The end result should look roughly like this. It will have built in shelving. The switch will be moved to the side of the chase and will be easily access by the entry door. An air return grate will be added to the top (mostly hidden) face of the shelving, and the plug relocated to the new surface. I've not done full face dry-walling before, so that will be an adventure. I'd like to get some lighting fixture up on this wall also, as it sit beside my desktop.

The next #homerenovation / #greenenergy project that arose from the #geothermal installation is related to this one I posted 6 weeks ago. <https://counter.social/@wyrmeboi/109384651271419270>. The ductwork there ran from the basement through a first floor office space. It currently looks like this. I will build a chase frame around it, move a switch, outlet, and extend the air return from the office.

Grid-scale #geothermal (discussed herein) requires very deep drilling to access radiant heat from the mantle. Home geothermal (or #geoexchange) uses solar energy stored in shallow earth (10-1000 feet). #ClimateChange <https://www.politico.com/news/2023/01/01/renewable-energy-source-oil-industry-00075008>

#ClimateChange IS social justice.
#ClimateChange IS healthcare.
#ClimateChange IS the economy.
#ClimateChange IS everything.

House just went thumbs up on the Omnibus Bill. 9% bump in investments in #greenEnergy #K12 and other areas!

#ProjectPrometheus

May your coffee kick in before reality does! #1899 #ProjectPrometheus

What a surprise! Oil and coal pay for press. #ClimateChange
#GreenEnergy
<https://www.npr.org/2022/12/19/1143753129/power-companies-florida-alabama-media-investigation-consulting-firm>

I see that we have another Elon tantrum-inspired bump in new members. New folks! Welcome! The key here is use hashtags properly!
#cosotips

It appears @Elonjet is suspended now on the birdbox. So much for free speech absolutism. Anyone know how to do this on CoSo? It would be good to track the exhaust waste from his private jet...

#FreeSpeech
#ClimateChange
<https://twitter.com/JxckSweeney/status/1603028610209779712>

Burying the lead: Of 1200 possible environmental futures, only a few dozen result in a world similar to what we have now. Those all require rapid electrification and huge R&D investment in Carbon Capture & storage technology. Article is gifted... no paywall. #ClimateChange #GreenEnergy <https://wapo.st/3FfuR5a>

This is worth knowing about... cheap, rapid recharge batteries made with aluminum and sulfur electrode with a molten salt electrolyte are on the horizon for home and transport energy storage at 1/6th the production cost of existing batteries. <https://news.mit.edu/2022/aluminum-sulfur-battery-0824>

As I understand it, the new rules being considered are intended to incentivize an uptake in storage along with solar. That is what I have, but it's expensive, and many folks who would have made the plunge into solar will not do so under these new regs.

#climatechange
#solar
#GreenEnergy
This should not even be a discussion! Comments from CA Cosonauts in the know welcome!
https://www.latimes.com/environment/newsletter/2022-12-08/one-week-until-california-decides-the-fate-of-rooftop-solar-boiling-point

I just finished building some built-in shelving for a buddy to store his record collection. Features include black iron pipe and walnut cleat shelf supports cord management pass-throughs from the top of the shelves to the available knee-high socket.

Finished product, filled to the brim in prep for a cozy winter. #homerenovation #climatechange

I turned the ugly duct(ling) into a functional banquette bench. I built solid frames screwed into studs and flooring, built in an overhang, hand-stained birch seating and trim. I had to relocate two receptacles and patch a few holes my 13 yo has made over the last year. I’ll do final touch-ups tomorrow, but happy with the outcome.

The geothermal install we just completed left some exposed ductwork, as we had to retrofit forced air to the second floor. Here is part of a second floor bedroom that feeds air across the upstairs. #climatechange #homerenovation

Today's job: Start to move this pile to it's new home... ugh!

#politics Did anyone else watch Karl Rove make a fool of himself last night on Fox? At the start ion the night he was certain of a red wave, but as things began to turn, he continued to double down on the red wave, even when the hosts/talking heads were clearly unable to see it. Even at 2AM he was still prognosticating 20+ GOP seat gain in the house.