"It's [flex] Jim, but not as we know it"🖖 Huge thanks to @cornwallinsight.bsky.social Energy Spectrum for the opportunity to write this #Nutwood op ed with Kenny Cameron of Connected Response. @energyunlocked.bsky.social 🤓 #DSF #justtransition Short 🧵 static1.squarespace.com/static/64958... 1/4

*(More) governance lessons from the apocalypse* 🧟‍♀️ 🧟‍♂️ Finally watching HBO's The Last of US. (#billandfrankforever 🍓🍷 ) As with all good dystopian fiction - in addition to making me question how transferable my skills would be in a zombie takeover - it raises big ethical issues. 1/5

But free speech has never meant no fact checking. Free speech has never meant that defamation is permitted. It's no coincidence that the UK PM is tied up defending nonsense allegations from Musk rather than getting on with his actual job 🧐 1/3 www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Meta to get rid of factcheckers and recommend more political content

Mark Zuckerberg says company will ‘dramatically reduce censorship’ across Facebook, Instagram and Threads

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𝗧𝘄𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 🤗 💪 which go far 𝟭. Ringfence some 💶💷 to enable innovator start-ups to participate in policy events 2. Support winter exercise time during the 9-5🌞👟 Women/folks at risk of attack/injury in darkness lose 5.1 wks (relative) safety per winter (UK) 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘀!🤓

Energy efficiency & electrification love each other ❤️ ⚡Electrification is efficient➕ #energyefficiency supports affordable & inclusive electrification by: ✔️Mitigate growth in elec demand ✔️Relieve grid stress ✔️Unlock demand-side flex ✔️Improve affordability of ⚡ end uses EE is a strategic⚡resource 🎤🫳

Regulatory Assistance Project@regassistproj.bsky.social · 2y ago

NEW REPORT: Energy efficiency policies are more important than ever — also for electrification. This powerful, and often overlooked, tool can be instrumental in achieving affordable and inclusive electrification. bit.ly/492OYlH

⚡️Energy efficient, smart enabled buildings are vital #NetZero infrastructure. #energyefficiency, #demandflexibility and #energyjustice go hand in hand. Ultimately it’s all about comfortable, safe buildings for all, which we can afford to run. 💶🌆

Jan Rosenow@janrosenow.bsky.social · 2y ago

HOT OFF THE PRESS: Energy efficiency plays a key role for Europe to succeed in meeting climate targets, electrification, renewable energy build out and affordability. New report by @regassistproj.bsky.social led by Marion Santini, @louisesunderland.bsky.social and Sam Thomas👇 bit.ly/492OYlH

The kids had dismantled the living room by 7am to make a “carnival” Magnus: Do you want to play slap a mole? Me: Whack-a-mole? Ernie: Yeah! Guacamole! Magnus: Are you ready to be dunked now? It’s £50 Send coffee ☕️😩

Where #EV smart tariffs go, the rest of the customer #flexibility market will follow! ⚡ 🚘 New report by @jaapburger.eu @regassistproj.bsky.social shows the rapid evolution of smart retail offers, including dynamic tariffs, fixed price/upside only deals and public charging deals. #DSF #smartenergy 👀

Jaap Burger@jaapburger.eu · 2y ago

NEW REPORT! 447 smart tariffs and services enabling Europeans to adapt their EV, heat pump or storage tank to variable prices, ☀️, and grid signals. Consumers benefit from lower prices and increased comfort, and the energy system benefits from this consumer flexibility, reducing costs for everyone.

𝗬𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 (𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼) 𝗳𝗶𝘁...𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘁 🎶 😎 🛠 Highly recommend @herretrofitspace.bsky.social, a community/hub supporting women in #ecobuild #retrofit #smarthome professions, many retrofitting their own homes. Webinars, Q&A, coaching & a powerhouse of talented, fun people⚡www.herretrofitspace.com/

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Empowering professional women in the retrofit industry from retrofit coordinators, heat pump installers and engineers, architects, surveyors, tradeswomen. Solving retrofit challenges together while growing their businesses and careers.

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𝟰 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲-𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗧𝗩'𝘀 #silo 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 1 by @hughhowey.com 🌀 *𝘉𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 1 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘴* As Juliette pats down her heat tape and pursues the truth Outside in Season 2- and by way of a geeky refresh - here are some life & leadership lessons: 🤓 youtu.be/CLJDR-vFUdY?...

