Claire Halloran
@clairehalloran.bsky.social
Modeling the long-term future of the electricity system. PhD in planning a grid with lots of heat pumps. Electricity grid planning, heat electrification, renewable energy & maps. Personal account, my views. https://clairehalloran.github.io
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Hi #EnergySky and #ClimateSky! I’m Claire, an energy systems modeler and map nerd based in Denver, US. I post about the future of the electricity grid, heat electrification, and my cats. Picture from my visit to the solar installation at the E. W. Brown Generating Station in Kentucky.
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Always a good time to share this. How cheap does gasoline have to be before it's as cheap as an electric vehicle? #energysky
January 9, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Always a good time to share this. How cheap does gasoline have to be before it's as cheap as an electric vehicle? #energysky
In the blue and green regions, switching to all air-source heat pumps will increase peak electric demand 3-4x. Ratepayers will pay cost of electrifying heating in these regions via distribution system upgrades or by paying for thermal heat networks— depends what’s cheaper based on density and use.
December 24, 2024 at 4:44 PM
In the blue and green regions, switching to all air-source heat pumps will increase peak electric demand 3-4x. Ratepayers will pay cost of electrifying heating in these regions via distribution system upgrades or by paying for thermal heat networks— depends what’s cheaper based on density and use.
Since they’re missing out on lutefisk at the Halloran Christmas, I got my cats dried herring 😸
December 21, 2024 at 8:58 PM
Since they’re missing out on lutefisk at the Halloran Christmas, I got my cats dried herring 😸
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The Growing Challenge of Winter On the Grid
Due to electric cooling, summer is generally the time of peak demand in the most of the US. As electrification continues, many areas project narrowed or dual peaks between seasons, while some are expected to flip to winter peaking entirely.
Due to electric cooling, summer is generally the time of peak demand in the most of the US. As electrification continues, many areas project narrowed or dual peaks between seasons, while some are expected to flip to winter peaking entirely.
December 20, 2024 at 3:51 PM
The Growing Challenge of Winter On the Grid
Due to electric cooling, summer is generally the time of peak demand in the most of the US. As electrification continues, many areas project narrowed or dual peaks between seasons, while some are expected to flip to winter peaking entirely.
Due to electric cooling, summer is generally the time of peak demand in the most of the US. As electrification continues, many areas project narrowed or dual peaks between seasons, while some are expected to flip to winter peaking entirely.
Love this from the LBL data center report: “Research initiatives are needed… to help stakeholders use this relatively near-term electricity demand for data centers as an opportunity to develop the leadership and strategic foundation for an economy-wide expansion of electricity infrastructure.”
2024 United States Data Center Energy Usage Report | Energy Technologies Area
eta.lbl.gov
December 20, 2024 at 6:57 PM
Love this from the LBL data center report: “Research initiatives are needed… to help stakeholders use this relatively near-term electricity demand for data centers as an opportunity to develop the leadership and strategic foundation for an economy-wide expansion of electricity infrastructure.”
Got this offer in Denver for a discounted furnace if I buy a heat pump… this doesn’t seem like the right incentive for decarbonizing home heating.
December 18, 2024 at 3:56 PM
Got this offer in Denver for a discounted furnace if I buy a heat pump… this doesn’t seem like the right incentive for decarbonizing home heating.
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Esri's GIS for Climate Action MOOC opens Feb! Reg here → ow.ly/qFyg50UprKq
Join the free course to:
🔹Build new skills to tackle climate change
🔹Learn from climate science experts
🔹Get ArcGIS access
Experts include @katharinehayhoe.com @deepseadawn.bsky.social & @globalecoguy.bsky.social
Join the free course to:
🔹Build new skills to tackle climate change
🔹Learn from climate science experts
🔹Get ArcGIS access
Experts include @katharinehayhoe.com @deepseadawn.bsky.social & @globalecoguy.bsky.social
December 13, 2024 at 6:39 PM
Esri's GIS for Climate Action MOOC opens Feb! Reg here → ow.ly/qFyg50UprKq
Join the free course to:
🔹Build new skills to tackle climate change
🔹Learn from climate science experts
🔹Get ArcGIS access
Experts include @katharinehayhoe.com @deepseadawn.bsky.social & @globalecoguy.bsky.social
Join the free course to:
🔹Build new skills to tackle climate change
🔹Learn from climate science experts
🔹Get ArcGIS access
Experts include @katharinehayhoe.com @deepseadawn.bsky.social & @globalecoguy.bsky.social
This plan provides the policy support needed for the energy transition in this decade: rapidly building enough wind and solar to generate most electricity, reinforcing the grid, and supporting new demand flexibility. The challenge for the 2030s is continuing this progress as demand grows rapidly.
Deep dive: How the UK plans to reach clean power by 2030
With my colleague Molly I've dug deep into the govt's 136-page action plan for decarbonising the grid by 2030
If achieved, it'd see offshore wind become backbone of power sector – in just 6yrs
www.carbonbrief.org/...
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With my colleague Molly I've dug deep into the govt's 136-page action plan for decarbonising the grid by 2030
If achieved, it'd see offshore wind become backbone of power sector – in just 6yrs
www.carbonbrief.org/...
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December 14, 2024 at 3:09 PM
This plan provides the policy support needed for the energy transition in this decade: rapidly building enough wind and solar to generate most electricity, reinforcing the grid, and supporting new demand flexibility. The challenge for the 2030s is continuing this progress as demand grows rapidly.
Hi #EnergySky and #ClimateSky! I’m Claire, an energy systems modeler and map nerd based in Denver, US. I post about the future of the electricity grid, heat electrification, and my cats. Picture from my visit to the solar installation at the E. W. Brown Generating Station in Kentucky.
December 2, 2024 at 5:09 PM
Hi #EnergySky and #ClimateSky! I’m Claire, an energy systems modeler and map nerd based in Denver, US. I post about the future of the electricity grid, heat electrification, and my cats. Picture from my visit to the solar installation at the E. W. Brown Generating Station in Kentucky.