Yo DG
@dgdela.bsky.social
Angeleño dad / climatetech desk jockey / fish surf dive / Go Dodgers
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we have a large solar installation but I refuse to put in batteries given their high pricing relative to car batteries, instead I'm betting on bidirectional charging letting me use the car battery for house backup in the next few years
December 25, 2024 at 2:50 AM
we have a large solar installation but I refuse to put in batteries given their high pricing relative to car batteries, instead I'm betting on bidirectional charging letting me use the car battery for house backup in the next few years
Ahead of the LA Auto Show this week, Volvo announces bidirectional charging capability for 2025 EX90 with dcbel Ara charging station. Not #V2G, but V2B/V2H:
www.volvocars.com/us/media/pre...
www.volvocars.com/us/media/pre...
www.volvocars.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Ahead of the LA Auto Show this week, Volvo announces bidirectional charging capability for 2025 EX90 with dcbel Ara charging station. Not #V2G, but V2B/V2H:
www.volvocars.com/us/media/pre...
www.volvocars.com/us/media/pre...
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Early-gen #EV owners — Leaf & Tesla Model S (Gen 1 = 2011–2016) — skew the EV conversation. Those cars had small packs, weak cooling and higher degradation. Modern EVs don’t share those failure modes. Battery replacements have plunged 8.5% → 2% → 0.3%. Different tech, different era. Stop comparing.
The Facts Are In: You Shouldn't Worry About EV Battery Replacements
New research shows that it's extremely uncommon to have to replace a modern electric car's battery.
insideevs.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Early-gen #EV owners — Leaf & Tesla Model S (Gen 1 = 2011–2016) — skew the EV conversation. Those cars had small packs, weak cooling and higher degradation. Modern EVs don’t share those failure modes. Battery replacements have plunged 8.5% → 2% → 0.3%. Different tech, different era. Stop comparing.
Major policy victory clears the path for V2G in Germany:
"Abolishing double grid fees is an energy-policy milestone: Vehicle-to-Grid turns the electric car into an active part of the energy system for the first time." - Herbert Diess, Chairman of the Board of Directors, The Mobility House
#V2G #energysky
www.mobilityhouse.com/int_en/our-c...
#V2G #energysky
www.mobilityhouse.com/int_en/our-c...
German Parliament removes barrier to bidirectional charging
By abolishing double grid fees, the German Parliament has removed the main obstacle to Vehicle-to-Grid
www.mobilityhouse.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Major policy victory clears the path for V2G in Germany:
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First Solar commits $330 million to new South Carolina factory #energysky -- via pv magazine usa:
First Solar commits $330 million to new South Carolina factory
First Solar has selected Gaffney, in Cherokee County, South Carolina, as the site for its fifth U.S. module manufacturing facility. The company will invest approximately $330 million in the project.
pv-magazine-usa.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
First Solar commits $330 million to new South Carolina factory #energysky -- via pv magazine usa:
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With ~$50B of batteries we can accommodate all of the load growth in the USA through 2030. But they have to be placed in the right places on the distribution grid. So think less 100 MW single deployments and more 3-8MW distributed deployments and behind the meter batteries at homes and businesses.
November 14, 2025 at 7:13 PM
With ~$50B of batteries we can accommodate all of the load growth in the USA through 2030. But they have to be placed in the right places on the distribution grid. So think less 100 MW single deployments and more 3-8MW distributed deployments and behind the meter batteries at homes and businesses.
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TL;DR: cut utility profits, curtail wild utility spending, build more distributed energy.
Electricity is too expensive. @johnffarrell.bsky.social offers three ways lawmakers can fix it.
Electricity is too expensive. Here are three ways to fix that.
Lawmakers nationwide can lower power bills by cutting utility profits, rewarding the companies for boosting efficiency, and unleashing solar and storage.
www.canarymedia.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
TL;DR: cut utility profits, curtail wild utility spending, build more distributed energy.
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Do you like Open Streets: #ArroyoFest, #CicLAvia, #ActiveStreets, #BeachStreets, and more? Guest editorial from @activesgv.bsky.social urges you to demand Metro step up support for these events la.streetsblog.org/2025/11/13/l...
L.A. Without Open Streets? - Streetsblog Los Angeles
Take Action Now! L.A. Metro is gutting Open Streets funding!
la.streetsblog.org
November 13, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Do you like Open Streets: #ArroyoFest, #CicLAvia, #ActiveStreets, #BeachStreets, and more? Guest editorial from @activesgv.bsky.social urges you to demand Metro step up support for these events la.streetsblog.org/2025/11/13/l...
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"The demand is just not there" for the truck, one dealer said. Now, Ford may cut it entirely.
insideevs.com/news/778222/...
insideevs.com/news/778222/...
