What You Need to Know About Utility Profits · Solar United Neighbors How much of your monthly electric bill is going to monopoly utility profits? Join us and our friends at the Energy and Policy Institute to discuss their new report on just how much utilities are raking in, how this threatens your ability to benefit from solar energy, and what we can do to fight back.By signing up for this webinar, you may receive follow up communication from both SUN and the Energy and Policy Institute.

How much of your monthly electric bill is going to monopoly utility profits? Hint: too much. Learn the details on March 23: vist.ly/4tudy

The California Heat Pump Partnership launched Wall Whisperer, a groundbreaking, statewide marketing campaign designed to rapidly accelerate heat pump adoption across California and help advance the goal of 6 million installations by 2030. bit.ly/4blAmAC

#EnergySky #WallWhispererCA #HeatPumpHype

⚡ BDC’s Feb. Decarb Digest highlights #HeatPumpWeekCA, an opportunity to inspire others by sharing your story, more proof that #BuildingDecarb is an energy affordability solution, and a new guide about financing thermal energy networks: bit.ly/4qwEcLA. #EnergySky

Utilities Asked for a Lot More Money From Ratepayers Last Year A new PowerLines report puts the total requested increases at $31 billion — more than double the number from 2024.

Heat in the winter is NOT A LUXURY ITEM. Yet for-profit utilities with monopoly power are doubling rates on a captive customer base. It’s time for utility accountability. Not more corporate profits.

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The California Heat Pump Partnership announced its inaugural #HeatPumpWeekCA from April 11–19, 2026! This series of statewide events will celebrate the highly efficient heat pumps and skilled workforce bringing clean heating and cooling to our communities. Learn more and get involved: bit.ly/4k3wOWl

Electrify your home with our handy roundup before tax credits expire You could save thousands of dollars on heat pumps, solar, and other home energy updates if you act before Dec. 31. Our explainers and guides will get you…

“More than 40% of U.S. energy-related emissions stem from how we heat, cool & power our homes.” Upgrading to efficient electric appliances cuts energy use, monthly bills & strain on the grid while protecting families from volatile fuel prices.

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My local credit union has a whole fact sheet just for sustainability loans. Loans for solar, heat pumps/weatherization (0% interest!), efficient appliances, bikes (0% for local ebikes!), and farm shares. A great example of what banks can be with leadership and good state policy.

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A little bit of brightness for your timeline: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8A1o...

BDC Presents: The [Building] Electrification Imperative In this webinar, Ember’s Daan Walter and BDC’s Panama Bartholomy discuss why making electrification the central driver of decarbonization will accelerate the clean energy transition, make energy more ...

🚨Last chance to sign up for BDC Presents: The [Building] Electrification Imperative on Thurs. Nov 20 at 1 pm ET!

Join us to learn why #Electrification must move from the margins to the center if we hope to build a clean, low-cost energy system. bit.ly/488pinT #HeatPump #EnergySky #ClimateSky

Lawmakers OK sweeping energy reform package that governor pledges to sign Article Summary An energy policy package incentivizing battery storage passed the General Assembly with only Democratic support and will likely

Huge win for clean energy + labor in Illinois! The #CRGA just passed, launching the state’s first-ever #ThermalEnergyNetwork pilots — efficient, affordable heating & cooling built by union workers. More from @CapitolNewsIL: capitolnewsillinois.com/news/lawmake...

What Your Gas Stove Is Doing To Your Health Induction stoves beat out gas stoves on health and the environment. Gas stove manufacturers are challenging a CO law to warn consumers about gas stove health concerns.

Sharing info to protect public health shouldn’t be controversial. Delighted to see three new states with bills to add warning labels on gas stoves, alerting families to “NO2, benzene, & other harmful pollutants.” The gas industry is fighting to block them.

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Electric grills are a climate-friendly option to fossil fuel grills Grilling usually involves burning fossil fuel. But some manufacturers are offering electric grills and citing climate change and convenience as reasons to switch.

Summer grilling usually starts with filling a propane tank or buying a bag of charcoal briquettes. But some people are ditching these fossil fuels for a more climate-friendly electric grill. My story for @npr.org: www.npr.org/2025/05/23/n...

🍳 As this @canarymedia.com article by @alisontakemura.bsky.social explains, in addition to being a faster, safer, and more efficient way to cook, #Induction is also healthier than cooking with #Methane. #EnergySky #ClimateSky #GreenSky #BuildingDecarb

Rebuilding all-electric after wildfire disasters can help cut down construction costs, expedite building timelines, and avoid future rate hikes and retrofit costs for a safer, more resilient future. 🏡 @alisontakemura.bsky.social @cleeberkeley.bsky.social rkeley.bsky.social

Gas utilities make more $ replacing pipes than selling gas. We’re paying for gas infrastructure we don’t need.

