It cost $48 million to operate. chump change.
Probably cost a lot more to dismantle.
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Breaking: California becomes the latest blue state to retreat on climate goals amid affordability concerns as regulators Friday evening voted to revamp its landmark carbon market to ease costs to the oil industry with $4 billion in incentives. Free link.
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State makes $4 billion concession to oil industry amid soaring gasoline prices.
BREAKING:
A group of states led by @newyorkstateag.bsky.social sued the Trump administration over its deal with TotalEnergies to buy back two offshore wind leases worth nearly $1B.
Here’s @emilypont.bsky.social with the details:
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Across 400 NYC apartments, Entech's sensors and AI software drove boiler efficiency gains that slashed emissions by nearly 25% and generated more than $5 million in savings for property owners during the winter heating season. Pretty cool. from @kbrigham.bsky.social
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Entech’s S2 platform debuted last year to help make century-old boilers more efficient.
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Yes, this was one explicit purpose of the program as written into the law.
(the High-Efficiency Electric Home Rebate Program rebates, not HOMES rebates)
Emily Pontecorvo
The DOE's new home energy rebate guidance will "block the vast majority of upgrades the program was designed to fund" according to Evergreen
The DOE just issued new guidance for the IRA home rebate programs, which will get the money flowing to states that have been held up. 🔌⚡
At least one major (and potentially illegal?) change, though: The rebates can no longer be used to fund gas -> electric appliance switching.
Emily Pontecorvo
In April I reported on some concerning conduct within the GHG Protocol. Now, Danny Cullenward, a member of its oversight board, has resigned in protest, accusing GHGP of handing standards development over to “a secret, industry-dominated drafting process.”
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