# Bright Spots Jan Rosenow's newsletter on the energy transition. Oxford Professor. Energy policy advisor. Energy transition optimist. Cutting through the noise to show how the clean energy future is possible. Page: Feed: --- ## [Why the energy transition looks like an energy addition](https://janrosenow.substack.com/p/why-the-energy-transition-looks-like) _2026-08-16 · Jan Rosenow_ The energy addition framing has a point. But it draws the wrong conclusions. ## [Why are German heat pumps so much more expensive?](https://janrosenow.substack.com/p/why-are-german-heat-pumps-so-much) _2026-08-09 · Jan Rosenow_ Could generous subsidies help push up heat pump prices? The evidence suggests at least in part that may be the case. ## [Why I'm an energy transition optimist](https://janrosenow.substack.com/p/why-im-an-energy-transition-optimist) _2026-08-02 · Jan Rosenow_ The case for energy transition optimism has never been stronger. ## [The bill we never see](https://janrosenow.substack.com/p/the-bill-we-never-see) _2026-07-26 · Jan Rosenow_ The hidden costs of electricity, and the good news about counting them ## [Batteries are quietly rewiring the grid](https://janrosenow.substack.com/p/batteries-are-quietly-rewiring-the) _2026-07-19 · Jan Rosenow_ From a plaque in Oxford to a third of California's electricity peak: how batteries revolutionise the grid. ## [Nine times faster: the EU wants to double electrification by 2040](https://janrosenow.substack.com/p/nine-times-faster-the-eu-wants-to) _2026-07-17 · Jan Rosenow_ The Commission has launched its Electrification Action Plan. A 46% target and some serious policy measures. ## [The heat pump sceptics just endorsed air conditioning](https://janrosenow.substack.com/p/the-heat-pump-sceptics-just-endorsed) _2026-07-12 · Jan Rosenow_ Same technology, same physics, running in reverse. Notes on becoming an unlikely hero of the anti-net-zero crowd. ## [Europe’s electrification rate has been stuck at 23% for a decade. The Commission finally has a plan.](https://janrosenow.substack.com/p/europes-electrification-rate-has) _2026-07-09 · Jan Rosenow_ The Commission's leaked Electrification Action Plan could finally accelerate Europe's stalled transition, if it delivers on electricity prices and implementation. ## [The tabloid murder of a heating law](https://janrosenow.substack.com/p/the-tabloid-murder-of-a-heating-law) _2026-07-05 · Jan Rosenow_ What 333 tabloid articles reveal about the fragility of climate policy. ## [Privacy-first AI-native browser (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/H9a3llqstLvZ) _2026-07-05 · **Sponsored**_ No telemetry or ads — built on Ungoogled Chromium with a built-in AI sidebar and CLI. ## [Renewables just had their best year ever](https://janrosenow.substack.com/p/renewables-just-had-their-best-year) _2026-06-28 · Jan Rosenow_ 2025 was a record year for clean power but still falling short of what is needed