Jason Brown

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Heat pumps are the most efficient heating technology ever invented.

They harvest and compress pre existing heat in the air, ground or water and transport it where it is needed.

That energy is all around us. It does not have to pass through the Strait of Hormuz or any other geopolitical chokepoint.

Thermal Energy Networks in Minnesota: Where should we build them? In this webinar, Building The Future’s Chris Conroy will facilitate a discussion with some of the report’s authors—Noah Cordoba of the Building Decarbonization Coalition, Laura Helmke-Long of Slipstre...

🚨 Register now for the “Thermal Energy Networks in Minnesota: Where should we build them?” webinar tomorrow at 2 pm ET / 1 pm CT, where authors of the Minnesota #ThermalEnergyNetwork Site Suitability Study will discuss the study's findings. #EnergySky #Geothermal #BuildingDecarb bit.ly/4rs8P5f

Fort Polk, Louisiana: the first Army base to move all its housing over to ground-source heat pumps. Gonna save $2.6 million a year on energy & operational costs.

⚡ BDC’s March Decarb Digest highlights the launch of the Wall Whisperer campaign, #HeatPumpWeekCA events, heat pump testimonials, and a new report exploring the suitability of thermal energy networks in Minnesota: bit.ly/4dgOJaH.

#EnergySky #HeatPump #ThermalEnergyNetwork #BuildingDecarb

California needs to streamline permits for heat pump installations - Capitol Weekly OPINION- California is already working to encourage heat pump adoption through its 2025 Energy Code, but our policymakers should be doing more. Homeowners need to be able to install equipment in a tim...

When homeowner Sharon Lawrence tried to replace her air conditioner with a highly efficient #heatpump, HOA delays and red tape cost her nearly $6,500 in lost savings. She’s urging CA leaders to pass #SB222 to streamline permitting and restore funding for TECH Clean CA: bit.ly/4s5CpyP #EnergySky

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Thermal Energy Networks in Minnesota: Where should we build them? In this webinar, Building The Future’s Chris Conroy will facilitate a discussion with some of the report’s authors—Noah Cordoba of the Building Decarbonization Coalition, Laura Helmke-Long of Slipstre...

Join us on March 13 at 2 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. CT to learn why Minnesota is well-suited for the deployment of #ThermalEnergyNetworks (TENs) in a webinar with some of the authors of a new report—The Minnesota Thermal Energy Network Site Suitability Study. #EnergySky bit.ly/4rs8P5f

What I’m reading: East Coast offshore wind farms nearing completion, plug-in solar goes nationwide, building electrification update, and more Quitting Carbon is made possible by paid subscribers. Support independent energy journalism by becoming a paid subscriber or making a one-time donation. Welcome back to another recap of highlights fr...

ICYMI: East Coast offshore wind farms nearing completion, plug-in solar goes nationwide, building electrification update, and more highlights from what I've been reading: www.quittingcarbonmedia.com/what-im-read... via @quittingcarbon.bsky.social 🔌💡

Minnesota is rolling out all-electric winter heating rates to ensure that households aren’t overcharged. These rates reward efficiency & help more households lower bills w/ clean heat.
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every recipe calls for exactly one tablespoon of tomato paste and every can of tomato past is 8 oz. big tomato paste has gotten away with this scam for too long.

Puget Sound Energy Is Paying Customers To Get Battery Systems - CleanTechnica It might sound sort of unusual, but Puget Sound Energy is paying customers to get their own batteries.

Puget Sound Energy Is Paying Customers To Get Battery Systems

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The Wall Whisperer campaign, running through June, portrays heat pumps and the contractors who install them as the stars of the show, delivering comfort, efficiency, and peace of mind. #HeatPump #ClimateSky #HVAC #BuildingDecarb #BuildingDecarbonization #CleanHeat

"Blaming energy efficiency for rising energy prices is a myth that is unfortunately gaining traction. It’s a convenient narrative, but the data simply doesn’t support it," writes @neepenergy.bsky.social's Maggie Molina: neep.org/blog/energy-... 🔌💡

Home Find guides, incentives, and trusted contractors for air source heat pump installation across Minnesota. Discover efficient home heating and cooling solutions.

Gas utility bills are skyrocketing, and more Minnesotans are seeking energy bill relief by upgrading to efficient heat pumps. We’ve sent countless households to a great local resource, The Minnesota Air Source Heat Pump Collaborative at www.mnashp.org.

