Mary Anne Hitt

Free Electricity. Like, at no cost. For everyone. Now. Let's talk about affordability, abundance, and Australia--and why thanks to Trump we can't have nice things

If I were running in next year's midterms, I'd be saying: Aussies are getting free electricity, and we're getting huge price spikes.

Because they built solar, and Trump is blocking it.
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Coal Power 28 Percent More Expensive In 2024 Than In 2021 • Energy Innovation Coal's already poor economics have gotten worse over the last four years, with costs at the majority of plants rising faster than inflation.

Tri-state says they're expecting to receive an order to keep the Craig coal plant in northern CO open... but our analysis shows that Craig got 67% more expensive from 2021 to 2024, more than FOUR times the rate of inflation in the same time period. Rural Colorado deserves better.

This is the county seat of a conservative county that voted for Trump (57% Trump / 41% Harris)

Such a big turnout in our small West Virginia town (Charles Town), and the energy was incredible! 🔥 #handsoff

Same!

I know the Trump announcements in the headlines are scary and relentless, but not all of them will come to pass. I’m so grateful to everyone out there who keeps waking up every day, rolling up their sleeves, and doing the work for a better future. END

US Electricity 2025 - Special Report | Ember The US clean electricity transition continued as wind and solar generated more than coal for the first time. Electricity demand growth sped up and solar generation rose more quickly than gas to help m...

In 2024 for the first time, the U.S. got more electricity from wind and solar than coal - just 15% of electricity, down from 50% a decade ago. Our continued overreliance on coal (driven by politics) is the main reason our electric bills keep rising here in WV. 4/ ember-energy.org/latest-insig...

The Coal Cost Crossover 3.0 • Energy Innovation 99% of the U.S. coal fleet is now more expensive than replacement by local clean energy, which could generate $589 billion in new investment.

Meanwhile, U.S. coal plants are getting older and in need of costly repairs, and 99% of coal plants are more expensive than new renewable energy. No utility is going to build a new coal plant because it makes no economic sense. 3/ energyinnovation.org/report/the-c...

The article is behind a paywall, but in a nutshell, the Trump administration is announcing various measures to try and prevent the nation’s dwindling remaining coal plants from retiring. But they tried many of those same maneuvers in their first term and were blocked by regulators or the courts. 2/

E&E News: Behind EPA rule rollbacks, Trump plans for a coal comeback The administration is clawing back regulations and mulling executive authorities to prop up the nation's coal-fired power fleet and mining sector.

I’m quoted here on Trump’s efforts to revive coal: “They tried to do this in the first Trump term and it did not work, and now the economics of coal are even worse,” said Mary Anne Hitt…“I don’t think they’ll succeed in this term.” 1/ subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

Thanks my friend!

Welcome my friend - I think you’ll like it here!

Yes - can’t wait!

Happy holiday weekend my friend! May you enjoy some good fellowship and fall into a restorative food coma that will fortify you for the days and weeks ahead. Appreciate you so much 💕

I can’t wait to read it - congrats!! 🥳

I’m honored to be a guest on this excellent new @climateone.org podcast episode about the shift away from coal to clean energy across the US, featuring people on the ground in the thick of the energy transition in WV, IL, and beyond. Listen: www.climateone.org/audio/lets-t...