Chris Higgins @cahiggins.bsky.social · 3hWow. This would be an awesome program to have in Vancouver to make tricker treating safer! 020
Chris Higgins @cahiggins.bsky.social · 19/09/2026At the farmers market. I see an opportunity for low cost power for vendors. All the stalls with generators were in one area and that area already has significant power available via overhead. It would be quite low cost to provide a kiosk that could be utilized for vendors. Less noise. Less exhaust. 152
Reposted by Chris HigginsEmber @ember-energy.org · 16/09/2026For decades, China followed the fossil-heavy development taken by other industrialised economies. But since the 2010s, China’s economy has been increasingly lockstep with electricity consumption – while fossil-fuel use flattens. ember-energy.org/lat... 14314
Chris Higgins @cahiggins.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Here comes offensively cheap solar! arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026...arstechnica.com"Offensively cheap": Solar power is looking upChinese-made panels on rooftops across the world are changing the facts of life for big utilities. 030
Chris Higgins @cahiggins.bsky.social · 13/09/2026In eight of 11 industrial sectors in China— including textiles, food, pharmaceuticals, and machinery — fossil fuel use has already peaked. www.yahoo.com/news/science...yahoo.comChinese Industry Is Starting to Wean Off Fossil FuelsBy several measures, Chinese industry is becoming less dependent on fossil fuels, according to a new analysis. 021
Reposted by Chris HigginsBromptonymous 🇨🇦 @bromptonymous.ca · 09/09/2026Victoria’s bike share is already exceeding Vancouver’s per capita in … checks notes … its first month. Protected bike lanes and reasonably dense development are the secret sauce to an effective bike transport system. 47918
Reposted by Chris HigginsBlake Shaffer 🇨🇦 @blakeshaffer.bsky.social · 22/08/2026static.klipy.comBugs Bunny in Canada at Tim HortonsALT: Bugs Bunny in Canada at Tim Hortons 116738
Chris Higgins @cahiggins.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Looking at a heat pump hot water system for 123 homes using the Waterdrop Sanden co2 system. The efficiency of hot water delivery is incredible. COP of upto 5! 040
Chris Higgins @cahiggins.bsky.social · 20/08/2026I am looking for publications that might be interested in a piece talking about (a project where we developed) a language to map how Vancouver is changing as we adopt greater electrification and green infrastructure. Any suggestion of publications welcome. 000
Reposted by Chris HigginsRebecca Bollwitt @miss604.com · 19/08/2026Leading up to the civic election this fall, @museumofvan.bsky.social will hosts Austerity Tours to highlight the problems, risks and missed opportunities museums typically hide from view. The aim is to make voters understand the risks austerity pose to irreplaceable cultural heritage.miss604.comAusterity Tours Offered by Museum of VancouverMuseum of Vancouver will hosts Austerity Tours to highlight the problems, risks and missed opportunities museums typically hide from view. 13515
Chris Higgins @cahiggins.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Who is the smartest person in the heat pump world when it comes to growing the market? @energysmartwv.bsky.social is at or near the top. I have stolen many a great idea from him. Listen to him in "A simple fix that could unlock the heat pump market" www.latitudemedia.com/news/open-ci...latitudemedia.comA simple fix that could unlock the heat pump marketIs the key to home decarbonization cheaper and simpler than we thought? 3121
Reposted by Chris HigginsSeth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Excellent piece by @andreawoo.bsky.social on the many costs of wildfire, particular to our health: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...theglobeandmail.comThe metrics that reveal the human cost of a wildfire seasonCalculations should include health effects and socioeconomic costs, researchers say 24018
Reposted by Chris HigginsBIV News @bivnews.bsky.social · 18/08/2026dlvr.itOneCity wants to make it 'easier, faster, cheaper' to start a business in VancouverMayoral candidate William Azaroff: 'There are so many Vancouverites with dreams, drive and ambition. They just don't have the seed capital to get started, and we're going to close that gap.' 0134
Chris Higgins @cahiggins.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Nice to see this deflector on a new Mitsubishi condenser in a tight retrofit of a townhouse. My first time seeing a deflector on a residential installation. Design and installation by Combined Comfort System on an existing 100A service with a peak load of 39.5A (using hourly data from smart meter). 140
Reposted by Chris HigginsGravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 13/08/2026I'm not the first person to say this, but the bike industry in the U.S. is really missing a huge opportunity by not aggressively defending and promoting e-bikes. I think this is largely the result of it being an industry built on recreational cycling and not transit riding. 131650213
