Category Sustainability
A look back at 10 years of solar
My journey with deploying solar panels in NYC began a little over 10 years ago. 12 years, to be precise. Yes, it took roughly 20-24 months for me to do proper due diligence (including visiting Sunrun headquarters in San Francisco), conduct research, learn about panels, products, process, engage suppliers and installers for interviews, meet site […]
Battery-less Blink doorbell
I love my Blink doorbell. And like any relationship with technology, there’s always an element of desired improvement that’s lurking around the corner. With the doorbell model that I’ve got, such improvement is my desire to not have to periodically swap batteries. Until such a time when (and whether) good folks at Blink will introduce […]
Solar is serious, bank on it!
Tired of all the headlines of banks going belly up? Interested in taking control (of rising energy costs) into your own hands? Have personal sustainability goals and are looking for actionable, measurable steps you can take now? I previously wrote about our journey to residential application of solar energy that we’d started seriously researching in […]
Solar is serious: 2013-2023
In 2013 I began investigating solar technologies. By mid-2015 I was saving 50% monthly. The topic of going green has always been near and dear to my heart. As technologists, we consume and benefit from so much tech that we rarely stop and think about environmental impact. Whether we each can make a small difference, […]
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