Russell Gold

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Chuck Norris rides an orca through an offshore wind farm... in an actual commercial. Keep kicking ass. youtube.com/watch?v=2lsyDv…

I pull up to a four-way stop sign. A driverless Waymo gets there a split second before me. I go first like a discourteous savage, right?

A titan. nytimes.com/2026/03/13/wor…

When we generate more solar energy here in the U.S., we have more natural gas available to export to our allies and trading partners around the world. In the last few years, the U.S. has become a global gas exporting powerhouse. Last year, the U.S. exported more liquefied natural gas (LNG) than any other country has ever. About 1/5th of all U.S. natural gas produced was liquefied and exported. Exports have surged from less than a billion cubic feet a day a decade ago to 15 billion cubic feet daily last year—worth more than $18 billion in 2025. Solar energy frees natural gas for export. America’s exceptional energy abundance (lots of both natural gas and solar farms) can keep energy and electricity prices low at home while also continuing to be a worldclass energy exporter. In the U.S., solar and natural gas are working together to protect fortress America and keep energy insecurity far from our shores. To understand the importance of American solar and gas infrastructure, look at what happened this week in Qatar. On Monday, Iranian military attacks on the giant Ras Laffan Industrial City, which forced QatarEnergy to stop producing LNG. Twenty percent of the world’s natural gas shipped by tanker ceased production. The impact of the decision rippled around the world. The price of natural gas in Europe and Asia, which both rely on Qatari LNG, spiked. Prices in Europe are now six times higher than in the U.S. In Asia, importers are scrambling to get their hands on natural gas. The U.S. has eight operational LNG export terminals scattered across Alaska, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, and Texas, with eight more under construction and another dozen proposed. These export terminals pull natural gas from regional gas pipelines, chill the gas until it turns into a liquid (at a frosty -260 degrees Fahrenheit), and then send it overseas aboard specialized floating thermos ships to our allies and global trading partners. More solar means more electricity, freeing up gas molecules for export. The infrastructure of abundance includes both gas and solar. And when global disruptions occur, America’s energy abundance can protect its people from price spikes while also helping supply our allies. While natural gas prices rose in Europe and Asia, they barely budged in the U.S. Energy abundance delivers. Not long ago, America was not the world’s top LNG exporter. It is now. America was not the number one oil producer in the world. It was Saudi Arabia. America is now #1. There is no reason why we can’t also become the world’s largest solar producer. After all, solar energy was developed here. We’re stronger when we make the most of all our natural resources: natural gas molecules and solar electricity. Those LNG carriers departing the Gulf Coast are bringing energy reliability to our allies and partners around the world. Solar will be here keeping the lights on at home.

I've spent a long, long time on Energy twitter. This might be one of the mind warping things I've seen. From the start... "this song is dedicated to the Mississippi Lime" to the guy pouring crude oil on the conference room table... I may never be the same. youtube.com/watch?v=OQyFy6…

Hey @bscholl, as author of The Boom & Superpower, I require some swag!

Would be happy if I get a t-shirt and sticker.

The logo on your turbines is Boom Superpower. Do I get royalties? Yours, Russell Gold Author of The Boom (2014) & Superpower (2019)

I got my coffee, listening to the Waitresses. Wind energy was providing about 15% of the power on the Texas grid. We're living in Michael Zilkha's world, even if we don't know it. endit/x

Zilkha was a backer. I interviewed him for the book and he said something I'll never forget. "Russell, this sounds like a great magazine article, but is it a book?" He had a three-part career! I haven't caught up with him in a couple years, so he's probably on to his 4th part. 7/x

Bah Humbug, now that's too strong! Walked into my local work coffee shop & they were playing one of my favorite post holiday songs by a post-punk NY band. Cheer me up. A quick story that connects The Waitresses to the energy world. 1/x youtube.com/watch?v=nud2TQ…