@morrismeyer.bsky.social
Utility scale power software architect. I make the busbars sing. Distributed energy, publicly owned power systems, intersection of batteries and computation. Chair of the Sustainable Energy Committee of the Loudoun County Environmental Commission.
weird, what could explain this
So, the DOGE kids intend to rewrite the social-security administration's COBOL code-base!
and they want to do it ...
... in *a few months*
I did a huge dive into COBOL a few years ago (www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/magazi...) ...
... so let me explain why DOGE is *way* over its skis here
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This is very smart
www.thebulwark.com/p/how-to-thi...
America taking over Greenland is a foolish idea. America destroying its relationship with Canada is utter idiocy. America applying tariffs and engaging in trade wars with neighbors is economic nonsense. A lunatic is holding America hostage and his enablers are making fools of themselves.
I think that might be a typo for the cable thickness - mm2 instead of mm.
If you’re looking at the news of Dems flipping an R+15 state senate seat & thinking huh maybe I should run in my deep red district…
1. Look up your options at runforwhat.net
2. Check out some resources at runforsomething.net/candidate-resources
3. Get the book. bookshop.org/a/100021/978...
I bought a Honda Civic Hybrid in 2004 that got 48 mpg. This is a really sketchy editorial decision.
In 2016 I helped commission the Tuscon Electric Power Ironhorse project - 10 MW of solar, 10 MW of inverters and 2.5 MWh of batteries as a 15-minute peaking plant. Truly wild that we are at this scale in less than a decade.
Clean energy, earning money, what's not to like?
‘Germany, birthplace of plug-in PV, had >780,000 systems officially connected by end of 2024…real number could be up to 4 million…Lithuania legalized plug-in solar in early 2023, Belgium in 2025…start as low as €200 in Germany, up to €1,500 for larger/more sophisticated systems…covers up to 25% use’
America was given a choice between a lawless, amoral monster and a qualified, intelligent, joyful woman of color—and it chose the monster. We need to reckon with the reality of what that says about so many of us here.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/america-ch...
I wrote the stackable power operations software that all of our sites have been using since 2020. Can't really tell you the details of this site, but our software is doing some very cool things in terms of reactive power.
NEW LAWSUIT: An employee of the VA since 2006, who took law classes at night to get a promotion to the general counsel's office in 2024, was fired as a "probationary" employee because of her recent job change.
She is asking a court for her job back. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
There is a lot to be said for rooftop solar that goes up with a nail gun just like any other roof shingle. Each shingle is 57 watts peak capacity. Six shingles equals one conventional rooftop module.
A new report from the Brattle Group shows that eliminating IRA's clean-energy tax credits would increase generation costs, eliminate jobs, & slow US economic growth. Importantly, this report was commissioned by ConservAmerica, a *conservative group*.
conservamerica.org/wp-content/u...
Oh, next year, Virginia. With a clean energy Governor, this could be us.
When I was a Hill staffer in 2009, a Dem trifecta was trying to pass universal healthcare. In response, Senate GOP released a memo detailing all of the tactics they in the minority could use to delay the effort as much as possible. I'm recirculating that 2009 GOP memo here. Take inspiration from it.
This is very long and informative dive into the AI technology underpinnings.
youtubetranscriptoptimizer.com/blog/05_the_...
“Religious facilities, including churches. These locations often have a great deal of parking space that is only used one or two days per week. That makes churches great potential EV charging sites – especially in crowded urban areas.”
www.evcandi.com/news/explori...
Reminder:
Roundtable with GhazalaforVirginia.com
The Environment: Combating Climate Change
Jan. 25, 3-4 pm, virtual
Panelists: Trieste Lockwood, Lockwood Strategies
& former Chief Energy Advisor to Gov. Northam
Walton Shepherd, NRDC, Senior Attorney & Virginia Director, Climate & Energy
Some good news from the U.S. Supreme Court. #ClimateInTheCourts
www.eenews.net/articles/sup...
"Well, Grant, we've had the devil's own day today, haven't we?"
"Yes. Lick 'em tomorrow though."
- Grant and Sherman after the disaster of the first day of Shiloh, April 1862. They won the next.
Today is one of the bad days in American history. Better days will come.
#EnergySky #ERCOT looking good this morning thanks to 3.3 GW of storage dispatching before solar came ramping up, also - 20% of energy from Wind doesn't hurt! Prices below $60/MWh. Nice work Texas - Batteries save consumers $$ and keep the lights on even when it is COLD. @gridstatus.io
The message on Nasa's landing page for climate change...
"We're moving"
This is the energy future we're imagining, the one that works for all, with resiliency.
We need the State Corporation Commission to help pivot our
Monopoly investor-owned utility companies towards new partnerships.
We have some of the tools ahead in Virginia.
www.energy.virginia.gov/energy-effic...
Love the "Climatic" truck rolling by - such a special touch
My company installed that battery system