cahiggins.bsky.social
Supporting Electric Load Growth. Building Policy. Helping homes & buildings improve, Heat Pumps, Passive House, CHBA Net Zero, & better building code.+ EV's, Civil Service, & a Safer City.
👤 Joined on 20 November 2023
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@cahiggins.bsky.socialCool. So basically a “we can require things” kind of situation?
Show PostThe code and fire guys spent years wringing their hands about how flammable a few hundred grams of R290 refrigerant is while we were just one Middle Eastern war of choice away from New Englanders going back to burning their wood houses down with wood furnaces
Show PostChris also posted a chart for cooling uptake. What potentially happens is ASHP (say -15c, not cold climate ones) in a "hybrid" with gas heat. Gas utilities will struggle to cover costs through volumetric revenue, so forced to raise fixed charges. At risk of entering "utility death spiral".
Show PostOh yeah we got a thing … But mostly it’s nice to spend an evening with a roof full great folks who are equally obsessed
Show PostI’m pretty excited for this permeable pavement pilot happening nearby brought forward by @seandevine9.bsky.social
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