Here are some ways in which the world has gotten better.

Who has datasets on how fast solar PV really gets built? Analysis of real schedules for construction ( contracting, permitting etc) pref to labor level. Granularity cost is bonus. add who i missed @duncancampbell @JessePeltan @ShanuMathew93 @solar_chase @aniruddh_mohan

Come check it out! I will work closely with both

Amazing addition to the team! Welcome aboard @tylerhnorris, looking forward to great things.

AI efficiency is important. Today, Google is sharing a technical paper detailing our comprehensive methodology for measuring the environmental impact of Gemini inference. We estimate that the median Gemini Apps text prompt uses 0.24 watt-hours of energy (equivalent to watching an average TV for ~nine seconds), and consumes 0.26 milliliters of water (about five drops) — figures that are substantially lower than many public estimates. At the same time, our AI systems are becoming more efficient through research innovations and software and hardware efficiency improvements. From May 2024 to May 2025, the energy footprint of the median Gemini Apps text prompt dropped by 33x, and the total carbon footprint dropped by 44x, through a combination of model efficiency improvements, machine utilization improvements and additional clean energy procurement, all while delivering higher quality responses. See the blog or technical paper for more about our methodology and ongoing efforts. Blog: cloud.google.com/blog/produc… Link to detailed paper: services.google.com/fh/files…

This is my quant... @ddpaolella talking about the new @Breakthrough GRIDS initiative to help speed up grid modeling and get study times down to weeks not months or years. Thanks @gurobi for having us in Berlin!

Burning fuels like oil, gas, and coal feels comfortable and familiar. We've been doing it in our homes for centuries. Human impact gradual. Hazards from things like batteries and nuclear feel much more exotic. Interaction much more rare. Education needed for long time to come.

The speed at which batteries have taken over ancillary services in ERCOT is impressive!

Google will need a wide range of clean energy resources to reach our goals. But it's important to get the details right. So, excited to publish procurement criteria for a techs like #nuclear #geothermal #bioenergy #ccs and all the rest! See appendix C. sustainability.google/report…

We need a diversity of technologies for the future of the grid, and I'm excited to announce we have added #nuclear to our planned mix alongside #solar #wind #geothermal #batteries #ESS #hydro and #bioenergy Huge congrats to all involved.

Hi @KatherineBlunt and @audreyjachinlee I understand you do the important work orchestrating #EnergyTwitter happy hours. feel free to stop by or tell the gang. cc @ryancmann @cleakolster

Exciting times in DAC!

There are not many trillion dollar questions in the world, but how to do electricity emissions accounting is definitely one. It's also incredibly wonky and obscure. On this topic @NiyerClimate is one of the best thinkers & communicators on this platform.

Tired - MSDS Wired - Periodic table lickability index

To @TheEconomist there is no longer any excuse to not have all your content available in audio form. @business was a leader in this, @WSJ seems to have finally caught up. Make it happen