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17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 12 Jun 2017 to 21 Oct 2026. Nearly all of them are about batteries.

Everything filed under solar solar Everything filed under data centers data centers Everything filed under energy energy Everything filed under electric vehicles electric vehicles Everything filed under permitting permitting Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Standalone solar, wind, and battery capacity remains a remote fantasy due to the costs of materials, structures, and labor. Standalone solar, wind, and batterycapacity remains a remote fantasy due tothe costs of materials, structures, andlabor. Last stated 8 months ago 18 Feb 2026 AE Alex Epstein — holds since 2026-02-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building. — tap to centre the map on it A data centre powered by solar andbatteries alone needs an array sooversized that the design is notworth building. Last stated 3 years ago 18 Apr 2024 AV Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Batteries are a necessary complement to solar power because of its output variability. — tap to centre the map on it Batteries are a necessary complementto solar power because of its outputvariability. Last stated 6 months ago 3 May 2026 JP Joseph Politano — holds since 2026-05-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Battery storage is becoming the defining transformative energy technology of the second half of the 2020s, as solar and wind were of the first half. — tap to centre the map on it Battery storage is becoming thedefining transformative energytechnology of the second half of the2020s, as solar and wind were of thefirst half. Last stated 2 months ago 13 Aug 2026 BM Bill McKibben — holds since 2026-08-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Below about a thousand dollars a kilowatt of capital cost, the right way to run a plant is intermittently on raw solar with no batteries at all. — tap to centre the map on it Below about a thousand dollars akilowatt of capital cost, the rightway to run a plant is intermittentlyon raw solar with no batteries atall. Last stated 2 years ago 9 Nov 2024 CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2024-11-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Cheap clean energy has broken the old trade-off between raising living standards and cutting environmental harm. — tap to centre the map on it Cheap clean energy has broken theold trade-off between raising livingstandards and cutting environmentalharm. Last stated 10 months ago 9 Dec 2025 CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2023-10-11 — tap for who they are HR Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: China scaled solar and batteries when America refused to because the CCP got scared of climate change. — tap to centre the map on it China scaled solar and batterieswhen America refused to because theCCP got scared of climate change. Last stated a month ago 14 Sept 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: Chinese solar panels and batteries are cheap because of automation and a honed supply chain, not because of cheap labour. — tap to centre the map on it Chinese solar panels and batteriesare cheap because of automation anda honed supply chain, not because ofcheap labour. Last stated a year ago 15 May 2025 HR Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-05-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Fast-growing state economies deploy solar and batteries quickly primarily to close their electricity gaps and power economic growth, not for climate or ideological reasons. — tap to centre the map on it Fast-growing state economies deploysolar and batteries quicklyprimarily to close their electricitygaps and power economic growth, notfor climate or ideological reasons. Last stated 6 months ago 3 May 2026 JP Joseph Politano — holds since 2026-05-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A hybrid is a poor machine because it carries two complete powertrains, and most e-bikes repeat the same mistake. — tap to centre the map on it A hybrid is a poor machine becauseit carries two complete powertrains,and most e-bikes repeat the samemistake. Last stated 5 years ago by 9 Nov 2021 AV Austin Vernon — holds since 2021-11-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Any attempt by Donald Trump to obstruct the electric vehicle transition is bound to fail due to the physics of efficiency. — tap to centre the map on it Any attempt by Donald Trump toobstruct the electric vehicletransition is bound to fail due tothe physics of efficiency. Last stated 2 years ago 9 Nov 2024 GW Gernot Wagner — holds since 2024-11-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Electric vehicles can control power on each individual wheel with millisecond response time — tap to centre the map on it Electric vehicles can control poweron each individual wheel withmillisecond response time Last stated 3 years ago 31 Oct 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-10-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company with a huge existing user base can keep funding AI data centers as long as its AI app's download numbers look healthy and it tops the charts, whatever its retention. — tap to centre the map on it A company with a huge existing userbase can keep funding AI datacenters as long as its AI app'sdownload numbers look healthy and ittops the charts, whatever itsretention. Last stated 3 days ago 21 Oct 2026 RB Ryan Broderick — holds since 2026-10-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A data centre earns its county far more tax revenue per gallon of water than a golf course does. — tap to centre the map on it A data centre earns its county farmore tax revenue per gallon of waterthan a golf course does. Last stated a year ago 11 Oct 2025 AM Andy Masley — holds since 2025-10-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: A local SSD might as well be treated as one more layer of the memory cache hierarchy. — tap to centre the map on it A local SSD might as well be treatedas one more layer of the memorycache hierarchy. Last stated 2 years ago 26 Sept 2024 KV Kenton Varda — holds since 2024-09-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: A healthy attitude may be to assume a rule had a reason but default to removing it, since situations might change. — tap to centre the map on it A healthy attitude may be to assumea rule had a reason but default toremoving it, since situations mightchange. Last stated a month ago 20 Sept 2026 AR Armin Ronacher — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: A neighbourhood redevelops itself when rising land values meet permission to build more intensely, and it stagnates when either half is missing. — tap to centre the map on it A neighbourhood redevelops itselfwhen rising land values meetpermission to build more intensely,and it stagnates when either half ismissing. Last stated 9 years ago 12 Jun 2017 CM Charles Marohn — holds since 2017-06-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Certification, not engineering, is what gates revenue for a new aircraft company. — tap to centre the map on it Certification, not engineering, iswhat gates revenue for a newaircraft company. Last stated 4 years ago 30 Jan 2023 ED Eli Dourado — holds since 2023-01-30 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Standalone solar, wind, and battery capacity remains a remote fantasy due to the costs of materials, structures, and labor. Last stated 18 Feb 2026 · 8 months ago Holds Alex Epstein Read this korrent →