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Leah Stokes

What Leah Stokes thinks about energy

@leah-stokes · 9 positions

Political scientist; professor of climate and energy policy at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Author of Short Circuiting Policy (2020) and The Carbon Wave (2026); hosts the A Matter of Degrees podcast.

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5 dated positions, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Leah Stokes has said — not written or endorsed by them.

  1. Our readingMaking electricity free in the middle of the day aligns incentives so that the cleanest power is also the cheapest.

    Their wordsMaking electricity free in the middle of the day aligns everyone's incentives, so the cleanest power is also the cheapest.

    ↗Why free electricity at noon changes everythingelectricnotes.news 1st of 2 in this piece

  3. Our readingElectrification will only happen if electricity is cheaper than gas.

    Their wordsBut this will only happen if electricity is cheaper than gas.

    ↗Why free electricity at noon changes everythingelectricnotes.news 2nd of 2 in this piece

  4. 5 weeks earlier

  5. Our readingAI is crowding out climate action by consuming public attention and clean electricity.

    Their wordsAI is crowding out climate in two ways: it's eating up all our attention, and all the clean electrons.

    ↗Pick Your Apocalypse: Climate vs. AI Doomelectricnotes.news 2nd of 2 in this piece

  6. 6 weeks earlier

  7. Our readingThe learning from clean energy price declines is permanent and cannot be reversed by policy changes.

    Their wordsCost declines work like a ratchet - every factory built and every panel installed pushes prices down the learning curve, and once they fall, they do not climb back up.

    ↗No, the Democrats' Big Climate Law is Not Dead.electricnotes.news 3rd of 3 in this piece

  8. 3 weeks earlier

  9. Our readingExplaining how clean energy lowers energy bills, cuts pollution, and creates jobs is a winning formula.

    Their wordsExplaining how clean energy lowers energy bills, cuts pollution, and creates jobs is the winning formula.

    ↗Yes, Democrats Should Talk About Climate.electricnotes.news 1st of 2 in this piece