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It’s reliable. It’s cost-effective. And there’s no question it works. Here’s why Colorado Senator John Hickenlooper is excited about clean, affordable, reliable #ThermalEnergyNetworks for heating and cooling homes in his state. ▶️ buildingdecarb.org/tens
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November 13, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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The perfect holiday gift!
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🎉 It’s here! Welcome to #TheCleanGreenNeighborhood. 🌱Our bilingual children’s book, by Kristin George Bagdanov & @nicolekelner.bsky.social, tells the story of the union workers building all-electric neighborhoods. Grab your copy & join us! tinyurl.com/55kmrvpw
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The image depicts a watercolor illustration in the children’s book The Clean Green Neighborhood. The illustration shows five characters, each representing a trade union worker, and a community member, all standing behind a banner that reads “The Clean Green Neighborhood.” The trade union workers are wearing their job site protective equipment, including helmets and high-visibility vests. Using a large pair of red scissors, the community member is cutting the banner to celebrate the opening of the clean green neighborhood.
November 13, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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🎉 It’s here! Welcome to #TheCleanGreenNeighborhood. 🌱Our bilingual children’s book, by Kristin George Bagdanov & @nicolekelner.bsky.social, tells the story of the union workers building all-electric neighborhoods. Grab your copy & join us! tinyurl.com/55kmrvpw
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The image depicts a watercolor illustration in the children’s book The Clean Green Neighborhood. The illustration shows five characters, each representing a trade union worker, and a community member, all standing behind a banner that reads “The Clean Green Neighborhood.” The trade union workers are wearing their job site protective equipment, including helmets and high-visibility vests. Using a large pair of red scissors, the community member is cutting the banner to celebrate the opening of the clean green neighborhood.
November 13, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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🔌 Sign up now for our webinar—BDC Presents: The [Building] Electrification Imperative—next Thurs, Nov 20 at 1 pm ET to find out why #Electrification is central to efforts to transition to an affordable, resilient & clean energy system bit.ly/4i1zOSg #EnergySky #ClimateSky #BuildingDecarb #HeatPump
BDC Presents: The [Building] Electrification Imperative
In this webinar, Ember’s Daan Walter and BDC’s Panama Bartholomy discuss why making electrification the central driver of decarbonization will accelerate the clean energy transition, make energy more ...
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November 13, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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🎥 Tomorrow, #TheCleanGreenNeighborhood launches! Illustrated by @nicolekelner.bsky.social & written by Kristin George Bagdanov, it celebrates people building & thriving in all-electric neighborhoods. Use code PREORDERTCGN for 15% off: tinyurl.com/55kmrvpw
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November 12, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Less than 1 week until we meet #TheCleanGreenNeighborhood! 🌱 📅 Preorder to meet the union workers building neighborhoods powered by sun, wind, water, and earth in our new children’s book. Use code PREORDERTCGN for 15% off. 💡 bit.ly/47EiKNw #EnergySky #BuildingDecarb
Picture of a page from The Clean Green Neighborhood children’s book. The page depicts watercolor illustrations of five workers with their equipment and tools. They are labeled as an autoworker from UAW Region 6, an electrical worker from IBEW Local 11, a pipefitter from UA, an operating engineer from IOUE Local 12, and a sheet metal worker from SMART Local 104 & 105.
