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Peter McPhee @peter-mcphee.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Beautifully done. Thanks for playing today.

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josh @joshgoodman.org · 26/05/2025

In memory of all those who have died in service to our country. Thank you to Valhalla Memory Gardens in #Bloomington, IN for allowing me to play today. #TapsAcrossAmerica, #HoosierSky

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Peter McPhee @peter-mcphee.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Thanks, Nate. And good to see you here!

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Peter McPhee @peter-mcphee.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

I haven’t looked at it closely. Pleading ignorance.

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Peter McPhee @peter-mcphee.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Anyone familiar with studies on potential for load shifting heat pumps? Mostly thinking in a future winter peaking system. I know it’s not an ideal load to shift, but there’s still likely some potential: pre-heating, allowable temperature droop, thermal storage, ground loops, etc. thx!

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Peter McPhee @peter-mcphee.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Thanks for connecting. Yes, I’m glad you are working with us on the electric rate reform study. If you know Sarah Cullinane from that I’m her counterpart on buildings. Important topics!

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Peter McPhee @peter-mcphee.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

So, utilities are more trusted than a government entity?

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Peter McPhee @peter-mcphee.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Wow, this is great. Thanks for sharing, Brendan!

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Peter McPhee @peter-mcphee.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

This was apparently my last post on Twitter. Me, playing taps. How fitting.

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Peter McPhee @peter-mcphee.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Hey Everybody! Just got set up. It’s me, Peter. I work on establishing policy and market approaches for decarbonizing the buildings sector with a focus on Massachusetts. Trying to reconnect with #energytwitter people! #thanksLeah!

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Peter McPhee @peter-mcphee.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Massachusetts is trying to figure out the best structure for delivering decarbonization policy to consumers for the next 25 years. Is it through utilities? Or should the state take the lead? Any thoughts? Want to learn more about options? Share your expert views? www.mass.gov/info-details...

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Peter McPhee @peter-mcphee.bsky.social · 29/05/2023

In honor of those who made the ultimate sacrifice. ⁦@TapsAmerica⁩

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Peter McPhee @peter-mcphee.bsky.social · 19/02/2023

FüssenFreiheitFreude (FFF): (german) noun - the joy one feels after taking off ski boots.

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Peter McPhee @peter-mcphee.bsky.social · 04/02/2023

#4: went for a morning run just to be a badass and it felt awesome. And check out these Ice crystals!

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Peter McPhee @peter-mcphee.bsky.social · 04/02/2023

#3: my electric car starts up more reliably and runs better than my gas car at -10F, though range is less. Good work @jimfarley98!

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Peter McPhee @peter-mcphee.bsky.social · 04/02/2023

#2: peak electric demand for heat pumps is not a function of (COP, heat load, temp) but of max kw input. On a day like this heat pumps hit max power input and that should be basis for peak demand.

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Peter McPhee @peter-mcphee.bsky.social · 04/02/2023

My old enormous oil-fired steam system dipped >5F most days of heating season. This old occurs every 5-10 years and seems to be a perfectly acceptable occurrence. I even feel over designed (and probably am despite efforts to right size)

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Peter McPhee @peter-mcphee.bsky.social · 04/02/2023

Building decarbonization thoughts from -10F in metro Boston: #1: we’re 30% below design temp (~10F) plus 20-30 mph winds. That’s probably 50% higher heat load. My heat pump home dipped 4F below set point overnight. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Peter McPhee @peter-mcphee.bsky.social · 07/11/2022

Twitter no longer feels like a primarily user driven platform. It’s value and independence is already diminished, which sucks for all of us. It feels manipulated into some lame ego trip

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Peter McPhee @peter-mcphee.bsky.social · 19/09/2022

In personal news, I’d like to say how honored I am to receive this prestigious award. Thank you to my neighborhood drawing committee for hosting so many talented drawers, and proud to represent the Man and Nature track.

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Peter McPhee @peter-mcphee.bsky.social · 18/09/2022

Poetry is to prose as bouldering is to rock climbing

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Peter McPhee @peter-mcphee.bsky.social · 27/08/2022

4 year old’s painting of pollution 😆

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Peter McPhee @peter-mcphee.bsky.social · 20/08/2022

.@YYYs have done it to me again- waking up, @kareno in my head beckoning me: what you gonna do when you get to the water? I must not fear - I will dive in. #burning

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Peter McPhee @peter-mcphee.bsky.social · 20/08/2022

Work Principles, Home Office, 2022

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Peter McPhee @peter-mcphee.bsky.social · 19/08/2022

Bring us your best & brightest, electricityist & efficiencyist, novel financy projects. We want to support the solutions that will scale and support our Commonwealth as we move toward our decarbonized future....

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Peter McPhee @peter-mcphee.bsky.social · 19/08/2022

.@MassCEC is offering $2M to support finance entities (anywhere), (MA) property owners, and any other partners (insurers?) interested in proposing novel and innovative project financing for electrifying commercial-scale buildings in MA.

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Peter McPhee @peter-mcphee.bsky.social · 19/08/2022

(BTW: What is 2050-ready? When a building is electrified with an efficient envelope, ready for a fully clean electricity grid* (*no later than 2050 in MA, but hopefully sooner!). In the meantime, it will still deliver significant emissions savings today👍)

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Peter McPhee @peter-mcphee.bsky.social · 19/08/2022

.@MassCEC is trying to find out. ~Green banks have been successful at financing solar, moderate efficiency, etc but we want to surface the best/most cost-effective/replicable approaches for taking a building to 2050-ready.

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Peter McPhee @peter-mcphee.bsky.social · 19/08/2022

What novel and innovative approaches are out there to capitalize (on) millions of building electrofits and e-habs? Can financing be an accelerant instead of a barrier?

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Peter McPhee @peter-mcphee.bsky.social · 19/08/2022

But we know a few things about energy efficiency & electrification: there's 1) long-term cost savings 2) improved indoor air quality/health 3) increases in property value. Oh yeah, and 4) it’s virtually the only way to eliminate emission from buildings 😆

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Peter McPhee @peter-mcphee.bsky.social · 19/08/2022

This is the most cost-effective way for society to decarbonize buildings, but it still requires investment. While there's $ for many rehabs, there are gaps where homes/businesses can’t access $ or where investing in deep efficiency hits a financing barrier.

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Peter McPhee @peter-mcphee.bsky.social · 19/08/2022

How best to finance a million electrofits? A THREAD By 2030, Massachusetts is aiming to electrify ~1 million of its buildings, moving from leaky, fossil fuel burning to being 2050-ready. That’s 8 years from now 😬

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