One of the pleasures in life is being known as having knowledge that might help folks and they ask... because any nerd will tell you sharing knowledge is one of their fav things to do.
Brought to you by (another) power outage & requests for backup power info: https://susankayequinn.com/2024/11/backup-power-battery-options-for-the-climate-crisis.html
After I wrote up the general backup power options post, my kiddo had to evacuate from the LA wildfires. So I found myself doing another round of calculations and seeing if the new Jackery I'd got them would run the air purifier (answer: yes).
https://susankayequinn.com/2025/01/backup-power-for-air-filters-water.html
I also recommend folks check out (and support!) Solar United Neighbors-- they're a US advocacy group that helps navigate issues around solar install regulations and they run solar co-ops to get cheaper pricing by having people go solar together!
every time I look at a solar irradiance map of the US, I think
"everyone in the red should have solar, every last person"
"the electric companies are terrified of this"
@susankayequinn Technology Connections has a thorough rebuttal of the idea that solar is somehow impractical -- and it doesn't even talk about climate change. Solar is the right choice, even for purely economic reasons, and anyone saying otherwise in 2026 is either lying or not paying attention...
Sue is Writing Solarpunk 🌞🌱
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