Preparing for a Power Cut
Getting ready for losing the power grid.
Breaking up over climate change
Things came to a head at dinner one night earlier this year, when my girlfriend suggested the chat was too depressing. She believed in climate change, she just didn't see the point of being so negative. "Are you going to waste your life worrying about climate change?" she asked. "Yes, the world is going to
Can We Survive Extreme Heat?
Humans have never lived on a planet this hot, and we’re totally unprepared for what’s to come On a scorching day in downtown Phoenix, when the temperature soars to 115°F or higher, heat becomes a lethal force. Sunshine assaults you, forcing you to seek cover. The air feels solid, a hazy, ozone-soaked curtain of heat.
Repeated Power Shutoffs Spur Homeowners To Install Backup Batteries
SAN JOSE (KPIX 5) — After multiple power shutoffs and the looming threat of more to come, some Bay Area property owners have had enough and are exploring ways of getting themselves off the power grid. One power option is using home battery storage that is recharged by solar panels. “Our calls are up five
Scientists from around the world declare climate emergency
More than 11,000 scientists around the world have declared a climate emergency, warning of "untold suffering" without urgent action. The declaration is based on analysis of more than 40 years of publicly available data covering a range of measures from energy use to deforestation and carbon emissions. Scientists from the University of Sydney, Australia, Oregon
My Experience of a Sustained Power Cut
Riding seamlessly through a power cut with a home battery.
Power shutoffs cause a battery boom in California
Contractors across California are seeing greater demand for battery storage than ever before in response to PG&E’s Public Safety Power Shutoffs. With the threat of blackouts on the 10-year horizon, customers have decided to take their power into their own hands. As has been well documented, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has begun Public
Chilling ‘Doomsday map’ shows how UK will be left underwater in 80 years’ time
Millions of homes across the UK are at risk of being completely submerged if carbon emissions go unchecked A chilling new map has revealed how parts of the UK will be left underwater in a matter of decades as climate change causes sea levels to rise. Major areas such as Liverpool, London and Humberside could
Huge Battery Investments Drop Energy-Storage Costs Faster Than Expected, Threatening Natural Gas
The global energy transition is happening faster than the models predicted, according to a report released today by the Rocky Mountain Institute, thanks to massive investments in the advanced-battery technology ecosystem. Previous and planned investments total $150 billion through 2023, RMI calculates—the equivalent of every person in the world chipping in $20. In the first
California offers extra solar, storage incentives after wildfires and shut-offs
Communities most likely to be affected by both the effects of and the response to devastating wildfires which have wreaked havoc on California will be given extra incentive to install solar-plus-storage at their properties. In addition to the impact of the fires themselves, the latter part of this year saw utility PG&E, already facing bankruptcy