November 7, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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⚡ #ThermalEnergyNetworks already heat & cool buildings—without fossil fuels—in more than 20 states and multiple countries. BDC’s Jess Silber-Byrne explains how they work. #Geothermal #CleanEnergy #EnergySky #BuildingDecarb ▶️ buildingdecarb.org/tens
November 6, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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🗞️ BDC’s Nov. Decarb Digest highlights a big win for #ThermalEnergyNetworks in IL, a new children’s book — #TheCleanGreenNeighborhood — about union workers building all-electric neighborhoods & #BuildingDecarb related articles in @forbes.com, @timesunion.com & @marylandmatters.org bit.ly/3Lqg4vy 🔌💡
🏘️ Decarb Digest - November 2025
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November 6, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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📣 Embracing a neighborhood-scale approach to building decarbonization in the NY State Energy Plan will create healthier, more resilient & more affordable communities powered by family-sustaining jobs, explains BDC’s @aconsidine.bsky.social: bit.ly/4onuUS0 #BuildingDecarb #ThermalEnergyNetwork 🔌💡
New York State’s Energy Plan: An Opportunity to Improve our Buildings, and our Grid, Neighborhood by Neighborhood
How thermal energy networks and better gas system transition policies can grow New York’s economy while ensuring the state meets its climate goals
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November 3, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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📺 BDC’s @aconsidine.bsky.social explains to Capital Tonight’s @sarbetter.bsky.social that NY should not pause implementation of the state’s All Electric Buildings Act, as “decarbonization will be more affordable” than sticking with gas. tinyurl.com/mutzj46e #BuildingDecarb #HeatPump #ClimateSky 🔌💡
The argument for implementing New York's All-Electric Buildings Act
Allison Considine joins Capital Tonight.
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October 30, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Register now to join BDC’s Kristin George Bagdanov and other experts for a Climate XChange “Future of Gas 101” panel discussion tomorrow, Tuesday, Oct. 28, at 2 p.m. ET: tinyurl.com/23bnvsnm #GreenSky #ClimateSky #EnergySky #FutureOfGas #BuildingDecarb
Future of Gas 101: A Panel Discussion with Experts - Climate XChange
The third of a three-part webinar series on future of gas policy and the opportunities it presents for state climate actors.
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October 27, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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⚡Today, BDC and the Californian Heat Pump Partnership (CAHPP) board are celebrating #HeatPumpWaterHeaterDay! These crucial partnerships are driving California’s clean energy transition, one #Heatpump at a time. #EnergySky #BuildingDecarb #HPWHDay
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October 23, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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🔌 #TheSwitchisOn has a new look! Head over to switchison.org to check out their redesigned website & logo, and use their clear and easy-to-understand information, tools, and resources to discover the many benefits of modern electric living. #EnergySky #BuildingDecarb #Heatpump #Induction
The Switch Is On
Discover the power of an all-electric home! The Switch Is On provides homeowners and renters with tools and resources to upgrade from gas to electric appliances.
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October 22, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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📣 BDC’s Q3 Momentum Report is out, with data on how the United States is the leading market for #HeatPumps, MA’s new heat pump electricity rate, the growth of utility-led #ThermalEnergyNetwork projects & other #BuildingDecarb insights. 🔌💡 #ClimateSky #Greensky bit.ly/3WIVJDK
Momentum Q3 | 2025
BDC's quarterly update on the building decarbonization movement
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October 16, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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BDC’s 2025 Legislative Roundup, which analyzes U.S. building decarbonization legislation trends, is out! Read it to learn about the 40 state bills passed this year that would help accelerate our transition to clean heating & cooling. bit.ly/3VW7mqP #BuildingDecarb #Heatpump #ClimateSky 🔌💡
2025 Legislative Roundup
This 2025 legislative roundup demonstrates the growing momentum of building % decarbonization. It also looks back on trends identified starting from 2022.
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October 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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🗞️ BDC’s October Decarb Digest highlights our Q3 Momentum Report, our 2025 Legislative Roundup, #BuildingDecarb policy and project stories from @politico.com & @insideclimatenews.org, & a recent report from @cornellilr.bsky.social: bit.ly/4q2bcwf #EnergySky #HeatPump #ClimateSky #ThermalEnergyNetwork
🏘️ Decarb Digest - October 2025
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October 9, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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New home efficiency rebate alert! South Coast AQMD's rebate is here! If you're in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, or San Bernardino County, check out how you can stack incentives for more than $10,000 back: volthub.co/resources/go.... #losangeles #thevalley #LAsky #thelbc #BuildingDecarb
Claim Up to $3,000 in Rebates through South Coast AQMD’s GO ZERO Incentive Program | VoltHub
Homeowners in Southern California can now claim thousands in post-installation rebates for upgrading to a heat pumps through South Coast AQMD’s GO ZERO Incentive Program.
