San Diego Building Electrification Coalition
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California utilities want to boost their profits during this affordability crisis
Today, 67 groups told @gavinnewsom.bsky.social and CPUC: Enough! Reject these increases and put ratepayers first by cutting profit margins.
Critical as 1 in 5 Californians can't pay their bills
Today, 67 groups told @gavinnewsom.bsky.social and CPUC: Enough! Reject these increases and put ratepayers first by cutting profit margins.
Critical as 1 in 5 Californians can't pay their bills
November 21, 2025 at 4:12 AM
California utilities want to boost their profits during this affordability crisis
Today, 67 groups told @gavinnewsom.bsky.social and CPUC: Enough! Reject these increases and put ratepayers first by cutting profit margins.
Critical as 1 in 5 Californians can't pay their bills
Today, 67 groups told @gavinnewsom.bsky.social and CPUC: Enough! Reject these increases and put ratepayers first by cutting profit margins.
Critical as 1 in 5 Californians can't pay their bills
Did you know that <1/3 of your gas bill goes towards the gas itself? NPR digs into how gas utilities are maximizing profits off of billions in gas pipeline spending, leaving you with higher bills no matter how little gas you use.
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Natural gas prices are low, but your monthly gas bill is up. Here's why
Gas utility bills are rising even though natural gas prices are down. That's because a much larger share of your gas bill now goes to infrastructure instead of fuel.
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October 14, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Did you know that <1/3 of your gas bill goes towards the gas itself? NPR digs into how gas utilities are maximizing profits off of billions in gas pipeline spending, leaving you with higher bills no matter how little gas you use.
www.npr.org/2025/10/13/n...
www.npr.org/2025/10/13/n...
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Mayor Gloria’s Admin Ousts Climate and Sustainability Director
Mayor Todd Gloria's administration has ousted the city's chief sustainability officer, Shelby Buso, amidst budget cuts that diminished the powers of the Sustainability and Mobility Departmen…
Mayor Todd Gloria's administration has ousted the city's chief sustainability officer, Shelby Buso, amidst budget cuts that diminished the powers of the Sustainability and Mobility Departmen…
Mayor Gloria’s Admin Ousts Climate and Sustainability Director
The firing of the city’s Chief Sustainability Officer follows a pattern of weakening San Diego’s climate action arm.
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October 9, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Mayor Gloria’s Admin Ousts Climate and Sustainability Director
Mayor Todd Gloria's administration has ousted the city's chief sustainability officer, Shelby Buso, amidst budget cuts that diminished the powers of the Sustainability and Mobility Departmen…
Mayor Todd Gloria's administration has ousted the city's chief sustainability officer, Shelby Buso, amidst budget cuts that diminished the powers of the Sustainability and Mobility Departmen…
“When a gas-powered stove is turned on, it immediately releases carbon monoxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and nitrogen dioxide into the air.” The result? Higher risks of asthma & pollution at home. Electric appliances offer healthier, safer homes.
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Is It Time To Ditch Gas Powered Appliances? - House Digest
From stoves to furnaces, gas appliances emit harmful gases and pose safety risks. Electric models offer cleaner, more efficient, and incentivized alternatives.
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October 6, 2025 at 3:21 PM
“When a gas-powered stove is turned on, it immediately releases carbon monoxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and nitrogen dioxide into the air.” The result? Higher risks of asthma & pollution at home. Electric appliances offer healthier, safer homes.
www.housedigest.com/1970770/are-...
www.housedigest.com/1970770/are-...
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California cities including Menlo Park, Sunnyvale, Palo Alto, and Mountain View have adopted smart new policies to encourage heat pump upgrades when air conditioners break. The goal? Lower bills, cleaner air, and reduced climate pollution. Read more: www.sierraclub.org/press-releas...
California Cities Embrace Novel Strategy to Cut Energy Bills and Climate Pollution: Target Air Conditioner Replacements
Heat pumps provide highly-efficient cooling and heating in a single unit, meaning households that upgrade can often get rid of their polluting gas furnace entirely and cut a key source of climate and ...
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September 25, 2025 at 11:15 PM
California cities including Menlo Park, Sunnyvale, Palo Alto, and Mountain View have adopted smart new policies to encourage heat pump upgrades when air conditioners break. The goal? Lower bills, cleaner air, and reduced climate pollution. Read more: www.sierraclub.org/press-releas...
