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Some still erroneously defend baseload power as if electricity systems haven't changed in 100 years.

Solar. Wind. Batteries. AI. EVs. Demand response. Distributed generation. Objective hasn't changed, but optimal way of delivering reliable electricity.

#Bettrification #SWB #Renewables

Beyond Baseload: The Evolution...

Some still erroneously defend baseload power as if electricity systems haven't changed in 100 years.

Solar. Wind. Batteries. AI. EVs. Demand response. Distributed generation. Objective hasn't changed, but optimal way of delivering reliable electricity.

#Bettrification #SWB #Renewables

Beyond Baseload: The Evolution...

China deployed 400k+ fully electric trucks in 2025. That's an industrial strategy at scale, not culture war. I project global EV truck sales at ~950k in 2026, accelerated by Hormuz oil shock. Expect surprises yearly, until diesel vanishes before forecasters finish lunch. #EV #LFP #Bettrification

China deployed 400k+ fully electric trucks in 2025. That's an industrial strategy at scale, not culture war. I project global EV truck sales at ~950k in 2026, accelerated by Hormuz oil shock. Expect surprises yearly, until diesel vanishes before forecasters finish lunch. #EV #LFP #Bettrification

My biggest takeaway isn't simply that Germany sold more EVs. It's that the birthplace of the automobile has now validated where the future is heading, with BEVs forcing the capitulation of petrol, diesel and even hybrid powertrains. #RIPICE #EVs #Bettrification

My biggest takeaway isn't simply that Germany sold more EVs. It's that the birthplace of the automobile has now validated where the future is heading, with BEVs forcing the capitulation of petrol, diesel and even hybrid powertrains. #RIPICE #EVs #Bettrification

For more than a century, energy was something we bought from distant monopolies. They owned the assets. They set the rules. We paid the bill.

Now, for the first time in history, we can generate, store & control our own energy. More than just energy, this is a power transition! #Bettrification #EVs

For more than a century, energy was something we bought from distant monopolies. They owned the assets. They set the rules. We paid the bill.

Now, for the first time in history, we can generate, store & control our own energy. More than just energy, this is a power transition! #Bettrification #EVs

The most important energy milestone of the 21st century.

In 2025, renewables overtook coal to become the world's largest source of electricity generation for the first time in modern history.

Coal powered the industrial age. Renewables appear set to define the electric age. #SWB #Bettrification

The most important energy milestone of the 21st century.

In 2025, renewables overtook coal to become the world's largest source of electricity generation for the first time in modern history.

Coal powered the industrial age. Renewables appear set to define the electric age. #SWB #Bettrification

The most important energy milestone of the 21st century.

In 2025, renewables overtook coal to become the world's largest source of electricity generation for the first time in modern history.

Coal powered the industrial age. Renewables appear set to define the electric age. #SWB #Bettrification

The most important energy milestone of the 21st century.

In 2025, renewables overtook coal to become the world's largest source of electricity generation for the first time in modern history.

Coal powered the industrial age. Renewables appear set to define the electric age. #SWB #Bettrification

France isn't just building offshore wind, it's building long-term energy security. EU-approved support for 11.1 GW will generate almost 48 TWh a year, around 10% of France's electricity demand. Speed is money, cost always wins, and nuclear's share of the mix is shrinking. #SWB #Bettrification #Wind

France isn't just building offshore wind, it's building long-term energy security. EU-approved support for 11.1 GW will generate almost 48 TWh a year, around 10% of France's electricity demand. Speed is money, cost always wins, and nuclear's share of the mix is shrinking. #SWB #Bettrification #Wind

Hainan Province in China, 10 million, roughly population of Portugal, will ban the sale of new petrol & diesel vehicles by 2030, becoming the first provincial-level region to do so. Hainan expects NEVs to make up 45% of all vehicles on the road by 2030, up from 23.75% in 2025. #Bettrification #EVs

China’s 10-million-population ...

