@RIHouseofReps @GovDanMcKee DYK that the City of PVD, Office of Energy Resources, and countless institutions and companies in Rhode Island (Ocean State Job Lot, the Providence Housing Authority, JWU, the Marriott, to name a few) already benchmark the energy usage of their buildings?

"All of the scenarios have a 5-10x higher adoption rate of heat pumps than today." Niki Lintmeijer, E3, on RI FOG scenario commonalities

RT @RIHouseofReps: When Rhode Island enacted the Act on Climate in 2021, the state committed to reducing its carbon emissions to net-zero b…

RT @AcadiaCtr: Offshore wind off #RI 's coast meets a critical need for large-scale carbon-free electricity generation in the Northeast. R…

This is a big deal! Cementing the direction of our neighbor's building sector decarbonization strategy (away from gas!)

Fresh out of the MA Department of Public Utilities, summary from my colleagues at @AcadiaCtr (!)

@_holyspokes The owner and my hair stylist at @salonbianco… also turning housing developer, I heard!

Savannah now splits her time between advocating for public schools and a clean energy future for RI

@_holyspokes @triofrancos Yeah, wow, would appreciate this concern for the circularity of products across sectors. Also, tradable RECs are a well known thing currently sold on the open market...

@Peter_Night @TimmonsRoberts @LarryChretien @CapnBinz @GEConsumers @KuffnerAlex @projo My understanding is that NextEra will meet the minimum requirements of the State's RES and @GEConsumers will help the program go beyond that with local renewable sources (similar to GreenPower) via RECs

@TimmonsRoberts @Peter_Night @LarryChretien @CapnBinz @GEConsumers @KuffnerAlex @projo The market is unpredictable, and we've seen that in MA, there may be a few months where the utility's rate dips below the community's, but across the year, the town's program offers more stability in price.

RT @Mcgaw71: “Any concerns he had that the electric mowers might not have the stamina (battery life) and power for a long day’s work have p…

@jywarren !! So neat!

@DavidMoralesRI Are you familiar with community choice aggregation which is 🤞🏼 moving forward in a number of cities and towns in Rhode Island?

@AdrianaMaestas @DanielDenvir +1 to a green alleys program like Dubuque or Chicago. Permeable pavement could/should be part of a sustainable purchasing effort (start internally!). In Providence, we can build on the expertise of the Stormwater Innovation Center in Roger Williams Park.