Ford May Kill The F-150 Lightning, Right After Hyping Its Home Energy Features: Report
insideevs.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:26 PM
"The demand is just not there" for the truck, one dealer said. Now, Ford may cut it entirely.
insideevs.com/news/778222/...
insideevs.com/news/778222/...
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you know what time it is
October 31, 2025 at 11:31 PM
you know what time it is
As we close out October, here's something to celebrate. As @sammyroth.bsky.social wrote,
"Next month, California is quitting coal. Raise a glass." 🥂
www.latimes.com/environment/...
"Next month, California is quitting coal. Raise a glass." 🥂
www.latimes.com/environment/...
Commentary: California is finally quitting coal. Here's what comes next
To replace a 40-year-old Utah coal plant, Los Angeles is investing in green hydrogen.
www.latimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:31 PM
As we close out October, here's something to celebrate. As @sammyroth.bsky.social wrote,
"Next month, California is quitting coal. Raise a glass." 🥂
www.latimes.com/environment/...
"Next month, California is quitting coal. Raise a glass." 🥂
www.latimes.com/environment/...
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Thousands of California high school students staged walk outs this week to support the Make Polluters Pay bill, which would require oil and gas companies to cover the escalating costs of wildfires and other climate disasters.
Some coverage from around the state: 🧵
www.kalw.org/bay-area-new...
Some coverage from around the state: 🧵
www.kalw.org/bay-area-new...
Oakland students walk out of class to support climate bill
Students at ALMOST 50 California high schools held walkouts on Friday in support of the “Make Polluters Pay Superfund Act.”
www.kalw.org
October 29, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Thousands of California high school students staged walk outs this week to support the Make Polluters Pay bill, which would require oil and gas companies to cover the escalating costs of wildfires and other climate disasters.
Some coverage from around the state: 🧵
www.kalw.org/bay-area-new...
Some coverage from around the state: 🧵
www.kalw.org/bay-area-new...
googling "how to trick or treat while watching world series"
October 29, 2025 at 3:09 AM
googling "how to trick or treat while watching world series"
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Blake Treinen is an inside job
October 29, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Blake Treinen is an inside job
amazing how Treinen manages to find himself in this same role game after game
October 29, 2025 at 2:21 AM
amazing how Treinen manages to find himself in this same role game after game
my MIL picked up my boy from school today and they made a pumpkin cake 🥺
October 29, 2025 at 1:01 AM
my MIL picked up my boy from school today and they made a pumpkin cake 🥺
At the No Kings October rally, Brooks (4yo) asked me "What is a coward?"
I told him: "It's OK to be afraid. But a coward lets their fear make them mean"
Parenting is a constant exercise in putting your beliefs into words and action.
I told him: "It's OK to be afraid. But a coward lets their fear make them mean"
Parenting is a constant exercise in putting your beliefs into words and action.
October 28, 2025 at 7:03 PM
At the No Kings October rally, Brooks (4yo) asked me "What is a coward?"
I told him: "It's OK to be afraid. But a coward lets their fear make them mean"
Parenting is a constant exercise in putting your beliefs into words and action.
I told him: "It's OK to be afraid. But a coward lets their fear make them mean"
Parenting is a constant exercise in putting your beliefs into words and action.
citywide holiday tomorrow, ya?
October 28, 2025 at 7:07 AM
citywide holiday tomorrow, ya?
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Okay this is top class from Jays fans. Some things are bigger than baseball and while this is going to be a chaotic week ahead, I’m glad we can all come together to help each other and nothing but the best vibes and wishes to Alex and Kayla right now.
October 24, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Okay this is top class from Jays fans. Some things are bigger than baseball and while this is going to be a chaotic week ahead, I’m glad we can all come together to help each other and nothing but the best vibes and wishes to Alex and Kayla right now.
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JJ preseason vs. JJ after one game
October 22, 2025 at 9:38 PM
JJ preseason vs. JJ after one game
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So the audience is very interested in imposing shame, but MLB the organization? Not so much. By MLB standards Houston should have been stripped of its title and everyone involved, including Springer, should have been banned for life/into death. 10/
October 21, 2025 at 5:23 PM
So the audience is very interested in imposing shame, but MLB the organization? Not so much. By MLB standards Houston should have been stripped of its title and everyone involved, including Springer, should have been banned for life/into death. 10/
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Springer was tipped off at least 131 times that year, more than all but one of his teammates. It’s arguably the biggest baseball scandal since 1919. Baseball fans were livid. 8/
signstealingscandal.com/players/
signstealingscandal.com/players/
October 21, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Springer was tipped off at least 131 times that year, more than all but one of his teammates. It’s arguably the biggest baseball scandal since 1919. Baseball fans were livid. 8/
signstealingscandal.com/players/
signstealingscandal.com/players/