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California lawmakers have decided to pause updates to carbon-pollution-slashing building codes — for six years. So what's next? Advocates highlight some exceptions in the law that might allow localities to push forward on their climate goals anyway. www.canarymedia.com/articles/car...
California halts building code updates in a blow to electrification
Local jurisdictions may still be able to adopt ambitious codes that help homes ditch gas and promote heat pumps under exceptions in the new law, AB 130.
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August 5, 2025 at 11:10 PM
California lawmakers have decided to pause updates to carbon-pollution-slashing building codes — for six years. So what's next? Advocates highlight some exceptions in the law that might allow localities to push forward on their climate goals anyway. www.canarymedia.com/articles/car...
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I'm glad so many people showed up to protest on June 14th. I wanted to suggest one thing motivated people can do that will help with the long term structural changes we need: If you have fossil fueled equipment that is approaching the end of its life, replace it with an electric version.
June 18, 2025 at 10:57 PM
I'm glad so many people showed up to protest on June 14th. I wanted to suggest one thing motivated people can do that will help with the long term structural changes we need: If you have fossil fueled equipment that is approaching the end of its life, replace it with an electric version.
Energy-efficient appliances lower energy bills, strengthen grid reliability & cut pollution. Yet Trump’s DOE rolling back standards & labeling rules that help families save money. Why? To prop up inefficient, outdated tech. More from Sierra Club:
www.sierraclub.org/articles/202...
www.sierraclub.org/articles/202...
Energy Efficient Appliances & Rebates Save Consumers Money. Trump & GOP Are Undercutting Those Savings.
Efficiency is a buzz word in the federal government lately for all the wrong reasons. Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is taking a metaphorical chainsaw (and in one case wielding a lite...
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May 18, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Energy-efficient appliances lower energy bills, strengthen grid reliability & cut pollution. Yet Trump’s DOE rolling back standards & labeling rules that help families save money. Why? To prop up inefficient, outdated tech. More from Sierra Club:
www.sierraclub.org/articles/202...
www.sierraclub.org/articles/202...
How can we build back better and create the homes and communities we need now and for the future? All-electric homes are faster, cheaper, healthier, and more climate-resilient than homes that run on gas. Learn more in @buildingdecarb’s new blog: tinyurl.com/3c8rj2mp
Building Back Better: All-Electric Homes of the Future
All-electric rebuilding saves money, speeds construction timelines, and produces safer, healthier, and more climate-resilient homes.
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May 3, 2025 at 1:25 AM
How can we build back better and create the homes and communities we need now and for the future? All-electric homes are faster, cheaper, healthier, and more climate-resilient than homes that run on gas. Learn more in @buildingdecarb’s new blog: tinyurl.com/3c8rj2mp
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Heat pumps — carbon-free HVAC & water heating systems — are essential for our transition to zero carbon. We need many more of them ASAP. Yet the permit process can slow down their installation.
I’m authoring legislation (SB 282) to speed up heat pump permits. It passed its second committee today.
I’m authoring legislation (SB 282) to speed up heat pump permits. It passed its second committee today.
April 24, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Thank you!
Go Berkeley!
Berkeley continues to innovate with first-in-nation time of sale ordinance to cut pollution from existing buildings. Still lots cities can do to end reliance on fossil fuels!
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Berkeley Policy Aims to Cut Pollution From Homes, and Targets the Moment You Sell (or Buy) | KQED
The new policy requires that one- to four-unit buildings undergo upgrades that reduce planet-warming emissions around the time a structure is sold.
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April 24, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Go Berkeley!
A new report from @cleeberkeley.bsky.social reveals that rebuilding all-electric after the LA wildfires is faster, healthier, safer, and more cost-effective than rebuilding with gas.
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A Cost-Effective, Fast, and Sustainable Fire Recovery in Los Angeles
The Los Angeles wildfires in January 2025 resulted in significant infrastructure losses, highlighting the need for an urgent, cost-effective, and sustainable recovery effort in the fire-impacted commu...
