Chris Higgins
@cahiggins.bsky.social
Supporting Electric Load Growth. Process and Policy. Helping homes & buildings improve, Heat Pumps, Passive House, CHBA Net Zero, & better building code.+ EV's, Civil Service, & a Safer City.
Last year China passed 50% of new vehicles sold being new energy (Electric or plug in electric hybrid).
China's demand for oil for transportation just dropped 4% last year. www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chi...
China's demand for oil for transportation just dropped 4% last year. www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chi...
January 30, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Last year China passed 50% of new vehicles sold being new energy (Electric or plug in electric hybrid).
China's demand for oil for transportation just dropped 4% last year. www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chi...
China's demand for oil for transportation just dropped 4% last year. www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chi...
@bchydro.bsky.social lets support Canadian manufacturers United Charger and Flo EV Charging. You should modify your EVSE incentive. Today $350 goes to a US made or Canadian EVSE. Change it so $450 goes to a Canadian made charger and $0 for a US made option. No change for other countries.
January 30, 2026 at 5:57 PM
@bchydro.bsky.social lets support Canadian manufacturers United Charger and Flo EV Charging. You should modify your EVSE incentive. Today $350 goes to a US made or Canadian EVSE. Change it so $450 goes to a Canadian made charger and $0 for a US made option. No change for other countries.
Alberta is talking about a new pipeline. We should be using the existing pipelines and shifting to electric as fast as we can. China Deal, India Talks Connect Carney’s Trade Plans with World’s First 2 Electrostates www.theenergymix.com/china-deal-i...
China Deal, India Talks Connect Carney’s Trade Plans with World’s First 2 Electrostates
On the heels of a new strategic partnership with China, and with Prime Minister Mark Carney planning a trip to India later this year, the plan to reduce Canada’s trade dependence on the United States ...
www.theenergymix.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Alberta is talking about a new pipeline. We should be using the existing pipelines and shifting to electric as fast as we can. China Deal, India Talks Connect Carney’s Trade Plans with World’s First 2 Electrostates www.theenergymix.com/china-deal-i...
Anyone have experience w Pion Power's EVSE? It looks like they pay you 10c/kWh charged. With that, under the new optional time of use rate from BC Hydro, you could buy power 11PM-7AM at 6.72 cent/kWh, charge your EV and get 10 cent/kWh under the Clean Fuel Regulation. Making money in the process
January 28, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Anyone have experience w Pion Power's EVSE? It looks like they pay you 10c/kWh charged. With that, under the new optional time of use rate from BC Hydro, you could buy power 11PM-7AM at 6.72 cent/kWh, charge your EV and get 10 cent/kWh under the Clean Fuel Regulation. Making money in the process
The pink bins from Recycle BC are here! Soft plastic curbside pick up happen next month!
January 22, 2026 at 7:38 PM
The pink bins from Recycle BC are here! Soft plastic curbside pick up happen next month!
Great to see another successful call for power by BC Hydro. More grid scale (up to 496 MW) wind and perhaps some solar proposals have been received. With 14 proposals totaling more than 9,100 gigawatt hours per year, this is nearly double the targeted amount.
news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
January 21, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Great to see another successful call for power by BC Hydro. More grid scale (up to 496 MW) wind and perhaps some solar proposals have been received. With 14 proposals totaling more than 9,100 gigawatt hours per year, this is nearly double the targeted amount.
news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
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The agreement between Canada and China is a bold step towards diversifying Canadian trade—but the real test will be whether policymakers can manage the tightrope without triggering U.S. retaliation.
Read bentleyallan.bsky.social on today's announcement: https://ow.ly/Soet50XY3Mj
Read bentleyallan.bsky.social on today's announcement: https://ow.ly/Soet50XY3Mj
January 16, 2026 at 4:16 PM
The agreement between Canada and China is a bold step towards diversifying Canadian trade—but the real test will be whether policymakers can manage the tightrope without triggering U.S. retaliation.
Read bentleyallan.bsky.social on today's announcement: https://ow.ly/Soet50XY3Mj
Read bentleyallan.bsky.social on today's announcement: https://ow.ly/Soet50XY3Mj
Heck yes! Looks like almost 50,000 Chinese electric vehicles would be allowed in at just a 6% tariff rate. This is progress. www.bbc.com/news/article...
