BDC’s Yami Newell joined @ilenviro.bsky.social, IL legislators, and IL labor leaders to tour Vancouver’s #ThermalEnergyNetworks (TENs) to learn how TENs could cut energy costs and create clean energy jobs in Illinois. Learn more here! bit.ly/4zIcTmE #BuildingDecarbonization #CleanHeat #EnergySky
Building a Clean Heat Pipeline
Building a Clean Heat Pipeline
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October 20, 2026 at 8:18 PM
BDC’s Yami Newell joined @ilenviro.bsky.social, IL legislators, and IL labor leaders to tour Vancouver’s #ThermalEnergyNetworks (TENs) to learn how TENs could cut energy costs and create clean energy jobs in Illinois. Learn more here! bit.ly/4zIcTmE #BuildingDecarbonization #CleanHeat #EnergySky
Join BDC’s Yami Newell at the 17th Annual Midwest Building Codes & Policy Summit tomorrow, Oct. 14, at 1 p.m. CT, where she will discuss how policy and energy standards can bridge single-parcel interventions with #ThermalEnergyNetworks.
Register: bit.ly/47O59mZ
#2026MEEACodesSummit #EnergySky
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17th Annual Midwest Building Codes & Policy Summit
This event brings together municipal energy managers, utilities, code officials, designers and more to move energy code progress forward.
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October 13, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Join BDC’s Yami Newell at the 17th Annual Midwest Building Codes & Policy Summit tomorrow, Oct. 14, at 1 p.m. CT, where she will discuss how policy and energy standards can bridge single-parcel interventions with #ThermalEnergyNetworks.
Register: bit.ly/47O59mZ
#2026MEEACodesSummit #EnergySky
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#2026MEEACodesSummit #EnergySky
From a Northern European perspective, seems like a different universe to read a study about residential heating options without a single mention of #DistrictHeating or #ThermalEnergyNetworks
October 11, 2026 at 3:12 PM
From a Northern European perspective, seems like a different universe to read a study about residential heating options without a single mention of #DistrictHeating or #ThermalEnergyNetworks
The Cost of Heat: Managing Pennsylvania’s Thermal Transition report proposes another pathway for the Commonwealth: an affordable transition to clean heat that relies on and grows Pennsylvania’s already strong thermal workforce. 🎥 Learn more: youtu.be/xsiZTvGPf88?...
#EnergySky #ThermalEnergyNetworks
#EnergySky #ThermalEnergyNetworks
October 1, 2026 at 7:22 PM
The Cost of Heat: Managing Pennsylvania’s Thermal Transition report proposes another pathway for the Commonwealth: an affordable transition to clean heat that relies on and grows Pennsylvania’s already strong thermal workforce. 🎥 Learn more: youtu.be/xsiZTvGPf88?...
#EnergySky #ThermalEnergyNetworks
#EnergySky #ThermalEnergyNetworks
Investing $150M in #ThermalEnergyNetworks and allocating $150M each to EmPower+ and Affordable Green Transition for Housing will help make NYers' buildings healthier and more comfortable, and their energy bills more affordable. #ClimateWeekNYC #BuildingDecarb #EnergySky bit.ly/3VpUfkw
Statement from the BDC on Governor Hochul's Climate Week announcement
BDC celebrates the funding included in Gov. Hochul's Climate Week announcement that will advance neighborhood-scale building electrification.
