Emily Koo

Tweets are minimal (and my own); follow @SamGHoward for more content. @AcadiaCtr RI Policy Advocate. Fan and board member of @GEConsumers and @ecoRInews.

[Emily Koo @em_koo]

@RIHouseofReps @GovDanMcKee DYK that the City of PVD, Office of Energy Resources, and countless institutions and companies in Rhode Island (Ocean State Job Lot, the Providence Housing Authority, JWU, the Marriott, to name a few) already benchmark the energy usage of their buildings?

[Emily Koo @em_koo]

This evening the RI Senate took the important step of passing the Building Decarbonization Act. 👀 on @RIHouseofReps and @GovDanMcKee – to meet the #ActonClimate, the state must tackle the transition of our building sector away from fossil fuels. 🏙️ We have no time to waste. ⌛

[Emily Koo @em_koo]

"All of the scenarios have a 5-10x higher adoption rate of heat pumps than today." Niki Lintmeijer, E3, on RI FOG scenario commonalities

[Emily Koo @em_koo]

"Every single scenario has a high degree of electrification, so we know we have to proceed with electrification." - Matt Nelson, summarizing results of Future of Gas RI analysis

[Rhode Island House of Representatives @RIHouseofReps]

When Rhode Island enacted the Act on Climate in 2021, the state committed to reducing its carbon emissions to net-zero by 2050. About 30% of those carbon emissions come from buildings, and @RebeccaKislak and @MeghanEKallman have introduced legislation to transition the building sector toward meeting that commitment.

“Addressing the energy use and emissions from buildings is a critical part of achieving our commitment to our climate. It’s also a monumental, slow-moving undertaking that we must begin now. Change of this magnitude will be a decades-long process, phased in and implemented as new buildings are built and old systems need replacement. We cannot afford to drag our feet on getting started, not only because of the time it will take, but because all of the intervening years will add to the emissions that are contributing to the warming of our planet and the resulting problems,” said Rep. Kislak.

More information: https://t.co/qA19RfMJ7S

[Acadia Center @AcadiaCtr]

Offshore wind off #RI 's coast meets a critical need for large-scale carbon-free electricity generation in the Northeast. Read the @BostonGlobe op-ed from our Senior Policy Advocate and Rhode Island Program Director, Emily Koo and @GEConsumers

https://t.co/VZfpacTGdH

[Emily Koo @em_koo]

This is a big deal! Cementing the direction of our neighbor's building sector decarbonization strategy (away from gas!)

[Emily Koo @em_koo]

Fresh out of the MA Department of Public Utilities, summary from my colleagues at @AcadiaCtr (!)

[Emily Koo @em_koo]

https://t.co/P7RSdSDP6o

[Emily Koo @em_koo]

Cooler and warmer… with heat pumps! Clean Heat RI website and rebates forthcoming

[Emily Koo @em_koo]

@_holyspokes The owner and my hair stylist at @salonbianco… also turning housing developer, I heard! https://t.co/ccsMk602u2

[Emily Koo @em_koo]

Savannah now splits her time between advocating for public schools and a clean energy future for RI

[Emily Koo @em_koo]

@_holyspokes @triofrancos Yeah, wow, would appreciate this concern for the circularity of products across sectors. Also, tradable RECs are a well known thing currently sold on the open market...

[Emily Koo @em_koo]

@Peter_Night @TimmonsRoberts @LarryChretien @CapnBinz @GEConsumers @KuffnerAlex @projo My understanding is that NextEra will meet the minimum requirements of the State's RES and @GEConsumers will help the program go beyond that with local renewable sources (similar to GreenPower) via RECs

[Emily Koo @em_koo]

@TimmonsRoberts @Peter_Night @LarryChretien @CapnBinz @GEConsumers @KuffnerAlex @projo The market is unpredictable, and we've seen that in MA, there may be a few months where the utility's rate dips below the community's, but across the year, the town's program offers more stability in price.

[Emily Koo @em_koo]

@TimmonsRoberts @Peter_Night @LarryChretien @CapnBinz @GEConsumers @KuffnerAlex @projo I would add that the city (and other communities) are in the driver's seat here and will continue to pursue the dual goal of lower cost/higher renewables for its customers in its electricity procurement. NextEra's proposal met that need for launch.

[Representative Michelle McGaw💙 @Mcgaw71]

“Any concerns he had that the electric mowers might not have the stamina (battery life) and power for a long day’s work have proven unfounded.
“The mowers have a battery life of seven hours,” he said, “enough for a day’s work on a single charge.””
https://t.co/L6HhZu97OK

[Emily Koo @em_koo]

@jywarren !! So neat!

[Emily Koo @em_koo]

@DavidMoralesRI Are you familiar with community choice aggregation which is 🤞🏼 moving forward in a number of cities and towns in Rhode Island?

[Emily Koo @em_koo]

@AdrianaMaestas @DanielDenvir +1 to a green alleys program like Dubuque or Chicago. Permeable pavement could/should be part of a sustainable purchasing effort (start internally!). In Providence, we can build on the expertise of the Stormwater Innovation Center in Roger Williams Park.