jtam
@siliconretina.bsky.social
same @siliconretina from Twitter
Electrical Engineer specializing in solar, wind, and BESS.
Electrical Engineer specializing in solar, wind, and BESS.
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This Transgender Awareness Week, we celebrate the resilience, courage, and beauty of the trans community. Your lives matter, your stories matter, and your right to thrive and exist authentically is non-negotiable.
We stand with you today and every day🏳️⚧️
We stand with you today and every day🏳️⚧️
November 17, 2025 at 2:24 PM
This Transgender Awareness Week, we celebrate the resilience, courage, and beauty of the trans community. Your lives matter, your stories matter, and your right to thrive and exist authentically is non-negotiable.
We stand with you today and every day🏳️⚧️
We stand with you today and every day🏳️⚧️
On a mostly unrelated note, I had an analyst present to me today a cable length estimate with a 15% contingency to seven significant digits. 7,317,641. Let’s just say 7.3M, shall we?
They also made a projected turnout estimate around 6:30pm that was comically precise (2,364,254). We'll see where the final number lands
x.com/ZacharyDonni...
x.com/ZacharyDonni...
Zachary Donnini on X: "The NYC Mayor election saw historic turnout over the last few weeks. DDHQ's final turnout estimate is 2,364,254 votes, as shown below in Decision Desk HQ Votes. https://t.co/U0niF0vtz0" / X
The NYC Mayor election saw historic turnout over the last few weeks. DDHQ's final turnout estimate is 2,364,254 votes, as shown below in Decision Desk HQ Votes. https://t.co/U0niF0vtz0
x.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
On a mostly unrelated note, I had an analyst present to me today a cable length estimate with a 15% contingency to seven significant digits. 7,317,641. Let’s just say 7.3M, shall we?
The term “long duration energy storage “ is a misnomer and I’m convinced it should not be used at all. However, if we must, Chase’s definition is far superior to “XX hours”.
21. Everyone is defining long-duration storage technology wrong. It's not about 6 or 8 hours — you can do that with lithium-ion and probably would — it's about having the capex to add more GWh of capacity decoupled from the capex of adding more GW.
November 2, 2025 at 3:14 PM
The term “long duration energy storage “ is a misnomer and I’m convinced it should not be used at all. However, if we must, Chase’s definition is far superior to “XX hours”.
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21. Everyone is defining long-duration storage technology wrong. It's not about 6 or 8 hours — you can do that with lithium-ion and probably would — it's about having the capex to add more GWh of capacity decoupled from the capex of adding more GW.
October 20, 2025 at 7:51 AM
21. Everyone is defining long-duration storage technology wrong. It's not about 6 or 8 hours — you can do that with lithium-ion and probably would — it's about having the capex to add more GWh of capacity decoupled from the capex of adding more GW.
I did this at a networking event where my team of young analysts was invited to an after work event of the most senior practitioners in the firm. It was super fun.
All networking events need at least one designated host who goes around looking for people on their own and introduces them to others with similar interests.
This takes maybe a couple of minutes per person and is pretty fun and easy if you know what you’re doing!
This takes maybe a couple of minutes per person and is pretty fun and easy if you know what you’re doing!
October 16, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I did this at a networking event where my team of young analysts was invited to an after work event of the most senior practitioners in the firm. It was super fun.
On the list of “things that sound really cool that I can vaguely picture myself having done and enjoyed if life had turned out radically different than it did for me” USMC JAG is pretty dang high on the list.
Retired USMC JAG here. Criminal liability applies to everyone in the chain of command who carries out a manifestly illegal order. The first person who refuses would be the first one who isn’t committing a crime. However, not everyone in the chain of command has access to the same information.
September 19, 2025 at 4:07 PM
On the list of “things that sound really cool that I can vaguely picture myself having done and enjoyed if life had turned out radically different than it did for me” USMC JAG is pretty dang high on the list.
I liked every post in this thread because I want more Koop and Koomey in my feed and less Kirk. Algo - stand on business.
There are many ideas I agree with in this thread. But @mliebreich.bsky.social gets his guidance to science wrong.
6. Science. Scientists need to stop trying to scare people and focus on informing them. IPCC scenarios need to be plausible from an energy systems perspective, and they need to focus on the landing zone to which we might actually be headed. 24/n about.bnef.com/insights/cle...
