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Learned last week about 1ClickHeat, a 2020ish startup that installs some 8,000 heat pumps per year all across Canada. Easy web interface, simple sales process, buys/ships/installs customized Gree heat pumps from China, work done by in-house installers and electricians. Anyone have experience w/them?

submitted 7 hours ago • 3 comments

Heard a TON this week about how dare SCAQMD consider clean air rules because of fears of rising costs b/w 2030-2060. I look forward to ALL those lobbyists, realtors, OC and Riverside mayors equally decrying Trump's 50% steel tariffs taking effect in 10 days driving up costs for home appliances.

submitted 11 hours ago • 1 comment

"We need to step up our national efforts in fusion. Otherwise we could get left behind in that area." - US Department of Energy Secretary Wright Check out the full conversation between Sec. Wright and @scsp.bsky.social CEO Ylli Bajraktari at last week's AI+ Expo. youtu.be/ytpTVx_dZ2c?...

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There’s a climate emergency. If California isn’t allowed to phase in EVs, l like the idea of no-drive days for combustion cars. Occasionally prohibit driving of gas cars, based upon the last digit of the license plate, and ramp that up to 5 days per week by 2035. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoy_No_...

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Today they have crossed a deep red line. We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.

submitted 1 day ago • 2250 comments

Top climate priorities: 1. Electrify everything. Yes even that. 2. Stop burning anything for energy. Seriously. 3. Build and install as much solar PV and batteries as you have money for using the latest technology. If we don’t do these 3 things as fast as possible our civilisation might be lost.

submitted 3 days ago • 40 comments

Neighbor-Source Heat Pump xkcd.com/3099/

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Maine residents, save on average $700 dollars every year on your energy bills. ACiQ 50 Gallon Heat Pump water heater = $1,699 with free delivery to your home.....as low as $525 after $950 rebate from Efficiency Maine® plus a 30% Federal tax credit: newwaterheaterdecisions.com/heat-pump-wa...

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this is interesting www.spur.org/sites/defaul... @shreyassudhakar.com

submitted 4 days ago • 2 comments

I hadn't seen this exact document before, but it's a great summary. The flowcharts shown are very representative of what the permit process for heat pumps looks like in most cases. I'm currently waiting on a permit for one of our @vayu.pro projects that we applied for in March!

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Why in the world would SoCal Air regulators reject clean air rules? It's a win for gas industry disinformation and a loss for public health, writes @evanlgeorge.bsky.social legal-planet.org/2025/06/09/w...

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Reminder gas is burned to produce energy & in the process releases harmful pollutants that increase the risk of asthma, heart attack, & cancer. It’s NOT clean!!!!! 🤬

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If we want to incentivize things with tax credits, we need a uniform system to buy and sell them. Get your credit certified, then sell it into the market at Fidelity or Schwab. All credits fungible. One credit is one share of the benefit to all of society.

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“The path to Canada’s electrified future is clear and achievable. It offers a chance not only to radically reduce greenhouse gas emissions but also to build a stronger, more resilient economy, foster innovation, and secure sustainable energy independence.” #cdnpoli #elbowsup #TheFutureIsElectric

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Did you know that the countries with the most heat pumps installed are also in some of the coldest climates? Find out more in our article in Nature Energy 👇 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

submitted 5 days ago • 3 comments

The heat pump domestic water heaters with the built-in thermostatic mixing valves are energy storage infrastructure especially when controlled to store the heat energy during the daytime when there is high PV generation.

submitted 5 days ago • 3 comments

The conditions that have led to what’s happening in the US today exist in democracies around the world. They are an inevitable outcome of our collective failure to adapt to fundamental changes in the information ecosystem on which our democracies were originally built.

submitted 6 days ago • 171 comments

Lately I’ve been intrigued by the idea that local generation serving local demand (say, 5 miles) should not pay for long distance transmission. Is there a podcast that talks about stuff like that?

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“Nguyen, who serves on the Orange County Board of Supervisors, echoed opponents' concerns that the rules would financially burden people.” No, what is a burden is not facilitating the use of fuels that are home grown. www.sfgate.com/business/art...

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Excellent little history on energy efficiency improvements that have been made over the decades, 1970 50A, 1999 30A, 2025 20A breakers.

submitted 7 days ago • 1 comment

On 7-5 vote, AQMD rejects gas appliance surcharge aimed at improving air quality

submitted 7 days ago • 2 comments

Absolutely disappointing. The responsibility of the SCAQMD is, in their own words, “To clean the air and protect the health of all residents in the South Coast Air District”. Delaying these rules prevents residents from having clean and healthy air.

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The South Coast AQMD failed to pass the (delayed and amended) clean air rules regarding water and space heaters. Here’s what led to all of this: legal-planet.org/2025/06/05/t...

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Surveys show people are concerned about climate change, but even these weak appliance rules for Southern California failed to pass.

submitted 7 days ago • 1 comment

Truisms of California wildfire.

submitted 15 days ago • 3 comments

So much disinformation around these rules. They encourage manufacturers to make more heat pumps, they do not ban gas appliances I’m told there’s increased security at today’s vote because the rules are viewed as controversial - following a gas industry opposition campaign bsky.app/profile/evan...

submitted 7 days ago • 2 comments

It’s 80 to 90 percent folks who support the rule in the auditorium. Labor union members, residents, seniors, kids, etc all there for supporting. The opponents did not really show up in person. It just shows the fossil fuel industry stoked fear, but I guess not concerned enough to show up.

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