Carl Lenox @alphaconstant.bsky.social · 18/07/2025Very interesting. Would be interesting to find out what drove the need for higher frequency reserves in Australia, but batteries crushed that growth and then some. Also cool to see distributed batteries taking a bite, wish we could provide this service in the US! 021
Reposted by Carl LenoxU.S. Rep. Kathy Castor @usrepkathycastor.bsky.social · 30/06/2025By raising electric bills and increasing power outages during hurricanes and heat waves, the Big Ugly Bill deserves a new name: 🪫 The Big Blackout Bill 🪫 **sponsored by Big Oil and Gas 717670
Reposted by Carl LenoxCosta Samaras @costasamaras.com · 28/06/2025Tell your Reps not to vote for the blackout bill. Tell them you like cold drinks & air conditioning and if they vote for this they are taking those away from you & making energy more expensive. With all the new demands on the grid from AI, now is not the time to raise taxes on American clean energy. 15414
Reposted by Carl LenoxJesse D. Jenkins @jessedjenkins.com · 28/06/2025The Senate version of GOP's budget bill dropped in the middle of the night. Astonishingly, it got EVEN WORSE. It raises energy costs, kills $100s of billions of investment in manufacturing, makes grids less reliable, increases pollution & constrains our ability to compete w/China on AI. Loser stuff. 16803334
Reposted by Carl LenoxChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 28/06/2025Spot on. This is the clearest explanation I’ve seen. It ‘s relatable, and humanizes the issue in a way everyone can understand. 12673163013407
Carl Lenox @alphaconstant.bsky.social · 15/06/2025In Oakland, cross streets to the march were uncontrolled, except for volunteers in yellow vests and their cargo bikes. Useless against a maniac in a F150 or cargo van. This was negligence on the part of the OPD and just dumb luck something similar or worse didn’t happen. 010
Carl Lenox @alphaconstant.bsky.social · 02/05/2025Great commute bonus the last few days on the Bay 020
Carl Lenox @alphaconstant.bsky.social · 02/05/2025Great article on this topic in @canarymedia.com today. www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol... #EnergySkycanarymedia.comBalcony solar is all the rage in Germany. Why not in the US?A new Utah law promoting balcony solar reveals the challenges of making the clean-energy tech mesh with the U.S. grid. 21213
Carl Lenox @alphaconstant.bsky.social · 29/04/2025Cause aside for a moment, the ability to black start a massive, nearly islanded system in less than a day is very impressive — especially doing so on a very IBR heavy system. Thoughts? #energysky 020
Carl Lenox @alphaconstant.bsky.social · 08/02/2025Heard - and acted on - this rumor earlier today. #energysky, have any details or confirmation including timing come to light in the last several hours? 122
Carl Lenox @alphaconstant.bsky.social · 18/12/2024As a huge Krampus enjoyer, this thread broadened my horizons. 10/10 020
Carl Lenox @alphaconstant.bsky.social · 15/12/2024Long overdue super 🧵on why residential grid-interactive V2X is not (yet) a thing in the US. 1) Interconnection (IX) 2) Rate design 3) Vehicle capabilities & standards adoption #energysky 23513
Carl Lenox @alphaconstant.bsky.social · 29/11/2024Fascinating deep dive on the history of the lithium-ion battery and a compelling illustration of the ‘wiggly way’ that true technological advancement often demands. 011
Carl Lenox @alphaconstant.bsky.social · 24/11/2024Post a ship that's neither Star Wars nor Star Trek.media.tenor.coma close up of a jet engine with smoke coming out of itAlt: The ‘Rocinante’ in defensive maneuvers with PDCs blazing 010
Carl Lenox @alphaconstant.bsky.social · 23/11/2024Yes! Only quibble with this is to revise: “When and where we consume energy will become just as important as how much” To: “more important than” 020
Carl Lenox @alphaconstant.bsky.social · 23/11/2024#energysky “Balcony Solar” - a hot topic! The question is: how is this DIY, “permission-less” solar allowed in Europe, but not the US - and what’s stopping us here! I may have some answers! A 🧵 57525
Carl Lenox @alphaconstant.bsky.social · 20/11/2024Fun fact about older diesel engines - other than the starter motor, they are entirely mechanical. So once running, the only way to stop them is to cut off the fuel. Not a sub-skeet, no particular reason for this, just thought I’d share. 000
Carl Lenox @alphaconstant.bsky.social · 17/11/2024Good news everybody! Chris Wright (Trumps pick for head of DOE) is DER-pilled! 000
Carl Lenox @alphaconstant.bsky.social · 16/11/2024People of Bluesky! Quote a favourite film using gifs only. I'd like to encourage newbies to participate. This is how Bluesky has a little fun.media.tenor.comtwo men standing next to a fire with the words i do my best thinkin ' on the bus below themAlt: two men standing next to a fire with the words i do my best thinkin ' on the bus below them 010
Carl Lenox @alphaconstant.bsky.social · 11/11/2024OK that’s fun * Transfer ionosphere research data from tapes to disk on an IBM minicomputer 📼 * Pizza delivery driver 🍕 * Wind tunnel intern 🌬️ * Energy efficiency consultant ⚡️ * Building integrated PV product development ☀️ * Utility scale solar variability analysis ⛅️ * Energy IoT 🛜 030
Carl Lenox @alphaconstant.bsky.social · 11/11/2024Interesting fact that popped for me on V2X — in the US there is currently about 10X the battery capacity (GWh) in EVs on the road today, than deployed as stationary batteries (utility, C&I and resi). Also, over the next 10 years, we expect both to increase ~10X. 271
Reposted by Carl LenoxCommercial Solar Guy @commercialsolarguy.com · 10/11/2024‘“From the time we closed in at 10:30 a.m. Oct. 2, until the mobile weas installed at 10 a.m. on the 8th, downtown did not lose power. We powered it completely on solar and batteries.” 2 MW solar+4.4 MW battery storage…plus microgrid controllers…$14.5 million…lower price than new distribution line’yahoo.comDuke Energy built solar in a mountain town to improve reliability. Helene was its biggest test.The resort town of Hot Springs is as beautiful as it is remote, and that mountain life comes with its own challenges. 0101
Reposted by Carl LenoxHarris Berton @harrisberton.bsky.social · 09/11/2024Been learning a lot about about the future of air source heat pump innovation, and it makes me optimistic about space heat electrification. Here's a 🧵 on 5 innovations that can solve cold climate electrification challenges, in order or least to most important. 811626