Tam Hunt·Sep 22How many warnings do we need? Every Hawaiʻi island needs a network of microgridsLala, Lowell and the Kona lows showed that our centralized grids often fail all at once, making everyone suffer. Local power and storage…
InDaily Inspiration from Jim CarrollbyFuturist Jim Carroll: Trends, Innovation, Nice Guy·Jun 25The Trends Scorecard: Energy & Utilities — What I Predicted, and What Actually Happened“The future of energy was never about a bigger smokestack or more coal. It was always about the panel on your roof and the battery in your…
Tam Hunt·Jun 17Why UH Hilo should install its own microgrid for powerThe Big Island runs on its own electric grid, as all of our islands do. We’re not plugged into anyone else — no undersea cable to O‘ahu, no…
Len Rosen·Jan 18In An Increasingly Hostile World, National Power Grids Represent An Achilles Heel — 21st Century…Centralized national assets like power grids represent vulnerable targets in conflicts, whether wars or terror attacks. The Russia-Ukraine…
Shawn Cutter | technologist, futurist, builder·Oct 25, 2025The Microgrid Is a NeighborhoodMansfield Vision
Anand Lahoti·Oct 5, 2025The Bio-Nuclear Home System: A Mitochondria-Inspired Thought Experiment for Future Home EnergyConcept Article: Not Engineering Guidance
Christopher Johnson·Aug 25, 2025The Real Economics of Home Solar+Battery after 1,000 CyclesHow massive utility rate increases killed battery arbitrage but made solar the VIPA response icon2A response icon2
InIoT ForgebyUladzislau Bayouski·Jul 18, 2025How Smart Grids & IoT Are Powering a New Era of Energy Efficiency ⚡🌍As the world faces unprecedented climate challenges and surging energy demands, the way we generate, distribute, and consume electricity is…
Olivia Lester·May 5, 2025Opinion | Microgrids Are Quietly Reshaping America’s Power — and the Utility Industry Should Be…When the power goes out in the United States these days, it’s less of an anomaly and more of a seasonal tradition. Wildfire in California…
