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Posted on April 13, 2026

100 MWh of solar power in four years ... in Pittsburgh? Who'd a thunk it? But after tracking every day of production during that time, I finally stepped back and asked: What does that number actually mean? Turns out, the stories behind it might be more interesting than the milestone. Read more...
Posted on April 2, 2026

If you lose power in cold weather, you might double your stay-at-home time window by retreating to your basement. If you think an outage is likely, pre-heating can buy you a lot more time, too. See how I broke down our data from a recent outage. Read more...
Posted on February 23, 2026

Why bother with notes? Before you adopt a system or write a line of code, I think you need a clear point of view on your purpose. Here's mine: my web of notes manifesto. Read more...