28
Jan
One weird trick to stop climate change
Ending fossil fuel dependence is the single most impactful thing we can do
6 min read
Start here
If you're new to the clean energy transition, you're gonna need some context. Start with these posts.
16
Jul
The energy grid: the most complex machine ever made
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
30
Apr
Mega-wut? Making sense of energy metrics (part 3)
How many renewables do we need to build? How many have we built already? And how we might compare the relative value of different power producers?
9 min read
23
Apr
Mega-wut? Making sense of energy metrics (part 2)
The average American household uses about 30 kilowatt-hours over the course of a day. If we only had 30 states, I’d have a great mnemonic device for remembering that.
7 min read
16
Apr
Mega-wut? Making sense of energy metrics
When I first started learning about clean energy, I struggled to contextualize the many numbers, units of measurement, and abbreviations that get thrown around. This is my attempt to make it easier for you than it was for me.
7 min read
28
Mar
The clean energy transition: why you want it, the sickos who don’t want you to have it, and how we’re gonna get it anyway
We are so close to living in a world in which everyone on earth has access to clean, renewable energy. A world without wars fought over oil. A world without air pollution, which kills 7 million people every year. And, yes, a world that sees the reversal of climate change.
5 min read
13
Mar
Electrify Everything
The single most impactful way to slow down climate change is to quit burning fossil fuels.
13 min read