September 14, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I liked every post in this thread because I want more Koop and Koomey in my feed and less Kirk. Algo - stand on business.
@dieworkwear.bsky.social desperately searching for a discussion on tweed suit pants. Whether to pleat or not to pleat. Or even double pleat? And of course cuffs ? For a formal suit to wear to funerals.
September 1, 2025 at 4:42 PM
@dieworkwear.bsky.social desperately searching for a discussion on tweed suit pants. Whether to pleat or not to pleat. Or even double pleat? And of course cuffs ? For a formal suit to wear to funerals.
Mods are asleep. Post dunes
September 1, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Mods are asleep. Post dunes
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Electricity rates are going up. The administration has to propose a solution to the affordability crisis. Going back to fossil fuels is accelerating rate increases as new NG is coming in at $95/MWh. High-profile wars against solar/wind are not helping affordability.
Grid Enhancing Technologies
VPP
Grid Enhancing Technologies
VPP
Grab bag: The affordability crisis, a VPP tipping point, and solar’s moment
We tap Jigar Shah's LinkedIn, Bluesky, and X feeds to decode what's happening in clean energy right now.
www.latitudemedia.com
August 30, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Electricity rates are going up. The administration has to propose a solution to the affordability crisis. Going back to fossil fuels is accelerating rate increases as new NG is coming in at $95/MWh. High-profile wars against solar/wind are not helping affordability.
Grid Enhancing Technologies
VPP
Grid Enhancing Technologies
VPP
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Y'all don't know what batteries are doing for you. Saving you some bank.
@alecstapp.bsky.social:
"Most people are still sleeping on the battery revolution
Batteries are providing massive benefits to the grid, especially in markets w/ rational prices/incentives
This by @bswud.bsky.social & Austin Vernon is by far the best thing I've seen explaining what's going on"
"Most people are still sleeping on the battery revolution
Batteries are providing massive benefits to the grid, especially in markets w/ rational prices/incentives
This by @bswud.bsky.social & Austin Vernon is by far the best thing I've seen explaining what's going on"
August 29, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Y'all don't know what batteries are doing for you. Saving you some bank.
I am an electrical engineer. The smell test is completely valid in my field.
I’m a structural engineer, I always defer to the “Average Layman Smell Test,” when considering how physics works. All the math and science is unnecessary, you should feel confident being inside the buildings I have designed.
NEWSMAX: CBS and CNN and others are attributing airplane turbulence to higher temperatures and climate change. Has this come across your desk?
LEE ZELDIN: Listen, this is crazy. And it just doesn't pass any smell test for even the average layman in this country.
LEE ZELDIN: Listen, this is crazy. And it just doesn't pass any smell test for even the average layman in this country.
August 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I am an electrical engineer. The smell test is completely valid in my field.
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Virtual Power Plants (VPPs) in Australia are reshaping how energy is generated, stored, and shared. They have the resources already deployed to shift 20% of their peak power to dramatically reduce wholesale power costs, but not enough folks are registered into a VPP yet.
Virtual Power Plants (VPP) Explained: Australia's Ultimate Guide 2025
Virtual Power Plants (VPPs) in Australia are reshaping how energy is generated, stored, and shared. But what is a virtual power plant, how does it
www.solarchoice.net.au
July 27, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Virtual Power Plants (VPPs) in Australia are reshaping how energy is generated, stored, and shared. They have the resources already deployed to shift 20% of their peak power to dramatically reduce wholesale power costs, but not enough folks are registered into a VPP yet.
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Contender for best podcast episode of the year is out today, with Jane Flegal & @jessedjenkins.com talking about climate and energy policy with Ezra Klein. Get up to speed with where we are and what is next for decarbonization. 🔌💡 Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/25/o...
Opinion | Is Decarbonization Dead?
www.nytimes.com
July 25, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Contender for best podcast episode of the year is out today, with Jane Flegal & @jessedjenkins.com talking about climate and energy policy with Ezra Klein. Get up to speed with where we are and what is next for decarbonization. 🔌💡 Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/25/o...
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And here's @costasamaras.com with his own strong submission to the Podcast Oscars in the category "Best Post-OBBB Podcast on What's Next for Climate and Clean Energy Transition" www.latitudemedia.com/news/open-ci...
July 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
And here's @costasamaras.com with his own strong submission to the Podcast Oscars in the category "Best Post-OBBB Podcast on What's Next for Climate and Clean Energy Transition" www.latitudemedia.com/news/open-ci...