Silo — Season 2 Official Trailer | Apple TV+

Juliette lives. Silo Season 2 premieres November 15 on Apple TV+ https://apple.co/_Silo Silo is the story of the last ten thousand people on earth, their mile-deep home protecting them from the toxic and deadly world outside. However, no one knows when or why the silo was built and those who try to find out face fatal consequences. Ferguson stars as Juliette, an engineer who seeks answers about a loved one’s murder and tumbles onto a mystery that goes far deeper than she could have ever imagined, leading her to discover that if the lies don’t kill you, the truth will. In addition to Ferguson, Silo season two stars new addition Steve Zahn, alongside returning stars Tim Robbins, Common, Harriet Walter, Chinaza Uche, Avi Nash, Alexandria Riley, Shane McRae, Remmie Milner, Clare Perkins, Billy Postlethwaite, Rick Gomez, Caitlin Zoz, Tanya Moodie and Iain Glen. Silo is produced for Apple TV+ by...

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Me: but how can we get people to care about the governance and democracy that protects them? Mãori MPs: hold my shreds of legislative bill…

ashley fairbanks@ziibiing.com · 2y ago

Māori MPs briefly suspended the Aotearoa parliament’s attempts to reinterpret their founding treaty in the most bad ass use of the Haka I’ve ever seen.

A 🧵on our @trellicktower Discovery pilot exploring energy services, tech and engagement needed to help local authorities & tenants access #demandflexibility rewards. We analysed carbon savings, grid impact & tenant experience of automated heating/hot water charging 📊👩‍👩‍👧‍👦🛀 Seeking Alpha partners now 👀

Energy Unlocked@energyunlocked.bsky.social · 2y ago

🌆🏙️Carbon Flex Trellick Tower Pilot - a 🧵 How do we innovate inclusively to ensure lower income households can access #netzero benefits? In the UK’s 1st carbon flexing pilot, we adjusted storage heating and hot water charging in London social housing block Trellick Tower⚡️#DSF (1/11)

Hi 👋 we are Energy Unlocked🔑 An independent non-profit supporting innovators to make net zero energy transitions faster, smarter and fairer ⚖️ We advocate for a clean, resilient, affordable and inclusive energy system and help create the market, policy and governance conditions to build it🛠️

Energy ppl talk about dynamic energy prices to reflect costs and incentivise best use of renewables London’s Soho talks about dynamic beer prices to reflect ‘the late night market’. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

O'Neill's in Soho: The London pub where prices jump £2 after 10pm

Drinkers at a Soho pub have to pay more for late-night pints as part of a dynamic pricing policy.

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The paper on the new energy poverty alleviation framework I mention in the podcast is here. www.raponline.org/knowledge-ce... As an update, I have also included the consumer protection measures in the gas package in the diagram below. I hope it is helpful. @regassistproj.bsky.social

You should never gaze into a crystal ball 🔮 ... but @marinenextenerg.bsky.social and I did in this pod. Reflecting on new EU #energypoverty framework, learning from other countries & global #energyjustice conversations we predict the next EU energy justice issues... ❤️🧠💡 tinyurl.com/nhdy6azm

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Energ'Ethic is more than a podcast; it's a movement. Each episode is a journey into the heart of sustainable transformation with advocates, experts, and leaders who are writing the narrative of climat...

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Less pushback ✋more payback 💶💷 My new blog with @euangraham.bsky.social at Ember for The Energy Transition Blog explores how governments can deliver on the EU's promise of a 'simple, fair and cost effective' energy transition, via inclusive household #demandflexibility strategies⚡️ bit.ly/3NFL48D

Unpacking social, energy system, innovation and environmental co-benefits of energy demand reduction and flexibility with @EDRC_UK @louisesunderland.bsky.social it’s not just the heat pump it’s the building that delivers the value, UK must not fall further behind” 🏡 ⚡️

🔌💡Socially inclusive demand-side flex in EU - @regassistproj.bsky.social Especially liked this "flexibility capital divide" graph to understand people's ability to interact with energy system. Thx @sophieyulebennett.bsky.social @louisesunderland.bsky.social www.raponline.org/knowledge-ce...

⚡️NEW REPORT⚡️ How do we ensure #DemandSideFlexibility benefits are available and attractive to lower income and vulnerable households?🤔💶🌡 New @RegAssistProj 🇪🇺 paper from @sophieyulebennett.bsky.social and me explores policy strategies for inclusive flexibility bit.ly/421rpGt 1/9

Flex-ability for all: Pursuing socially inclusive demand-side flexibility in Europe

Strategies to help lessen inequities by improving access to the benefits of a clean energy system for lower-income and vulnerable households.

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