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Alex Epstein
@AlexEpstein
Philosopher and energy expert https://t.co/3C8ZHMib9K https://t.co/TFX9BS9SDW https://t.co/y6g2aYdZ7T https://t.co/QuURw2LXo5
Laguna Beach, CA Katılım Nisan 2009
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Thank you, @AlexEpstein! Your help during reconciliation was ABSOLUTELY critical to our success! It is amazing news that the US has since tripled its development schedule for dependable fossil fuel generation now that wind and solar subsidies will fully phase out for new projects by 2027.
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If you treat intermittent solar and wind as if they were reliable generators, they can appear cheaper than natural gas.
If you recognize that intermittent solar and wind are fuel savers for reliable generators, not themselves reliable generators, it becomes clear that trying to power a modern society with them is prohibitively expensive.
It would require so much expensive storage and so much overbuilding that the cost would be on the order of 10 to 20x higher than natural gas!
Alex@alex_avoigt
To all who still don't get why renewable energy generation beats oil & gas hands down:
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Elon claims that energy abundance can be achieved with only solar plus battery storage.
This is just not true, not today and not for the forseeable future.
Even just supplying global electricity demand (around 20% of energy) with solar and storage would cost more than world GDP, because the amount of storage required to compensate for solar's intermittency is gargantuan.
And some totally critical non-electricity energy has no near-term electric replacements (e.g., aviation, ocean shipping, industrial heat for cement and steelmaking, and more).
Tesla Owners Silicon Valley@teslaownersSV
Elon Musk: The vast majority of intelligent people still miss this — sustainable abundance for humanity is completely achievable on Earth. “There is a straightforward roadmap to a fully sustainable energy future for our planet. It doesn’t mean wrecking natural habitats. It doesn’t mean embracing austerity, shutting off the lights, or freezing in the dark. In fact, we could sustainably support a civilization far larger than today’s — well beyond 8 billion people. I’m continually surprised that so few recognize this obvious path. Most of the sharpest minds I talk to still don’t see it. They assume a sustainable energy future either doesn’t exist, can’t handle our current population, or demands drastic sacrifices. None of that is accurate.”
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An issue on which I’ve been working tirelessly - with my esteemed colleagues: SAVING OUR GRID…
@RepChipRoy @RepBrecheen @Rep_Clyde
Alex Epstein@AlexEpstein
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Not only are there guaranteed to be prolonged periods with almost no sunlight reaching solar panels, but solar panels can be rendered totally dysfunctional by snowfall.
Solar is fuel savings, not reliable energy.
ISO New England@isonewengland
Persistent sub-freezing temperatures this winter meant many solar panels were covered by snow for weeks and produced well below their potential. Learn more in our winter recap: bit.ly/3NrgFye
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Solar powers virtually nothing, let alone India. It is a fuel saver for reliable power sources that depends on reliable power sources.
Ember@ember_energy
Global solar generation surpassed 2,000 TWh in 2024, enough to power ALL of India and avoiding emissions equivalent to the US power sector ☀️ Find out how solar is changing the world’s energy landscape in 2025 at the launch webinar of our #GER2026🔜 ember-energy.org/latest-updates…
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The same anti-fossil-fuel politicians who spent the last decade sabotaging our electricity supply are now saying we should sabotage demand through a data center moratorium.
How about instead we abandon anti-fossil-fuel policies so supply can meet demand and we can be prosperous?
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Alex Epstein retweetledi
Imagine a magical transmission line where you got 1GWh of energy storage for free every couple of miles you built. All the #energytwitter folk would fall over themselves saying how awesome it is
Oh wait I just described a pipeline 😂
Xiao Wang@xiaowang1984
Ok not couple of 10s of miles but couple of miles
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Alex Epstein retweetledi
We’re told we must STOP burning fossil fuels.
That would hurt poor people most.
“Billions ... will not become wealthy if they don’t have low-cost reliable energy," energy specialist @AlexEpstein points out. “That’s going to require more fossil fuels, not less.”
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Dear policymakers considering any kind of oil export ban: do not do this!
The last things we need are to
1) disincentivize production and refining
2) disrupt the global oil supply chain even more
Instead: figure out how to open the strait, consider using emergency capacity, scrap the Jones Act, etc.
