Director of the Electricity Program at @CleanAirCATF. Ph.D. Engineer, hobbyist photographer, home cooking enthusiast.
Joined February 2015
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Kasparas Spokas retweeted
Typically brilliant paper by @cleanaircatf on electricity affordability. The table at the end is so helpful, in my view.
catf.us/2026/03/data-driven-…
Want a menu of solutions to grow load while minimizing emissions and rates? We commission @TheBrattleGroup to identify all the options and the responsible actors to implement the solutions.
With electricity demand rising from data center expansion, electrification, and manufacturing growth, a new CATF + @TheBrattleGroup report identifies practical, near-term solutions to ensure grid reliability.
catf.us/2025/07/new-catf-bra…
Kasparas Spokas retweeted
Why the most popular and widely cited cost metric for renewables might actually be inaccurate, from @MattZeitlin, feat. @cleanaircatf's @KSpokas:
heatmap.news/energy/levelize…
News: The US administration launches fast-track development of new nuclear, ordering the NRC to complete licensing of new reactor designs within 18 months and the DOE to speed up reactor testing and start building on federal land in the next 3 years
axios.com/pro/energy-policy/…
Where do federal clean energy dollars actually go? New tool from @cleanaircatf maps U.S. federal clean energy investments: catf.us/us/us-federal-clean-…
One takeaway: Republican districts received 4x more federal clean energy investment than Democratic districts (as of March 2025).
Big #nuclear news this week: (1) Germany drops opposition to nuclear, (2) TVA submits US' first permit application for an #SMR
Germany: ft.com/content/e99efa2b-338a…
TVA: prnewswire.com/news-releases…
New bill in MA opens the door for state procurement of energy projects and repeals the need for a statewide ballot initiative to build new nuclear, thoughts?
@isonewengland modeled 15GW of SMRs would reduce RE needs by 57% (at $70/MWh by 2050). 2x cost results in 10GW
New Bill: mass.gov/info-details/the-en…
ISO-NE Study: iso-ne.com/static-assets/doc…
Adv nuclear and next-gen geothermal have strategic energy security and reliability benefits beyond climate. Remember that for Gen I-II reactors, US gov fully or partially funded the first 10 nuclear power plants and subsidized fuel to overcome the "missing middle" investment gap
Does low-emission ammonia for power make sense?
1. Blue ammonia cuts LNG GHG by ~50%—at double the fuel costs
2. Co-firing risks NOx and N₂O emissions (273x GHG warming of CO2)
3. Abatement is ~$400/tonne (w/o N₂O)
4. Replacing Japan’s gas would take 120MT/yr—6x global ammonia
Exxon signed a long-term agreement to sell low-carbon ammonia to Marubeni, a crucial step in getting its hydrogen project in Baytown, Texas, off the ground. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
I'm not a Texas resident, but I follow power market design debates closely—and it's hard to miss how far SB715 diverges from sound analysis and expert consensus.
Business groups, manufacturers, industry, @ERCOT_ISO leadership, and even thermal generators raised concerns.
HB 3356 and SB 715 will raise power bills and lower reliability, all while pretending to be a fix.
This proposal is expensive, inefficient & would lead to retirements of existing generation. The bill acknowledges "net increased cost to consumers." Who would pay for that? #txlege
Policy grounded in rhetoric instead of reliability and economics foundations risk higher costs and worse outcomes for everyone.
#ElectricityMarkets #EnergyPolicy #TexasEnergy #Reliability
Kasparas Spokas retweeted
#ICYMI: We have the green light to begin building North America's first commercial SMR! OPG is proud and excited to be leading Ontario's first new nuclear build in over 30 years. The future of nuclear starts right here. Learn more: bit.ly/42QtVl3 #BigThingsStartSmall
Big news out of Ontario: gov approves Canada’s first small modular reactor.
As electricity demand surges, we need every reliable, carbon-free tool we’ve got—and nuclear can play a role.
cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/s…
Kasparas Spokas retweeted
Poland releases its National Energy and Climate Plan 🇵🇱
The proposed renewable generation target and nuclear capacity target reflect the results of CATF’s recently launched modelling study that showcases pathways of Poland’s power system decarbonisation. catf.us/resource/decarbonisi…
Great framing by @VijayVaitheesw2 in
@TheEconomist on some prevalent factors limiting the speed of #decarbonization and preparing us to manage #climatechange. See favorite quotes below.
"Climate change is a problem of a different magnitude"
@TheEconomist lays out the scale & complexity of the decarbonization challenge & makes a compelling case for an environmentalism that acknowledges growing energy demand & need for more infrastructure. economist.com/leaders/2023/0…
(4/4) "To demonise [growth and the building of new infrastructure], as some environmentalists do, is to expose the world to more #climatechange, not less."