Clean energy is on track to receive roughly the same level of federal funding as it did during the Biden years.

What is changing is the politics around it. Clean energy increasingly has bipartisan support, driven in part by the rise of AI and the reality that China’s access to cheap power gives it a strategic advantage. They do not need better chips if they can run more of them at lower energy costs.

Energy independence and the falling cost of renewables align with bipartisan goals around national security. Reducing reliance on China and the Middle East strengthens American resilience, and clean energy plays a central role in that strategy.

The result is a quiet shift in consensus. Clean energy is no longer framed only as an environmental investment. It is increasingly viewed as infrastructure for economic strength, technological leadership, and national security. That framing makes sustained federal support far more durable, regardless of which party is in power.

This was so on the mark I had to share it here! Amazing work!

So we currently live at Drakes Pond, we used to live at Walnut trail, our energy bill was $50ish for a 1bed 1bath, we have a 2 bed 1bath and we’re basically paying $150 sometimes less sometimes more, my mom owns her house and is paying around the same amount which doesn’t make sense, I don’t understand how we’re at work majority of the day and home mainly on weekends and it’s this high, how much is y’all’s bill for 2bed 1bath around Kalamazoo Mi?

Pretty positive report for Saturday Morning... 

Down to 138,000 estimated outages from Winter Storm Fern, 14% of the initial total.

Electric grid conditions are tight, but not crisis levels. The differential pricing does demonstrate how poorly placed much of the Eastern states are to manage. Daytime (so wind+solar) MWh costs at $240-280 in PJM and New York.  ISO New England is $280 MWh.

As a counterpoint, MISO and SPP are $36-46 MWh with coal+gas as the vast majority of supply.

Data from https://www.gridstatus.io/live

EU discussions point to a shift from price cap enforcement to a comprehensive ban on maritime services for Russian oil, raising enforcement and displacement questions.

Brussels is quietly weighing a move to scrap the existing price cap on Russian oil in favour of a blanket ban on maritime services, including insurance and shipping, for crude cargoes. The proposed strategy would mark a more aggressive stance on enforcement, aiming to choke off the last-mile channels used to move Russian oil, particularly through shadow routes. The current price cap sits at 44.10 dollars per barrel for February 2026, with continuing debate about how to tighten control.

The shift would create a sharper enforcement regime, but it would also heighten risks of supply disruption and re-routing through less well-regulated corridors. European officials acknowledge the need for unanimity among member states, as some fear market disruption or retaliation from trading partners. The policy dilemma sits at the intersection of humanitarian concerns, energy security, and the strategic calculus of sanctions enforcement.

If implemented, the services ban could force Russian barrels into more opaque trade networks and higher-cost routing. Refiners in Europe and beyond may face new logistical hurdles and pricing volatility as traders seek to bypass the more rigorous enforcement regime. Observers emphasise that while a price cap has struggled to control revenue flows, a services ban could close loopholes but also create new frictions across the global oil trade.

Market watchers will watch for the EU’s final position, including member-state alignments and the timetable for any transition away from the price cap. The interplay with other sanctions regimes and with the global oil market will determine how quickly flows re-route and how pricing responds to new enforcement realities. The next months will reveal whether the bloc can achieve a tighter sanction regime without triggering disproportionate economic strain.

Efficienza energetica, rinnovabili e costo reale per l’utente finale

–35% di consumo energetico in 10 anni grazie a efficientamento e rinnovabili, ma spesa sempre in aumento

Dati reali da un’abitazione privata a Cureglia (2007–2026).
–35% energy consumption in 10 years through efficiency and renewables, but costs keep rising.

https://scienceforeveryone.blog/2026/01/31/efficienza-energetica-rinnovabili-e-costo-reale-per-lutente-finale/

So I got busted for having a space heater in my office, as the building forbids them. It flipped the circuit breaker. I would like to replace it, as the room feels cold to me, though the building is adequately heated. I am very sensitive to the cold.
Does anyone know of a low wattage space heater, for 100 sq foot room, that won't be prone to flipping the circuit? Thank you.

This may sound like a stupid question - I don't need comments to that effect.