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Kevin J. CREATURE @kevinjkircher.com · 11h

MAGA weirdos can't block installation of these batteries at the county zoning board meeting 🤷🏻

Robert Ferry @robertferry.bsky.social · 11h

I wish Base Power a lot of luck!

They act as your utility (TX so far), install a 24 - 48 kWh home battery for you that keeps you running during a grid outage, and guarantee $0.08/kWh for the next 3 years on your electric bill.

Meanwhile they are managing all the batteries to provide grid services.

Base Power Battery & Energy Plans and Pricing | Base Power

Get a clear, no-surprises energy plan with Base Power. Guaranteed below-market electricity rates, no hidden fees—plus built-in home backup for ultimate reliability.

www.basepowercompany.com

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Jeff Seidman (he/him) @jeffsseidman.bsky.social · 11h

Hmmmm. This is all helpful. Meeting installer tomorrow; depending on the conversation, I might come back to you and book an hour of your time.

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Jeff Seidman (he/him) @jeffsseidman.bsky.social · 19h

Installer told me that if I clean my ERV filter, etc. regularly, it can last. Hoping that's true. He couldn't explain difference in tech between MUHA units and Infinity, but said that MUHA turns down to 25%.

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Jeff Seidman (he/him) @jeffsseidman.bsky.social · 19h

Poughkeepsie, NY. I do need good dehumidification (tight house), and I'm going to get an ERV. I was considering your system of fresh-air intake + reheat dehumid, but decided against because (1) our installer isn't familiar, (2) like your cousin Ryan, I keep windows open when weather allows.

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Jeff Seidman (he/him) @jeffsseidman.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you, @shreyassudhakar.com !

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Jeff Seidman (he/him) @jeffsseidman.bsky.social · 1d

Why not go all Medea, with the new Medea thermostat, leave Carrier out of the picture?

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Jeff Seidman (he/him) @jeffsseidman.bsky.social · 1d

@zoesamuel.bsky.social @ethai.bsky.social @shreyassudhakar.com have come or are coming to speak to my class via Zoom. Met @lissaharris.bsky.social and @johnsmillie42.bsky.social in person. And so many papers read, questions answered by all kinds of folks on here.

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Jeff Seidman (he/him) @jeffsseidman.bsky.social · 1d

I only ever lurked on Twitter, but have had many real-life meets with folks I've met on Bsky. Met @alexbarron.bsky.social here, and he came to @vassar.bsky.social to speak about campus decarbonization. @robertferry.bsky.social wrote a page on architecture for my climate solutions website.

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 1d

basically most of the good things that happened for me professionally was because of social: learning from folks, communicating our work, having fun. There was an AGU conference in 2019 where we did this IRL meetup in a bar and gd it felt like Cheers as corny as that sounds. bsky.app/profile/cost...

Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 16d

I built my entire career on twitter, starting in 2008. Was part of an energytwitter community, studied dril's sacred texts, felt I made it when I had an official White House account. I pretty much stopped using twitter last year. But I posted this over there, & got 9 likes. Bsky is just better.

Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 16d

A sleeper political issue of the next few years is the rising costs of electricity. AI & data centers are driving up demand & the Trump Administration is making it harder to add clean energy supply. I joined @chrislhayes.bsky.social on #WITHpod to talk about it: open.spotify.com/episode/32ps...

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Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 1d

- I met hundreds (thousands?) of interesting folks working in my field and/or expert in other stuff
- I’ve learned a lot from you all
- I once had a tweet end up in the UK National Food Strategy (2021)
- It was good to be so connected when we were all physically isolated in 2020
- You make me laugh

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 2d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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Jeff Seidman (he/him) @jeffsseidman.bsky.social · 1d

Assuming we could get the communicating Medea version, any insight at all in the difference in the underlying tech between this the Infinity?

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Jeff Seidman (he/him) @jeffsseidman.bsky.social · 1d

Huh! This is all interesting! Installer was pairing it with Ecobee thermostat, and from the Carrier website, it appeared not to be communicating. But: I could just ask him to get it branded as Medea, with Medea thermostat, assuming he has access to that through a distributor.

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Jeff Seidman (he/him) @jeffsseidman.bsky.social · 1d

@shreyassudhakar.com @energysmartwv.bsky.social Any thoughts at all?

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Jeff Seidman (he/him) @jeffsseidman.bsky.social · 1d

Hey #heatpump nerds: I've been looking at a Carrier Infinity 27VNA324A003 + CVAMA2417XMA + ERV. My installer is trying to sell me on a (less expensive) 37MUHAQ24AA3 (minisplit compressor) + 45MUAAQ24XX3 + ERV. I'd like to understand the difference in the tech better than he's been able to explain.

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Whitney Bauck @whitneybauck.bsky.social · 1d

"This election might as well have been designed in a lab to test whether the national climate movement can rally attention and support around a key state race."

David Roberts @volts.wtf · 1d

Today on Volts: hey listen up! The most important election of the year is happening in Georgia next month. Two seats on the (currently all-GOP) Public Service Commission are up & rising electricity prices are on everyone's mind. This is a bellwether for next year's governor & midterm elections!

