How sunny was it yesterday? 6 GWs!

We should begin taking bets on the date when behind-the-meter solar meets fully half of New England’s electricity demand. I’d guess no later than September 30, 2025.

Fossil fuel companies extract subsidies before they extract the first drop or molecule of fossil fuels from new resources, and this refusal to decommission their infrastructure and remediate their mess is the final subsidy that they extract.

I don’t disagree with Sec. Tibbits-Nutt’s remarks, but I am concerned that she may very well David Ismay her way out of a job. And, no, I didn’t disagree with David Ismay either.

“What a piece of work is a man, How noble in reason, how infinite in faculty, In form and moving how express and admirable, In action how like an Angel, In apprehension how like a god,….”

It is clear that the region is entering a new chapter in this restructuring journey. Refreshingly, the conversation reflected a growing consensus about the future 2050 #grid that the region must plan for and seek to achieve: acadiacenter.org/restructuring-…

Anyone have any leads on potential summer internships for a sophomore majoring in Environmental Science? I think she’s gotten off to a late start but perhaps you might know of something?

As modest proposals go, this one from Donald M. Kreis intriguing.

Big win for Team Massachusetts! ☀️

With a statewide strategy that combines housing affordability and climate action, we’re bringing home $156M in federal dollars for solar energy – the largest award in New England. Grateful to President Biden and our stellar congressional delegation.

IMO, the most fundamental human paradox has always been that we would be awed to find a single primitive microbe in a frozen pool on another planet, yet so often doing nothing to prevent the extinction of species here on Earth due to our own human activity.

Damn.

Did you know that 1% of the hours of the year account for 8% of total cost of the grid? If you live in Maine and have solar + storage, you now have an opportunity to be a part of the solution. Your solar is already helping, but thanks to Efficiency Maine now your battery can too!