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Brendan Haley @brhaley.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Today Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston introduced a bill to study performance based regulation of its electricity utility Here is a radio interview I did back in April explaining the idea and why it could make sense in Nova Scotia. www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

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Brendan Haley @brhaley.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

This Halloween, my costume is an electric heat pump water heater (HPWH). If you don’t think this is a SCARY costume - here are some scary policy developments related to water heating.

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Brendan Haley @brhaley.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Re: these headlines from the @climateinstitute.bsky.social newsletter Given weather extremes and wildfires should transmission lines be the top priority? They fall down in storms and smoke causes them to short circuit Batteries, air sealing & filtration keep lights on and smoke out #energysky

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Brendan Haley @brhaley.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

A new type of "window heat pump" that gives tenants an ability to be cool in the summer and warm in the winter without relying on a landlord's central system It plus into a standard 120-volt outlet A recent @aceee.org report found this to be a cost-effective tech www.aceee.org/press-releas...

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Brendan Haley @brhaley.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Canada is looking for a homegrown, adaptable energy options in these turbulent times. In a new report we find that energy efficiency is a very "made-in-Canada" resource, with opportunities to further increase self-reliance and economic resilience. www.efficiencycanada.org/made-in-cana...

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Brendan Haley @brhaley.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Quick comparison suggests they plan to save about 1% on average a year. That's about what Nova Scotia regulatory achieves today and some states are targeting double that amount. So perhaps Québec could do even more! Last full comparison here www.efficiencycanada.org/comparison/

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Brendan Haley @brhaley.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Switching from oil to heat pump can certainly save a lot of money. Here is a recent estimate of the savings, and a blog outlining a bunch of other reasons why oil is expensive and risky w/ @sarahriddell.bsky.social www.efficiencycanada.org/why-canada-s...

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Brendan Haley @brhaley.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Buy Canadian everyone #cheesies open.spotify.com/track/0UAAGi...

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Brendan Haley @brhaley.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

My article with @evanpivnick.bsky.social & @sachigibson.bsky.social is re-published by @cleanenergycanada.org So I get to re-share it, with my meme Why pay power plants, when you can pay people to be energy efficient and demand flexible? #energysky 💡🔌 cleanenergycanada.org/pay-people-i...

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Brendan Haley @brhaley.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Under the new 🇨🇦 Clean Electricity Regulations, let's make paying people for energy efficiency the first resort and natural gas the last @stevenguilbeault.bsky.social 🔌💡 www.nationalobserver.com/2024/12/23/o...

Drake from "Hotline Bling" music video turns away to reject the text: Paying gas plants for reliability in a "net-zero" grid. Drake then turns in satisfaction towards the text: Paying people to be energy efficient and to have demand flexibility

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Brendan Haley @brhaley.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Canada's energy efficiency program savings and spending is increasing. Why? Provinces are doing real net-zero planning & they need it for affordability, as well as growing demand for clean electricity policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/de...

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Brendan Haley @brhaley.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

A bunch of energy efficiency allies mobilized to support electricity energy efficiency The electricity programs survived, and now they are ready to grow

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Brendan Haley @brhaley.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

I was involved in educating on ratepayer funded efficiency being a "resource" for the electricity system. www.efficiencycanada.org/wp-content/u...

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Brendan Haley @brhaley.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

All the #cdnpoli electricity / energy roadmap people @evanpivnick.bsky.social @jasondion.bsky.social What's up with energy roadmap guidance in the Fall Economic Statement not including energy efficiency / demand management?

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Brendan Haley @brhaley.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Nova Scotia dropped from previous Scorecards It isn’t that its performance has gone down – other provinces have gone up and are overtaking this traditional leader in efficiency programs www.scorecard.efficiencycanada.org/energy-effic...

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Brendan Haley @brhaley.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

New Brunswick has climbed significantly in Scorecard rankings The Auditor General used previous Scorecards, and the gov’t implemented recommendations re: stable fossil fuel program funding, electricity targets, and low-income programs

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Brendan Haley @brhaley.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

PEI leads in efficiency programs It has taken a whole-of-gov’t approach to reaching net-zero, which includes aggressively tackling energy poverty with free heat pumps and insulation www.scorecard.efficiencycanada.org/energy-effic...

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Brendan Haley @brhaley.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Quebec is a leader in electric transportation and industrial efficiency It has enabling legislation to implement a mandatory building performance standard for existing buildings www.scorecard.efficiencycanada.org/energy-effic...

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Brendan Haley @brhaley.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

The top rank goes to BC BC has its pioneering “step” building code and promotes transportation electrification Every new heating system could be climate-ready by implementing a proposed “100% efficiency” standard www.scorecard.efficiencycanada.org/energy-effic...

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Brendan Haley @brhaley.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

The latest data shows the highest levels of efficiency program spending yet More provinces are realizing they need more energy efficiency to manage electricity load growth, reduce energy poverty, and take climate action in a way that reduces the cost of living

energy efficiency program spending in Canada rising to $1.5 billion in 2023

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Brendan Haley @brhaley.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Can I be on this one? I direct an energy efficiency research and advocacy org in Canada. Even got some media for heat pump Halloween costume 😀

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Brendan Haley @brhaley.bsky.social · 16/07/2024

CBC report on oil furnace phase out in Canada (for new buildings) See cost of oil compared to heat pump system below. Why not protect consumers by phasing out in both new and replacements in existing buildings? cbc.ca/news/politic...

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Brendan Haley @brhaley.bsky.social · 11/04/2024

Home heating oil is expensive Regulations that prevent installation of new fuel oil heating systems is a customer protection measure at this point www.efficiencycanada.org/why-canada-s...

The chart below provides a comparison of space heating bills associated with heating with fuel oil compared to a fully electric system with a cold-climate air-source heat pump (CC-ASHP) in various Canadian cities that are likely to still use fuel oil. The difference in costs is over $4,000 in most of these cities.1

Oil prices have almost doubled in Canada since mid-2020. These figures are an updated calculation of a 2022 report by Natural Resources Canada, replacing August 2020 energy prices with February 2024 prices for an archetypical post-1980 2-storey house.

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Brendan Haley @brhaley.bsky.social · 18/03/2024

Full page add in today's Hill Times by energy advisors who have had their jobs disrupted by abrupt cancellation of Canada Greener Home Grants

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