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September 22, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Investing $150M in #ThermalEnergyNetworks and allocating $150M each to EmPower+ and Affordable Green Transition for Housing will help make NYers' buildings healthier and more comfortable, and their energy bills more affordable. #ClimateWeekNYC #BuildingDecarb #EnergySky bit.ly/3VpUfkw
⚡ Hayden, CO, is building a thermal energy network to heat and cool 300,000+ sq. ft. of development—cutting emissions, lowering costs, and generating revenue. It’s a model for economic resilience and affordable energy. bit.ly/3UWiQ0g #EnergySky #ThermalEnergyNetworks
September 21, 2026 at 3:59 PM
⚡ Hayden, CO, is building a thermal energy network to heat and cool 300,000+ sq. ft. of development—cutting emissions, lowering costs, and generating revenue. It’s a model for economic resilience and affordable energy. bit.ly/3UWiQ0g #EnergySky #ThermalEnergyNetworks
⚡ Join us for BDC Presents: The Real Cost of Gas Pipeline Replacements on Thurs., 10/8 at 1 pm ET for a discussion about the mounting costs and safety outcomes of accelerated gas pipeline replacement programs. Register now! bit.ly/4yHxVBn #EnergySky #Heatpumps #ThermalEnergyNetworks #BuildingDecarb
BDC Presents: The Real Cost of Gas Pipeline Replacements
Join BDC and the Future of Heat Initiative for a discussion about utilities’ accelerated gas pipeline replacement programs, including new research on their costs and safety outcomes. Using Pennsylvani...
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September 17, 2026 at 7:08 PM
⚡ Join us for BDC Presents: The Real Cost of Gas Pipeline Replacements on Thurs., 10/8 at 1 pm ET for a discussion about the mounting costs and safety outcomes of accelerated gas pipeline replacement programs. Register now! bit.ly/4yHxVBn #EnergySky #Heatpumps #ThermalEnergyNetworks #BuildingDecarb
💲 BDC Report: Pennsylvania’s “Big Six” gas utilities spent $11 billion on Act 11-enabled gas pipeline replacement programs from 2013 to 2025, driving 67% surge in gas utility bills. bit.ly/4xkVfDV
#EnergySky #ClimateSky #BuildingDecarb #HeatPump #CleanHeat #ThermalEnergyNetworks
#EnergySky #ClimateSky #BuildingDecarb #HeatPump #CleanHeat #ThermalEnergyNetworks
September 10, 2026 at 1:54 PM
💲 BDC Report: Pennsylvania’s “Big Six” gas utilities spent $11 billion on Act 11-enabled gas pipeline replacement programs from 2013 to 2025, driving 67% surge in gas utility bills. bit.ly/4xkVfDV
#EnergySky #ClimateSky #BuildingDecarb #HeatPump #CleanHeat #ThermalEnergyNetworks
#EnergySky #ClimateSky #BuildingDecarb #HeatPump #CleanHeat #ThermalEnergyNetworks
NY is ready to build #ThermalEnergyNetworks (TENs). These projects would put skilled NYers to work while demonstrating how TENs can reduce energy waste and lower costs over the long term. Read more from @nysaflcio.bsky.social and the NY State Building and Construction Trades Council: bit.ly/4wV9IpY
Commentary: N.Y. is ready to tap into thermal energy. What are we waiting for?
Ten pilot projects were authorized under the Utility Thermal Energy Network and Jobs Act. The PSC needs to approve them as soon as possible.
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August 26, 2026 at 7:25 PM
NY is ready to build #ThermalEnergyNetworks (TENs). These projects would put skilled NYers to work while demonstrating how TENs can reduce energy waste and lower costs over the long term. Read more from @nysaflcio.bsky.social and the NY State Building and Construction Trades Council: bit.ly/4wV9IpY
If you're in the Hudson Valley and interested in climate/carbon neutrality/decarbonization, etc. I'm giving a talk on 4/1. I'll talk a bit about Smith College's transition to #geothermal. #thermalenergynetworks
For anyone in or near the Hudson Valley: Come to Vassar on April 1 to hear @alexrbarron.bsky.social talk about decarbonizing colleges and universities.
