Climate Change and the Human Condition
There seems ever more to worry about these days. There’s nothing made up about our deep concerns, unfortunately, and worry is part of the nature of humanity. Put as plainly…
Author: David Guenette
Why I Haven’t Installed Solar Power and Batteries
Hey, I know the acronyms: DER, VPP, REC, FEOC, SMART, FRCEC, PPA, ESHEP… I recently went through the process of reviewing options for a 12.32 kW Solar Electric System with…
The American Solar Cost Paradox: Analyzing the Soft Cost Drivers and Policy Barriers to Affordable Residential PV in the U.S.
Note: This report was generated with Gemini Deep Research. Executive Summary The analysis of residential photovoltaic (PV) system costs in the United States reveals a profound structural inefficiency, resulting in…
The Residential Energy Storage Cost Equation: Applying PV Cost Benchmarks to Deconstruct U.S. Home Solar + Storage Economics
Note: This report was generated with Gemini Deep Research. Executive Synthesis: Shifting the Residential Cost Paradigm 1.1. Context and Cost Measurement Transition The evaluation of residential battery energy storage system…
Comparative Analysis of Residential Solar and BESS Safety Regimes: United States, Australia, Denmark, and Germany
Note: This report was generated with Gemini Deep Research. Executive Synthesis: Divergent Regulatory Philosophies and Safety Benchmarks The global transition to decentralized renewable energy has spurred rapid growth in the…
Democracy, Climate Action, Climate Fiction… and Criminality
These days it can be hard to write climate fiction. Given the dangerous threat America is under now from authoritarianism, the more pressing action seems obvious: combat our country’s slide…
Blues Skies by T.C. Boyle: Oh You Humans!
C. Boyle has entered the climate fiction arena before—A Friend of the Earth (2000) comes to mind—but I suspect that Boyle doesn’t see any of his work as primarily climate…
Writing Villains on Both Sides in Climate Fiction
In The Steep Climes Quartet series, I write about Big Oil villains, although not from the direct perspective of any of the big names (one such homophone goes with “coke”),…
New Gas Generator Plants and the Plan to Flood the (Electricity Demand Growth) Zone
It’s looking good for green energy (or renewable energy, but no longer alternative energy), right? The ongoing transition away from fossil fuel-based generation of electricity looks like a done deal,…
The Future of U.S. Natural Gas Power Generation: Projections, Accuracy, and the Confluence of Limiting Factors to 2030
Executive Summary 1.1 Overview of Projections and Core Findings An analysis of U.S. energy market trends and projections indicates a notable ambition for future natural gas power generation. A key…