January 16, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Heck yes! Looks like almost 50,000 Chinese electric vehicles would be allowed in at just a 6% tariff rate. This is progress. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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As usual, @rachelgilmore.bsky.social nails it. (The deep value of indie reporting!)
“Seeing the bikini one was incredibly violating, but then seeing that they could ultimately create a full nude of me felt so embarrassing and so shameful.”
Why the Canadian government needs to act to protect victims of Elon Musk's Grok, by @rachelgilmore.bsky.social thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
Why the Canadian government needs to act to protect victims of Elon Musk's Grok, by @rachelgilmore.bsky.social thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
January 13, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Some easy things you can do to support local Canadian journalism:
- Click on the link and read the stories
- Sign up for email newsletters if you want to become a regular reader
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- Click on the link and read the stories
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- Post stories you think are important for others to read to Reddit
Cost: Zero dollars
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Australila had a heat wave and solar took most of extra daytime load. Demand hit new records, with batteries carrying much of the evening load. This is January 7th:
January 13, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Australila had a heat wave and solar took most of extra daytime load. Demand hit new records, with batteries carrying much of the evening load. This is January 7th:
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Venezuela said the country is in “absolute calm, peace and stability” after the US urged its citizens to leave immediately on recently resumed international flights.
Venezuela Says Country in Peace After US Renews Travel Warning
Venezuela said the country is in “absolute calm, peace and stability” after the US urged its citizens to leave immediately on recently resumed international flights.
bloom.bg
January 11, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Venezuela said the country is in “absolute calm, peace and stability” after the US urged its citizens to leave immediately on recently resumed international flights.
The pink bin is coming February 16th. Vancouver residents will get curbside pick up for source separated soft plastics. This will be a great option to divert more locally.
January 9, 2026 at 2:48 AM
The pink bin is coming February 16th. Vancouver residents will get curbside pick up for source separated soft plastics. This will be a great option to divert more locally.
@bchydro.bsky.social your peak saver program needs to adjust its clock. This was sent out 25 minutes early.
January 8, 2026 at 12:39 AM
@bchydro.bsky.social your peak saver program needs to adjust its clock. This was sent out 25 minutes early.
Cool to see China taking the lead integrating more renewable energy into its grid with smart transformation: amp.scmp.com/news/china/s...
A year after near total blackout, China builds world’s largest smart transformer
Chinese engineers’ powerful breakthrough could solve risks of renewable energy shock after low wind swing almost shut down the national grid.
amp.scmp.com
December 30, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Cool to see China taking the lead integrating more renewable energy into its grid with smart transformation: amp.scmp.com/news/china/s...
Nice to see @volkswagen.bsky.social declare hydrogen passenger vehicles a waste of time and indicate all their new small cars will be electric. They can see the future China is bringing and they want to compete. electrek.co/2025/12/18/v...
Volkswagen boss declares the end of small gas cars, urging the future is electric
Volkswagen’s upcoming family of smaller, more affordable EVs will not be offered with a gas-powered engine. Volkswagen brand boss Thomas...
electrek.co
December 22, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Nice to see @volkswagen.bsky.social declare hydrogen passenger vehicles a waste of time and indicate all their new small cars will be electric. They can see the future China is bringing and they want to compete. electrek.co/2025/12/18/v...
Solar is nearly unstoppable. Canada should reduce the 154%-286% tariff we have on solar. Even in Texas solar is out producing coal.
December 22, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Solar is nearly unstoppable. Canada should reduce the 154%-286% tariff we have on solar. Even in Texas solar is out producing coal.
Nice to see and American truck maker revealing three all-new medium-duty electric trucks powered by LFP batteries. insideevs.com/news/781391/...
Peterbilt’s New Electric Medium Truck Lineup Proves It’s Serious About EVs
The American truck maker revealed three all-new medium-duty electric trucks powered by LFP batteries.
insideevs.com
December 21, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Nice to see and American truck maker revealing three all-new medium-duty electric trucks powered by LFP batteries. insideevs.com/news/781391/...