The #NYHEATAct would cap bills, stop expansion, and fund clean heat when it’s cheaper.

📢Take action: p2a.co/lgQas5b

#LowerBills #CleanerAir #BetterBuildings

Decarbonization can improve energy security - Nature Climate Change Moving towards net-zero carbon emissions reduces reliance on fossil fuels but requires geographically concentrated materials for clean energy technologies. Now research finds countries can reduce emer...

New piece from me published in Nature Climate Change: Decarbonization can improve energy security, robust trade and a circular economy increases energy security, and critical minerals are not like oil. 🔌💡

Journal link: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Open access link: rdcu.be/eg3lR

So greatful for this new resource from my colleagues @buildingdecarb.org. And for the wins captured here around the durability of the electric equipment market and the innovative regulations and legislation around clean heat. Nice to have some good news in the feed...

Thermal Energy Networks Legislative Guidebook

📢 New resource alert! The Thermal Energy Networks (TENs) Legislative Guidebook from BDC & @iee-vermontlaw.bsky.social can help state policymakers, regulators & advocates shape the legal landscape for an equitable, decarbonized future. #BuildingDecarb #ThermalEnergyNetwork zpr.io/DN9qngpbEDX8

The California Heat Pump Partnership has a new blueprint to help @governor.ca.gov achieve the state’s 2030 goal of installing 6 million heat pumps by working with manufacturers, bolstering a skilled workforce & more.

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I-2066 ruled unconstitutional: a win for Washington families | Climate Solutions Today, a King County Superior Court judge ruled that controversial initiative 2066 violates several provisions of the the Washington State constitution.

ICYMI: Controversial WA initiative I-2066 has been ruled unconstitutional! The measure, which would have raised energy costs, attacked energy efficiency, and tried to reverse course on the state's transition to clean, healthy homes and buildings. www.climatesolutions...

E&E News: Consumers would pay $6B more for energy if IRA tax breaks repealed, report finds The group Energy Innovation puts the cost per household at an average of $48 per year by 2030.

🏠 Consumers would pay $6B more for energy if IRA tax breaks repealed
(costing American households an average of $48 more per year by 2030)

Brian Dabbs reports: subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

"Make America Healthy Again" is dead There is nothing RFK Jr. can do at the Department of Health to make up for what's happening at the EPA.

Robert F. Kennedy can remove all the seed oils from all the food in America.

It’s not going to make up for dismantling Mercury Air Toxics standards, undoing car and truck pollution restrictions, rolling back chemical safety regulations, and otherwise covering the country in fossil fuel pollution

Yes! "Is the quiet you hear from climate funders a strategic pause or stunned silence?" Hearing about this "strategic pause" from so many right now... This is the time try all the strategies.

Utilities Spend Billions Replacing Gas Pipes. Is There a Better Way? In many cases, electrifying homes is cheaper, according to one new study.

New: Utilities spend ~$1 billion a year replacing old gas pipes, an expense that New Yorkers will be paying off for decades. A new study finds that, for some customers, it would be cheaper to go all electric *today* than to swap out the pipes nysfocus.com/2025/03/10/n...

Hey Chefs, Want To Make A Difference In The Climate Movement? - CleanTechnica

🧑‍🍳 Scott Cooney at @cleantechnica.bsky.social writes that “chefs can really drive climate action” through BDC’s Chefluencer program, which trains them to speak to the benefits of cooking with #Induction, turning “chefs into climate ambassadors.” #BuildingDecarb #GreenSky #EnergySky

The Los Angeles Fires Accelerated the Looming Natural Gas Crisis All American cities are at risk.

"In particular, greater Los Angeles’ burned neighborhoods are already revealing a looming natural gas crisis, decades before most American cities will face it," @jlappen1.bsky.social writes.

Los Angeles is about to face a massive natural gas crisis.

Did your child lose their book collection in the Los Angeles fires? Are you a teacher at a school that lost its library or your classroom library? Whether you need one book or a whole library, we can replace your books. 📚

Everyone else, please boost this post so we can connect with those in need. 🙏

My feed is full of climate and political dispair. What/who else should I be following for a pallet cleanser?

Today’s glimmer of hope brought to you by the creator of Watch Duty, LA’s nonprofit fire map that’s been such a lifeline for so many. More of this, please! www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...

That's why I work on decarbonizing buildings, to cut the demand for fossil fuels!