Reposted by Chris HigginsJohn Smillie @johnsmillie42.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Any time you see a picture of wind turbine blades piled up for disposal, remember - even if none of it gets recycled (which it increasingly can) - it's about a 95% reduction in solid waste from coal ash (just the ash! not the CO2 or mine waste or additional CO2 and methane from mining and transport) 34615
Reposted by Chris HigginsTzeporah Berman @tzeporah.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Canada is being asked to make a $40B bet on the past. We’re told another oil pipeline will bring national unity, economic security & prosperity. We’ve heard this before. You don’t prepare a country for the future by betting billions on the past www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...theglobeandmail.comOpinion: With a new oil pipeline, Canadians are being asked to make a bet on the pastWith $40-billion, we could fund heat pumps and solar panels, build hospitals, tackle clean water on reserves or build the economy of the future 818994
Reposted by Chris HigginsBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 08/08/2026“OneCity Vancouver is promising to make it cheaper to install heat pumps, provide cooling systems to hundreds of vulnerable residents, and reverse building-related climate policy changes made under Mayor Ken Sim...” Vancouver must be a climate action leader again. dailyhive.com/vancouver/on... 722254
Chris Higgins @cahiggins.bsky.social · 06/08/2026This plant provides peaking electric capacity about 15 days a year and supports the low cost electric grid where 98% of the electricity is renewable. I am good with it as a measure for such a brief part of the year. dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc...dailyhive.comBC Hydro to buy natural gas power plant to help avoid electricity shortage | Daily Hive | UrbanizedTo help avoid an electricity shortage, BC Hydro will buy the Island Generation natural gas power plant on Vancouver Island. 240
Reposted by Chris HigginsDr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 31/07/2026This is why blindly using generative AI is a very, very bad idea. It doesn’t *know* anything… “A Reuters analysis found the image of the map … contained an artificial intelligence watermark that signals it was made with OpenAI tools.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comUS government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conferenceState department ‘takes full responsibility’ for erroneous, widely shared chart displayed at Aids conference in Brazil 35115
Chris Higgins @cahiggins.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Nice little piece on this all electric net zero build: vancouversun.com/homes/net-ze...vancouversun.comProperty Watch: The most intriguing (but less interesting) feature of a Dunbar duplex“We’re finding not a lot of people care about the net zero aspect itself... But what they do notice is there’s more space in the unit." 020
Chris Higgins @cahiggins.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Solar PV inverters about to drop in price in Canada and the EU? www.pv-magazine.com/2026/07/29/f...pv-magazine.comUS bans foreign-produced solar inverters - pv magazine GlobalIn the United States, the Federal Communications Commission Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau has added foreign-produced power inverters to its Covered List, executing an immediate ban on equ... 120
Reposted by Chris HigginsSara Hastings-Simon 🇨🇦 @shastingssimon.bsky.social · 28/07/2026REGULATIONS ARE GOOD ACTUALLY 1303
Chris Higgins @cahiggins.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Our household has been trying out the new BC Hydro (electric utility) optional time of day rate. Saving money so far. We have been able to shift most load out of the peak time. Shifting a good chunk (EV Charging, Dishwasher, and clothes drying) to the night time discount period. No gas use. 1124
Reposted by Chris HigginsMetin Seven, Moon Child's dad 🌝 @seven.eurosky.social · 19/07/2026 42115382787
Chris Higgins @cahiggins.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Another day, another plug in balcony solar inverter comes to market: pv-magazine-usa.com/2026/07/17/a...pv-magazine-usa.comAPsystems introduces plug-in microinverter for U.S. balcony and DIY solar markets - pv magazine USAThe new EZ1-LV dual microinverter delivers 900 VA of continuous AC output, features integrated safety relays, and offers direct-to-socket plug-and-play installation for non-rooftop residential solar p... 060
Reposted by Chris HigginsDavid Elfstrom 🍁 @davidelfstrom.bsky.social · 16/07/2026A Redditor put together some instructions on on how to make an optimized 1-filter air cleaner using a box fan from my experimentation several years ago. It's in a Google drive folder here: drive.google.com/drive/folder... 23316
Chris Higgins @cahiggins.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Nice to see the BC to Yukon and Alberta Intertoes named cleantechnica.com/2026/07/13/c...cleantechnica.comCanada Has Named Five Interties. It Still Has To Build A National Grid - CleanTechnicaCanada has named five priority electricity interties, but transfer capacity, financing, permits and value will test whether they become a national grid. 011