Hainan Province in China, 10 million, roughly population of Portugal, will ban the sale of new petrol & diesel vehicles by 2030, becoming the first provincial-level region to do so. Hainan expects NEVs to make up 45% of all vehicles on the road by 2030, up from 23.75% in 2025. #Bettrification #EVs

China’s 10-million-population ...

The biggest barrier to EV adoption isn't battery technology.

It's people forming opinions about EVs from other non owner's opinions rather than from their personal ownership experience.

Disruption looks impossible from the outside & obvious from the inside. #EV #Bettrification

The biggest barrier to EV adoption isn't battery technology.

It's people forming opinions about EVs from other non owner's opinions rather than from their personal ownership experience.

Disruption looks impossible from the outside & obvious from the inside. #EV #Bettrification

We tend to think of EVs as just transportation. Increasingly, they're distributed energy assets. Every battery on wheels can provide backup power, run equipment or help communities during disasters. As millions more EVs hit the road, that resilience scales automatically. #Bettrification #EVs #V2L

How EVs, hybrids are powering ...

We tend to think of EVs as just transportation. Increasingly, they're distributed energy assets. Every battery on wheels can provide backup power, run equipment or help communities during disasters. As millions more EVs hit the road, that resilience scales automatically. #Bettrification #EVs #V2L

How EVs, hybrids are powering ...

Norway will always be the GOAT of the energy transition.

Instead of talking about the future, they proved it could be done & showed how.

In 15 years, new car sales went from 0% to 99% electric, while the rest of the world kept arguing about timing and speed. #Bettrification #EV

Norway will always be the GOAT of the energy transition.

Instead of talking about the future, they proved it could be done & showed how.

In 15 years, new car sales went from 0% to 99% electric, while the rest of the world kept arguing about timing and speed. #Bettrification #EV

Free charging in Nambucca while watching Belgium vs USA in our Tesla today on a break.

Love the EV life. Charging, coffee + muffin and World Cup football beats standing at a petrol station any day. ⚡🚗

Belgium beating the USA made it even sweeter, no disrespect to the US team!

#Bettrification #EVs

Free charging in Nambucca while watching Belgium vs USA in our Tesla today on a break.

Love the EV life. Charging, coffee + muffin and World Cup football beats standing at a petrol station any day. ⚡🚗

Belgium beating the USA made it even sweeter, no disrespect to the US team!

#Bettrification #EVs

In Australia, for decades, the number of petrol & diesel vehicles increased every year. But after BEV market share surged from 0.5% in June 2021 to 24% in June 2026, and total NEV market share (BEVs + PHEVs) reached 35.8%, we're now seeing the beginning of the end of the ICE age. #Bettrification

In Australia, for decades, the number of petrol & diesel vehicles increased every year. But after BEV market share surged from 0.5% in June 2021 to 24% in June 2026, and total NEV market share (BEVs + PHEVs) reached 35.8%, we're now seeing the beginning of the end of the ICE age. #Bettrification

China's PM2.5 pollution fell by roughly 60% since 2013, one of the largest & fastest air-quality improvements ever recorded by a major industrial economy.

What's remarkable is that it happened while China continued growing, industrialising & expanding electricity generation. #Bettrification #SWB

China's PM2.5 pollution fell by roughly 60% since 2013, one of the largest & fastest air-quality improvements ever recorded by a major industrial economy.

What's remarkable is that it happened while China continued growing, industrialising & expanding electricity generation. #Bettrification #SWB

BYD to supply Poland's 2.4 GWh Siedlce energy storage project. Europe installed ~36 GWh of batteries in 2025 (+64% YoY), and annual deployments could reach 140–160+ GWh by 2030. At that scale, a 2.4 GWh project announced today would represent less than 2% of annual installations. #Bettrification

BYD to supply Poland's 2.4 GWh Siedlce energy storage project. Europe installed ~36 GWh of batteries in 2025 (+64% YoY), and annual deployments could reach 140–160+ GWh by 2030. At that scale, a 2.4 GWh project announced today would represent less than 2% of annual installations. #Bettrification

