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Husband, father, dog owner, hiker, climate action advocate, amateur energy nerd, heat pump evangelist, audiobook enthusiast. Chalant, yet gruntled.

John Smillie

But I don't think that's where Wright was going.

It does depend. In North Dakota, it's wind. Also, to be really pedantic, he should say "electricity" instead of "energy".

bsky.app/profile/dave... But it's complicated

Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.

Having a strange "Lemon, it's ALREADY Wednesday" sensation

Had to explain this one in my electricity prices presentation when someone asked if it would be better if they were all off grid.

It's a bit amazing that the data center boom piled up so much opposition that people treat a box of computers like a lead smelter, but they came by a sufficient mass of that trouble honestly.

www.journalreview.com/stories/coun... "It is estimated that pausing Indiana state gas taxes is costing state coffers approximately $140 million monthly." "less money for the county to do road maintenance and other road projects." They love starving local govts of revenue in Indiana

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EV fees not suspended or refunded, btw (which is fine, just turn the gas tax back on to at least a commensurate level).

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Fireflies are out, love it.

Montgomery County Council members joined County Highway Director Jacob Lough in expressing concern over Indiana Governor Mike Braun’s suspension of the gas tax. The result would be less money for …

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Council expresses concern over loss of gas tax revenue - Journal Review

John Smillie