#Utilities

I had high hopes for this plan. I really did. Then I see the first bullet point. $48K per year to each household for basic utilities?So GOJ will now partially
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Just spent 7 months with @freeelectronspr. It's 10 utilities engaging with 15 startups. It's been a real honour to be part of it. What I've learned...1. The future is all
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hey. Y'all in Cal (or #energytwitter generally) listening? I want to talk a moment about #AB1139, an anti-solar bill. And some other stuff. Thread, beginning. Years ago Cal passed laws
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“Salary band”, this is an entirely artificial concept that in reality is an excuse to refuse to pay you more based on... based... I’m not sure what it’s based on
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If $2,400 / month is enough to drain the entire workforce it says far more about wage suppression & corporate greed than workers being too lazy to work. $28,000/year for
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Help is on the way for #SmallBiz thanks to the #CARESAct! @USTreasury has released new Paycheck Protection Program guidance documents for borrowers and lenders.#InItTogether 1/ Starting Friday, small businesses can
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Q: Aren't we in a rapid free-market energy transition from fossil fuels to solar and wind?A: No. The 3.7% of American energy that comes from solar and wind is due
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THREAD on comparing utility-scale and rooftop solar, sparked by a good question from @jeffsaintjohn on LinkedIn about this post on jobs from solar.https://twitter.com/johnffarrell/status/1389230435587211264 While my original post compares u
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The Ohio Power Citing Board is having a board meeting this Thursday, Sep 17th, at 1:30 to 2:30 pm, and the OSU Gas Plant will be one of the topics.
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New inequities of online learning. From two student e-mails: "I have 5 younger siblings attending either elementary, middle, or high school who all have tablets to complete their daily assignments
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A lot of crazy stuff happening in the energy world right now: a thread. One big one is the impact of quarantine on load. In ERCOT, they are seeing modeling
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Coal-fired power plants are dying across the Western U.S. Here's a nearly complete round-up & map of Western coal plants slated for closure + the few last hold-outs https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2020-02-04/coal-power-pla
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Oregon Utility Using Greenwashing and ‘Renewable Natural Gas’ To Push Back on Potential Gas Bans1/nhttps://www.desmog.com/2021/05/06/oregon-utility-greenwashing-renewable-natural-gas-climate/ Oregon's largest gas utility, NW Natural
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EVENT: Why are government institutions not paying their water bills?@WaterIntegrityN & @swim_solutions will present their @GovPayWaterBill research at @siwi_water tomorrow at 3pm CET. #WorldWaterWeekRegister herehttps://giz.plazz.net/#s
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When I was little, like 5 or 6, my dad would come home with take-out dinner for himself and eat it while watching TV. He wouldn’t offer any to me
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It’s becoming increasingly clear that I can’t return to MY HOME in JAPAN until April 2021. 16 years mean nothing.I have 7 days’ clothes in America. All my earthly belongings
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