EV with 300-mile range for less than the price of an average car. https://t.co/wtlJEtqv2E

[Paul Quinlan @PaulJQuinlan]

Good eye @JulieRobinsonNC! This was my first visit to @Avangrid’s Amazon East Wind Farm. It was very exciting to finally see this project in-person!

[Julie Robinson @JulieRobinsonNC]

@SEWindCo @Avangrid @ApexCleanEnergy GREAT photos! And I see @PaulJQuinlan 🙌…he was one of the EARLIEST ppl in NC (mid-2000s) who worked on #wind #energy + educating NCians, which helped lay the groundwork for the @Avangrid @amazon wind farm.
I can’t wait to see NC’s 2nd wind farm completed by @ApexCleanEnergy 🎉

[Evelina Stoikou @EvelinaStoikou]

The results from @BloombergNEF's inaugural 2024 Long-Duration Energy Storage Cost Survey are out. Interest in LDES technologies is rising rapidly, as demand for clean firm capacity grows. This work from Yiyi Zhou and I aims to bring transparency about LDES cost and performance🔽

[Paul Quinlan @PaulJQuinlan]

In this era of new large loads, this may be the most aggressive forecast that I have seen to date:

"Historically, AEP said load growth was expected to be 1%-2% year over year. Now the utility is forecasting average growth closer to 20% a year."

https://t.co/8hgeWryZva

[catherine morehouse @cmorehouse10]

NEW: A senior official at DOE's loan office said Vogtle has drummed up interest in building more large-scale -- not SMR/advanced/micro -- reactors.

Yep, you read that right:

https://t.co/7sM8cBGkpf

[Car Dealership Guy @GuyDealership]

Fascinating chart tracking EV adoption across the US market:

- Full electric vehicle sales have plateaued

- Hybrids accelerating in market share – helping bridge the gap to full electric.

- Americans have bought a lot of EVs over the past 6 years

Predictions on what this will look like by 2030?

More EV insights here: https://t.co/HxYTArlpDJ

(Data via CDG partner: S&P Global @SPGlobal)

[Car Dealership Guy @GuyDealership]

Used EVs are very very VERY hot right now (driven by the tax credit).

I’ve never seen anything like it.

Message from a large used car dealer:

[Paul Quinlan @PaulJQuinlan]

If a plane for specially built for wind turbines is not crazy enough, these guys are building space mirrors to power solar at night. https://t.co/X9EtQbnxGb

[Ben Nowack ☀️🌎🪞 @bennbuilds]

Sharing a bit more about Reflect Orbital today. @4TristanS and I are developing a constellation of revolutionary satellites to sell sunlight to thousands of solar farms after dark.

We think sunlight is the new oil and space is ready to support energy infrastructure. This airborne test was the last piece needed before we launch above the atmosphere.

🧵🧵(1/6)

[Paul Quinlan @PaulJQuinlan]

Unicorn startup, Radia, is building a plane to transport wind turbine blades. The WindRunner can land on a packed-dirt 6,000-foot runway, which would be built at each project. Radia’s first customer is a large IPP that has bought a 1-GW project in NV. https://t.co/Cv4aH0hEaW

[Paul Quinlan @PaulJQuinlan]

Great graphic: visualizing 2023 global EV sales by market share.

Tesla ranks #1 in top 10 and is the only U.S. company on the list.

Other top 10 include: four Chinese companies, three German companies, and two S. Korean companies.

https://t.co/jjhG7XUUsg via @visualcap

[Paul Quinlan @PaulJQuinlan]

Electric utilities and wildfires: Texas edition. Power lines sparked largest wildfire in state history. Excel Energy disputes allegations it acted negligently in maintaining and operating its infrastructure.  https://t.co/Xzg1g9tsyR

[Paul Quinlan @PaulJQuinlan]

Two types of fast charging experiences exist today. 👇

[Sawyer Merritt @SawyerMerritt]

My Electrify America experience.

[Paul Quinlan @PaulJQuinlan]

Ford is first out of the gate with access to the Tesla super charging network. According to Ford, this doubles the fast chargers available to U.S. and Canadian customers.

[Ford Motor Company @Ford]

Starting today, eligible Mustang Mach-E and F-150 Lightning owners in the U.S. or Canada can reserve a complimentary Fast Charging Adapter, providing their Ford EV access to @Tesla Superchargers. Find out more and how to reserve your adapter at https://t.co/VCM7QElREz