Bennett Dell Norman

Data person at @CatalystCoop
Mastodon: @[email protected]

[Catalyst Cooperative @CatalystCoop]

For 8+ years PUDL has powered clean energy advocates with access to free data. Now, we need your help powering PUDL, so we’re launching the PUDL Sustainers program! 🧵

[Bennett Dell Norman @bendnorman]

@_daftdunk What's in it for the DOTs to do this?

[Bennett Dell Norman @bendnorman]

I'm trying to get caught up on the Fireweed Lane project. Why does "Final Design/Right-of-Way Acquisition" take three years? https://t.co/FnR519PcsC
#anchorage

[Bennett Dell Norman @bendnorman]

@_daftdunk How did schedule bloat become the norm?

[Bennett Dell Norman @bendnorman]

I'm not trying to throw shade anywhere I just don't know much about what happens after the public involvement process and am wondering how project times can be improved.

[Bennett Dell Norman @bendnorman]

I'm curious because it's a little disheartening when a project to make our streets safer in one small part of our city takes 5 to 8 years.

[Bennett Dell Norman @bendnorman]

It's great having full transparency into our financials and the power to change the course of the coop/project if needed.

[Bennett Dell Norman @bendnorman]

Great blog post about the governance structure of our weird little open-source project and worker-owned cooperative!

[Catalyst Cooperative @CatalystCoop]

Earlier this summer Catalyst member @ZaneSelvans gave at talk at @CSVConference on worker co-ops as a container for public interest technology projects. Watch it or read it as a blog post here! Cc: @WeAreDAWI @USFWC

https://t.co/M9p8jZunwE

[Bennett Dell Norman @bendnorman]

I've loved working in this structure because it allows us to get paid for working on a small but impactful open-source project without being beholden to VC money.

[Bennett Dell Norman @bendnorman]

@joshdr83 Here are some housing-related open data projects:
- https://t.co/vppYv8fBcO from @JustFixOrg
- https://t.co/9a0cmI6cbd from @evictionlab
- https://t.co/57sK7cMR6d

[Bennett Dell Norman @bendnorman]

@CatalystCoop / PUDL was accepted to @GoogleOSS Season of Docs! We're hiring for a technical writer who has experience with Python and the energy system. Here is the full description: https://t.co/G1vxwc95aK

[Catalyst Cooperative @CatalystCoop]

Another new PUDL data release, our 3rd in 3 months! v2024.2.6 adds 2023Q4 data from EIA-860M, EIA-923, and the EPA CEMS hourly emissions.

Also, a new EIA860M changelog table that lets you see how fossil plant retirement dates have evolved over time.

https://t.co/OYDCItZNrr

[Bennett Dell Norman @bendnorman]

@johnhesse1148 Ah I see. I assumed running heat pumps in the warmer months would be more efficient than gas furnaces.

[Bennett Dell Norman @bendnorman]

Has anyone looked at how much energy efficiency measures like heat pumps, rate design, and energy retrofits could help with the NG shortage on the Railbelt?

[Bennett Dell Norman @bendnorman]

Replacing the energy source with renewables or imported LNG is the big fish to fry, but I feel like energy efficiency hasn't been a big enough part of the conversation. Would a best-case scenario for energy efficiency in the short term only be a drop in the bucket?

[Catalyst Cooperative @CatalystCoop]

New PUDL data release: v2024.02.05. Main focus was reorganizing the DB to use clearer naming conventions, improvements to the FERC-EIA record linkage process, & lots of new release tooling/automation.

Discussion + links up here: https://t.co/gwOytPeXGD

[Bennett Dell Norman @bendnorman]

Check out this interesting panel about open data for energy modeling some coworkers were a part of!

[Catalyst Cooperative @CatalystCoop]

The video from the Open Data for Energy Modeling panel we organized at @openmod in November is up! Thanks to @maxparzen and @OETenergy for organizing the conference.

https://t.co/xAYkCMBvZ3

[Bennett Dell Norman @bendnorman]

@iamjoshbraun Great thank you!

[Bennett Dell Norman @bendnorman]

We've been working hard to create a system that allows us to release data more frequently. Here is the first of hopefully monthly data releases from PUDL!

[Catalyst Cooperative @CatalystCoop]

We've got a new PUDL data release, v2023.12.01 with updated data through the end of 2022.

If you depend on our nightly builds, consider pinning to this release for now, as we'll be renaming many tables soon.

Check out this GitHub discussion for details:
https://t.co/STycMX6p8Y

[Bennett Dell Norman @bendnorman]

@iamjoshbraun @dagster Basically, I'd like to be able to execute asset groups from within a preconfigured job.

[Bennett Dell Norman @bendnorman]

@iamjoshbraun @dagster This looks great! Which version are these features available in? I'm unable to right click asset groups. Also, are these features also available in the jobs view or only in the Global Lineage view?