by David Brooks | Mar 11, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
The debate between capacitors and batteries for storing electricity is a long one – the former can charge more quickly, store more energy and generally have a longer lifespan than batteries, but they don’t hold energy over time as well and, importantly,...
by David Brooks | Mar 11, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
Tuesday was voting day for town and school district meetings. Communities with traditional system will be having meetings throughout the next week, and a couple do it in April and May. Here are a few tidbits of GraniteGeek interst: A non-binding push for carbon fees...
by David Brooks | Mar 10, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
If you live in New Hampshire, then at least once in your life (and probably far more often) you have been flummoxed by an ice storm. Supercooled rain that turns to ice on contact with roads and branches has lengthened your commute, mangled your fruit trees or...
by David Brooks | Mar 10, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
The six-state power grid has a queue of proposed generators. Getting the OK for feeding into the electrical system (and thus being paid for your output) is a necessary step if you want to get financing, among other things. UtilityDive points out in an article the...
by David Brooks | Mar 10, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
Since I’m in the high-risk group for being felled by the Covid-19 virus (male, over 60) I think I should be adult enough to take some precautions. Here’s my kludge (or possibly kluge with varying pronunciaition): I carry one of the bandanas I’ve...
by David Brooks | Mar 9, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
Cloud seeding is one of those ideas that seems useful and obvious. Just sprinkle particles from a plane flying through storm clouds, and moisture will condense around the particles and fall onto the ground as rain or snow. Voila: Drought is ended or ski season is...