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October 8, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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On Monday, we submitted our comment on the draft New York State Energy Plan, calling for a neighborhood-scale approach to #BuildingDecarb. Read our recommendations here: buildingdecarb.org/bdc-calls-fo...
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BDC Calls for Neighborhood Scale Approach in NY State Energy Plan Comment
Today the Building Decarbonization Coalition (BDC) submitted its comment on the Draft New York State Energy Plan, a document that will inform policymaking for New York’s energy needs and priorities ov...
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October 8, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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🏡 In Whisper Valley, 800 homes receive clean heating & cooling from a #ThermalEnergyNetwork (TEN)—with more on the way. Our new case study looks at outcomes of developer-led TENs: fast deployment, economies of scale, & sustainable new neighborhoods.⚡ 🔄 🌱 bit.ly/3KzBRQP #BuildingDecarb
Case Study: Whisper Valley, Texas
A masterplanned development’s geothermal network models resilience and scalability
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October 7, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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Shout-out to @KALW and @mcoc for hosting a marvelous panel on residential #buildingdecarb in the San Francisco Bay Area last week. Presenters showcased helpful resources and inspiring models: @somcan.sf, betterelectric.org, @quit__carbon and ecoblock.berkeley.edu
October 6, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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We are thrilled with @governor.ny.gov's #ClimateWeek announcement on next steps for NY’s $1 billion Sustainable Future Fund! These #HeatPump, #ThermalEnergyNetwork & other #BuildingDecarb investments will deliver NYers clean energy, clean air & good jobs. #ClimateSky #EnergySky bit.ly/3KiCSg1
Statement in Response to Governor Hochul’s Sustainable Future Fund Announcement
“The Building Decarbonization Coalition applauds Governor Hochul’s leadership in advancing $200 million for Thermal Energy Networks (TENs) that will pioneer projects at the University at Buffalo, SUNY...
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September 25, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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📣 NESCAUM (@nescaum.org) has released an Action Plan that provides states with recommendations on how to accelerate their residents’ adoption of energy-efficient, zero-emission home heating equipment such as heat pumps. Read our statement on the plan here: bit.ly/4mhKoVF 🔌💡 #HeatPump #BuildingDecarb
Statement on the Release of NESCAUM’s Multistate Action Plan
The Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM), today announced that it has released a roadmap titled “Multistate Action Plan: Accelerating the Transition to Zero-Emission Residenti...
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September 17, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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🗞️ BDC’s September Decarb Digest highlights our latest policy brief, The End of Gas System Subsidies & recent reports from @imtspeaks.bsky.social, @aceee.org & @luskininnovation.bsky.social / @ccscatucla.bsky.social! #HeatPump #ClimateSky #BuildingDecarb 🔌💡 email.buildingdecarb.org/%EF%B8%8F-de...
🏘️ Decarb Digest - September 2025
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September 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Good building decarbonization news out of CA! 🔌💡 #EV #ElectricVechile #ClimateSky #GreenSky #CleanEnergy #RenewableEnergy #BuildingDecarb #ElectricVehicle
September 11, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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As the brief shows, it's time for us to reform line extension allowance (LEA) rules and have new gas customers actually pay for hooking up to the gas system themselves, rather than saddling existing gas customers with these costs. #ClimateSky #Heatpump #GreenSky #RenewableEnergy #BuildingDecarb
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💵 Utility customers in the 🇺🇲 could save up to $7 billion annually if we reform gas line extension allowances (LEAs). Discover insights like this on the benefits of having new gas customers pay for the cost of obtaining gas service in our brief “The End of Gas System Subsidies” bit.ly/4gcrZbk 🔌💡
The End of Gas System Subsidies
This policy brief offers an overview of the current line extension allowance (LEA) landscape in the U.S. and recommendations for reforming outdated LEA policies that promote the growth of gas consumpt...
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September 11, 2025 at 8:24 PM