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April 23, 2025 at 2:51 AM
A new report from @cleeberkeley.bsky.social reveals that rebuilding all-electric after the LA wildfires is faster, healthier, safer, and more cost-effective than rebuilding with gas.
tinyurl.com/3ukdbh6r
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The Simple Solution to My Awful Apartment Stove Only Costs $100! Check out Bon Appetit's recommendation: a healthier, safer, faster induction cooktop that is portable! Perfect for renters or those who cannot afford a full induction stove. www.bonappetit.com/story/cooktr...?
The Simple Solution to My Awful Apartment Stove Only Costs $100 for Black Friday
It requires no installation and it's on sale today.
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April 11, 2025 at 9:25 PM
The Simple Solution to My Awful Apartment Stove Only Costs $100! Check out Bon Appetit's recommendation: a healthier, safer, faster induction cooktop that is portable! Perfect for renters or those who cannot afford a full induction stove. www.bonappetit.com/story/cooktr...?
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#AB306 would move us backwards in utility affordability by blocking energy efficiency building code updates. These state standards have saved CA residents over $100 billion since the 1970s @caspeakerrivas.bsky.social, let's protect these vital cost-saving measures!
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April 11, 2025 at 4:04 PM
#AB306 would move us backwards in utility affordability by blocking energy efficiency building code updates. These state standards have saved CA residents over $100 billion since the 1970s @caspeakerrivas.bsky.social, let's protect these vital cost-saving measures!
www.latimes.com/environment/...
www.latimes.com/environment/...
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After an early stumble, good to see @mayor.lacity.gov issue this Executive Order for expedited permitting for all-electric rebuilds. Safer and climate-friendly! mayor.lacity.gov/news/mayor-b...
Mayor Bass Issues Emergency Executive Order to Help Palisades Residents Expedite Rebuilding of More Fire-Resistant Homes
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March 27, 2025 at 8:55 PM
After an early stumble, good to see @mayor.lacity.gov issue this Executive Order for expedited permitting for all-electric rebuilds. Safer and climate-friendly! mayor.lacity.gov/news/mayor-b...
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#BREAKING: King Co Superior Court STRIKES DOWN Washington Initiative 2066 for violating the state constitution.
NPI staff are at the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent, Washington, for the oral argument in Climate Solutions v. State, the legal challenge to the BIAW's Initiative 2066. Will share observations and thoughts on the proceedings as it transpires. 🧵
March 21, 2025 at 10:48 PM
#BREAKING: King Co Superior Court STRIKES DOWN Washington Initiative 2066 for violating the state constitution.
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🔥New InfluenceMap Report: The Global Campaign Against Building Electrification
🔎 How the Fossil Fuel industry has deployed its pro-gas playbook around the world, threatening the planet and public health.
Read the report:
🔎 How the Fossil Fuel industry has deployed its pro-gas playbook around the world, threatening the planet and public health.
Read the report:
The Global Campaign Against Building Electrification
A new report by InfluenceMap shows how the oil & gas and utilities industries are leveraging a common fossil fuel playbook to prolong the use of fossil gas in buildings globally.
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March 3, 2025 at 2:02 PM
🔥New InfluenceMap Report: The Global Campaign Against Building Electrification
🔎 How the Fossil Fuel industry has deployed its pro-gas playbook around the world, threatening the planet and public health.
Read the report:
🔎 How the Fossil Fuel industry has deployed its pro-gas playbook around the world, threatening the planet and public health.
Read the report:
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Breaking: New poll finds that most L.A. residents back tougher building codes & restrictions.
So why is CA (in #AB306) considering FREEZING needed updates to building codes for a decade?!
That won't save money—it will COST residents money & endanger lives!
www.latimes.com/california/s...
So why is CA (in #AB306) considering FREEZING needed updates to building codes for a decade?!
That won't save money—it will COST residents money & endanger lives!
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Most Angelenos back tougher building codes, restrictions on homebuilding in wildfire zones, poll finds
An L.A. Times poll finds near unanimity in support for safer building after January's wildfires.
www.latimes.com
March 12, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Breaking: New poll finds that most L.A. residents back tougher building codes & restrictions.
So why is CA (in #AB306) considering FREEZING needed updates to building codes for a decade?!
That won't save money—it will COST residents money & endanger lives!
www.latimes.com/california/s...
