I’ve designed and built an inexpensive energy-consumption monitor using a Raspberry Pi. It enables anyone to monitor as many meters, panels, and breakers as they want. What follows is the story of how I came to build it and some of the things I’ve learned about my home’s energy usage in the process.* Proud owners of an inefficient home Back in 2017, I was living in a relatively small home here in Kansas City, Missouri, with my wife, Cecilia, and our newborn son, Bruce. Bruce’s arrival had prompted us to begin searching for a larger home. We wanted to find a…

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Net-zero emissions pledges to protect the climate are coming fast and furious from companies, cities, and countries. But declaring a net-zero target doesn’t mean they plan to stop their greenhouse gas emissions entirely—far from it. Most of these pledges rely heavily on planting trees or protecting forests or farmland to absorb some of their emissions. That raises two questions: Can nature handle the expectations? And, more importantly, should it even be expected to? We have been involved in international climate negotiations and land and forest climate research for years. Research and pledges from companies so far suggest that the answer…

This episode of the BS* + Beer show features John Semmelhack of Think Little and Comparetto Solutions and Alex Lepore from Fortress Power discussing “Solar Power Storage and Backup.” Topics include battery management systems, the chemical makeup of different battery types, the potential of leasing battery storage, smart electrical panels, large-scale integration of solar panels and battery storage, ways to create redundancy, off-grid solutions, and much more. (Tech nerds will love this one.) Enjoy the show! [embedded content] Join us on December 16 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. ET for a conversation about “Foamed Glass Aggregate” with Archie Filshill of…