Very similar experience here in Connecticut, with our summertime Virtual Power Plant earnings paying our Nov. to Apr. electric bills. Net zero energy cost per year, including heat pump HVAC, hot water, and 2 EV transportation costs. No gas.
Installed in 2023, specs at:
tinkertry.com/tesla-solar-...
@techconnectify.bsky.social, this episode gets deep into ethanol analysis:
xenetwork.org/ets/episodes...
[DM me if you'd like me to gift you a month subscription]
The successor to the beloved home-lab-friendly Xeon D is here.
(over 1000 bundles shipped)
tinkertry.com/superservers
But, it's over a decade later and the Intel Xeon 6 SoC Family (Granite Rapids-D) has a much higher price.
www.servethehome.com/intel-xeon-6...
@servethehome.com.web.brid.gy
Glad to have some electrons (at 9 cents/kWh!) from domestic wind join my grid here in Connecticut today!
bsky.app/profile/paul...
@eversource.bsky.social
www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/r...
"Rep. Joe Courtney (D-02) said the project will bring cheaper electricity to Connecticut consumers, noting that the power cost of 9 cents per kWh is "far less than the average of 30 cents per kWh in our region." @repjoecourtney.bsky.social
@nbcconnecticut.com
New England neighbor @mattferrell.bsky.social and I recently discussed electrification, seen here
tinkertry.com/category:Mat...
Matt summed it up nicely on yesterday's Still TBD Podcast:
youtu.be/lnu76C5Qd68?...
"It’s not just about money. It’s energy independence."
All electric home in Wethersfield Connecticut. Net zero energy cost per year via Solar, Battery Storage System, and VPP enrollment.
My all-electric heat-pumpified home produces excess solar most of the year and burns nothing locally.
Renewable energy from wind gets my family that much closer to a future where New England's winter electricity doesn't depend on imported fossil fuels.
This will help avoid both the risk of winter blackouts and the exorbitant costs of propping up imported fossil fuels during cold snaps.
Susan Muller, Senior Energy Analyst @ucs.org, has written extensively about subject:
blog.ucs.org/author/susan...
@chrisnelder.bsky.social
@volts.wtf
Phew!
Revolution Wind, a key offshore wind project and object of scorn for Trump admin, to come online
www.ctpublic.org/news/2026-03...
by Áine Pennello @ctpublic.bsky.social
“a big boost to our energy grid...new energy coming on that’s both reliable and homegrown" -Chris Phelps
#WindPower
I am live tonight at 9 PM EST on Home Gadget Geeks!
www.youtube.com/live/KZSNlqZ...
drop in to ask questions live!
Talking about home electrification incl. solar/batteries.
tinkertry.com/category:Mat...
and tech updates since our last recording Sep of '23, including @ubiquiti.bsky.social Unifi.
And my technical article to go with it:
Insights That'll Help You and Your Contractor Plan for Comfort
After 4 New England Winters Living With Just Heat Pumps
tinkertry.com/planning-for...
Next, there's:
Heat Pump Comparison & Paul Braren Interview
Featured on Still TBD Podcast
tinkertry.com/heat-pump-co...
I'm happy to announce the publication of a new content series about electrification, thank you @mattferrell.bsky.social!
First up:
Geothermal vs Air Source Heat Pump: Which is Worth It?
Featured on Undecided with Matt Ferrell
tinkertry.com/geothermal-v...
@chrisnelder.bsky.social @volts.wtf
I've long held this same peeve about iOS Mail app, as an east coaster trying to help elderly. While revealing the actual email address sure would be grand, showing the actual date and time would be even grander, rather than just "Yesterday" until you tap it. So many have begged for this, for years.
Good article.
OpenAI vs Anthropic: A Subjective comparison
Here's his funny and interesting "OpenAI vs Anthropic: A Subjective comparison" table.
Check out @garymarcus.bsky.social take on all this:
garymarcus.substack.com/p/super-bowl...
"As you can see, the two big private LLM companies, although superficially similar, are actually quite different."
#anthropic #openai
@ioniqguy.bsky.social, so nice of you to give Connecticut a shout-out in your promo clip!
youtu.be/c4UN1vr5LFI?...
Yeah, I've been heading over there a bit more often lately too, thank you for the encouragement!
tinkertry.com/virtualizati...
Since it was 8°F (-13°C), 6-battery-mower charger wouldn’t start (red warning light), had to warm it to >32°F 1st. Charger for 2 batteries at once indoors would be better. Hope this helps, wanting to do a write-up sometime.
egopowerplus.com/dual-port-ch...
More info:
www.linkedin.com/posts/paulbr...
It did a good job, but for a 25’ by 65’ driveway, it did need 2 sets of 2 batteries (from my mower) for each 5” removal. Also, with snow coming down fast, it took 3 rough snow clearings every few hours (15” in ~15 hours). So charging all 4 batteries at once in <1 hr with mower was very helpful. But…
My charging shelf, in an indoor closet.
Skid-flip complete.
Spare sheer pin and skids
12 to 17 inches.
As ready as I can be for snow storm #Fern. My 4th not-much-snow winter with my #EGO POWER+ Self Propelled 2-Stage Snow Blower. It hasn’t been challenged yet, this will be interesting.
@johnocfii.bsky.social and @bujhjjkk.bsky.social, I really appreciate the feedback, it means a lot to me. Hopefully your kind words will be helpful to some of my readers too!
tinkertry.com/testimonials...
Thanks Lon, can't wait to watch it!
Glad I received my “Framie” my Framework Desktop last year, phew! Also relieved I maxed out the AMD Ryzen™ AI Max+ 395 with those (soldered) 128 Gigs of DDR5 RAM goodness:
tinkertry.com/tinkertry-20...
@mattferrell.bsky.social
@pcper.com.web.brid.gy
It’s happening faster than I thought, will be interesting to see what happens to my 6 Verizon lines + Frontier 5 Gig total cost over time.
TinkerTry.com/tinkertry-20...
Same issue here in Hartford Connecticut area right now:
bsky.app/profile/paul...
Good article @techradar.com. I’ve got this “SOS instead of signal bars” issue too, with 1 of 2 eSIMs on my iPhone 17 Pro Max for ~1hr, on just my primary line, strange.
Same issue even after several reboots or cell off/on toggles.
(my 2nd number
www.verizon.com/products-per...
doesn’t have data)