@lissaharris.bsky.social @dague.net @cityatlas.bsky.social
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March 21, 2024 at 2:53 PM
If you're in the Hudson Valley and interested in climate/carbon neutrality/decarbonization, etc. I'm giving a talk on 4/1. I'll talk a bit about Smith College's transition to #geothermal. #thermalenergynetworks
Which one of you bitches or heauxs work with #ThermalEnergyNetworks? Is there a training or conference available? #Renewables #Energy #climatechange #environmentaljustice
June 17, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Which one of you bitches or heauxs work with #ThermalEnergyNetworks? Is there a training or conference available? #Renewables #Energy #climatechange #environmentaljustice
Washington's building code committee just took a bold step towards sustainability by approving new requirements for thermal energy networks that could revolutionize heating systems in multifamily dwellings and hotels.
Learn more here!
#WA #CitizenPortal #ThermalEnergyNetworks
Learn more here!
#WA #CitizenPortal #ThermalEnergyNetworks
Building Code Committee approves thermal energy network requirements for efficiency
Committee approves building connection to thermal energy networks aimed at improving efficiency.
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March 4, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Washington's building code committee just took a bold step towards sustainability by approving new requirements for thermal energy networks that could revolutionize heating systems in multifamily dwellings and hotels.
Learn more here!
#WA #CitizenPortal #ThermalEnergyNetworks
Learn more here!
#WA #CitizenPortal #ThermalEnergyNetworks
This @volts.wtf interview is a banger. Lets do some carbon free #thermalEnergyNetworks in MSP. The communities of @cityminneapolis.bsky.social and Saint Paul have a lot of interest. Can this be a project for Xcel?
🥳 Kick off ‘25 with this ⚡ @volts.wtf podcast interview with @zeynebmagavi.bsky.social of HEET & Eric Bosworth of Eversource Energy about how #GeothermalEnergyNetworks and other #ThermalEnergyNetworks are advancing #BuildingDecarb by delivering #NeighborhoodScale clean heat & cooling! #EnergySky
Today on Volts: thermal energy networks are the new hotness! Replacing fossil gas pipes & furnaces with water pipes & heat pumps was a niche idea not long ago. Now the first pilot is completed & dozens more are on the way. This is how natgas companies can survive: become thermal energy companies.
January 9, 2025 at 8:02 PM
This @volts.wtf interview is a banger. Lets do some carbon free #thermalEnergyNetworks in MSP. The communities of @cityminneapolis.bsky.social and Saint Paul have a lot of interest. Can this be a project for Xcel?
A new generation of district underground heating/cooling networks known as #thermalenergynetworks is poised to break that mold. #DuluthMN & #NewHavenCT, both cold northern cities, are among the first to initiate the effort.
November 30, 2024 at 1:44 PM
A new generation of district underground heating/cooling networks known as #thermalenergynetworks is poised to break that mold. #DuluthMN & #NewHavenCT, both cold northern cities, are among the first to initiate the effort.
#energysky #climatesky 🎤 Last week we heard perspectives from labor coalitions, advocates, utilities, and investors at our #ClimateWeekNYC panel on #thermalenergynetworks ▶️ ICYMI, check out the recording here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIGE...
Thermal Energy Networks: Invest in the Future of Heat
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November 20, 2024 at 4:45 PM
#energysky #climatesky 🎤 Last week we heard perspectives from labor coalitions, advocates, utilities, and investors at our #ClimateWeekNYC panel on #thermalenergynetworks ▶️ ICYMI, check out the recording here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIGE...
“The non-emitting part is a different priority for different people,” she said, “but local energy that is secure and non-ending, everyone thinks that’s cool.”
#ThermalEnergyNetworks
Geothermal on the rise!
(@zeynebmagavi.bsky.social started something big)
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#ThermalEnergyNetworks
Geothermal on the rise!
(@zeynebmagavi.bsky.social started something big)
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When climate activists sat down with gas utility executives, they found common ground that could transform heating and cooling around the world without the use of fossil fuels. insideclimatenews.org/news/2112202...
How an Unlikely Coalition of Climate Activists and a Gas Utility Are Weaning a Boston Suburb Off Fossil Fuels - Inside Climate News
Underground pipes and wells tap geothermal energy to heat and cool a neighborhood. Next stop, the world.