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100 years ago, they came for UNC-Chapel Hill.
They accused it of teaching evolution, non-heroic US history, and anti-racism. They threatened its budget.
Pres. Harry Chase fought back and won. He told voters that if they wanted a “real university,” there could be no ideological control.
They accused it of teaching evolution, non-heroic US history, and anti-racism. They threatened its budget.
Pres. Harry Chase fought back and won. He told voters that if they wanted a “real university,” there could be no ideological control.
July 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
100 years ago, they came for UNC-Chapel Hill.
They accused it of teaching evolution, non-heroic US history, and anti-racism. They threatened its budget.
Pres. Harry Chase fought back and won. He told voters that if they wanted a “real university,” there could be no ideological control.
They accused it of teaching evolution, non-heroic US history, and anti-racism. They threatened its budget.
Pres. Harry Chase fought back and won. He told voters that if they wanted a “real university,” there could be no ideological control.
My wife uses honey in her coffee. My boss is a beekeeper (side hustle). I think we are on to something here.
MFers would really rather have a whole-ass existential crisis rather than get their coffee from a cute little corner shop called, like, “Queen Bean” and the logo is a bean with wings and a stinger and crown, and also they sell handmade local earrings and screen printed shirts
July 25, 2025 at 12:29 AM
My wife uses honey in her coffee. My boss is a beekeeper (side hustle). I think we are on to something here.
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TIL about the philosophy of stupidity: youtu.be/Sfekgjfh1Rk?...
The Terrifying Theory of Stupidity You Were Never Meant to Hear – Dietrich Bonhoeffer
YouTube video by Philosophy Coded
youtu.be
July 21, 2025 at 7:11 AM
TIL about the philosophy of stupidity: youtu.be/Sfekgjfh1Rk?...
There is apparently a character in Ace Attorney called Detective Dick Gumshoe. Or, as I like to call him, Detective detective detective. Reminds me of Major Major Major Major.
July 21, 2025 at 12:05 AM
There is apparently a character in Ace Attorney called Detective Dick Gumshoe. Or, as I like to call him, Detective detective detective. Reminds me of Major Major Major Major.
In very important news, me and the Twins did a road trip from Raleigh to Charlotte and back this weekend. We spotted license plates from 40 different DMVs. 35 states, DC, two Canadian provinces, and two Mexican states.
July 20, 2025 at 11:37 PM
In very important news, me and the Twins did a road trip from Raleigh to Charlotte and back this weekend. We spotted license plates from 40 different DMVs. 35 states, DC, two Canadian provinces, and two Mexican states.
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PVRadar launches Python programming tool to ease site-specific loss modeling #energysky -- via pv magazine global: www.pv-magazine.com/...
PVRadar launches Python programming tool to ease site-specific loss modeling
German software company PVRadar Labs has released a Python programming package for solar asset owners and engineers that want to build site-specific models.
www.pv-magazine.com
July 17, 2025 at 3:44 AM
PVRadar launches Python programming tool to ease site-specific loss modeling #energysky -- via pv magazine global: www.pv-magazine.com/...
You want to know four things that are expensive? Cutting down trees, buying prime farmland, remediating brownfields, and building 10’ tall steel structures. The first two are myths in the solar world. We aren’t buying old growth forests and high producing farmland to put solar farms on them.
July 12, 2025 at 1:35 PM
You want to know four things that are expensive? Cutting down trees, buying prime farmland, remediating brownfields, and building 10’ tall steel structures. The first two are myths in the solar world. We aren’t buying old growth forests and high producing farmland to put solar farms on them.
Helpful tip: when your liberal arts major significant other asks “what are the odds?” She does not in fact want you to calculate the odds (12.5%).
July 5, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Helpful tip: when your liberal arts major significant other asks “what are the odds?” She does not in fact want you to calculate the odds (12.5%).
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Devils Postpile, columnar basalt.
July 4, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Devils Postpile, columnar basalt.
I’m not sure I fully understand what’s going on here but to a person these beautiful people are fascinating and ones I would love to know.
Humans of General Synod, a thread, probably to be added to periodically:
June 27, 2025 at 12:39 AM
I’m not sure I fully understand what’s going on here but to a person these beautiful people are fascinating and ones I would love to know.