You don't think you need it, but you do. I present:
Jan / Early Feb #energytwitter whitepapers as my personal Great British Bakeoff hall of fame

Let's start with the judges. LBL's Carbon Neutral Pathways for the United States: Paul Hollywood. Kind of intimidating, but ultimately very good at what it does.

https://cleanenergygrid.org/planning-for-the-future/

. @AndlingerCenter / @JesseJenkins' Net Zero America study : Prue. Does a lot of what Paul Hollywood does, but often in a more appealing package (gotta say I'm a sucker for the slides!)

https://environmenthalfcentury.princeton.edu/ 

. @theNASEM 's Accelerating Decarbonization in the US Report : Noel. Focused on more of the social aspects, but no less important to the whole thing.

https://twitter.com/JesseJenkins/status/1356659462774398977

(BONUS) @EnergyInnovLLC and UC-Berkeley Goldman's 2035 by 90% report : Mary. Not as current as the others (things move fast in white papers and bakeoff), but still a touchstone and a game changer.

https://www.2035report.com/downloads/ 

Note: The upshot on EACH of these reports is that decarbonization is within our grasp technically, without costing a lot of money. We can do this!

OK, on to the contestants.

. @SierraClub @sustainablejohn & @leahstokes' Utility Pledges & Greenwashing Report : Richard. Consistently delivers and reminds you a little bit of school.

(Spoiler: Utilities are... not doing so hot on their promises)

https://www.sierraclub.org/press-releases/2021/01/sierra-club-launches-new-report-and-tools-exposing-utility-greenwashing

OK, @votesolar Carbon Stranding Report : Ruby. A liiiiittle more aggressive than typical.

(Duke's IRP could cost ratepayers $4.8B or more in stranded gas assets)

https://energytransitions.org/carbon-stranding

@CleanEnergyGrid & @RobGramlichDC 's Planning for the Future paper : Ian. Who knew you could do that with those?

(FERC has the mandate, and an opportunity, to fix Tx for cleaner grid)

https://cleanenergygrid.org/planning-for-the-future/

. @EnergyInnovLLC & @cleantechsonia's Costs of Delay : Helena. Definitely a little darker than we're used to, but an important part of the conversation.

(Waiting to act urgently has real costs).

https://energyinnovation.org/publication/the-costs-of-delay-2/

. @TheEnergyCraig (and many others!) Effects of Climate Change on Capacity Expansion in the Southeast US : Kim-Joy. Bringing an influence that nobody's talking about, but they should be.

(AGW could cost another $31B in SE US system. RE adapts + mitigates)

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/acs.est.0c06547

. @AriPeskoe 's work on the utility Tx syndicate : Norman. More traditional presentation but a fundamental part of the show.

(investor-owned utilities are not good-faith actors on the tx system)

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3770740

. @EIAgov 's #AEO2021 : Mel and Sue. Everpresent, often useful, but can get on your nerves at times.

https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/aeo/ 

And, last but definitely not least @leahstokes & @EvergreenAction 's Roadmap to 100% Clean Electricity : Peter. Probably what the future looks like.

https://www.vox.com/22265119/biden-climate-change-renewable-energy-clean-electricity-standard-congress

This is what I did instead of reading these reports. Have a great weekend, everyone!

Credit where credit is due, I was inspired by @_colleenmurphy_ 's magnum opus: https://twitter.com/_colleenmurphy_/status/1293178221471703041