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December 27, 2024 at 8:37 PM
“The non-emitting part is a different priority for different people,” she said, “but local energy that is secure and non-ending, everyone thinks that’s cool.”
#ThermalEnergyNetworks
Geothermal on the rise!
(@zeynebmagavi.bsky.social started something big)
🔌💡
#ThermalEnergyNetworks
Geothermal on the rise!
(@zeynebmagavi.bsky.social started something big)
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This @volts.wtf podcast explains how states are working to stop spending billions on our aging gas pipelines & instead encourage the adoption of #Heatpumps, #ThermalEnergyNetworks & other #BuildingDecarb solutions that lower energy costs & reduce pollution. #EnergySky #ClimateSky #GreenSky
Our energy affordability crisis has a hidden driver: utilities spending billions on gas pipelines. But, as @kgeorgebagdanov.bsky.social and @panamaredhat.bsky.social tell @volts.wtf, states are increasingly implementing policies to transition us away from gas to affordable clean heat and cooling.
Today on Volts: as affluent homeowners switch to heat pumps, the fixed costs of the fossil-gas network are born by a shrinking class of consumers who can least afford it. Today I talk with folks from @buildingdecarb.org about how to phase out gas in a thoughtful, equitable way, one chunk at a time.
May 22, 2026 at 9:00 PM
This @volts.wtf podcast explains how states are working to stop spending billions on our aging gas pipelines & instead encourage the adoption of #Heatpumps, #ThermalEnergyNetworks & other #BuildingDecarb solutions that lower energy costs & reduce pollution. #EnergySky #ClimateSky #GreenSky
Canary keeps us all up to date on the latest news and trends in the world of #CleanEnergy, including #Solar, #EVs, #Wind, #HeatPumps, #Geothermal, #ThermalEnergyNetworks & #BuildingDecarb. If you, like me, see their newsletters as an essential morning read, donate today!
This Thanksgiving, @CanaryMediaInc wants to thank all our readers and supporters who help us examine and demystify the work of accomplishing the transition to clean energy. If you think we're doing a good job, let us know with your contribution today!
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Ambitious, nonprofit journalism on the clean energy transition, economy-wide decarbonization, and climatetech markets.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Canary keeps us all up to date on the latest news and trends in the world of #CleanEnergy, including #Solar, #EVs, #Wind, #HeatPumps, #Geothermal, #ThermalEnergyNetworks & #BuildingDecarb. If you, like me, see their newsletters as an essential morning read, donate today!
Do you live in #Illinois? Then watch this video on how the passage this veto session of the #CRGA, which has the Thermal Energy Network and Jobs Act, will speed deployment of #ThermalEnergyNetworks, which deliver efficient, clean heating & cooling to entire neighborhoods. #Heatpump #Greensky
IL has a facility that is training #Union workers on how to build #ThermalEnergyNetworks (TENs). So this veto session, let’s pass the Thermal Energy Networks & Jobs Act as part of the #CRGA & get IL union workers busy building TENs that deliver clean, affordable heating & cooling! #ClimateSky 🔌💡
October 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Do you live in #Illinois? Then watch this video on how the passage this veto session of the #CRGA, which has the Thermal Energy Network and Jobs Act, will speed deployment of #ThermalEnergyNetworks, which deliver efficient, clean heating & cooling to entire neighborhoods. #Heatpump #Greensky
Wow. The New York State FY 26 Budget includes the largest state investment in Thermal Energy Networks (TENs) to date, with $200 million allocated to TEN projects for @sunyofficial.bsky.social campuses and Jamestown, NY. #thermalenergynetworks #energysky #climatesky #heatpump #builddecarb
BDC applauds the NYS Budget’s investment of $200 million for #ThermalEnergyNetworks at SUNY campuses and Jamestown, NY, which will cut pollution & create union jobs. We now urge lawmakers to take on high utility bills & deliver affordable clean energy to NYers by passing #NYHEAT! zpr.io/2P9iLSiWrFYT
Statement in Response to the FY 26 NY State Budget
Lisa Dix, New York Director for the Building Decarbonization Coalition (BDC), provided the following statement in response to the FY 2026 State Budget.
