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Permitting needs to catch up with the heat pump market. In this blog we break down why modernizing heat pump permitting with platforms like Symbium can help CA make heating and cooling more affordable, grow its workforce, and advance the clean energy transition. bit.ly/3Yo6fRY #EnergySky #Heatpump
This is the Golden Age of Heat Pumps. Permitting Needs to Catch Up.
If California wants to help save households money on heating and cooling while supporting its highly skilled workforce, we must modernize the installation process with statewide permitting reform to m...
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January 6, 2026 at 9:02 PM
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ACHR News spotlights several insights from BDC’s 2025 Wrapped Report on building decarbonization trends that shaped the HVAC industry last year, and are likely to further accelerate the industry’s shift to heat pumps in 2026: bit.ly/45FBdsC. #EnergySky #BuildingDecarb #HeatPump
6 Electrification Stats from 2025
From record sales to big investments, electrification had a stand-out year.
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January 5, 2026 at 10:45 PM
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Big news in CA! 🎉 @californiapuc.bsky.social just approved a pilot that helps households get heat pumps without upfront costs or loans. If scaled, this model could benefit ~6 million Californians. We appreciate the Commission for moving bold solutions forward. 🏡⚡️ bit.ly/4b26iKw
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California Greenlights New Pilot to Expand Access to Heat Pumps
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December 22, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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Big win for New Yorkers! 🎉
@governor.ny.gov just repealed the 100-foot rule, ending a subsidy that forced New Yorkers to pay $600M+ each year for new gas hookups.
A huge step toward fairness and a cleaner, cost-effective energy future. ⚡ bit.ly/4p7GVup
#CleanEnergy #NYClimate #EnergySky
Statement from the Building Decarbonization Coalition on New York Governor Hochul’s Signing of the Repeal of the 100-Foot Rule
“We applaud Governor Hochul for signing the repeal of the 100-foot rule line extension subsidy, ending the unfair requirement that costs New Yorkers over $600 million a year in unnecessary charges on ...
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December 19, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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BDC's Panama Bartholomy joins the ACHR News podcast to discuss how affordability is boosting heat pump sales, the policies shaping the HVAC market’s shift to all-electric heating, and how contractors can future-proof their businesses for this transition. bit.ly/3MVKEO9 #HeatPump #EnergySky
Panama Bartholomy on Policy, Grid Readiness, and Contractor Opportunity
In this episode, Building Decarbonization Coalition Founder Executive Director Panama Bartholomy breaks down the rapid rise of heat pumps, the policy landscape shaping the transition, and why contract...
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December 19, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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Drillers make good neighbors. Brock Yordy, co-founder of the Geothermal Drillers Association, shares how thermal energy network drillers put community health, safety, and the environment first. 🦺🌱
🎥 Film by @morningpeopleprod.bsky.social
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December 18, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Happy holidays from all of us at the Building Decarbonization Coalition! ❄️ As we wrap up the year and head into the holidays, let’s take a peek at the key insights that defined 2025 - a year shaped by affordability: bit.ly/4pHvxGu #EnergySky #BuildingDecarb
2025 Wrapped: Building Decarb Edition The leading driver of inflation? It’s not eggs. In the past year, household gas bills have risen more than twice as fast as electric bills, outpacing the rate of overall inflation by almost 400%. Gas infrastructure is an expensive problem. Electrification is the solution. On average, 66% of our gas utility bills go toward infrastructure and not energy use. What this looks like is an annual bill of $21 billion that households are collectively paying for gas infrastructure. Heat pumps are trending, and the U.S. is leading. Heat pumps outsold gas furnaces for the third year in a row, and 90% of owners recommend them. Heat pumps are three to four times more efficient than gas furnaces, which reduces energy use and lowers monthly utility bills.
December 17, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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🌱 Want a holiday gift about how neighborhoods can share energy affordably? Check out our new children's book, “The Clean Green Neighborhood.” Justin Wolf reports in Green Building Advisor that it explores how unions can build clean, resilient neighborhoods. bit.ly/4p3z29l #TheCleanGreenNeighborhood
New Children’s Book Celebrates the Power and Potential of Energy-Sharing Networks - GreenBuildingAdvisor
The Clean Green Neighborhood children's book showcases how a community can thrive with clean energy, union labor, and shared resources.
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December 17, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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"One in four states has now passed legislation related to thermal energy networks—whether it advances studies of TENs, unlocks new avenues for financing, or all-out requires regulated utilities to pilot TENs."

Good shit.
2025 Wrapped: Building Decarb Edition
Building Decarbonization Coalition's annual look back at the milestones, momentum, and accomplishments of the nationwide movement in 2025.
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December 11, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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⚡BDC’s Panama Bartholomy joined Barry Cinnamon on The Energy Show to talk about how heat pumps can be more affordable to operate (esp. if you have solar panels) and perform better than furnaces. Listen to also learn why contractors love #Electrification! bit.ly/48PeET8 #Heatpump #BuildingDecarb 🔌💡
Jumping Jack Flash Needs No Gas - Just a Heat Pump
Jumping Jack Flash Needs No Gas - Just a Heat PumpIn this week’s Energy Show, Barry talks with Panama Bartholomy, Founder and Executive Director of the Building Decarbonization Coalition, about how he...
