Dorie Seavey

Economist, researcher, writer focused on climate change and energy transition. Farmer and forester in training.

[Dorie Seavey @dk_seav]

Beginning to move to Bluesky @dorieseavey.bsky.social

[Yale Environment 360 @YaleE360]

The federal government is investing $7 billion in seven clean hydrogen hubs across the country.

Experts warn that, without strict rules on the use of renewable energy, hydrogen plants could actually drive up overall emissions.

Read more @YaleE360: https://t.co/K6900FKqoP

[Chicago Sun-Times @Suntimes]

Chicago heating bills could double over the next 15 years if state regulators allow Peoples Gas to move forward with its long-maligned pipeline replacement program. https://t.co/1PSLFzwQ3U

[Dorie Seavey @dk_seav]

https://t.co/eApvGH3lJ6

[Dorie Seavey @dk_seav]

What does the future hold for gas utilities? See our new deep dive into Peoples Gas of Chicago, one of America’s oldest gas utilities. Upshot? The longstanding gas utility business model is no longer financially sustainable.
https://t.co/6y2rIAPwXv

[Jan Rosenow @janrosenow]

Gas networks fees in Germany are on the rise.

This is because

a) fewer and fewer people use the gas network and

b) gas network assets are now depreciated faster to avoid stranded assets and costs later down the line as Germany approaches its 2045 net zero target.

Those who installed a new gas boiler following the advice from some commentators now find themselves with rising heating costs.

https://t.co/6FZxAcu8IJ

[Yellow Dot Studios @weareyellowdot]

Big News!
#ExtremeWeather #MakePollutersPay @StopBigOil

[Dave Jones @CleanPowerDave]

European gas demand in 2024 (if it continues it's current y-o-y trend for the next few months), will be the lowest since 1984 🤯

During which time, coal use has also collapsed.

Wow...

[Dorie Seavey @dk_seav]

What will it take for National Grid to actually "turn the tide" and begin a managed decline of the gas system? Excellent investigative reporting by @MariRebuaSimoes

[Mariana Simões @MariRebuaSimoes]

Happy Monday. If you are a National Grid customer in NYC your bill is about to go up to pay for $5 billion in expansion projects. Check out how much its expected to increase and why:
https://t.co/1KuUT86hwq

[Mike Walsh @MichaelJayWalsh]

.xiaowang1984 is raising concerns about this op-ed I wrote over various threads. For sanity, I’ll clarify that the op-ed argue for the Legislature to embrace prudent management of the gas system and mechanisms to make heat pumps more affordable. 1/

[Dorie Seavey @dk_seav]

MA just received $450M to help accelerate the adoption of heat pumps. In our Op-Ed, @michaeljaywalsh and I urge the MA legislature to build on this win by passing provisions this session that lay the groundwork for smart heat pump deployment + equitable rate design.

[Mike Walsh @MichaelJayWalsh]

In an Op-Ed in the @BostonGlobe today, @dk_seav and I review challenges facing utility natural gas and argue that a coordinated effort to deploy heat pumps at the neighborhood scale, backed by smart rate design is the pathway to heating affordability.
https://t.co/EzmBiT007r

[Dorie Seavey @dk_seav]

Europe needs to decommission gas infrastructure as demand plummets - Gas consumption in the EU is set to decline by more than 70 percent through mid-century. A new paper argues that governments need to minimise investment in gas infrastructure and plan for decommissioning.

[𝕯𝖍𝖆𝖗𝖓𝖆 𝕹𝖔𝖔𝖗 @dharnanoor]

new: Gas utilities are partnering with affordable housing non-profits Habitat for Humanity in a "cynical” attempt to stop anti-gas policies.

They say the projects are a way to "give back."

But internal communications I reviewed tell a different story.

https://t.co/PiC4UNMtUo

[Dorie Seavey @dk_seav]

Excellent coverage of the future of gas by @nickcunningham1 and our two new reports. https://t.co/rTp63rUfM6

[Dorie Seavey @dk_seav]

@nickcunningham1 Excellent coverage of the future of gas in U.S. including our 2 new reports.

[Dorie Seavey @dk_seav]

The gas industry is swimming against the tide of electrification and meaningful decarbonization. Policymakers must intervene to abate emissions and enable the transition off gas. 3/3

[Dorie Seavey @dk_seav]

And another new report, Leaked & Combusted: a landscape analysis of the urgent problem of downstream methane emissions released by @HEET_MA 1/3

https://t.co/oCXuCjgYDw

[Dorie Seavey @dk_seav]

Standout finding: The gas distribution industry is on track to committing its ratepayers to $1.4 trillion in required payback for capex spending through 2050. 2/3

[Dorie Seavey @dk_seav]

Further investment in the gas system must be curtailed and Illinois needs to initiate a strategic, managed approach to phasing out utility gas in favor of clean energy sources. 2/2

[Dorie Seavey @dk_seav]

See our new report on the future of gas in Illinois. The top 4 investor-owned utilities are on track to spend $100B in capex by 2050, dramatically increasing customer delivery charges and raising stranded asset risk sixfold to $83B. https://t.co/QPjDTqd402 1/2