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May 9, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Wow. The New York State FY 26 Budget includes the largest state investment in Thermal Energy Networks (TENs) to date, with $200 million allocated to TEN projects for @sunyofficial.bsky.social campuses and Jamestown, NY. #thermalenergynetworks #energysky #climatesky #heatpump #builddecarb
WOW! This is the largest state investment in #ThermalEnergyNetworks in the U.S. to date. Now, let's build on this leadership and pass #NYHEAT!
May 9, 2025 at 6:42 PM
WOW! This is the largest state investment in #ThermalEnergyNetworks in the U.S. to date. Now, let's build on this leadership and pass #NYHEAT!
Been hearing about #ThermalEnergyNetworks (TEN) and wondering how and in what sectors they will create jobs? This question about TENs (and others) is answered in BDC's new Thermal Energy Network FAQ. #EnergySky #ClimateSky
Q: How do #ThermalEnergyNetworks (TENs) affect jobs?
A: @cornellilr.bsky.social forecasts that TENs can provide pipeline & utility workers with careers in clean energy since these workers have the skills needed to install TENs.
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A: @cornellilr.bsky.social forecasts that TENs can provide pipeline & utility workers with careers in clean energy since these workers have the skills needed to install TENs.
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Thermal Energy Networks: Frequently Asked Questions
Thermal energy networks (TENs) provide efficient, non-combusting heating and cooling to entire neighborhoods.
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May 5, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Been hearing about #ThermalEnergyNetworks (TEN) and wondering how and in what sectors they will create jobs? This question about TENs (and others) is answered in BDC's new Thermal Energy Network FAQ. #EnergySky #ClimateSky
Let's lower energy costs, create good-paying jobs in the #cleanenergy economy, and build a healthier, more affordable future for all NYers by including #NYHEAT, funding for #ThermalEnergyNetworks & funding for #Empower+ in the final NYS budget this year! #EnergySky #BuildingDecarb #Heatpump
BDC congratulates the NYS Senate for advancing #NYHEAT & the Senate & Assembly for funding #ThermalEnergyNetworks in their one-house budgets. Including both in the final budget will deliver NYers lower utility bills, healthier homes & a stronger clean energy economy. #GreenSky
Statement in Response to the NY State Legislative One-House Budgets
Lisa Dix, New York Director for the Building Decarbonization Coalition, provides a statement in response to the release of the Legislative one-house budgets.
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March 12, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Let's lower energy costs, create good-paying jobs in the #cleanenergy economy, and build a healthier, more affordable future for all NYers by including #NYHEAT, funding for #ThermalEnergyNetworks & funding for #Empower+ in the final NYS budget this year! #EnergySky #BuildingDecarb #Heatpump
Let's pass # NYHEAT this year and enable utilities to redirect their investments in aging methane gas pipelines to #ThermalEnergyNetworks and other types of #Neighborhoodscale #BuildingDecarb upgrades that will deliver clean heating and cooling to New Yorkers!
We celebrate Governor Kathy Hochul's commitment to significant funding for #BuildingDecarb, including #ThermalEnergyNetworks, in her #SOTS, and we urge her to prioritize #NYHEAT in her Exec Budget, to lower costs for families & advance neighborhood-scale decarb. #EnergySky bit.ly/3PCEosO
Statement in Response to Governor Hochul’s 2025 State of the State Address
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January 14, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Let's pass # NYHEAT this year and enable utilities to redirect their investments in aging methane gas pipelines to #ThermalEnergyNetworks and other types of #Neighborhoodscale #BuildingDecarb upgrades that will deliver clean heating and cooling to New Yorkers!