Wind & solar don't need to individually match nuclear's or coal's capacity factor if they're paired with sufficient storage. The relevant metric increasingly becomes the utilisation and reliability of the combined generation + storage system, not the generator alone. #Bettrification #SWB

Wind & solar don't need to individually match nuclear's or coal's capacity factor if they're paired with sufficient storage. The relevant metric increasingly becomes the utilisation and reliability of the combined generation + storage system, not the generator alone. #Bettrification #SWB

China's electricity transition is often portrayed as coal vs renewables. Reality is far more interesting: In 2000, fossils ~75% of installed capacity. By 2025, that fell down dramatically to 34% — not from shutting coal plants, but adding massive new renewables alongside them. #Bettrification #SWB

China's electricity transition is often portrayed as coal vs renewables. Reality is far more interesting: In 2000, fossils ~75% of installed capacity. By 2025, that fell down dramatically to 34% — not from shutting coal plants, but adding massive new renewables alongside them. #Bettrification #SWB

I reckon we're going to see a lot more free chargers pop up over the next few years. For retailers, attracting customers who spend 20–60 minutes on site is often worth far more than the electricity they give away. It's a pretty smart business model. #Bettrification #EVs #FreePower

I reckon we're going to see a lot more free chargers pop up over the next few years. For retailers, attracting customers who spend 20–60 minutes on site is often worth far more than the electricity they give away. It's a pretty smart business model. #Bettrification #EVs #FreePower

Update regarding my earlier post on China surpassing 4 TW of installed electricity capacity in May 2026.

After reconciling my China electricity datasets & charts from 2000–2025, I discovered that my original post actually underreported renewables & overstated fossil capacity. 🤯 #Bettrification #SWB

Update regarding my earlier post on China surpassing 4 TW of installed electricity capacity in May 2026.

After reconciling my China electricity datasets & charts from 2000–2025, I discovered that my original post actually underreported renewables & overstated fossil capacity. 🤯 #Bettrification #SWB

Making EVs Great Again, Again 🇪🇺⚡ Europe's EV transition hits another milestone. In May 2026: 🔋 #BEVs reached 24% market share (+39% YoY) ⚡ Plug-in #EV vehicles > 35% of all new car sales. The "EV slowdown" narrative is looking increasingly short-lived. #Bettrification #BYD

Europe EV Sales Report: BEVs J...

Making EVs Great Again, Again 🇪🇺⚡ Europe's EV transition hits another milestone. In May 2026: 🔋 #BEVs reached 24% market share (+39% YoY) ⚡ Plug-in #EV vehicles > 35% of all new car sales. The "EV slowdown" narrative is looking increasingly short-lived. #Bettrification #BYD

Europe EV Sales Report: BEVs J...

Solar is the largest energy infrastructure expansion in human history.

Global solar capacity grew from 227 GW in 2015 to nearly 2,900 GW in 2025 — an increase of 2,673 GW in just a decade. That's almost a 13× increase in 10 years.

Even after accounting for lower capacity factors. #Bettrification

Solar is the largest energy infrastructure expansion in human history.

Global solar capacity grew from 227 GW in 2015 to nearly 2,900 GW in 2025 — an increase of 2,673 GW in just a decade. That's almost a 13× increase in 10 years.

Even after accounting for lower capacity factors. #Bettrification

Uruguay's EV market share reached 44.5% in May 2026, with BEVs accounting for 41.2% of all new sales.

In 12 months, EVs have gone from a growing niche to capturing almost half. Meanwhile, internal combustion sales are melting in South America's fastest-growing EV market. #Bettrification

Uruguay EV Sales Report: ICEV ...

Uruguay's EV market share reached 44.5% in May 2026, with BEVs accounting for 41.2% of all new sales.

In 12 months, EVs have gone from a growing niche to capturing almost half. Meanwhile, internal combustion sales are melting in South America's fastest-growing EV market. #Bettrification

Uruguay EV Sales Report: ICEV ...

The old energy system sells dependence and a lifetime of bills.

The new one builds resilience and abundance.

