Opens profile photo
Follow
Click to Follow katherinetweed
Katherine Tweed
@katherinetweed
Freckled sr.dir. of partnerships&content for Canary Media. Energy nerd and recovering journalist. Tweets my own.
New York, NYJoined March 2009

Katherine Tweed’s Tweets

This is the news you didn't know you needed #energytwitter
Quote Tweet
Meet Lonnie Johnson, the NASA engineer that invented the Super Soaker. Now he's a climatetech entrepreneur working on a truly solid state battery as well as an entirely new type of engine. Here's my interview via @CanaryMediaInc : canarymedia.com/articles/fun-s
Show this thread
An older photo of Super Soaker inventor Lonnie Johnson holding an early Super Soaker
9
A great example of the problem of electrify everything. Also wowza to those install prices.
Quote Tweet
I write about my saga installing a climate-friendly heat pump water heater after my gas water heater suddenly failed and give some tips to alleviate the hassle, if not the cost. bloomberg.com/news/articles/
1
I know I'm preaching to the #energytwitter choir with threads like this, but like Michael, I was skeptical of how bad gas stoves are when I started reading more mainstream news reports of the research. I am not skeptical anymore #electrifyeverything
Quote Tweet
Researchers just found that gas stoves are responsible for 12.7% of childhood asthma cases. Recently I read dozens of studies about gas stoves and indoor air quality. I also installed monitors in our home and ran my own tests. Here's what I learned.
Show this thread
1
15
I'm here for this debate! And yes, let's get this right because the change is going to be hard enough as is. #electrifyeverything
Oh No Mood GIF by Saturday Night Live
GIF
Quote Tweet
Image
$7500 for an installed ducted heat pump @rewiringamerica ?!?! The equipment alone costs more than that! Stop setting up inflated expectations. You’re fucking those of us in the field. There’s no way to recover from this, consumers think we’re scamming them.
Show this thread
3
29
Here it is nerds, a breakdown of California post-NEM from
Quote Tweet
Part 2 of our series on California's looming end to net metering looks at how regulators have tied the value of rooftop solar and batteries to how they help the grid - and how grid services could help make up for what they'll lose in a post-NEM world: canarymedia.com/articles/solar
Show this thread
1
Ok, so just nerded out on #heatpump efficiency standards yesterday. But we're back for more. Talk about low-hanging fruit. We lag most of the world in AC efficiency. By a lot. boo!
Quote Tweet
It’s no secret that Americans love air conditioning. But the typical American air-conditioning unit is nowhere close to the forefront of the technology curve when it comes to the latest in cooling bit.ly/3MEvclc Sponsored by @Infineon
3
#JustTransition is a BIG concept that is interpreted differently by a lot of ppl.Proud to work w/ on this 2min video.Hoping this explainer reminds those who throw this phrase around on big stages like or #climateweekNYC what actually needs to happen.
Quote Tweet
What is a #JustTransition? Produced with The Solutions Project @100isNow and narrated by @MarkRuffalo, our new video breaks down the basic elements of a very complex concept. Watch it here: bit.ly/3f1U0ab
3