Balcony solar is taking state legislatures by storm In more than half of U.S. states, Republican and Democratic lawmakers have introduced legislation that would boost adoption of DIY solar systems.

Balcony solar is taking off across the country. Here’s which states are considering bills to allow for the plug-in clean energy solution.

Climate coverage is shrinking. We're expanding it. Announcing a new weekly video podcast!

Really awesome to see @emorwee.bsky.social launching a new climate podcast with Tracy Wholf, one of the climate journalists laid off by CBS last year. Listened to the first episode, it is going to be good: heated.world/p/climate-co...

You want more climate and environmental journalists in your feed.

Once they are placed underground, how long do #ThermalEnergyNetwork pipes last? As Derek Kobe of Green Built Construction explains, “This pipe is going to last 100 years.” This means it will serve its community with clean heating and cooling for many years past its initial installation date.

Opening scene with reference pictures from Eversource Framingham TENs pilot. Photo credits: Eversource Energy.

Sketches of workers from concept to final design.

Sketches of an apartment building and grocery store with spotlights on a person in a tub and grocery store shelves.

Storyboard with sketches for each page.

📖 How do you build a clean green neighborhood on the page? Check out our new blog, featuring @nicolekelner.bsky.social & author Kristin George Bagdanov, as they discuss how this bilingual, whimsical children’s story came to life. bit.ly/4qLGfM2
#TheCleanGreenNeighborhood #BuildingDecarb #EnergySky

Transmission lowers US generation costs, but generator incentives are not aligned | PNAS The US electricity grid is rapidly evolving with the entry of low-cost renewable electricity. As a result, new supply is not spatially matched to d...

Study: "Eliminating interregional constraints would have reduced electricity generation costs across the lower US 48 states by $5.8 to 7.1 billion in 2022 and $3.4 to 5.0 billion in 2023." www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.... 🔌💡

What I’m reading: Big batteries are transforming the grid, GAO warns on clean energy staffing cuts, research roundup, and more Quitting Carbon is made possible by paid subscribers. Support independent energy journalism by becoming a paid subscriber or making a one-time donation. Welcome back to another recap of highlights fr...

ICYMI: My latest at @quittingcarbon.bsky.social: Big batteries are transforming the grid, GAO warns on clean energy staffing cuts, research roundup, and more highlights from what I've been reading: www.quittingcarbonmedia.com/what-im-read... 🔌💡

I did laugh out loud.

Heat pump installations in Colorado more than doubled in 2025 as rebates expired and contractors mastered service Xcel Energy, Tri-State helped prime the boom, training hundreds of installers to help encourage the shift to clean heating and cooling

"Call it the year of the heat pump. In 2025, the number of heat pumps installed in the service areas of five major Colorado utilities more than doubled to 14,225, marking a twelvefold increase in three years," reports @bymarkjaffe.bsky.social: coloradosun.com/2026/02/19/h... 🔌💡

Text on image: East Harlem was built by working people who made something extraordinary out of struggle & solidarity. This week, we broke ground on Timbale Terrace: 341 new homes, 100% affordable. East Harlem’s future belongs to the people who built it. We’re making sure it stays that way.

Picture of Panama Bartholomy, who says he was on the Reframe Building Sustainability Podcast. It also says he was on Episode 15 of the podcast, whose title was "A System Reckoning is Coming. In addition, it lists his title as Founder and Executive Director of the Building Decarbonization Coalition. The image's background is blue, and the photo of Panama is tinted blue.

On @reframepodcast.bsky.social, BDC’s Panama Bartholomy explains that an #AllElectric future for buildings is inevitable, and a managed transition to this future will deliver all Americans more affordable heating and cooling. #BuildingDecarb #EnergySky #HeatPump #EnergyAffordablity bit.ly/4kTctUo

Energy CENTS Coalition, in partnership with @cubmn.bsky.social, is launching a fund to provide support to local impacted households struggling with utility bills. Support the fund with a donation today: bit.ly/UtilityBillFundMN #LightsOnHomesWarmMN

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1/ For most of my career, people asked why I stuck with solar when it was fringe. My uncle said it was a career mistake. Turns out it wasn’t.

Assuming it is the discussion I was following, I LOLed at this comment.