Shannon Ratliff

Strategist. Renewable energy policy and social impact. Happiest up to my elbows in learning something new. Baseball. Texas music. Stuff that works.

[Shannon Ratliff @shrat2]

Hi @austinenergy, pokes have been down on 38th street—a major thoroughfare — meaning no power for our neighborhood. Any estimates on when this will be fixed?

[Shannon Ratliff @shrat2]

Hey, @CapMetroATX, absolutely love the new e-bike sharing program. Way to go! Need to do something on the charging though. Lots of bikes with low or no charge at stations. But thanks for launching this cool option!

[Mark R. Stover @atx_markstover]

Final TX wind power fleet numbers for the intense 6/11-30 heat wave:

Avg gen all hours: 13,458 MW
Avg peak gen: 11,812 MW
Avg all hours v SARA normal: 129%
Avg peak hours v normal: 113%
Avg all hours v low: 473%
Avg peak hours v low: 415%

Wind/solar/BESS delivered.

#txenergy

[Shannon Ratliff @shrat2]

@jeremybmazur Once again, a masterpiece!

[Shannon Ratliff @shrat2]

@CaitlinSmithTX Ok, that is weird.

[Shannon Ratliff @shrat2]

Logan Eggleston!!! #retirethejersey

[Shannon Ratliff @shrat2]

Hey #atxcouncil, @austinenergy, @austinwater, you cannot submit payment on your city utility bill via City of Austin Utilities website. Issue has persisted for at least one month? How can this be?

[Matt Largey (real) @mattlargey]

Wind power sure is over-performing in Texas today — keeping prices low and the grid stable on a day with potentially record-setting electricity demand.

[Shannon Ratliff @shrat2]

@lukemetzger Sierra Nevada always a solid go to!

[Shannon Ratliff @shrat2]

If you love Texas music—hell, if you love music—and the people who make it, you need to see “Without Getting Killed or Caught.” Guy and Townes are in my personal pantheon and this film just floored me. @austinfilm #atx

[Shannon Ratliff @shrat2]

@atx_markstover Nat'l lab study: “Given the rarity of negative pricing at most of these major trading hubs...it comes as little surprise that they have had almost no impact on average day-ahead prices and little impact on average real-time wholesale electricity prices at these specific hubs.”

[Shannon Ratliff @shrat2]

Start your Saturday night off right with @sponglr and @JoeNickPatoski as they drop Willie stories and tunes on ya. No better way to kick off your night and @WillieNelson birthday week. #atx #legend

[KUTX 98.9 @KUTX]

On 4/29 @WillieNelson turns 88 years old, and we're celebrating the only way we know how: by playing wall-to-wall Willie. To get you in the Willie mood, tonight 6pm we're rebroadcasting a special My KUTX with @TexasMonthly 's @sponglr + Willie Nelson biographer @JoeNickPatoski

[Jeff Clark @JeffClarkUSA]

Researching #TXLege proposals to change the ancillary services market solely to harm #renewables (and investors, and consumers, and rural communities and schools)? Bad language in SB1278, HB4466, Sec. 13 of SB3. Panos’ analysis of why the proposals are flawed is superb.

[Shannon Ratliff @shrat2]

Sunday AM showcases #ATX radio at its finest. Start w/ @jjtrachtenberg @kutx Sunday Morning Jazz, then @austincalling, then close it out w/ @SunRadioTX for John Dromgoole’s Dance Halls and Last Calls. Doesn’t get any better.

[St. David's Foundation @StDavidsFDN]

We're pleased to announce the release of a new request for proposals (RFP): Parks with Purpose: Parks for Health and Equity. The RFP can be accessed online at https://t.co/qLArYE3WE9 #ParkPower

[Shannon Ratliff @shrat2]

So proud of the care that this team delivers! Way to go, @StDavidsFDN!

[St. David's Foundation @StDavidsFDN]

Our dental team is celebrating the end of the school year! This year, our team provided a record amount of free dental services to children at elementary schools all across Central Texas, including charter schools! #dentalhealth

[Mark R. Stover @atx_markstover]

In Floyd Co, TX, wind farms are 6 of the Top 10 taxpayers, including Apex’s Old Settler Wind Farm. Chapter 312 brings large investments to rural TX, creating new tax revenue + landowner payments. HB 3143 will ensure rural TX continues to see $ from wind/solar. #txsenate #txlege

[St. David's Foundation @StDavidsFDN]

Good Measure has an open RFP for the 2019 Special Projects Fund. Through this RFP, Good Measure is inviting proposals from networks, collaboratives, or groups that are focused on strengthening the Central Texas data ecosystem. Details here: https://t.co/EEpEU2IqT8

[Michael Jewell @MJJ45]

The Texas energy market is getting more dynamic. A myopic focus on one segment in the market is like saying a single tree is the forest.