So why is CA (in #AB306) considering FREEZING needed updates to building codes for a decade?!
That won't save money—it will COST residents money & endanger lives!
www.latimes.com/california/s...
BREAKING: Court upholds NYC's building emissions law! This landmark ruling affirms cities' authority to protect public health & tackle climate change through innovative local policy. A big win for clean air and climate action.
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www.publichealthlawcenter.org/litigation-t...
Association of Contracting Plumbers of the City of New York et al. V. City of New York (2023) | Public Health Law Center
Industry groups and a plumber labor union challenged a New York City ordinance, Local Law 154, that prohibits the burning of fuels with high greenhouse-gas emissions in new construction.
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March 20, 2025 at 12:11 AM
BREAKING: Court upholds NYC's building emissions law! This landmark ruling affirms cities' authority to protect public health & tackle climate change through innovative local policy. A big win for clean air and climate action.
www.publichealthlawcenter.org/litigation-t...
www.publichealthlawcenter.org/litigation-t...
@sdcitycouncil.bsky.social has a historic opportunity to advance equitable building decarb by including SB 1221 pilots in its SDG&E ECA. @joelacavad1.bsky.social @cmwhitburnd3.bsky.social @marnivonwilpert.bsky.social @seanelorivera.bsky.social From Tanisha Jean-Martin: sdbec.org/2025/03/18/s...
San Diego City Council: Advance Budget-Friendly Equitable Neighborhood Decarbonization Now - San Diego Building Electrification Coalition
San Diego City Council has a historic opportunity to upgrade entire neighborhoods with clean energy and pollution-free appliances when it amends its Energy Cooperation Agreement with San Diego Gas & E...
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March 19, 2025 at 4:49 AM
@sdcitycouncil.bsky.social has a historic opportunity to advance equitable building decarb by including SB 1221 pilots in its SDG&E ECA. @joelacavad1.bsky.social @cmwhitburnd3.bsky.social @marnivonwilpert.bsky.social @seanelorivera.bsky.social From Tanisha Jean-Martin: sdbec.org/2025/03/18/s...
Great turnout today, thanks to CCL, City of Encinitas, SDLearn and all the exhibitors!
February 23, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Great turnout today, thanks to CCL, City of Encinitas, SDLearn and all the exhibitors!
This is a great self-guided tour for folks thinking about electrifying their homes, hope to see you there!
Green Homes Tour 2025: Scripps Ranch, & 4S Ranch, #Encinitas #California, February 22, 2 pm, February 23, 10 am: https://buff.ly/4aQdZBI @USGBCCalifornia #4sranch #ScrippsRanch #SanDiego #building #construction #realestate #greenbuilding #greenhomes #homes #greenbuildingtour
Green Homes Tour 2025: Encinitas, Scripps Ranch, & 4S Ranch, Encinitas, California, February 22, 2 pm, February 23, 10 am - Green Building Events - Rate It Green
The Green Homes Tour is organized by the San Diego Residential Committee. Each year, the San Diego Green Homes Tour brings together...
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February 15, 2025 at 4:11 AM
This is a great self-guided tour for folks thinking about electrifying their homes, hope to see you there!
Considering electrifying your home? Stop by the Home Electrification Fair in Encinitas on Saturday Feb 22 10-1:30. meet homeowners who've electrified and talk to the exhibitors. Brought to you by CCL and the City of Encinitas.
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February 13, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Considering electrifying your home? Stop by the Home Electrification Fair in Encinitas on Saturday Feb 22 10-1:30. meet homeowners who've electrified and talk to the exhibitors. Brought to you by CCL and the City of Encinitas.
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California state Senator @scottwiener.bsky.social introduced the Heat Pump Access Act today. The legislation aims to make "installations faster, simpler and more affordable by streamlining the permitting process." sd11.senate.ca.gov/news/slash-e... h/t @buildingdecarb.bsky.social 🔌💡
February 7, 2025 at 12:12 AM
California state Senator @scottwiener.bsky.social introduced the Heat Pump Access Act today. The legislation aims to make "installations faster, simpler and more affordable by streamlining the permitting process." sd11.senate.ca.gov/news/slash-e... h/t @buildingdecarb.bsky.social 🔌💡