Brian Potter @_brianpotter
Writes Construction Physics. Senior infrastructure fellow at @IFP constructionphysics.substack.com Joined January 2022-
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To vote for permitting reform both sides need to trust that they'll get to build whether they're in power or out. Right now wind & solar are getting shadow-blocked but the same authorities could be misused against oil & gas. A thread on how Congress can fix this: 🧵 (1/9)
Brian Potter has a new book, THE ORIGINS OF EFFICIENCY Bad news: It won't be published until October 14th. Good news: At the launch party in DC tomorrow, there will be a limited number of copies available for purchase. You can also ask @_brianpotter all your burning quetions…
We're cohosting a book launch party in DC on September 26th with @stripepress for @_brianpotter's new book 🥳 Register here: luma.com/rtonxk5h?tk=pI…
We're cohosting a book launch party in DC on September 26th with @stripepress for @_brianpotter's new book 🥳 Register here: luma.com/rtonxk5h?tk=pI…
This didn't make its way into the essay, but it seems notable that historically electricity prices mostly rose much more slowly than CPI. Over that past 5 years they've risen faster.
This didn't make its way into the essay, but it seems notable that historically electricity prices mostly rose much more slowly than CPI. Over that past 5 years they've risen faster. https://t.co/cvyCGbORaB
Consumer electricity prices have risen more than 30% on average since 2020. This week on Construction Physics, I try to understand if wholesale electricity prices (the price that utilities pay for electricity) is behind the rise. construction-physics.com/p/whats-happen…
Narrative violation: Boeing took on 525% more wide body aircraft orders than Airbus so far this year.
This week on Construction Physics, an engineering history of the Manhattan Project. construction-physics.com/p/an-engineeri…
Update: I was wrong about the level of data center water consumption in this essay. It's higher than I estimated. construction-physics.com/p/i-was-wrong-…
Update: I was wrong about the level of data center water consumption in this essay. It's higher than I estimated. construction-physics.com/p/i-was-wrong-…
When Ford introduced the Model T in 1908 for $850, no other car offered so many features for the same price. And it kept getting cheaper; by 1916 it was selling for just $360. This week on Construction Physics, I look at the birth of the Model T. construction-physics.com/p/ford-and-the…
Reminder: one of China's biggest fears is that someday we might actually fix our broken immigration system (instead of actively making it worse).
Reminder: one of China's biggest fears is that someday we might actually fix our broken immigration system (instead of actively making it worse). https://t.co/FDyMYCl5By
The US uses around 322 billion gallons of water each day. This week on Construction Physics, I look at where it all goes. construction-physics.com/p/how-does-the…
I became a minister and set up a website where I would absolve people's sins over the internet for $1.
I became a minister and set up a website where I would absolve people's sins over the internet for $1.
Storing natural gas is nearly free, 1000x cheaper than batteries per kilowatt-hour. Solar PV needs storage that cheap. I'm leading Standard Thermal to do this. Our testing over 2 years has overcome some of the biggest barriers, so I wrote about it. austinvernon.substack.com/p/building-ult…
How was penicillin able to eliminate 80% of WWII battlefield deaths? Why did nails once make up 0.4% of US GDP? In The Origins of Efficiency, @_brianpotter unpacks how production efficiency happens, and why it is of civilizational importance. Preorder: press.stripe.com/origins-of-eff…
My book, "The Origins of Efficiency", is now officially available for preorder. construction-physics.com/p/my-book-the-…
This week on Construction Physics I look at Group Technology, a little known industrial improvement system that emerged from the Soviet Union in the 1950s. construction-physics.com/p/group-techno…
Great example of Simpson's paradox here: The marriage + homeownership rate has collapsed, but within each marital group, homeownership has increased since 1990!
Great example of Simpson's paradox here: The marriage + homeownership rate has collapsed, but within each marital group, homeownership has increased since 1990! https://t.co/zTXKTQfVKH
The totally groundless firing of Dr. Erika McEntarfer, my successor as Commissioner of Labor Statistics at BLS, sets a dangerous precedent and undermines the statistical mission of the Bureau. For a full statement opposing this move, read: friendsofbls.org/updates/2025/8…
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