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My wrap on 2020 with TOP 5 TRENDS (and what's ahead for 2021) for the power sector from my role as Central Region Director for the Sierra Club's Beyond Coal Campaign 
TREND 1: The Coal Tipping Point is Here. 2020 was the biggest year for announced coal retirements ever (30GW) including the single biggest announcement from the biggest climate polluter in the U.S. Coal is in the teens as % of electric mix. https://www.sierraclub.org/articles/2020/10/biggest-climate-polluter-makes-biggest-coal-retirement-announcement-ever
TREND 2: Solar is 
. Coal-to-solar announcements happened across the region, including @WEC @alliantenergy in my home state of WI. Texas does big like only Texas can, with historic @InvenergyLLC project underway. https://thehill.com/changing-america/sustainability/energy/527402-largest-solar-project-in-us-history-announced
. Coal-to-solar announcements happened across the region, including @WEC @alliantenergy in my home state of WI. Texas does big like only Texas can, with historic @InvenergyLLC project underway. https://thehill.com/changing-america/sustainability/energy/527402-largest-solar-project-in-us-history-announced
TREND 3: New Gas 
. 13GW of coal announced to retire in the Midwest, and only 640MW of new gas was proposed (we are fighting 
of it). Gas is slinking to increasingly small corner of the mkt (and stranding became household phrase @mehdyson). https://rmi.org/a-bridge-backward-the-risky-economics-of-new-natural-gas-infrastructure-in-the-united-states/
. 13GW of coal announced to retire in the Midwest, and only 640MW of new gas was proposed (we are fighting of it). Gas is slinking to increasingly small corner of the mkt (and stranding became household phrase @mehdyson). https://rmi.org/a-bridge-backward-the-risky-economics-of-new-natural-gas-infrastructure-in-the-united-states/
TREND 4: De-siloing the Movement is not Optional. Racial justice is economic justice is gender justice is environmental justice is climate justice 
New coalitions formed to fight utility shut-offs and connect pollution burdens with energy burdens. https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/racism-killing-planet
New coalitions formed to fight utility shut-offs and connect pollution burdens with energy burdens. https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/racism-killing-planet
TREND 5: EPA Still Matters! Coal ash deadlines pushed retirements in 2020 from @AEPnews, @VistraCorp and more. Stay tuned for fresh analysis from me and @brendanpierpont on what Biden's EPA can do to reduce harmful pollution from the power sector.
LOOKING AHEAD: Import the genius of @RachelEGolden to launch electrification in the region; learn from @AnnaMcDevitt1 @J_I_Fisher to tackle the coop conundrum; pass a model for equitable clean energy in IL with @kadymcfadden; have fun while we do it.
