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!

https://solarunitedneighbors.org

#solar #climatechange

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 I remember how groundbreaking was Mark Z Jacobson's report more than a decade ago (2 decades?) showing how to build out renewables in the US and beyond to supply all the energy we need.

https://thesolutionsproject.org/ is born of his work at Stanford. How that project evolved over the years reflects the lack of political will and how--as you say--the changes happen at the local level from the ground up.

Thank you for all you do to support the changes we need!!!