Pay attention to the most important political race of 2025

With energy affordability set to dominate national politics, Peter Hubbard and Brionté McCorkle explain why a down-ballot Georgia race is ground zero for the fight.

www.volts.wtf

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Mark Lynas @marklynas.bsky.social · 2d

WOW! The European Parliament just voted to BAN the words 'burger' and 'sausage' when used in sustainable plant-based alternatives. HUGE win for the meat and dairy lobby in the EU, and lots more confusion for consumers if this goes through. Insane!
www.euroveg.eu/european-par...

European Parliament votes to ban use of ‘veggie burger’ and ‘plant-based sausage’ - European Vegetarian Union

Brussels, 8 October 2025 European Parliament votes to ban use of ‘veggie burger’ and ‘plant-based sausage’: coalition calls decision misguided and counterproductive This Wednesday the Members of the E...

www.euroveg.eu

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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 2d

Once again, I’m wondering why Democrats aren’t running with a straightforward message of “despotism is un-American and unaffordable” right now and all the way into the midterms.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 9d

I'm also hearing that Newsom is considering vetoing AB 1167, a fantastic bill that would bar the state's utilities from using ratepayer money for political lobbying.

A veto would be a *disastrous* signal to send at this point. Raise your voice, Californians. Tell Newsom to have a spine.

California passes bill curbing utilities use of ratepayer money for political spending

State lawmakers last week made California the seventh state to pass a bill limiting investor-owned utilities from using customer money to pay for political and lobbying costs.

energyandpolicy.org

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 9d

A bunch of toxic LA NIMBYs are whining about SB 79, the amazing housing bill the CA legislature passed recently.

It's on the governor's desk, and reportedly he's getting cold feet. Hey @gavinnewsom.bsky.social, please have some spine on the most important issue in your state. Just sign it.

Homeowners denounce SB 79 vote - Beverly Press & Park Labrea News

Legislation awaits governor’s signature

beverlypress.com

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Mark Gongloff @markgongloff.bsky.social · 7d

"Spain’s rapid renewables build-out means its power prices were set by fossil generation just 19% of the time, down from 75% in 2019. As a result, wholesale electricity was almost a third cheaper than the EU average"

Imagine having cheaper power

Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Spain’s Renewable-Energy Boom Loosens Gas’s Grip on Power Prices

Soaring renewables output in Spain is weakening gas’s grip on electricity prices, setting the country apart from much of Europe where fossil fuels still dictate the cost of power.

www.bloomberg.com

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David Weiskopf believes in you @dave.bzky.team · 8d

this rt is an endorsement and one of my more controversial takes

Lakshya Jain @lakshya.splitticket.org · 8d

There is a LOT of opposition to self-driving cars. Our newest poll at The Argument has 28% in favor, 41% against. And old people, who are the most likely to get into crashes, are 18% in favor, 55% against.

But self-driving cars are much, much safer. www.theargumentmag.com/p/please-let...

Please let the robots have this one

Self-driving cars are way safer than human drivers

www.theargumentmag.com

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Jeff Seidman (he/him) @jeffsseidman.bsky.social · 9d

This: bsky.app/profile/liss...

Lissa Harris🐀 @lissaharris.bsky.social · 10d

they are destroying US climate science on purpose, and it hurts my heart. but take it from an MIT-trained nerdass:

all most of us need to know is that we have to stop burning stuff

stop burning stuff for heat

stop burning stuff for make car go

stop burning stuff for power

we have the tools

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Lissa Harris🐀 @lissaharris.bsky.social · 10d

they are destroying US climate science on purpose, and it hurts my heart. but take it from an MIT-trained nerdass:

all most of us need to know is that we have to stop burning stuff

stop burning stuff for heat

stop burning stuff for make car go

stop burning stuff for power

we have the tools

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Jeff Seidman (he/him) @jeffsseidman.bsky.social · 10d

🔌💡 Jevons Paradox at work: "There is an energy savings story here, and it’s really potent,” Zech says. “But probably the bigger story is actually, people just want to have massive windows in their homes and businesses, they want walls of glass.”

Patrick Sisson @patrickcsisson.bsky.social · 10d

For @fastcompany.com I looked at the roll out of credit card-thin high efficiency, made—in-the-US windows, their rapid commercialization, and why it may be as much of a design story as a energy efficiency gain www.fastcompany.com/91411247/cor...

These windows are credit-card thin. They’re about to revolutionize the way we design buildings

The company behind the iPhone's gorilla glass is now making ultra-thin, extra sustainable windows.

www.fastcompany.com

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Arkady Martine | Dr. AnnaLinden Weller @byzantienne.bsky.social · 11d

christ on tiny little crackers, climateworld, we've got to ask people to do good things that they can do, and which help them, rather than asking them to volunteer for an emotionally devastating existential-threat experience without exits into action

Kate Marvel @drkatemarvel.bsky.social · 11d

my takeaway from climate week nyc is that "climate storytelling" is a little too much "we must reimagine our deepest souls in relationship to mother nature and the moral abyss of the polycrisis into which we must now stare" and not enough "ok but get a heat pump"

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