Come on Canada, lets open the door to Chinese manufacturers having a presence and selling some of the amazing cars they make. Right now Tesla is the only one with next generation product.
A warning to any automakers slowing down in the EV race: Chinese giant BYD is making the impossible possible.
insideevs.com/features/782...
insideevs.com/features/782...
Why BYD's 5-Minute Fast-Charging Is Our Technology Of The Year
BYD's Megawatt charging, which can recharge an electric vehicle in about five minutes while reaching speeds of up to 1,000 kilowatts, is coming to Europe soon.
insideevs.com
December 21, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Come on Canada, lets open the door to Chinese manufacturers having a presence and selling some of the amazing cars they make. Right now Tesla is the only one with next generation product.
Toyota is still the worst: electrek.co/2025/01/14/t...
Toyota found to be largest auto industry funder of climate deniers in US
A new report shows Toyota donated more money to climate denying Congressional candidates than other automakers, and the gap is increasing.
electrek.co
December 20, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Toyota is still the worst: electrek.co/2025/01/14/t...
I get the electrical bills (for research) from some Net Zero Homes I have helped over the years. Always makes me a little jealous, this is a family of 4 with an EV. They have a $8 credit in October. No gas bill! All in the rainy Pacific Northwest.
December 16, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I get the electrical bills (for research) from some Net Zero Homes I have helped over the years. Always makes me a little jealous, this is a family of 4 with an EV. They have a $8 credit in October. No gas bill! All in the rainy Pacific Northwest.
We need to see BYO Cord options in North America for EV charging. This is a charger/EVSE in Vancouver, it was public, but the cord got cut twice by a copper thief. Now it is in a locked cage, usable only by asking reception during limited M-F business hours. BYO Cord would solve this.
December 15, 2025 at 3:50 AM
We need to see BYO Cord options in North America for EV charging. This is a charger/EVSE in Vancouver, it was public, but the cord got cut twice by a copper thief. Now it is in a locked cage, usable only by asking reception during limited M-F business hours. BYO Cord would solve this.
Wind power towers made in BC? Would employ 400 during construction and 300 during operations. www.biv.com/news/retail-...
Former sawmill eyed to become B.C.'s first wind-tower factory
Company plans to build a major wind tower plant at a sawmill outside Prince George. The project seeks to capitalize on new tariffs and create up to 300 jobs.
www.biv.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Wind power towers made in BC? Would employ 400 during construction and 300 during operations. www.biv.com/news/retail-...
This is cool. In about 4 years since Mike produced a report for Vancouver on single stair, it is allowed. I think I met Mike via @lanefab.com on twitter and I was exposed to his archipelago of good ideas. Credit also goes to my manager Sean who gave me budget and open ended direction to learn.
'Modernizing our building rules is about making practical, forward-thinking changes that protect people and support more housing options'
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vancouver.ca/news-calenda...
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vancouver.ca/news-calenda...
New Vancouver building rules aim to improve safety and housing supply
Vancouver approves new space-saving stair designs and Abandoned and Vacated Buildings By-law.
vancouver.ca
December 11, 2025 at 5:36 AM
This is cool. In about 4 years since Mike produced a report for Vancouver on single stair, it is allowed. I think I met Mike via @lanefab.com on twitter and I was exposed to his archipelago of good ideas. Credit also goes to my manager Sean who gave me budget and open ended direction to learn.
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Jesse Peltan:
"China built 3x as much solar cell production capacity in the past year as the rest of the world has in total."
🌞🌞🌞
#alwaysbecharging
nitter.net/JessePeltan/...
"China built 3x as much solar cell production capacity in the past year as the rest of the world has in total."
🌞🌞🌞
#alwaysbecharging
nitter.net/JessePeltan/...
December 6, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Jesse Peltan:
"China built 3x as much solar cell production capacity in the past year as the rest of the world has in total."
🌞🌞🌞
#alwaysbecharging
nitter.net/JessePeltan/...
"China built 3x as much solar cell production capacity in the past year as the rest of the world has in total."
🌞🌞🌞
#alwaysbecharging
nitter.net/JessePeltan/...