15
Oct
Let's get #FireEscapeSolar trending!
Desperate times calls for honestly pretty reasonable measures
8 min read
Distributed Energy Resources
08
Oct
Big questions for balcony solar in the Big Apple
Are fire escapes balconies? Can we put up panels without permission? How much power would balcony solar generate?
6 min read
30
Jul
We must become the forest
Turning our top-down energy system bottom-up requires three things, metaphorically speaking: trees, a fungal network, and wood elves
11 min read
23
Jul
Finally, clean energy for renters
If we can't depend on our centralized energy system, then we must decentralize it. Enter DERs: Distributed Energy Resources. Small power producers and energy storers, dispersed like dandelion fluff across the country. There are even opportunities for renters—finally!—to get in on the action.
10 min read
16
Jul
We need to upend our energy system in the next 5 years
To power all the data centers coming online, experts believe we need to build 150–200 GW of new electricity generation. Under our longstanding top-down energy system, that will not be possible. But there is an alternative solution.
10 min read