
Chris McKee
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Chris McKee
@Ragcha
Make Solar & Wind permitting easy. Up-Zone Boulevards for more Apartments. Build better Police Academies. Reform Immigration. Reduce Gun ownership. Vote Blue 🌊



Pretty astonishing. In Texas, between 10:00 am and 4:00 p.m., 80-90% of electricity comes from carbon free sources. And storage is already a significant contributor in the early morning and evening

70% (53 of 76) of all days and 26 straight in 2026 on the California ISO have experienced >100% WWS for part of the day, averaging 3.2 h/day among all 76 days. Gas down 61% in '26 v '23 Batteries up 329%, solar up 67%.

The national average price of gasoline in the U.S. has reached $3.90 per gallon, while diesel has climbed to $5.09 per gallon. It now looks like gasoline will hit $4/gal next week and could head toward $4.10/gal and beyond.

A fleet of R2 Robotaxis is coming exclusively to @Uber. ⚡🌿 Today, we announced a partnership to help both companies accelerate their autonomous vehicle plans across 25 cities in the US, Canada and Europe by the end of 2031. rivn.co/uber

“Metro Committee Again Sides with NIMBYs, Postpones Key North K Line Rail Decision” la.streetsblog.org/2026/03/18/met…





70% (53 of 76) of all days and 26 straight in 2026 on the California ISO have experienced >100% WWS for part of the day, averaging 3.2 h/day among all 76 days. Gas down 61% in '26 v '23 Batteries up 329%, solar up 67%.

South Australia expected – within 18 months – to become first gigawatt-scale grid in the world to reach 100% net #renewables (net refers to the fact that it imports and exports at times and is not an isolated grid), and is already running at a 75% share of wind and solar. reneweconomy.com.au/grow-your-own-…


Covering 80% of commercial rooftops would generate 50% of UK electricity demand.