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December 11, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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Thermal energy networks are a gift to the grid. 🎁⚡Joselyn Lai, CEO of Bedrock Energy, explains how geothermal heat pumps make buildings and cities more resilient. #ThermalEnergyThursday #EnergySky #BuildingDecarb
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December 11, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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📢California residents: Federal tax credits for energy efficient home upgrades end Dec. 31, 2025. If you’ve received a quote, don’t miss your chance to stack savings and lock in year-round comfort with a modern heat pump. More resources: switchison.org
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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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December 10, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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❄️ BDC’s December Decarb Digest features our annual Wrapped: Decarb Edition blog highlighting how #BuildingDecarb advanced energy affordability in 2025, The [Building] Electrification Imperative webinar, and reports from @cplusc.bsky.social, @stanford.edu, and @switch.box: bit.ly/44njgi5 #EnergySky
🏘️ Decarb Digest - December 2025
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December 10, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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🎁 BDC’s 2025 Wrapped: Building Decarb Edition looks back at a year during which it became clear that America can make energy more affordable with modern, energy-efficient all-electric buildings: bit.ly/4iCTpII #EnergySky #BuildingDecarb #HeatPump #EnergyAffordability #ClimateSky #GreenSky
2025 Wrapped: Building Decarb Edition
Building Decarbonization Coalition's annual look back at the milestones, momentum, and accomplishments of the nationwide movement in 2025.
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December 9, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Winter’s here: Let’s heat our homes efficiently. ❄️⚡When heat pumps connect into #ThermalEnergyNetworks, they can be 600% efficient. That’s 6x more efficient than the best gas furnaces. #ThermalEnergyThursday #EnergySky #BuildingDecarb 🎥 by @morningpeopleprod.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Celebrate Giving Tuesday with #TheCleanGreenNeighborhood, our bilingual book that celebrates the union workers building a safer, more resilient future. 🌱 Get your copy by Dec. 4 - just in time for the holiday season! tinyurl.com/55da9c3j
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Welcome to The Clean Green Neighborhood
Imagine living in a neighborhood where the air is healthy, the buildings are safe and efficient, and the energy is clean.
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December 2, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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📻 BDC’s @aconsidine.bsky.social tells WCNY’s Capitol Pressroom that pausing implementation of the All Electric Buildings Act will delay the delivery of more affordable, reliable & sustainable energy to New Yorkers: bit.ly/4oUPFEZ #BuildingDecarb #EnergyAffordability #HeatPump #ClimateSky 🔌💡
Hochul pauses all-electric building mandate
The New York director at the Building Decarbonization Coalition makes the case for keeping gas appliances out of new construction.
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November 21, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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⚡ Delaying implementation of NY’s All Electric Buildings Act will make it more difficult for NYers to enjoy the affordability benefits of new all-electric buildings, explains BDC’s @aconsidine.bsky.social to @publicnewsservice.bsky.social bit.ly/4a3TUt2 #BuildingDecarb #EnergyAffordability 🔌💡
Court appeal delays NYS All-Electric Buildings Act
Despite becoming law, New York is delaying implementation of the All-Electric Buildings Act. The law requires all-electric cooking and heating systems for new buildings under seven stories by 2026 and
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November 20, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Thermal energy: It’s clean, abundant energy you never use up. ⚡This #ThermalEnergyThursday, HEET’s Zeyneb Magavi explains why it’s a great resource for heating and cooling buildings. 🔗heet.org 🔗buildingdecarb.org/tens
🎥 by @morningpeopleprod.bsky.social
#Geothermal #EnergySky #BuildingDecarb
November 20, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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🚨Last chance to sign up for BDC Presents: The [Building] Electrification Imperative on Thurs. Nov 20 at 1 pm ET!

Join us to learn why #Electrification must move from the margins to the center if we hope to build a clean, low-cost energy system. bit.ly/488pinT #HeatPump #EnergySky #ClimateSky
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 19, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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BDC’s Director of Public Relations, Robin Tung, spoke on a panel at The Passive House Network’s CA Rebuilds Design Competition Awards about the need to design and build fire-resilient communities through #buildingdecarb 🏘️ See the winning designs: bit.ly/3K8RLSn
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BDC Director of Public Relations Robin Tung (sitting second from the left) sitting with three panel members and one person standing at The Passive House Network’s California Rebuilds Design Competition Awards. 3D Modeling of houses in a community with people and a dog in the yard. The graphic states: One Lot Affordable - Passive Houses built under SB 9 + ADU. Neighbors pool land and resources to create a community of comfortable, energy-efficient, and fire-smart dwellings.
November 17, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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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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🎉 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
#EnergySky #BuildingDecarb
November 12, 2025 at 9:54 PM