➡️ Rooftop solar
➡️ Batteries
➡️ EVs
➡️ Microgrids
➡️ Local generation

The future of energy isn’t just cleaner. It’s more decentralized, democratic & resilient. #SWB #Bettrification

The old energy system sells dependence and a lifetime of bills.

The new one builds resilience and abundance.

➡️ Rooftop solar
➡️ Batteries
➡️ EVs
➡️ Microgrids
➡️ Local generation

The future of energy isn’t just cleaner. It’s more decentralized, democratic & resilient. #SWB #Bettrification

Global grid battery additions (#BESS) have grown from around 1 GW in 2015 to 112 GW in 2025.

BloombergNEF expects annual deployments to reach 228 GW by 2030.

My Structural Transition Case is considerably more aggressive, reaching 919 GW by 2030, around 4x BloombergNEF's outlook. #Bettrification

Global grid battery additions (#BESS) have grown from around 1 GW in 2015 to 112 GW in 2025.

BloombergNEF expects annual deployments to reach 228 GW by 2030.

My Structural Transition Case is considerably more aggressive, reaching 919 GW by 2030, around 4x BloombergNEF's outlook. #Bettrification

Vision meets incumbency.

Rinehart says renewables are a lie and backs more coal, oil and gas.

Forrest is investing billions in renewables, batteries and electrification.

One is defending the system that made them rich. The other is betting on the system replacing it.

#Bettrification

Vision meets incumbency.

Rinehart says renewables are a lie and backs more coal, oil and gas.

Forrest is investing billions in renewables, batteries and electrification.

One is defending the system that made them rich. The other is betting on the system replacing it.

#Bettrification

Wind now generates roughly as much electricity as nuclear globally, but its growth rate is vastly higher. Over the last decade, wind added around 870 GW of capacity versus roughly 40 GW for nuclear. Better economics, faster deployment and manufacturing scale are winning the day. #Bettrification #SWB

Wind now generates roughly as much electricity as nuclear globally, but its growth rate is vastly higher. Over the last decade, wind added around 870 GW of capacity versus roughly 40 GW for nuclear. Better economics, faster deployment and manufacturing scale are winning the day. #Bettrification #SWB

China has ranked #1 globally in installed wind power capacity for 15 straight years. By November 2025, installed wind capacity had surpassed 600 GW, more than any other country by a wide margin. The energy transition is operating at a scale many still struggle to comprehend. #Bettrification #SWB

China has ranked #1 globally in installed wind power capacity for 15 straight years. By November 2025, installed wind capacity had surpassed 600 GW, more than any other country by a wide margin. The energy transition is operating at a scale many still struggle to comprehend. #Bettrification #SWB

"The sun doesn't shine at night." Neither do petrol stations refine fuel in your driveway, coal dig itself out of the ground, or gas teleport to your home. Every system has constraints. The winners solve them cheapest. The losers mistake today's problems for tomorrow's outcome. #Bettrification

"The sun doesn't shine at night." Neither do petrol stations refine fuel in your driveway, coal dig itself out of the ground, or gas teleport to your home. Every system has constraints. The winners solve them cheapest. The losers mistake today's problems for tomorrow's outcome. #Bettrification

Solar generating more electricity than coal across the US for an entire month by 2026 would have sounded implausible in 2016. What excites me even more, than how far we've come, & expectations already surpassed, is that today is still merely the beginning. Cost always wins. #SWB #Bettrification

Solar generating more electricity than coal across the US for an entire month by 2026 would have sounded implausible in 2016. What excites me even more, than how far we've come, & expectations already surpassed, is that today is still merely the beginning. Cost always wins. #SWB #Bettrification

I recently shared a post about ALDI's renewable energy program and someone asked about Coles and Woolworths. I double checked. By the end of 2025, all three of Australia's largest supermarket chains were ALL sourcing 100% renewable electricity across their operations! #Bettrification #SWB

I recently shared a post about ALDI's renewable energy program and someone asked about Coles and Woolworths. I double checked. By the end of 2025, all three of Australia's largest supermarket chains were ALL sourcing 100% renewable electricity across their operations! #Bettrification #SWB