Chris Higgins @cahiggins.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Nice to see this clean mobility pilot that provides transit passes, electric car-sharing and EV education to low-income Indigenous urban-area tenants! electricautonomy.ca/policy-regul...?electricautonomy.caRemoving barriers to clean transit for Indigenous Vancouver residentsThe Clean Mobility Pilot provides transit passes, electric car-sharing and EV education to low-income Indigenous urban-area tenants 020
Chris Higgins @cahiggins.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Nice design for a lot where a pole support wire would impact parking. This design for a 4 home Multiplex lowers the impact and makes best use of the area for car parking. 000
Reposted by Chris HigginsSeth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 24/06/2026How about Free? Is that affordable enough for you? Latest from @billmckibben.bsky.social on how, beginning next week, Australians will begin getting 3 free hours of electricity every afternoon. open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...open.substack.comHow about Free? Is that affordable enough for you?The latest on energy, climate and affordability 0189
Reposted by Chris HigginsWilliam Skudlarek @willskud.bsky.social · 19/06/2026New blog post on the CfB website from yours truly, discussing our four story single-stair proposal that will be in the 2027 IBC. Encourage anyone interested in single-stair to take a look, even if your city/state has already passed it!centerforbuilding.org2027 IBC single-exit height limit to be raised to four stories — Center for Building in North AmericaPark Modern, a four-story single-stair condo building in Seattle. Photo courtesy of BUILD LLC, who designed the building On May 29, 2026, the International C... 38019
Reposted by Chris HigginsHemry, Local Bartender @bartenderhemry.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Shift drink: Reflecting Pool 1oz rum 1oz mezcal .75oz lime .75oz honey barspoon matcha muddled mint 22093912273
Chris Higgins @cahiggins.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Free fuel! We are getting a 40A electric vehicle charging circuit installed using RVE DCC-9 which allows us to charge off our townhomes 100A service (our own bill), without a service upgrade & enables free charging leveraging the peak payments from the utility & the clean fuel standard payments. 020
Chris Higgins @cahiggins.bsky.social · 16/06/2026BC Hydro entering a big build period. Along side the wind farms approved it looks like the Site E hydro electric dam is to be studied along with a larger dam near Powell River: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.caB.C. 'seriously' considering new hydro dam on the Peace River near Alberta: minister | CBC NewsThe B.C. government is looking to dust off plans for another multibillion-dollar dam on the Peace River, after the Site C project generated opposition and cost overruns. A second dam is being consider... 010
Chris Higgins @cahiggins.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Whole home Mitsubishi going in a townhome, 100A service. Two semi ducted units with one low low wall / floor unit. Silent operation of the outdoor unit. Going from Electric resistance heating. Just in time for this spring heat wave! 180
Chris Higgins @cahiggins.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Great turnout at British Columbia Institute of Technology this morning for the Homebuilders of Vancouver on air to water heat pumps. Thanks to Daikin for the learning set up! 071
Reposted by Chris HigginsThomas Seal @twseal.bsky.social · 09/06/2026British Columbia Premier @davidebybc.bsky.social has invited Somali referee Omar Artan to referee in Vancouver, after he was denied entry to the US 39191002340
Chris Higgins @cahiggins.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Chaos this morning. These cars are all driving the wrong way down a 1 way street that is a major E-W artery. Has the @cityofvancouver.bsky.social given up? Looks like it. We need physical infrastructure to stop this. @visionzerovancouver.ca @bikeyvr.bsky.social @hubvancouverubc.bsky.social 140
Reposted by Chris Higginsomgisme @omgisme.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Rare “White Auroras” spotted over Norway.🤩 88102331626
Chris Higgins @cahiggins.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Solar power gets cheaper still: pv-magazine-usa.com/2018/05/14/c...pv-magazine-usa.comCalifornia residential solar power headed toward $1/W and 2.5¢/kWh - pv magazine USAASU energy security researcher Dr. Wesley Herche and pv magazine author John Weaver describe the new math involved with requiring solar power to be installed at the time of construction for newly buil... 120
Chris Higgins @cahiggins.bsky.social · 03/06/2026@hydroquebec.com still hiding information from @govnl.bsky.social after all these years. Will be interesting to see what happens with the renegotiation talk. 000
Chris Higgins @cahiggins.bsky.social · 02/06/2026BC very fortunate to have good snowpack in large Hydro generating regions this year. 030
Chris Higgins @cahiggins.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Batteries are coming for your baseload business case and it is going to be great! 040
Chris Higgins @cahiggins.bsky.social · 31/05/2026Two weeks! Amazing. Would love to understand how Texas does the permit? What process do you have @bryangodbe.bsky.social ? Give it to me. I'll push Vancouver to copy it. 131