Counterspark

🧵 Climate change is here and its impacts are being felt in every part of the country. The good news is that we have the tools to solve the climate crisis. We just need to make sure everyone has what they need to do their part. That’s why today we’re launching Counterspark.

If gas prices have your eyes popping this holiday weekend, consider an electric vehicle. And if new car prices cause your eyes to bulge too, you'd be in good company when considering a used EV.

Solar is overtaking coal in Texas. You read that right: Texas! canarymedia.com/articles/solar…

“States can help consumers switch to high-efficiency electric appliances by lowering the up-front costs and minimizing ongoing operational costs.” utilitydive.com/news/high-wint…

Clean energy policy is construction jobs policy!

When those credits are shortened or made uncertain, shrink, or get canceled, that means fewer job sites, fewer hours, and less local investment. It means lost jobs.

Clean energy tax credits can sound abstract, but when you look at who’s fighting for them you get a much clearer picture.

States that move on energy infrastructure protect families from the affordability crisis. States that don't are falling behind. Illinois' Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act takes effect June 1. $13.4B in projected savings!

Colorado just made it legal to plug solar panels into your apartment outlet + supply the grid + save on your bills. No electrician, rooftop, or homeownership required. This removes the blocks on balcony solar statewide —opening clean energy savings to renters for the first time!

One argument against clean energy was reliability, but now when the sun goes down, batteries take over. This report shows it's also the cheapest to build and run. Solar + storage costs $54–82 per MWh New coal: $70–85 New gas plants: $100+ Solar = cheaper, and faster to build!

Wind Turbine Tech and Solar Installer are the two fastest growing jobs in America. Then Congress rolled back many clean energy incentives. Now a new report says we lost ~ 5,600 of those jobs in Q1 2026 alone. The demand didn't disappear — we lost the policies to support it.

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High electricity bills have multiple culprits: infrastructure, fuel prices, demand growth, and extreme weather, to name a few. @cleanaircatf breaks down what helps: build supply, use the grid better, and cut reliance on volatile fuel. Fix it right or foot the bill!

Record amount of new power capacity expected in 2026 — nearly double from last year — led by solar, batteries & wind. This is a key to easing grid pressure! But the incentives making it happen are being cut or expiring. Which could mean higher energy bills.