Alex Epstein@AlexEpstein
Want to understand what's going on with rising oil prices and Iran? I gave a full breakdown on @tbpn. The basics: • There is absolutely no substitute for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, whether through rapid victory or through a well-protected convoy. • There are other ways of unlocking oil that can make a difference, most notably tapping spare capacity or emergency reserves. • Collaborating more with Canada and scrapping the Jones Act can also make a difference, and these are things we should be doing anyway. • We should absolutely not ban oil exports (the single worst idea out there), have our government manipulate oil futures, or pretend that Venezuela is any kind of near-term solution. Thanks to @johncoogan and @jordihays for inviting me, you guys are always fun and interesting to talk to.
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I want to see a report demonstrating that the “construction phase” of a new nuclear power plant will NOT involve anywhere near $9.3 billion in “economic impact.”
Westinghouse Nuclear@WECNuclear
Today, we released a comprehensive, independent report detailing the significant economic impact of deploying a fleet of 10 AP1000® advanced modular reactors in the United States. The study found that the construction phase of a 10-unit AP1000 fleet can generate more than $93 billion in GDP for the U.S. and support 44,300 high-paying jobs annually for 13 years. Over its 80-year lifetime, the fleet would create an additional $1 trillion of GDP while supporting 22,500 jobs annually. Let's get to work! Learn more about our plans and read the full PricewaterhouseCoopers (@PwC) report: info.westinghousenuclear.com/news/ten-unit-…
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A modeling study using mortality data from 750 locations in 43 countries estimated that, between 2000 and 2019, an average of 4.59 million deaths per year were attributable to cold temperatures and 489,000 to heat.
That's 9.38x more cold deaths than heat deaths!
And yet we hear far more about the dangers of global warming than we do about the dangers of global cold.
This is because the goal of the "green" movement is not to minimize climate danger but to minimize human impact on Earth.
According to this way of thinking, we should be extremely concerned about warming caused by humans, even if it's safe, and minimally concerned about "natural" cold, even if it's deadly.
A more balanced approach would evaluate any global climate condition, whether human-caused or non-human-caused, based on its effects on human life.
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Alex Epstein retweetledi
.@AlexEpstein says not refilling the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve at $50–$60/barrel was “unequivocally a mistake,” and it currently holds 400M barrels when it could have had over 700M.
"Biden definitely misused it. They used it to basically have lower gasoline prices during midterm elections, even though, parenthetically, their entire policy goal was to get rid of fossil fuels, which means you want the price to go up so people can't afford it. It was a very cynical move. They did it in a way that degraded the facilities."
"You want it for when you need it, and the best possible time to fill it up is when prices are low."
"Keep in mind, this is not 100 days of US oil demand. It's just - the maximum output is 4 million barrels a day. That's one fifth of what's flowing through the Strait of Hormuz."
"If you think the Strait of Hormuz is going to be closed for five years, let's just get used to being poor."
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Want to understand what's going on with rising oil prices and Iran? I gave a full breakdown on @tbpn.
The basics:
• There is absolutely no substitute for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, whether through rapid victory or through a well-protected convoy.
• There are other ways of unlocking oil that can make a difference, most notably tapping spare capacity or emergency reserves.
• Collaborating more with Canada and scrapping the Jones Act can also make a difference, and these are things we should be doing anyway.
• We should absolutely not ban oil exports (the single worst idea out there), have our government manipulate oil futures, or pretend that Venezuela is any kind of near-term solution.
Thanks to @johncoogan and @jordihays for inviting me, you guys are always fun and interesting to talk to.
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Google continues to lie about being "renewable"—this time by claiming a new data center will be powered by "wind and batteries."
Let's do some honest journalism here:
Google's data center in Minnesota will be connected to the local grid, powered largely by fossil fuels and nuclear—even if it pays extra to pretend it doesn't!
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Alex Epstein retweetledi
"We are absolutely sleeping on Canada as an opportunity. They have way more oil deposits than we do... but [only] a third of the production."
@AlexEpstein says that working with Canada could be the key to protecting the US against oil shocks:
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Alex Epstein retweetledi
I introduced the Open America’s Waters Act last year to repeal the Jones Act, which raises the cost of energy and goods on consumers.
Chucking this outdated policy would be a great step to alleviate fuel prices for American families.
Joe Weisenthal@TheStalwart
*TRUMP WEIGHS EASING JONES ACT REQUIREMENTS OVER OIL PRICE: RTRS
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Alex Epstein retweetledi
BREAKING: Fossil Future author @AlexEpstein will join TBPN live today at 1pm PT to talk all things oil
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